This week I'm chatting with Darin Olien, co-founder of Barukas, founder of SuperLife, and first-ever health and wellness expert to be coined a "Superfood Hunter." Darin is a superfood expert, supplement formulator, and environmental activist who travels the planet to discover new and underutilized medicinal plants. In this episode, Darin shares how he became a superfood hunter and what got him interested in learning about health and wellness to begin with. He talks about how being born at 3 pounds affected his health, and how that spurred an interest in optimizing the way he felt as he got older. He discusses some of the first health "trends" he ever tried, including the grapefruit diet and intermittent fasting. Darin also talks more about his experiences traveling and what it's like being in other cultures. He talks about what it's like meeting with leaders in other areas of the world, and some of the practices that Americans should pick up from other cultures. Darin also sheds light on what's going on in the supplement industry, the importance of sustainability, why he became plant-based, and the superfoods everyone should have in their diets. We also talk about how Darin found Barukasand why we love them so much! Want to try some Barukas for yourself? Head to barukas.com/wellnessand use the code "WELLNESS" for 15% off of your first order! For more from Darin, you can find him at superlife.comor on Instagram (@eatbarukasand @superlifeliving). For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. This week's podcast is sponsored by Somnifix! Somnifix is a mouth strip that optimizes breathing patterns and reduces snores by directing airflow through the nose. Somnifix ensures that you breathe through your nose during the night, which allows you to sleep much more soundly all night long and can eliminate needing to wake up, snoring, drooling, restless nights, and more. This has TRANSFORMED the way I sleep! The strip is hypoallergenic and contains a small vent to allow some air to pass through! You can get Somnificon Amazon, and use the code "CRWSLEEP" at checkout for 15% off your first box! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crwto check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect y