You are listening to the Darren O'lean show. I'm Darren. I spent the last 20 years

devoted to improving health, protecting the environment, and finding ways to live

a more sustainable life.

In this podcast, I have honest conversations with people that inspire me.

I hope that through their knowledge and unique perspectives they'll inspire you too.

We talk about all kinds of topics from amping up your diets to improving your

well-being to the mind-blowing stories behind the human experience and the people

that are striving to save us and our incredible planet.

We even investigate some of life's fatal conveniences, you know, those things that we are told might be good for us but totally aren't.

So here's to making better choices

and the small tweaks in your life that amount

to big changes for you and the people around you

and the planet.

Let's do this. This is my show, The Darren Olean Show.

Hey what's up everybody? Welcome to the show. Thanks for tuning in. I am happy you're here.

I'm happy you're listening. Can't help but to think about life, think about death, think about the fragility of life,

not only for this episode, I don't want to bring you down so this isn't about bringing you down, but this is really about bringing you up

But acknowledging what's happening and also I can't help but to have on my heart

right now my mom my mom just went back into the hospital and about a month ago she had a heart attack and it's her third one with stints and then she went into the hospital because she couldn't move. She had a spasm in her back and it

froze her up and then she's sitting there in her house. Could do anything she had to

get rushed to the hospital get fluids all of this stuff

One thing is clear since 18 years old I haven't been able to

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