Your FAVORITE Products Might Be KILLING YOU | Darin Olien X Rich Roll Podcast
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- Wellness expert Darin Olien shares ways to reduce your exposure to toxic products and his new book 'Fatal Convienences'. To read more about Darin and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾bit.ly/richroll753
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00:00:00 - INTRO
00:02:35 - Welcome back
00:07:33 - Is the internet a good arbiter of true wisdom?
00:12:47 - Everything we use is trying to kill us
00:18:43 - Ad Break
00:19:42 - Darin's father's illness
00:29:02 - The burden of proof is not a situation in which a company has to prove it’s safe.
00:34:34 - What is it about our system that is resistant to protecting the public?
00:41:16 - What is a fatal convenience and how does it impact our lives?
00:46:46 - Chemicals have a short half-life compared to the forever chemicals.
00:56:34 - What are some of the most common mistakes we’re making in the industry?
01:03:20 - What’s going on in the world is insane.
01:12:55 - What are the labels that are legit? What are the ones that are misleading?
01:23:40 - Is there cheating going on in the cosmetics industry?
01:28:53 - Can you get stains out? Can you clean the clothes in cold water?
01:40:28 - What is safe and what isn’t safe.
01:50:14 - How long ago was the first report?
01:59:44 - Microwave Radiation
02:02:34 - What are the things that are the most important to address first?
02:10:20 - Where to get the butter.
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My father died of Bileduct cancer, my mother had (and is now clearof) breast ccancer but has also had many endocrine issues, my niece has an autoimmune issue and my sister just passed from pancreatic cancer. This is all unnatural.
When I went to my sisters to support her I asked if she was willing to have me completely clean everything up and change her food etc.
She said yes. I cannot tell you how much I threw out. I am not a waster but everything she had was chemical heavy, from cleaning supplies for body and home, makeups and creams, then the food, processed filled with so many toxic additives despite being labeled helathy or organic. I hate throwing stuff out that is usable but refused to pass that kind of stuff on to others. I added clean and fresh foods. Grains and more, Clean deodorants (antiperspirants be damned) My niece was watching and listening - the very same one with autoimmune and digestive issues (at 18) and she started throwing stuff out.
Unfortunately my sister was too far along to change the direction of things but at least we were able to stabilize her so she had time with her daughter.
I see a lot of comments about how expensive eating healthy is or having healthy cleansers is, but I will suggest otherwise. When you eat healthy items your body gets what it needs and you require far less food to satiate the body so the cost balances out. You can make most cleansers, body or home with fairly low cost items and there are so many recipes online.
Basically it comes down to this....what will cost you more poor health or wellbeing? If you are too sick to work what will happen. This is the idea, vote with your dollars. Say no to the companies and they will need to change their ways.
I am tired of watching people be sick for no better reason that we have been told we are not good enough without all the marketed items. You are worthy of a good life. The companies for the most part don't give a shit. If you see an add telling you how much better you will be with a product assume it is actually the opposite.
Similar story for me and my family... quickly watched half my family die of a variety of issues ... it's crazy how my dad always was reading labels and trying to make sure he wasn't eating chemicals... yet he passed away FIRST! not easy to see family dropping like flies and wondering who is next!
Best shit written
I've got a warning about Aspartame (Nutrasweet). In 1991, 3 people I knew were diagnosed with Graves Disease: my neighbor's 70-yr-old mom, my aerobics teacher/boss at the YMCA, and my ecology professor at UNT. I thought it very weird that Barbara & George Bush were both diagnosed with Graves Disease at the exact same time. One day, my professor announced, "You may have a sub next week. They're going to remove my thyroid because I have GRAVES." I made a connection between my professor and my boss - they both drank A LOT of DIET SODA. My professor always drank 1, sometimes 2 cans during a 1-hour class. I stayed after class that day and said to her, "Before you let them remove your thyroid, you should take ASPARTAME out of your diet," and I pointed to the Diet Soda on her desk. I gave her the number of a nutritionist who owned a small, local health food store, and she did call & talk with her. My neighbor's mother went ahead & let doctors remove her thyroid. She ended up permanently blind in one eye as her PRESCRIBED DOSE of thyroid replacement hormones was originally too high. My professor took Aspartame out of her diet and, within days, all symptoms of Graves disease disappeared!. My professor organized an international gathering of scientists to present their research on how Aspartame disrupts hormones, affects the brain, etc. Last minute, our university canceled the whole thing for no good reason. The professor scrambled to move the conference to a nearby hotel. A HUGE anonymous donation was given to University of North Texas to finish out the fundraising for the new football stadium. I've had suspicion that the donation was linked to pulling the plug on the international conference on ASPARTAME. My professor, Janet Starr-Hull, eventually wrote a book, "Sweet Poison." She's tried for 30+ years to get it banned from food & drink. Instead of being banned, ASPARTAME's use has exploded. It is now in 100's if not 1000's of products. Read labels. Avoid it at all costs. NOTE: Splenda (Sucralose) has its own issues.
Thank you for sharing ❤
Wow, sometimes we hear that something’s not good for us or we hear that somebody is willing to pay for silencing any warnings…but this was a great example of how really sad it is when those dirty deeds are visible in your life, when it’s up close and personal, how evil it looks when you know the consequences. Thank you for sharing this illuminating history.
Thank you for this! I have chemical sensitivity. I worked at a Chem company called Ecolab that makes commercial detergents for 15+ years. I now have severe asthma and vocal chord disfunction along with neurological issues like you described. My family and work place all have to make extreme accommodations for me to be able to spend time with them. So many people don’t understand. Thank you for all the hard work on this subject.
I have used nothing on my body for decades other than baking soda, castor oil, coconut oil and magnesium oil. Even my under arm "deodorant" and shampoo and foot-scrub, all baking soda! Nothing chemical ever. Natural is AWESOME!
How do you use baking soda in your hair? Do you put it into a paste? And rub dry under your pits? I find it interesting. I buy everything organic & research all products & also to ensure animal cruelty free.
@@christinewaldvogel174 Hey Christine, I'm not the author of original comment but I make my own natural skin care products. Regarding deodorant, I mix shea butter, coconut oil, baking soda, arrowroot powder, and tea tree oil. If you are sensitive to baking soda you can replace it with a small amount of bentonite clay. The ratio depends on the consistency you desire and that's pretty much determined by where you live. I live in hot, humid south Florida so my receipe is going to be different from someone who lives up north. Hope that helps! 😊 As for hair - I just use shampoo bars (without baking soda) so I cannot answer to that.
Me too! I've found that when I changed my diet and began the practice of fasting, I didn't need any type of deodorant at all--even natural. As I live in the South, I allow myself to sweat, but there is no odor.
@@bluebutterflywellness2273 i live up north and i realized(after 30 years) i don't usually have any odors(i used to never sweat but now after reading dr batmanghelidj i drink enough water and do sweat) but i buy all my clothes from thrift stores(because i'm allergic to formaldehyde and most many? clothes/products are sprayed with it in dept stores, but i can't seem to smell it/i've never been able to smell very well but in recent years have been regaining some smells but since i can't smell the formaldehyde i don't know when it's off the new clothes) but still find i have to "soak" the clothes from thrift stores in baking soda to try to eliminate the laundry soap/last person's deodorant perfume smells AND then wash them sometime up to 7 or 8 times before the "perfume" smell is gone but sometimes i end up realizing i haven't washed the shirt enough and while i'm wearing them can still faintly smell the perfume/soaps/deodorant the last person had AND when that happens sometimes for a few days i might get a b.o. smell on myself and so i think that the bo smell is from whoever had that shirt before me and then something? maybe bacteria/viruses/other microbes are transferred from the shirt to me but then i must have something that eliminates them after a few days(i hardly shower anymore because of my problems with eczema) but even if i don't use baking soda to try to deal with the bo it still ends up going away after a few days it's never been strong enough of an odor that anyone else has pointed it out tho and if i use baking soda it immediately goes away...i garden and i had thought maybe it was because i ended up getting dirt("clean" garden soil) in my armpits because i have small hands and like tight fitting gloves and sometime it's difficult to take the gloves off so i'd use my armpit area my arms against my side to take the gloves off and i had kinda wondered if that soil somehow helped the bo? or maybe it's just because i've started to eat such a healthy diet?? idk but if for some reason/like i wear a shirt that someone else had on and i get smelly just smearing dry baking soda on them or if i'm not sweaty at all using a damp washcloth and then applying the dry baking soda works to get rid of ANY/ALL odor like immediately and seems to last indefinitely for me, seeing how i hardly shower(i probably shower 5 times a year now! about 10 years ago i lessened from average of daily showering to only once a week then my skin improved so much that it quickly(within a year) became just once a month showering then after about a year my skin was almost flawless and so since then for probably about 8 years it's been about 5 showers a year)...which i would NOT recommend only showering 5 times a year for anyone else/most people tho!, dr zack bush had talked about how we're all probably pretty low in magnesium and that while we do absorb some magnesium from our food we absorb it best thru our skin and soaking in a bath with epsom salts is the best way to bring up our magnesium levels and alas the last blood work i got mine was on the low end...i've been trying to soak my feet but if i do it more than once every other week the water gives me eczema on my toes...
well technically baking soda is a chemical even water is a chemical....AND also natural is usually awesome but not if it's something like lead or cyanide these things occur naturally but can be harmful if overdosed!...
someone asked about the "shampoo'' and i just put baking soda in my hair dry if the hair is "greasy" or kinda flat it makes it look like you just washed it/more puffy or frizzy idk what to call it but like bouncier or fluffier!, i saw some other "craft" video that was saying if you have dark hair you can just use cinnamon instead of baking soda, which i never tried but always wondered!? i have dark brown hair but i use the baking soda anyway(i had before i'd seen that video) but i can definitely see the baking soda sometimes which i just try to comb/shake out and it still works well to degrease or take any odor away tho...maybe if you're worried about being able to see it or if you have to wear a dark shirt(altho any time i get baking soda on a dark shirt it just easily wipes away/1 shirt i had was made of some strange material and i would have to use a dry paper towel to wipe it away) the cinnamon would be worth a try?
i have found tho that the less i wash my hair the less "greasy" it gets too or yes it does eventually get greasy but it takes longer for the hair to look dirty/greasy, i do try to comb/brush my hair less too because when you brush/comb your scalp produces natural oils that you then spread down thru the hair...i personally have to worry about my hair tho because i can't shower as often because the water is bad for my eczema so i do end up washing my hair more often than showering because i'm very allergic to pollens and pollen/dander/other allergens can stick in/on your hair then you can be "re" exposed or continually exposed to the allergens(idk for sure but i'd assume pollution too) so i tend to use a hat(winter hat/bandana/etc) to cover my hair as much as possible, so i might be exposing my hair to less pollution/dirt/pollens also so that might be partly why too not just that washing it less is leading to the hair staying cleaner for a longer time but i also "protect" or shield my hair because of my allergies. i just personally find it easier to wash my hat/hair covering everyday that way i don't have to wash my hair so often...but i think the hair staying cleaner looking for longer is partly due to the washing it less and partly due to the trying to keep it cleaner/shielded from the environment when i can...but when one starts to wash their hair daily instead of weekly the scalp adapts to this and creates higher levels of natural oils(because your always washing them away) but when you go from daily washing to weekly, it will take a little time but your scalp will also adapt and make less natural oil because your not washing it away so much! so overtime with the scalp having to make less natural oils the hair will not be as greasy as fast...i hope that makes sense...
one last thing if we are eating a super healthy diet it's going to have way less oils/fat and so one would assume that since this helps improve or get rid of oily skin/acne it would also help with ANY/all oily/greasy "problems" like overly greasy/oily hair. so maybe my diet is also helping my hair to be less "greasy"? or to stay "cleaner" for longer when i do wash it?
The problem is most people can’t afford what it takes to protect themselves. We need people like you all with a big platform to spread the information to congress . Greed is this country’s worst enemy. The fact the government doesn’t care just heightens the problem.
I love how Rich will use his vast vocabulary to pull out a word I am not familiar with that I have to decipher the meaning through context. Later he will drop the F bomb and I'm reminded he's one of us.
This is a great podcast. Podcasts like these, especially with Daren, gives me anxiety/scares me about what we are exposed to daily & how our system does not care about consumers or the environment, but reaffirms what I try to do daily & makes me want to be better.
Agreed! Little steps at a time to make our environments cleaner. I remind myself that change can’t happen overnight, but that I move in the right direction slowly ❤
Love Darin - he is truly committed. Thank you Darin! 🌟✨
Chemical use and chemical sensitivities are a real issue and such an important topic. Having experienced it and it’s affects on the endocrine and reproductive system I appreciate Darin’s tireless education and advocacy to get regulatory bodies to make it a must for companies to test and be responsible for what they advertise and sell for consumption.
Mystery illness, Automimmune illnesses, reproductive issues, cancer, and brain and nerve issues and more. How bad does it have to get before we finally step in and make big businesses create safe products. Testing is a must.
“Be an ecco warrior”
I've gotten to the point where I believe it is done to us on purpose. There has been so much information for so many decades, it appears to me that regulatory agencies simply cannot be doing honest work at this point.
@@edithpoulin4797 it is on purpose.. it’s best to return to nature, though that is being poisoned as well. I just grow my own food and feel absolutely amazing. It’s not easy at first but it truly pays off.
I stopped using deodorant and antiperspirant well over twenty years ago because it seemed crazy to be rubbing chemicals into my skin
I know right it seems so crazy to me now, don’t get me started on sunscreen😂
Likewise, well, more specifically I used it a few times in junior high in the 80s
I stopped using deodorant after I stopped eating animal food products containing sulphur which causes body odor. Eat plant based so you don't smell bad! That's true of your farts, too!
The only way you know is by learning what packaged products are banned by 30 countries in whom the carcinogens used to extend shelf life are illegal in those countries.
We can't all be laboratory trained chemists just to go shopping!
I love this, but have to say that I’ve noticed the products that are cleaner and better are also more expensive. To me, this just accentuates the gap between the “haves” and “have nots”. Especially the digital and food and cosmetics industries just waiting for a new handle to use. Cleaning products are probably the easiest to change… fortunately, vinegar, baking soda and borax are still relatively cheap. Thanks for the interview… the book is now on my library list.
Completely agree Kathleen! I'm a single dad on a very modest income...I do what I can, but I can't afford $200 shirts. It would be great if someone would create a company that sells products like these at a more affordable price.
@@kevinkrause7900 For that we need all external costs to be included in the cheap stuff and upscaling the healthy stuff. There is some exploitation of conscious consumers as well. For this all we need some kind of revolution. The system is toxic. Getting second hand can be an option for the time-being
This was an amazing podcast! I’m switching over to chemical free products. I’ve already started a whole food, plant based diet after being diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatIca. I do suffer from brain fog and have always had sensitive skin and scalp. Had surgery last year for parathyroid disease in Tampa; had three benign tumors removed. Was diagnosed in my 40’s with hashimotos. This all makes sense now; my environment and our processed and chemical laden food was the culprit.
Would you prefer that people with money wear and use unhealthy products so other people don’t feel bad? Creating a market for healthy products, even if they are too expensive for most people at first, might shift the entire market in the future. FYI, I can’t afford the high end stuff, but I like knowing it’s out there.
@@JanetSmith900 I would prefer that companies focus on creating healthy affordable products for more of us, instead of focusing on the "health" of their bottom lines.
I have been attempting to live a non-toxic lifestyle for years. What's frustrating is a lot of people are aware of what is being said, yet the convenience, money flow, and laziness get priority over healthcare. It's going to be a long battle trying to get govt to assist in banishing all the toxins in consumer products, because of all the pockets that are being lined. Big pharma is proof enough that we are not living and will never live in a truly natural world unless All the highly influential individuals step up and start insisting on true change.
Why do you need your gov't to banish something to support your personal choice to not use it.(not a shitposting libertarian)
Even if you are perfect with everything in your life, products and diet, you will still die of some thing. Enjoy your life , stay happy , positive and active, live a stress free life as much as possible. ;)
Perfect is not the goal. The goals are to be aware of not consciously putting crap in my body. I'm not a fan of contributing to a companies bottom line that doesn't suit me.
@@bellakim9404 I am aware of it all …. I know what the bad companies are doing . I still like to have my treats in moderation. All good , you be you , I will be me and the masses will be them . ✌️ can’t change anyone . Thank god for choice and our freedoms that we still have . 🇺🇸
I had to switch to unscented products because I have a dog with collapsed trachea and pulmonary hypertension. We are so conditioned in the U.S. that things needs to smell “good”. I had plug ins, candles, fabric spray and everything from my curl cream to the trash bags was heavily scented. Now that my house is scent free it’s jarring when I accidentally introduce a scent. I sprayed a tiny bit of oxy stain remover on a shirt and the dog started coughing. The smell was overwhelming. I’m in my 60’s. Between my years of using products and my job as a firefighter, I wonder how much damage has been done. I just preordered the book.
I'm so glad you get it now! I'm also in my 60's and I realized I was chemical sensitive about 5 years ago. I've been scent free for years and this year I started substitute teaching (I had not taught since 2003) and the chemicals in the classrooms are out of control. When I encounter a Glade plug in I toss it. I have to take my clothes off and change before I come back home. I only sub 2 days a week and I open all doors and windows to deal with it but the students smell, the laundry detergent alone (those new-ish scent beads stink to high heaven)! It's beyond. I will not sub past 4th grade (except PE) because of the chemicals the older students use. I only use the student bathrooms because the adult bathroom have a dozen chemical scents. I bring my own soap to wash my hands. We are being posioned in this country all for the profit of corporations!
The day Rich Roll Podcast showed up in my feed, it turned around my way of approaching life. Thanks, Rich Roll, for all you do. ❤
To please the people they pass a law to "ban" it. To please the "powers that should not be" they provide a loophole law that says they can still use it. They do that for almost everything.
At the very beginning because of the topic I was all in to order the book even though I’ve been leading a pretty clean lifestyle already.
After listening I’m not so sure it’s worth the investment. Perhaps the author just needs someone who can articulate the facts more succinctly? Like maybe a spokesman with more details?
Because honestly if the book was written the way Darin speaks I don’t think I could get through it! 🤷🏼
There hasn’t really been much mention on how the U.S is far worse / much fewer standards on product regulations compared to many other western countries. Simply seeing food and beauty products that can differentiate at Walmart in the U.S v.s crossing the Canadian border - and that’s not to mention in Europe!
Thank you Rich and Darin! I'm a work in progress, but the more I learn... the better we all become. Thank you!
This podcast overwhelmed and frightened me so much - I feel like I just froze amd don't know how to go through my day to day anymore. 😔
same. We need to meditate and just do the best we can. Stay strong and connected!
start with small, with what you can do now, and slowly incorporate into lifestyle. and MEDITATION or seek a practice that will bring you closer to self awareness and inner peace.
I get that theses products are bad and if we go crazy and cut off every single thing like his father, is that going to be our end result. We can just be aware and do the best we can but if I had to worry about this all day long I couldn't function. Also, it sounds exhausting but I've been on the using glass instead of plastic for awhile but everything to drink comes in plastic, which is impossible to recycle, so that's a do your best.
I am curious - what do you need to drink that comes in plastic? Tap water is free. (And please forgive my privileged comment if you live in an area with harmful tap water.)
@@Jack-tk3ub Unless you live in a very remote and pristine location in the world, nobody should be drinking "tap water".
It's almost impossible to find 100 percent cotton clothing or bedding these days.
This is so extremely depressing and anxiety causing yet i couldn’t not hear this stuff.
Haven’t fully watched it yet but here’s my experience going fully natural with my cosmetic products: I had really bad acne and I would buy the most expensive face washes and creams but nothing seemed to work. Then I met my girlfriend and she told me that a part of the reason for my acne was that I used these products. Conventional face wash gets the oil out of the skin because oily skin = acne. However these products made my skin so dry that it therefore would be way more susceptible for acne, this is something they don’t want to tell you. Right now I use Loveli face wash and I couldn’t recommend it more.
The cosmetic industry is based on the idea that you NEED their hair, face and body products. I have not washed my hair with shampoo in 2 years now and I don’t use hair products at all. My hair has never been healthier.
I hope you can make the switch like I did, you won’t be disappointed
Good for you for being open minded enough to listen and try something that worked for you. I also wish people knew that fluoride wasn't necessary in toothpaste and is actually just a toxic ingredient the dental industry pushes. Bizarre world we live in.
@@bellakim9404 Yeah my girlfriend really changed my life in that way. I also don't use fluoride anymore haha the rabbithole goes deep. I told my dentist that I don't use fluoride toothpaste and she called me crazy😂😂
Wonderful! What do you use when walking your hair? Thank you!❤
It's these very conversations that make us all more aware. Thankyou
thank you so much - instinctively choose wherever possible not to be around so many of these products, they feel wrong - it's affirming to know that im not being weird! And great to learn more from all your work. Apathy nails it - here's to this knowledge you're sharing being spread far and wide so we stop poisoning ourselves, each other and the planet. x
My Mother's ex boyfriend Ron was also a dragon keeper during the Cuban missile crisis. He flew around with bombs in his plane. He died a few years ago with Alzheimers. I never put two and two together until you spoke about the guy he most likely worked with.
Thank you for your bravery and commitment to a more ethical world, Darin. We (North Americans) have all been living in “the comfort crisis” so it is challenging for most to wake-up to the reality that we have to become uncomfortable in order to make meaningful change.
If we have the income to buy organic, conscious and sustainable products, it is our responsibility to be the leaders and voices of change for the people who cannot.
Respect and gratitude to You.
I've preordered the audio book and am very excited for it! Great interview!
Halfway into this show and no mention of hair dyes. Studies have shown that hairdressers have about 20% higher risk of blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia. Please go gray people. 🙏
Pre ordered Darin’s book!! Love these conversations! Thank you both for doing what u do!
I’ve been waiting sooooo long for a conversation and book about this topic. Bravo, Darin and Rich! Gratitude…
Thanks, guys. Excellent info! Ordered the book
Can't wait to read! Curious to read about the impacts on physical and mental health...will be incredibly revealing.
Thank you! Keep the conversation going as it's all about creating awareness. People don't know, so we need to keep the conversation and the information in front of people, constantly.
Monday morning! RRP! Great to see Darin again 🔥
This is a great pod cast! Darin Olien, is so spot on! Thank you for this pod cast, looking forward to more with him.
I'm so excited and looking forward to the projects you have going, Darin! I hope that the marketplace you have in mind will be online and will ship internationally. Thank you so much, brother for all your work and dedication! You are an exemplary human!
Thank you for this episode. I learned a lot.
The informations in this discussion is just GREAT 🙏🙏🙏
Great podcast! Thank you!
Truly fantastic podcast, thank you.
Rich Roll - What he is talking about as far as food products go (which he obviously doesn't know much about) are "excitotoxin" additives or anything produced in a laboratory - including so called "natural vitamins and minerals"- which are constituents that were in the plant which grew in Nature and then isolated in the laboratory. HOWEVER in the laboratory constituents that were bound together are chemically separated and put in food and supplements as additives or "natural flavors" or "natural vitamins" but they are no longer recognizable by the body as food as they were when they were part of the plant bound to buffers and other constituents - which can be differentiated from something truly natural -that would be a plant or animal produced in Nature. Words to look for ON LABELS are : enriched, fortified, conditioners, proteins, hydrolized, gums, flavors, seasonings and spices (when the seasonings and spices aren't listed), Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, "natural flavors" and there are many more. Dr Katherine Reid has a list on her website unblindmymind.org or Dr. Russel Blaylock's book EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS. Both of these people could answer your question about what to look for on the label better and would be great guests on your show!
Being able to identify and avoid these toxins are completely difficult tasks, which makes me a bit skeptical as to how our modern world can ever avoid this now. No intention of being a smart butt, but this entire time Darin rests his arms and hands on a wooden table covered with an extremely toxic and non organic wood sealant and stain, to no fault of his own.
I enjoyed this so much. Extremely informative. I can't believe you brought up Drakar Noir!!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I've learned so much through your pod cast. I truly appreciate all of the work you do to put together such a great show. Thanks, Rich!
Great, informative discussion.. for the cognoscenti. The comments are telling.. folks who have understood the perils for years, and then some aware through self education, podcasts, etc..
Maybe it would be worthwhile to do another one,,for the folks who never heard of parabens, etc.
Personally sat riveted, in spite of years of familiarity with these problems and taking steps to mitigate them in my home, what I eat, etc, etc. I ordered the book.. hope I can help spread the info.
Such valuable information! I never thought twice about my dental floss.
The problem is capitalism. We dance around the issue, but that’s it. We have a culture centered on capitalism and the inexhaustible pursuit of profit at any cost. We need a new culture.
I think capitalism has to be balanced with philanthropy, it can't work without people caring about others. It's not taught in schools. Huge corporations should never have been allowed to pay off politicians to become monopolies. There's so much corruption. Monopolies must be broken apart.
Agree. We are slaves to GDP and economy first mindsets that sacrifice the wellbeing of the people
Capitalism isn't a perfect economic system, but changing it to a more socialistic economy isn't a guaranteed improvement either.
I think a more realistic approach would be regulating the harmful aspects of capitalism and adopting the useful aspects of a social and green economy. But the process of getting there is also hard.
@@cutlassfury3393 I agree. All powerful nations are adding to the destruction of our planet in order to compete. This needs to stop, they're killing us.
The problem isn’t Capitalism. It’s the people funding them. Stop spending money on stuff that kills you xD
Awesome episode with Darin
Not sure if you've had her on yet but another wonderful being to talk to about this subject matter is the beautiful and talented Ms. Vani Hari, aka the Food Babe.
Thank you. ❤
You guys are Awesome! Everyone still just thinks I'm crazy. This should help though. I need a new tribe!
Little known fact... in the 1980's Darin was the lead singer of a synth-pop group named Men Without Hats. LOL
Thanks guys. I appreciate your hard work. 😉🌱🤙🏽Aloha aina
I'm picking up the Kindle Version on May 16th
I love using coconut oil as a full body lotion. It's great that it's also sold in glass ....
I'm a highly sensitive person. I've known it all my 54 years but didn't have a formal name for it until just a few years ago. For more than 40 of those years I called myself the Princess and the Pea and felt an affinity for the Fall of the House of Usher eponymous family members. Circa 1990, the term "Environmental Illness" came in vogue, yet that pathologized the sufferer rather than the source of the problem. We're not hypersensitive victims but canaries in the coalmine; rather, we react more evidently to the bazillion toxins we put in our environment and in and on our bodies that ARE harming everybody, just more subtly and perniciously. It was nice to have an umbrella term to throw out there, but I'm much happier that the real problems are at least being nominally addressed.
When I first started working in offices, smoking was still permitted in break rooms, bars, and restaurants, in California. I had two or three migraines regularly-which was also due to the fluorescent lighting and chemical cleaners. A few years later I had my first encounter with an electric air freshener in a motel: I couldn't breathe so hung outside nearly in tears while my doddering grandfather found the first one and eventually the second. It smelled horrible, but by nightfall at least I was able to breathe and sleep inside. Nowadays I only use scent-free products, avoid highly processed foods for the most part, preferring organic (despite the deception therein) to at least avoid most unnecessary toxins. Turns out I'm allergic to dust mites (really their poop, honestly) and the entire Alternaria genus, among a few other perfectly natural things, like rabbits, cats, allium, and lanolin; so I really don't need any artificial irritants in my life. I can't touch the carpet in my bedroom room lest it cause contact dermatitis. I still unknowingly consume glyphosate on fresh produce certified organic that duplicitous growers then contaminate just before shipping to stores, most notably hydroponically grown, like tomatoes; likewise when it's used to dry grain AFTER organic certification. There are no enforceable right-to-know laws in the USA. Corporations' "liberties" trump individuals'. Supposedly we have a choice what to consume, but we really don't, even when we grow most of it ourselves.
What brand of water is in the blue glass bottle?
So true. This is obviously the perfect title to our predicament. Let’s keep pushing the truths of our dis ease. The more diseased we are the less we see the root causes of our present identification with who we think we are. You cannot take anything on face value anymore. Keep your selves well by using your understanding of where you come from…. Nature in its unprocessed form 👍
That shows how much our regulators are really concerned about our health.
Definitely more studies needed.
It would be good to hear more about how we grow a new paradigm
Organic food, clean, non chemical personal products, clothing etc. is just not affordable for most people. Personally I do buy organic whenever possible. However, the local farmers markets are at least twice the price as the local grocery store. It’s a difficult situation. I really wish the government would do their job and protect consumers. Lobbyists and corporate greed run the show.
Even though this information can seem overwhelming, we need people like you spreading awareness to create the necessary changes that need to take place! Truly appreciate your solid advice to start inward and work outward. 👍Can’t wait to get the book in a few days!
🎉🎉🎉 favorite power team!!
Thank you for sharing this important information. It's no wonder people of all ages are getting sicker and sicker.
Super informative, thank you! Listening to this while making upcycled denim jean totes, because I'm a sewist 😳 And now I'm nervous to shave my legs😅 I do appreciate the information though 🙌
My sister always says we are going to die but she takes 15 meds at night and always having to be taken to hospital for something or other, they just don't want to be informed because then they have do something about it.
This was an awesome discussion! It resonates so much. I love hearing about chemistry, policy and health. I have that book referenced by Darin Olien on the Invisible Rainbow, I think it is by Firstenberg. It was thick and heavy reading on history of electricity. The nuts were just nuts. JK Thanks again!
Rich, it would be really great if you could have a podcast with Acharya Prashant from India!
Part of me feels hopeless and then the other part that is already trying to minimize my footprint and my toxins wants to be more informed. I might get the book 😂
The issue is LACK OF CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY AND THE WISDOM OF OUR ELDERS💜🙋♀️💜🙋♀️💜
First, let me say I love Darin’s energy and efforts to help others become healthier. He seems like a really nice guy and I’m sure his heart is in the right place. But it seems that most of the claims he is making (not all of them) about chemicals in the body just don’t stack up to real world risks. And every major independent research institution/University has determined that deodorants, shampoos, diapers, makeup, detergents, etc. just don’t have as big of effect of some of the wellness gurus lead us to believe. I think it’s good to know these chemicals are there, and try to avoid them as best we can, but focus more on the things we can all do that have a quantitative life and health span improving effect; exercise, eat well, have social connections and support, mental well-being, and good sleep.
I would question "independent". It seems like your word against his. Why are his studies so wrong and yours are right? Plus, precautionary principle should apply. Way too many unknowns to establish long-term safety with such complex and new cocktails by any major research institutions, even if no conflicts of interest.
@@spiral-m Good point. And I do think the precautionary principle should apply. But even Rich said that the information in the book is so overwhelming, the average person just simply doesn't know where to start. A lot of people have a hard enough time trying to get decent sleep, exercise, eat well. And most do not have the financial resources to implement many of the suggestions. I'm not saying this topic isn't important, just not really proven either way. So yes, we should be mindful, aware, and use precaution for sure.
@@drewbuckner8331 It is certainly another ball-game dealing with it. I tend not to trust the regulatory bodies - too many documented corruption and industry-biased study selection. The system is toxic. therefore I remain unconvinced by their "scientific" statements if that comprises proof for you. Examples in Germany where I live (the country isn't even the most corrupt) - the BfA (new chemicals, new medicaments) used Monsanto readers' letters as proof that glyphosate isn't harmful, the DGE (nutrition and supplements) states that vitamin d's positive affect on Covid outcomes is unproven and that the supplement is not used to treat illnesses an outrageous lie in both instances, the regulatory body for nuclear power stations has its own representatives on the board of the State nuclear power safety approvals, etc etc.
I desperately hope we can transition from a world of reactive policies for protecting folks to more sustainable designs, infrastructures, and ecosystems. It often seems that the powerful few who do the most damage aren't held accountable, and I hope collectively we can find better ways to change that.
Many years now i don't use shampoo, deodorant, fabric softener, etc... i use essential oils, vinegar, sodium bicarbonate...
My two favorite men ❤
I stopped using the internet for a week and my hair grew back. Posting this comment I am seeing clumps of hair fall out again.
So is the Lume a good choice?
PFAS are not yet listed as hazardous, and are not part of the toxicity classification in 40CFR. I imagine that will be coming soon. The EPA hasn't even researched all of them PFOS and PFOA are well known, but as your guest stated, there are thousands of them. We are just at the very beginning of PFAS like chlorinated solvents in the 1960s/70s..
I wonder what he thinks about the sweeter called "stevia in the raw", or stevia in the green packets. I use that but can't help feeling it is crap...
This topic has been well written about by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie in book “ Slow Death by Rubber Duck” This podcast and book don’t offer new information on this topic
This is an extraordinary crisis. I am also afraid of what is being done to fresh water in industrial fracking breeching aquifers and also downstream of both agricultural and city runoff. I worry about all the drugs excreted and mixing together into the treatment facilities that make it through to the next water users downstream. Some were applied to skin with warnings for pregnant women not to make contact, which then get washed off in the shower and head to join the toxic stew at the water treatment plant. Is water actually tested for hormones, heart medicine, antibiotics, antipsychotics?
What is wrong with petroleum products on the skin? Isn’t that natural? One ingredient?
Is it safe to use 70% Alcohol for daily cleaning of windows and mirrors?
Ads are becoming unbearable
Ridiculous in fact.
This reminds how sick flight attendants got with the new uniforms. Skin reactions!
Anyone with experience with mal de debarquement syndrome? Five years in from an airplane and it has literally ruined my balance and mind out of thin air.
@Romeobby377
Look into all natural essential oils esp Cedarwood. And, homeopathic medicine. I forget the name but I’ll look. Helped a friend of mine.
@@DivineSurprise Thank you. I did it all and spent thousands of dollars. The issue is in my cerebellum unfortunately. I still use the lavender essential oils but it does nothing for MdDS. Sigh!
@Romeobby377 See above.
Can't wait to listen to his audiobook and be overwhelmed by all the things I will need to change... mentally preparing for a wake up call lol
Shoot first ask questions later mindset and accountability mindset is killing us
how does your product get to market when all the chemicals used to transport us are killing us?
No season 3 down to earth
I see keep the people wanting more 🤔
I'm a nutritional therapy practitioner and after hearing you on Rich Roll I knew I'd found a kindered soul (as far as chemicals go). I've spent a lot of time blogging on Metabolic Syndrome, chronic disease and the lifestyle choices that cause our healthspan and lifespan to be so very wide. My next set of blogs will be on chemicals. I've done some blogs on chemicals like scented laundry detergent but I want to dive in deeper and your book will be my "bible" for posting. We do differ in our approach to "diet." I'm not pro vegan. I'm pro properly sourced animal protein whereby the animals are raised and fed sustainably and their lives are ended as humanly as possible. I'm curious, what would you say if I asked you if a bear should put down it's fresh caught stream salmon and eat berries instead? It's hard for me to understand the thinking of vegans as I believe the dense nutrition from animal products (again I'm very specific in the animals I choose and raise them as well) is needed for optimal health.
Vote with your $$, back to basics.
Beauty Counter seems to give a no list that contains a lot of what you’re discussing, and what not to use if it’s listed in beauty products.
what is a good sunscreen that isn't too toxic?
Mineral
Clothing.
@dft1. Badger brand is mineral
We were lucky to have labeling at all. If the "ingredient" isn't in the recipe they don't have to mention it on the label. That's how carcinogenic products that extend life end up on our grocery shelves.
PFAS is not "Pre" and "Pro" It's per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Oh my 😞.
It is very sad to know developed country to let people live in toxins and want others to follow.I am so sorry to listen to such depressing facts.
❤TY
So dang sad, but here we are. Profit over people eventually won’t work if everyone is dead. I mean look at Brandon, the lights are on, but no one’s home. He’s gone already. I don’t plan on leaving the planet like that. SMH.
I stopped coloring my hair and don’t use shampoo anymore. My natural oils are finally returning to my scalp after two months. I love a good goat milk bar soap.
He looks like that guy, the father from that show "7th heaven"