Dear Melissa

Every week, I get at least a few questions along the lines of, “But how do YOU eat?” You’re always interested in how I...

By Whole30 co-founder Melissa Urban, who only drinks decaf but still knows a thing or two about good coffee. One of the most common...

Dear Melissa, I’m on Day 15 of my second Whole30, and I’m wondering if there is such a thing as eating too much fat....

My son is now 10 years old, but he’s been eating a whole foods-based diet since he was born, because that was how we...

We’re all trying to sleep better. You now know how important sleep is to just about every marker of health. You’ve bought blackout curtains,...

This issue of Dear Melissa & Friends is all about natural probiotics found in foods and drinks, and features Dr. Megan Rossi (PhD, RD,...

The Whole30 has changed millions of people’s lives since its inception in 2009. You can read page after page of glowing testimonials from our...

Beginning the Whole30 can feel exciting and intimidating, especially if you’re new to cooking. While there are thousands of Whole30 recipes available online, on...

Dear Melissa, I am on a fairly strict autoimmune protocol in my Food Freedom due to serious food sensitivities and allergies. I am so...

I’ve often said the Whole30 is about food, but it’s about so much more than food. Millions of people who have successfully transformed their...

The definition I crafted for Food Freedom in 2015 was “feeling in control* of food, instead of food controlling you.” The kind of control...

Cravings are often more complex than they seem, especially when they’re invisibly linked to coping mechanisms in times of stress. The Whole30 can better...

This issue of Dear Melissa & Friends is all about taking a look at your relationship to alcohol. Laura McKowen—bestselling author and a leading...

You learn so much about your relationship with food, and your habits around food during your Whole30. There were plenty of times you learned...

There are more awkward conversations to dive into on a first date than the finer points of the Whole30. But that doesn’t mean you...

Recipes are amazing. (And Whole30 has so many great ones.) But sometimes you want easy Whole30 meals that have more flexibility and can provide...

In a previous Dear Melissa newsletter, I talked about the unexpected benefits of my first Whole30 back in April 2009, and how those 30...

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...