Melissa Urban

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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The Best of Whole30 Recipes: One Dish Wonders.

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day. And, in our new series,  The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we’ll be bringing...
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The Best of Whole30 Recipes: No forks required.

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day. And, in our new series,  The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we’ll be bringing...
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The Best of Whole30 Recipes: Steal This Salad

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day. And, in our new series,  The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we’ll be bringing...
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September 29, 2014, 10:00 am
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Five Things Melissa Hartwig Learned from the Whole30

Written by the co-creator of the Whole30, who still does her own program about once a year  Mid-August, I decided it was time for me to do another...
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The Best of @whole30recipes: The Incredible, Edible Egg

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day. And, in our new series,  The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we’ll be bringing...
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The Best of @whole30recipes: Buns Not Included

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day. And, in our new series,  The Best of @Whole30Recipes, we’ll be bringing...
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September 2, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa: Slow My (Reintroduction) Roll

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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August 11, 2014, 10:00 am
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The Whole30-Plus: Extending Your Program for 45, 60, or 90 days

Whole30 participant Tabitha contacted us recently with a question about extending her Whole30. She asked:   “I have some long-standing issues that I have...
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Even More Whole30-Friendly Recipes

One of the most important steps in ensuring Whole30 success is planning your meals—so you’re not tempted to call the pizza delivery guy after...
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July 17, 2014, 3:39 pm
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New Whole30® Program Rules

We have one big announcement today. We could give you the whole backstory, or we could just cut to the chase and tell you...
Whole30 Success Story: Jenna and von Willebrand Disease
July 7, 2014, 10:00 am
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Whole30 Success Story: Jenna and von Willebrand’s Disease

While so much of the mainstream media coverage of the Whole30 is focused on the weight loss benefits of the program, stories like this are...
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A Whole30® Fourth of July

U.S. Independence Day is just around the corner, but your independence – from bland potato salad, gut-bomb-brownies, and greasy chips and dips – starts NOW. We’re...
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June 2, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa: The Whole30 and Eating Disorders

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about the Whole30 and Food Freedom. Today, we’re talking about a serious subject: whether the...
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May 19, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa, How Do You Eat? (Part 3)

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...
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May 12, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa, How Do You Eat? (Part 1)

This is probably the question we get the most often—but how do you eat? You ask us in seminars, reporters ask us during interviews,...
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The Best Mayo You’ve Ever Made

By Melissa Urban, who always hated mayo until she started making it herself I was talking to a Whole30'er the other day who mentioned she had never made homemade mayo.
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April 14, 2014, 10:00 am
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Waiting for the Second Marshmallow: How to Boost Your Willpower

Today's STM entry comes from us - more accurately, from Dallas' recent obsession with our Whole30 approved cranberry sauce from the Thanksgiving STM series....
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March 31, 2014, 10:00 am
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Dear Melissa: Get Me Back on the (Whole30) Road

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where I answer your questions about transitioning into or completing a Whole30, successfully sticking to your new Food Freedom habits, and figuring out...