
Melissa Urban
Melissa Urban is an 8x New York Times bestselling author (including the instant bestseller, The New Whole30) who specializes in helping people establish healthy boundaries and successfully navigate habit change. She has been featured by the New York Times, People, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, and is a prominent keynote speaker on boundaries, building community, health trends, and entrepreneurship. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT with her husband, son, and two rescue doodles.
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- Entrée
Whole30 Approved: Safe Catch Tuna
Today we’re introducing you to our newest Whole30 Approved partner, Safe Catch.

August 22, 2016, 4:39 pm
- Meal Planning Support and Prep
- Whole30 Approved Popular Posts
Whole30 Meal Planning with Real Plans
Today, we're introducing Real Plans, a Whole30-compatible, fully customized to your schedule/family/food preferences, 30-day meal plan. And you can have it done, start to...

August 8, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Troubleshooting Your Food Freedom
Dear Melissa: Food Storage, Skin Care, Home Cleaning Products… Where Do I Start?
Dear Melissa, besides eating healthy Whole30 foods, in what other ways do you avoid toxins? Do you cook with a microwave? Do you use...

August 1, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa: My Sugar Dragon is Still Breathing Fire
Are you nearing the end of your Whole30 and still struggling with a raging Sugar Dragon? Melissa outlines her best strategies as she helps...

July 5, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Socializing and Traveling
Dear Melissa Replay: Where’s the Support in my Whole30 Support Group?
You’re reading a Dear Melissa Replay, where we re-post some of the most popular entries in Melissa Urban’s regular Whole30 advice column. Today, she’s...

June 27, 2016, 10:00 am
- Whole30 101
Whole30 101: Is This Normal? (A Guide to Whole30 “Symptoms”)
Heads up: there’s no such thing as “normal”. Every body is different. Everybody’s Whole30 is different. While the symptoms listed below are commonly experienced...

June 13, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa: Help Me Wine-d Down Whole30 Style
Today, I'm talking to a woman who is missing her wine after a hard day at work, and wondering what she can substitute.

May 9, 2016, 10:00 am
- Healthy Lifestyle
Nine Fresh-Breath Strategies for your Whole30
Due to added sugar, artificial sweeteners, or sugar alcohols like xylitol, gum and mints are out for your Whole30 – but that doesn’t mean...

May 2, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
Dear Melissa Replay: Can You Do the Whole30 Forever?
Can you do Whole30 for the rest of your life? This is one of the most popular questions we receive, and one of the...

- Entrée
Traditional Cooking Oils (Part 4): Fats on a Budget, Plus More Recipes
This post is part of our Traditional Cooking Oils 101 series.

April 11, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Reintroduction
Dear Melissa: Everything I Reintroduce Seems to Hurt
Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new healthy habits, and figuring out...

April 4, 2016, 10:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Meal Planning Support and Prep
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa: No, Really, How Many Meals?
Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new healthy habits, and figuring out...

March 28, 2016, 10:00 am
- Testimonials
Maintaining a Healthy Weight and Fueling Adventure: Jared’s Whole30 Success Story
This post is part of our ongoing Whole30 success stories series. To submit your own Whole30 success story, contact [email protected]. We’ve been following Jared’s Whole30...

March 16, 2016, 10:00 am
Traditional Cooking Oils (Part 1): Curing Your Fat Phobia
When we asked our community to submit questions about animal oils for a project we’re working on with Whole30 Approved partner Fatworks, we were...

March 10, 2016, 11:00 am
- Dear Melissa
- Troubleshooting
Dear Melissa Replay: Day Ten Tantrums
You’re reading a Dear Melissa Replay, where we re-post some of the most popular entries in Melissa Urban’s regular Whole30 advice column. Dear Melissa...

February 17, 2016, 11:00 am
- Testimonials
Whole30 Success Story: Rob H. and Type-1 Diabetes
From Melissa Urban, Whole30 headmistress I first read about Rob Howe’s Whole30 results on Instagram (@robhowe21). Rob, a type-1 diabetic, posted a photo of his fasting...

January 28, 2016, 11:00 am
- Reintroduction
- Whole30 101
- Whole30 101 Popular Posts
Whole30 101: Preparing for Whole30 Reintroduction
Many of you are just a few short days away from transitioning out of the Whole30 elimination phase into the reintroduction phase. Note we didn’t...

January 25, 2016, 11:00 am
- Tracking Success
Some Whole30 Scale-Related Tough Love
From Whole30 co-founder Melissa Urban, who uses her bathroom scale to make sure her luggage is under 50 pounds You’re just about finished with...