The Ultimate Health Podcast: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Fitness, & Self-help

Melissa Hartwig (@melissa_hartwig) is a four-time New York Times bestselling author and co-creator of the original Whole30 program. She's a Certified Sports Nutritionist who specializes in helping people change their relationship with food and create life-long, healthy habits. Melissa enjoys kettlebell training, yoga, hiking, solo traveling, and riding her motorcycle. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT. In this episode, we discuss: Escaping from her life with drugs The gym kinda saved Melissa's life Blogging... the early years Whole30's origin story Using food like a drug Do you have an emotional relationship with food? What makes Whole30 different from other dietary approaches? Not combining Whole30 approved ingredients to make hyperpalatable foods The organic growth of the Whole30 community The most important part of Melissa's job Having a vision from the very beginning Foods to avoid on Whole30 Whole30 teaches you what foods work for you... on an individual basis The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) vs. Whole30 Mel