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Dallas Hartwig Books

2 books·~20 min total read

Melissa Hartwig Urban is a certified sports nutritionist and the co-creator of the Whole30 program. Dallas Hartwig is a functional medicine practitioner and co-founder of Whole9.

Known for: It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways, The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom

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The Foundations: Food as the Cornerstone of Health

Health is not a mystery; it’s a process governed by biology and influenced profoundly by what we eat. We start with the reality that food isn’t neutral—it sends messages to your body. Every bite you take influences your hormone balance, inflammation levels, and digestive function. The modern diet, e...

From It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways

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The Science of Food: Hormones, Metabolism, and Inflammation

Most of us think of food only in terms of calories, but calories tell us very little. What really matters is how different foods interact with our hormones and metabolic pathways. For example, sugar and refined carbohydrates cause a rapid spike in blood glucose, which leads to an insulin surge. When...

From It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways

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Understanding the Relationship Between Food and Health

When Dallas and I first developed the Whole30 program, we recognized how profoundly intertwined food is with every aspect of wellness—not just physical health, but mood, energy, focus, and self-esteem. Most people underestimate this connection. They think if their calories are under control, their w...

From The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom

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Eliminating and Embracing: The Rules and Freedom Within Whole30

I often say the Whole30 has just two rules: eat real food and eliminate what doesn’t serve your body for thirty days. Yet within those simple instructions lies profound liberation. For thirty days, you’ll eliminate sugar, alcohol, grains (including gluten-free varieties), legumes, soy, and dairy. Th...

From The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom

About Dallas Hartwig

Melissa Hartwig Urban is a certified sports nutritionist and the co-creator of the Whole30 program. Dallas Hartwig is a functional medicine practitioner and co-founder of Whole9.

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Melissa Hartwig Urban is a certified sports nutritionist and the co-creator of the Whole30 program. Dallas Hartwig is a functional medicine practitioner and co-founder of Whole9.

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