Articles categorized as Dear Melissa

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...

In this article, I’m helping you navigate the spur-of-the-moment temptation to self-sabotage what you know is a really good thing for you right now—your...

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...

The September Whole30 In 2009 and 2010, I was traveling several weekends a month to CrossFit gyms all across the country, to speak to...

Dear Melissa, Is this Whole30 compatible? <attached photo of ingredient list>  Love, Everyone Dear Everyone, We have compiled 1,734 resources to help you determine...

In the early days of Whole30, the first Whole30 testimonials I shared on both my CrossFit training blog (where the Whole30 was born) and...

Dear Melissa, I did a Whole30 program during the pandemic, and since then, have had a lot of opportunities to hone in on my...