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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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June 2, 2014, 10:00 am
  • Dear Melissa
  • Special Populations

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
  • Dear Melissa

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
  • Dear Melissa

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,...
Whole30 Mayo
  • w30
  • Dips, Sauces and Dressings

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
  • Mindset

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
  • Dear Melissa

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...
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March 4, 2014, 1:00 pm
  • Testimonials

Whole30 Success Story: An Update from Captain Tom

A guest post by Tom Urban (“Captain Tom”) – otherwise known as Melissa Urban’s dad. From Captain Tom On February 20th, 2010, Melissa wished...
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February 17, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Kids and Family

A is for Awareness: Helping Your Kids Connect Food and Behavior

As outlined in It Starts With Food, the Whole30 has two parts: elimination and reintroduction. First, you completely eliminate potentially problematic foods for a...
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February 14, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Testimonials

Whole30 Success Story: Pastor Frank

In early January 2014, we came across a photo on Instagram posted by Sarah-Marie. There is little we love more than someone turning their...
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January 24, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Dear Melissa

Dear Melissa: Pulling Out of a Whole30 Stall

Welcome to Dear Melissa, where we answer your questions about transitioning into or or maintaining a healthy Whole9 life, helping you figure out how to...
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January 16, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Testimonials

The Whole30® and Psoriasis: Karen R’s Story

Karen’s story (first published on her blog, Beautifully Simple) about her battle with psoriasis (an autoimmune condition) showcases the power of food to change...
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January 13, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Troubleshooting

Do you REALLY want to quit the Whole30®?

Did you know that Days 10-11 are when you are most likely to throw in the towel on your Whole30® program? It’s true—we’ve compiled...
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January 8, 2014, 11:00 am
  • Testimonials

Emilie and Shayna Do the Whole30® (While Living In a Camper)

Nearly a year ago, Emilie and her friend Shayna left their homes in San Diego and set out on a year-long road-trip documentary project in...
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December 16, 2013, 4:00 am

The Bone Broth FAQ

Over the weekend, we posted an Instagram photo of a pot of bone broth simmering away captioned, “Bone broth for A.M. sippin’ is going...
Keeping Weight On During The Whole30®
December 9, 2013, 11:00 am
  • Meal Planning Support and Prep
  • Troubleshooting

Keeping Weight On During The Whole30®

The Whole30 isn’t designed to help people change their body composition or lose weight, and we ask people to take a much-deserved break from...
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October 3, 2013, 10:00 am
  • Testimonials

Whole30 Success Story: Janet W. and Chronic Urticaria (Hives)

We’ve heard more than a few Whole30 succes stories that stop us in our tracks: Jessica O,Summer W, Brian M. But today, Janet’s photos are what...
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June 19, 2013, 12:00 pm
  • Testimonials

Ken K.’s Whole30® Success Story

We love Whole30® success stories, don’t you? And we especially love this short but sweet story from Ken K. who navigated his way through the program...
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June 5, 2013, 12:00 pm
  • Testimonials

Cheryl’s Whole30® Success Story

Note: We received the following success story from our Whole9 Seminar Team members Nick Kirkes and Rachel Miller who own Inner Strength Indy. Nick...

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