SuperLife with Darin Olien

Over the last couple of years, there has been a newfound focus on mental health. However, stigma and shame are still the number one reason people don’t seek treatment for mental illness. Since mental health is health, it’s crucial that we start prioritizing mental health and the different therapies used to strengthen it. Dr. Gail Saltz, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NY Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of medicine and host of the podcast, How Can I Help, helps us understand this topic better. || LINKS || https://drgailsaltz.com/ | www.wren.co | Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/mental-health-is-health-dr-gail-saltz/ 

How does your immune system work? What strengthens your immunity? What weakens it? Don’t feel bad if you don’t know the answers to these questions. Most of us don’t!  In this episode, Dr. Heather Moday, allergist & immunologist, helps us solve the mysteries of the whole immune system. Her work is designed to empower others to reclaim their health– and you can’t do that without getting to know all the components that make up your amazing immune system. || LINKS || www.modaycenter.com | www.beekeepersnaturals.com/darin |

Let’s just cut to the chase on this one. Why are we spraying our healthy fruits and vegetables with toxic chemicals? Sure, weedkillers, or herbicides, are meant to kill “weeds”, but does the killing stop there? Dive deep into the danger of weedkillers in this episode with me. And learn how you can support organic farming and avoid pesticides altogether.    || Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/weedkillers-pesticides-fatal-conveniences/

As a society, we’re more divided than ever. We don’t listen to each other long enough to find common ground. To have a meaningful conversation, your listening skills need to be just as good as your talking skills. Celeste Headlee, journalist and author of We Need to Talk, knows how to have a conversation that matters. In the conversation I had with her, she opened my eyes to ways we all can be better communicators. Because at the end of the day, conversation is how we relate to each other as human beings. || LINKS || www.celesteheadlee.com | www.calderalab.com/darin | wren.co |  Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/how-to-have-a-conversation-that-matters-celeste-headlee/

Getting a cancer diagnosis is terrifying. The only thing scarier than getting that kind of news is learning your only option for survival is chemotherapy. No one knows this better than Chris Wark, best-selling author and patient advocate. His colon cancer diagnosis at 26 years old left him searching for answers. But when his choices didn’t align with what his doctors were recommending, he knew he had to take responsibility for his own healing. After all, cancer isn’t something you fight, it’s something you heal.  || LINKS || www.chrisbeatcancer.com | www.calderalab.com/darin | Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/the-beat-cancer-mindset-chris-wark/

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. So of course there would be a desire to make those eyes pop. But using eyeliner & mascara to define your eyes may not be as harmless as you think. Using eyeliner to enhance the eyes has been popular for thousands of years- maybe even longer!  Today’s eyeliners may not be made of dangerous materials like kohl any longer, but they’re still filled with toxins. Let’s learn about the negative effects of commercial eye makeup like eyeliner & mascara and what to use instead.   || Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/eyeliner-fatal-conveniences/

Happiness is subjective, sure. But it’s something we all want to achieve- our own version of happiness. But the only way to truly feel happy within yourself is through authenticity. You may know Josh Peck from his Nickelodeon fame. But what you may not know is that he never felt comfortable with notoriety. It wasn’t until he realized that he had to deal with his internal struggles that he was able to find true happiness. Learn from his story.  || LINKS || https://www.harpercollins.com/products/happy-people-are-annoying-josh-peck?variant=39914222223394 | www.wren.co | Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/?p=26629&preview=true

We all know it’s necessary to drink plenty of water to hydrate the body. However, did you know your lungs need hydration, too?   Dr. David Edwards, inventor and founder of FEND, explains why hydration is so important for the lungs, but that it’s not as simple as drinking enough water. It’s time to dig into the respiratory system- how do we keep it healthy? And why is it so important that we do? || LINKS || www.hellofend.com | www.trybite.com/darin | Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/why-your-lungs-need-hydration-too-dr-david-edwards/

It is absolutely necessary to filter the contaminants out of your tap water before drinking. But does your filtered water contain the necessary electrolytes that your body so desperately needs? So many Americans are walking around dehydrated without even realizing it. But drinking only filtered water isn’t necessarily hydrating. Confused? Don’t worry. We’ll cover how to filter your water and how to remineralize it with the necessary electrolytes your body needs. || Full Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/filtered-water-fatal-conveniences/

We’ve lost touch with the healing methods of our ancestors. Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, author of the book Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera, wants us to help reconnect with them. Through approachable methods and vibrant recipes, Felicia is using Earth’s medicines to empower others to heal themselves. We are all our own healers, but a little help from a curandera couldn’t hurt! || LINKS || https://www.shambhala.com/earth-medicines.html | www.beekeepersnaturals.com/darin |