SuperLife: The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome

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That’s the level at which we most truly exist—each of us a miraculous collection of over 70 trillion or so cells. His 2023 book, Fatal Conveniences: The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick—and the Simple Changes That Will Save Your Health offers advice on how to limit exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. In "Fatal Conveniences," Darin Olien aspires to reach billions of people, “I hope the information in my book, gets out to the billions of people on this planet so they can make more informed choices because we are suffering unnecessarily. This seemed to be reasonable well grounded in up-to-date science, and essentially provides another reason to ensure you're eating your fruits and vegetables.

Olien demonstrates in great detail how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest. The chapter on nutrition was a little frustrating, and not because I disagree (I totally agree) with what Darin says about the importance of nutrition, but because as I read the chapter I just wanted to say, "But it's just not that easy. This results in circulation problems, poor digestion, muscle aches, pain, dizziness, depression, memory loss, irritability, an acidic stomach, and so the list goes on.It's a lot to keep track of, and it's complicated because science is constantly discovering new things to add to the list.

Along with other big topics that at least for myself I’ve been told my whole life but never had it thoroughly explained. Nutrition, in the form of fruits, vegetables, raw leafy greens, and proper hydration, is how we boost our oxygen levels. According to Olien, 'We have created an entirely new habitat not designed to support human health, and we now live in it.The more we are aware of this pollution on our bodies and in the environment, the more choices we have. Darin the founder of Barukas™, the most nutrient-dense nut in the world coming from the Savannah “Cerrado” of Brazil.

It’s more technical than I like, almost enough to lose a whole star for my tastes, but the ideas are sound and the author repeatedly emphasizes that there are various ways to follow his advice. All in all, if you followed the advice given in this book, I think you'd end up being quite healthy. Olien has introduced a number of diet fads and dietary supplements including "healthiest nuts in the world" known as Barukas and Shakeology, a meal replacement. I got both the e-book as well as the audiobook so I could listen to it while working on my organic vegetable garden, and pass that enthusiasm that comes with shared truths passing on my produce.While a lot of it was info that I already know from being in the health and wellness space for a while, I still learned a ton. Without realizing it, some of our habits make it difficult for our bodies to do what they're supposed to do naturally.