Hi friends! How’s the morning going?
I hope you’re having a great day so far. I apologize for disappearing for a few days – I can’t remember the last time I missed a Friday Faves post. Social media and the world have felt pretty heavy lately, so it felt good to step away for a bit. Liv has a half day of online learning, so I’m thinking of taking the kiddos to the zoo this afternoon. It’s been *slightly* cooler around here; just to the point where it feels like a hint of fall. The mornings have been really lovely.
For today’s post, I wanted to share my review and thoughts on Darin Olien’s book, Superlife.
You may know Darin from a couple of places:
1) he was Zac Efron’s knowledgeable sidekick in Down to Earth (which I pretty much spent mentally debating who was more attractive. In the end, I think it’s a tie.)
2) he’s one of the creators of Shakeology! This is Beachbody’s protein shake, which is packed with superfoods and nutrients. I drank it religiously and loved it for years, but stopped drinking it when I was pregnant with P and never really got back into it. It tastes amazing.
When I saw that Darin had a book, I instantly downloaded it to my Kindle app. I finally had the chance to dive in and finish it on the flight to and from Denver a couple of weekends ago. While a lot of it was info that I already know from being in the health and wellness space for a while, I still learned a ton. It also was a gentle nudge to get back to some healthy habits that have fallen off the radar over time. I feel like along with so many of you, I’ve really been trying to just keep my head above water for the past 8 months. I finally feel like I’m almost to a point where I’m squeaking past the “simply survive” benchmark and can start to focus back on a couple of work goals and routine tweaks.
For a healthy lifestyle, I’m all about ADDING things to your routine where it makes sense, instead of focusing on removing them. For example: more vegetables, more movement, more fresh air, better sleep, add meditation, etc. instead of less cake, less sugar, less meat, blah blah. This book gives many ideas on strategies that you can add into your routine for a super life; one that is vibrant, energized, pain-free, and free of illness.
From the website:
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
