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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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Whole30 recipes on instagram
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  • Breakfast

The Best of @Whole30Recipes: The Incredible, Edible Egg

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day.
Sizzle Fish
September 15, 2014, 10:00 am
  • Testimonials

A Vegetarian Whole30: Laurice’s Story

Laurice Brewer, a vegetarian from Long Beach, CA, first appeared on our social media radar in April 2014. We saw her posting about her...
Whole30 recipes on instagram
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  • Entrée

The Best of @whole30recipes: Buns Not Included

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day.
Whole30 recipes on instagram
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The Best of @Whole30Recipes: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Our @whole30recipes Instagram feed brings you delicious, Whole30 Approved recipes all day, every day.
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September 2, 2014, 10:00 am
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  • Reintroduction

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...
Whole30 and Crossfit
August 25, 2014, 10:00 am
  • Testimonials

Courtney’s Whole30 Story

We’d like to introduce you to Courtney Crozier.  We (and maybe you) first noticed Courtney as a contestant on a popular weight-loss based reality TV...
Dressings, Sauces, and Dips
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  • Dips, Sauces and Dressings

Things You Can Do with Mayo and Ghee

Today’s article is from Whole30 Recipes superstar and food blogger Alanna of Planks, Love, and Guacamole.
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August 11, 2014, 10:00 am
  • Mindset
  • Troubleshooting

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...
Whole30 burger Melissa Joulwan
August 8, 2014, 11:00 am
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How the Whole30 Helped Heal My Unhealthy Relationship

Today’s guest post is from Karen Simpson, a holistic health coach Karen’s Story When Jay and I met almost two years ago, we fell...
Whole30 Recipes on whole30.com
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  • Entrée

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 a long, hard day at the office.
potatoes
July 17, 2014, 3:39 pm
  • Diet and Nutrition

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
  • Testimonials

Whole30 Success Story: Jenna and von Willebrand’s Disease

While much of the mainstream media coverage of the Whole30 is focused on the weight loss benefits of the program, stories like this are what...
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  • Events and Holidays

A Whole30® Fourth of July

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Melissa, a long-haired smiling woman, and text that says Dear Melissa
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 burger Melissa Joulwan
May 9, 2014, 10:00 am
  • Testimonials

The Whole30® > The Scale: Hilarie’s Story

We first read Hilarie’s story while fielding interview requests from mainstream media, all of whom were asking about the Whole30 weight loss benefits. (Sigh.)...
Whole30 Mayo
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  • 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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