Superlife - by Darin Olien (Paperback)

About the Book

Olien provides us with an entirely new way of thinking about health and well-being by identifying what he calls the life forces: quality nutrition, hydration, detoxification, oxygenation, and alkalization. Olien demonstrates ... how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest.

Book Synopsis

In this groundbreaking health and lifestyle guide, Darin Olien--superfoods expert, nutritionist, creator of Shakeology, and co-host of the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth with Zac Efron--provides the key to understanding and utilizing five life forces, the sole factors that determine whether or not we will be healthy, fit, and free of illness.

In Superlife, Darin Olien provides us with an entirely new way of thinking about health and wellbeing by identifying what he calls the life forces: Quality Nutrition, Hydration, Detoxification, Oxygenation, and Alkalization. Olien demonstrates in great detail how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest. He tells us how we can maintain healthy weight, prevent even the most serious of diseases, and feel great. He explains that all of this is possible without any of the restrictive or gimmicky diet plans that never work in the long term.

Olien has traveled the world, exploring the health properties of foods that have sustained indigenous cultures for centuries. Putting his research into practice, he has created a unique and proven formula for maximizing our bodies' potential. He also includes a "How-to-eat" user's guide with a shopping list, advice on "what to throw away," a guide to creating a healthy, balanced diet plan, and advice on how to use supplements effectively.

Written in Olien's engaging conversational style, Superlife is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive look at dieting and nutrition, a timeless and essential guide to maintaining the human body and maximizing its potential.

From the Back Cover

We all know what it means to live well. We try to eat well, exercise, meditate, and add just the right amount of kale to our green juice. And it can start to feel complicated. But all too often, we forget that our bodies already know how to do this.

Nutritionist and superfoods expert Darin Olien reminds us that we can maximize our body's natural potential by focusing on the five simple forces--Quality Nutrition, Hydration, Detoxification, Oxygenation, and Alkalization--that determine whether we will be healthy, fit, and free of illness.

Olien has traveled the world, exploring the health properties of foods that have sustained indigenous cultures for centuries. Putting his research into practice, he explains how to maintain healthy weight, prevent even the most serious of diseases, and feel great--all without restrictive, gimmicky, or complicated diet plans that never work in the long term.

Full of simple fixes, easy-to-follow to-do lists, grocery lists, indispensable guides to supplementing, and more, SuperLife is your kick start to eternal awesomeness. With a comprehensive, holistic, and unique approach to wellness, Olien teaches you how to harness the superpowers of food, water, oxygen, and pH balance to live your best life today, tomorrow, and on into the future.

Review Quotes

"Darin has a sincere passion for health, and has proven that by creating this easy to follow manual for achieving our greatest life possible. He doesn't just write about eating, moving and feeling great--he lives it with every breath, and it shows." - Laird Hamilton, world-renowned Waterman, and New York Times bestselling author of Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, and, of Course, Surfing

"I have known Darin for over 10 years and his unwavering passion for eating correctly, living well and feeling great has been an inspiration for me. He has dedicated his life to finding the answers and the best possible science available. Now he has put that life's work into this book. I respect great information, but I appreciate it even more when someone delivers it in a way I can understand and use. I'm always on the quest for how to do it better, and this book is a great guide." - Gabrielle Reece, author of Big Girl in the Middle and My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper

"Darin has dedicated his life to finding the answers and the best possible science available. I respect great information, but I appreciate it even more when someone delivers it in a way I can understand and use. This book is a great guide." - Gabrielle Reece, author of Big Girl in the Middle and My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper

"Eternal awesomeness! Who wouldn't want that? All you need to do is focus on the Five Life Forces and your body will do the rest. Like Darin Olien says, we're supposed to be full of energy, strong and healthy. When you follow his plan it's hard to get sick or feel lousy. He shows you exactly what to do, step by step, so that you can live big, laugh more, and maximize your potential." - Tony Horton, creator of P90X and author of The Big Picture

"Eternal awesomeness! Who wouldn't want that? All you need to do is focus on the Five Life Forces and your body will do the rest. Darin shows you exactly what to do, step by step, so that you can live big, laugh more, and maximize your potential." - Tony Horton, creator of P90X and author of The Big Picture