Themes: Food Systems, Nutrition, Health, Superfoods, Sovereignty, Environmental Health
Summary:
Join me for an epic chat with Darin Olien: co-host of the Emmy® award-winning docuseries, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, NYT best-selling author, chart-topping podcast host and passionate advocate for human and environmental health. For over 20 years, Darin has traveled the globe in search of ways to holistically heal our society through food, exercise, and mental health and I’m pumped to have had the opportunity to pick his brain in this episode.
Discover:

How Down to Earth with Zac Efron serendipitously came to be
The dire reality and consequences of ultra-processed foods and chemical agriculture
Why we need to return to ancient and indigenous agricultural practices for the health of ourselves and the planet
A strong argument for growing your own food
Darin’s tips for healthy living in a modern world

00:00 Intro
01:38 Down To Earth with Zac Efron
07:07 Hunting superfoods
13:27 Lack of integrity in the food industry
19:54 We’ve divorced nature
30:40 Lab-made foods
37:16 Food switches to make now
43:28 What’s really in your tap water
49:51 Why you should know about Barukas nuts
Links:

Website | darinolien.com & barukas.com
Instagram | @darinolien 
Podcast | The Darin Olien Show
Book | Superlife: The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit and Eternally Awesome

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