NOW AVAILABLE PLANT-BASED WHOLE30 Your body tells you when stress and emotions are becoming too much. You feel it all as physical sensations—a lump in your throat or a stomach in knots. Learning to pinpoint the sensations and address the feelings causing them is powerful. Managing emotions isn’t always easy. But I have four steps that will help you …
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Recipes are amazing. (And Whole30 has so many great ones.) But sometimes you want easy Whole30 meals that have more flexibility and can provide variety for days—with one cooking and prep session. That’s where my Whole30 meal templates can help out. And one of my favorites is the protein salad. This delicious, filling, protein-packed, Whole30-compatible …
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In last week’s Dear Melissa newsletter, I talked about the unexpected benefits of my first Whole30 back in April 2009, and how those 30 days sent positive ripples into every area of my life, giving me a sense of confidence, empowerment, and trust in myself that I had never before experienced. (As I’ve often said …
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I did the very first Whole30 in April 2009, before the program even had a name. It was supposed to be a fun self-experiment where I’d eliminate potentially inflammatory foods for a month and see if anything improved. The idea (put forth by prominent researchers at the time) was that some of the foods we’d …
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Food boundaries aren’t just about food Since 2009 (the earliest days of Whole30), I’ve spent a lot of time helping people say no to breakroom donuts, a slice of cake at the birthday party, and a glass of wine at happy hour as a means of honoring their Whole30 commitment. But those aren’t the only …
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I was recently browsing online for an alteration shop. I bought a jumpsuit for my book tour, and while it fit like a dream, the sleeves were decidedly strange—but easily adjusted in the hands of a tailor. I came across a highly-rated shop just a few miles away and clicked through to their website. I …
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When you think about it, the Whole30 is actually a boot camp in how to set boundaries. You say a lot during those 30 days—to the break room donuts, your mom’s offer to cook lasagna, or the glass of wine at happy hour. During the program, you can always fall back on the program rules: …
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The September Whole30 In 2009 and 2010, I was traveling several weekends a month to CrossFit gyms all across the country, to speak to their members about the Whole30 and help them get started with the program. At the time, participants liked to think of the Whole30 as a 30-day “challenge,” which makes sense if …
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Dr. Carolina Arreola Food sensitivity tests like Everlywell or DNAfit are all the rage right now, and in theory, they sound great–they’re a lower-cost, more accessible way to test for food sensitivities compared to doing lab work at your doctor’s office. But how do these at-home food sensitivity tests work, and what kind of data …
