Darin Olien is an American author and
podcast
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host. With a B.A. in exercise physiology and an unaccredited M.A. in psychology, he labels himself a "wellness expert", promotes "
superfoods" and co-starred as well as produced the
Netflix
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docuseries ''
Down to Earth with Zac Efron'' in 2020. In 2017, he published ''SuperLife: The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit and Eternally Awesome'', which claims to determine if a person is healthy enough to fight sicknesses. Olien has introduced a number of
diet fads
A fad diet is a diet that becomes popular for a short time, similar to fads in fashion, without being a standard dietary recommendation, and often making unreasonable claims for fast weight loss or health improvements. There is no single defin ...
and
dietary supplements including "healthiest nuts in the world" known as Barukas and Shakeology, a meal replacement.
In December 2014, actress
Eliza Coupe
Eliza Kate Coupe (born April 6, 1981) is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'', Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama '' ...
and Olien were married in New Zealand. The couple divorced in 2018.
He claims to have become interested in
alternative medicine after a football injury in college.
References
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Pseudoscientific diet advocates
Living people
1970 births