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The Kris Gethin Podcast

122 - How to Live a Superlife with Superfood Hunter and #1 Netflix Show Down to Earth Host Darin Olien

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

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Joining us today is Superfood Hunter, Netflix Show host and author of Superlife Darin Olien.  Fresh off the release of his new show Down to Earth with Zac Effron, Darin shares his passion for wandering the globe in search of the most nutrient dense foods known to man.  The best part of this mission is that he has been able to use his platform to benefit the indigenous populations of the areas that he sources these superfoods.

Save on Barukas Nuts: https://barukas.com/ code GETHIN

If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check out Darin's new podcast The Darin Olien Show!

Time Stamps

  • The innocence behind his "Superfood Hunter" coined title. [1:37]
  • What classifies a "superfood?" [9:34]
  • Leaving a legacy through ethical sourcing, transparency, and having a purpose. [16:15]
  • How a nut is NOT just a nut. The Barukas story. [21:15]
  • Breaking down the experience of the whole Barukas nut. [33:50]
  • How he stays jacked and nourished while on a plant-based vegan diet. [41:35]
  • You have to take care of your temple! [50:20]
  • NOTHING happens to you. Tackling grief and the lessons learned from it. [53:25]
  • What should we be doing with our water RIGHT now? [1:02:19]

Connect with Darin

  • IG - @_darinolien
  • FB - DarinOlienOfficial
  • Website

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People Mentioned

  • Laird Hamilton (@lairdhamiltonsurf) • Instagram
  • Gabby Reece (@gabbyreece) • Instagram
  • Martin Riese (@martinriese) • Instagram
  • Ben Greenfield Fitness (@bengreenfieldfitness) • Instagram

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Connect with Kris
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Chris Gethyn here. Welcome to another episode of the Knowledge and Mileage

0:05.0

podcast. Before we get into the show, if you do like this show, if you think it's worth it to you,

0:11.2

please do leave us an honest, unbiased rating and review. That does help us keep the lights on.

0:19.2

And the guest that I've got here, I've been waiting a long time to have this guest on.

0:23.6

We've been going back and forth.

0:25.3

And then, just unbeknownst to me, he happens to show up on my TV on now, which is the number one show on Netflix,

0:33.9

which is called Down to Earth, that he co-hosts with Zach Ephron.

0:37.4

And this guy is known as the Superfood Hunter, aka. Netflix, which is called Down to Earth, that he co-hosts with Zach Ephron.

0:44.8

And this guy is known as the Superfood Hunter, aka the Indiana Jones of Superfood Hunting.

0:47.0

And his name is Darren Oliom.

0:49.5

You're what's up?

0:57.9

I'm sure you've heard me talk about glutamine being the most abundant amino acid in the body. But did you know that magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and the majority of people are deficient

1:05.5

in it? Of course you can get magnesium from food like black beans, nuts, avocados, spinach,

1:10.5

and many more. But if you really want to

1:12.7

make sure that you get enough magnesium of what your body needs, I do recommend you use a supplement

1:18.8

in addition to these foods, especially if you're an active individual under a lot of stress,

1:23.8

your heart rate variability may be tanking, and you've got a lot of central nervous system fatigue as well

1:29.3

or a lot of decision making fatigue which I suffer from for sure so there are many synthetic unnatural

1:36.0

forms that aren't recognized by your body and not full spectrum forms meaning that they don't have

1:43.0

all seven forms of magnesium that you need.

1:46.1

So unfortunately, the majority of supplements out there are incomplete.

1:50.7

However, there is the very first full spectrum of magnesium formula that has been created

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