What up family it's episode 203 of the Genius Life. Welcome aboard.

What's going on everybody welcome to another episode of the show I'm your host Max Lugovir.

Really glad to have you here on this Wednesday. I hope your week is going well so far as we head

into one of the major holidays of this holiday season. Thanks giving. I hope you're surrounded by

people you love lots of good food healthy food quality time and self care. On this episode of the show

we welcome back the one knownly Darren O'Lean. Darren is known within the health and wellness community

as an exotic super food expert and environmental activist who travels the planet to discover new and

underutilized medicinal plants. He's the co-host of Down to Earth with Zach Efron. He's the host

of the Darren O'Lean show podcast. He's the author of Super Life, the five simple fixes that will

make you healthy, fit and eternally awesome. Oh and to top it all off he is the founder of Baruchas,

those nuts which I've talked about many times on the podcast and recently did a newsletter about

today's episode. Darren and I chat about what makes a super food super we go into how agricultural

practices, soil quality and even your own personal gut microbiome all contribute to the nutrient

content and bioavailability of your food. Darren and I discuss how to optimize your gut microbiome by

eating a variety of fibers and polyphenols and the positive cascading effects to serotonin and

dopamine production that ensue. Darren shares how additives and processed foods have meddled with

our palates, hormones and wreak havoc on our ability to intuitively eat. And another topic that we

cover which quits actually quite nicely as we begin to shop for the holiday season is fast fashion.

I was shocked to learn what fast fashion is doing to our environment. It's not a topic that we've

covered before on the podcast but Darren brings it on this episode of the show. And then finally,

we wouldn't leave you hanging in regard to actionable takeaways so Darren and I share our tips

on finding healthy foods anywhere and what to look for on your produce stickers. If I do say so

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