Discovering Wild Foods & Integrating Ethical Business Practices with Darin Olien

Darin Olien is a "Superfood Hunter", exotic superfood expert, and the author of the book, SuperLife. He uses his hands on experience and knowledge to help formulate supplements and has a passion for traveling the planet to discover new and underutilized medicinal plants and healthy foods.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What Darin does as a superfood hunter & how he got started in the field
• Why he travels all over the world to visit superfood farms in person and what he's learned
• What "wild food" really is
• About how and where baruka nuts are harvested
• Why Darin believes fair trade is crucial and how he operates business with locals
• About the journey to create technology that can successfully crack a baruka rather than having locals do it by hand
• What a baruka tastes like and about it's nutritional content
• About their program to plant trees in Brazil and fight deforestation
• How each food purchase is like "voting with your dollars"
• How spending a few extra bucks can really change the nutrient content you receive
• About Darin's book SuperLife and his approach to nutrition
• Darin's hint as to what his next superfood focus will be
• About the benefits of turmeric and other superfoods
• How losing his house in Malibu fire has affected his outlook on life
• How Darin stays fit while traveling and about his recent favorite pool workout
• What Darin's new podcast will include
• About Darin's morning routine and how it has helped him know himself better

References from the episodes:

• Connect with Darin Olien: @superlifeliving | superlife.com
• Baraku Nuts: barukas.com/meowmeix