Episode 413

Why You Shouldn’t Drink Tap Water, Top Sources of Forever Chemicals, and How Regulatory Capture Is Making Us Sick

With Darin Olien

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The widespread use of thousands of chemicals in our everyday lives has tarnished the quality of our air, water, and food supply — and their impact is not benign. We can radically reduce their impact on human and environmental health by raising awareness of where these chemicals hide and taking steps to lessen our exposure.

Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Darin Olien, co-host of the Emmy Award Winning Netflix docu-series, Down to Earth with Zac Efron, to discuss the top hidden toxins found in our everyday products. Dhru and Darin discuss the sources of forever chemicals that invade our water, food, and clothes. They discuss concerns around EMF exposure and fragrance, why we need to phase endocrine-disrupting chemicals out of industrial production, and what gets in the way of that happening.

Darin has spent nearly 20 years as a Superfood hunter exploring and discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants. From his years of experience within the health space, he wrote his New York Times best-selling book, SuperLife: The five fixes that will keep you healthy, fit, and eternally awesome. Darin is the host of the wildly popular podcast The Darin Olien Show, where he curiously explores people, solutions, and health as well as life’s Fatal Conveniences™ – a segment of the show uncovering modern-day flaws and challenges that may be undermining our health and our environment. Fatal Conveniences is also the title of Darin’s new book.

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For more on Darin Olien, follow him on Instagram @darinolien, Facebook @DarinOlienOfficial, Twitter @darinolien, and through his website, darinolien.com

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. Hidden toxins found in tap water
    (1:28)
  2. Water and other top sources of exposure forever chemicals
    (7:07)
  3. Phasing out PFAS for safer alternatives
    (30:25)
  4. Concerns around the new “Apeel” coating on produce
    (38:25)
  5. Raising awareness of the toxins in our food and water supply
    (45:09)
  6. Striking a balance between awareness and obsession
    (57:30)
  7. Taking a precautionary approach to EMF exposure
    (1:06:12)
  8. Minimizing exposure to fragrance
    (1:14:25)
  9. Darin’s father’s experience with chemical sensitivities
    (1:16:28)
  10. How to monitor your air quality
    (1:23:20)
  11. Concluding remarks and Darin’s superfood companies
    (1:31:25)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Podcast, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads.

As an entrepreneur, Dhru is also the CEO Dr. Hyman Enterprises, Farmacy and the UltraWellness Center, a functional medicine based clinic that specializes in treating chronic disease through personalized medicine.

 
Darin Olien

Darin has spent nearly 20 years as a Superfood hunter exploring and discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants. From his years of experience within the health space, he wrote his New York Times best-selling book, SuperLife: The five fixes that will keep you healthy, fit, and eternally awesome. Darin is the host of the wildly popular podcast The Darin Olien Show, where he curiously explores people, solutions, and health as well as life’s Fatal Conveniences™ – a segment of the show uncovering modern-day flaws and challenges that may be undermining our health and our environment. Fatal Conveniences is also the title of Darin’s new book.

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