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The constant battle with food sensitivities can leave you feeling frustrated and helpless. You’re trying to make changes to your diet, but nothing seems to work.
In this episode, Melissa Urban, the co-founder and CEO of Whole30, shares insights on identifying food sensitivities, managing cravings, and the challenges of maintaining healthy habits. You’ll hear about the importance of self-experimentation and mindfulness in making dietary choices, as well as the updated plant-based Whole30 program, catering to diverse dietary preferences.
Listen now to start making smart food choices today!
Melissa’s practical tips and valuable insights into personalized nutrition and sustainable habits are based on following an elimination diet. With this approach, you temporarily eliminate food groups that are known to give people health issues. Later, by reintroducing them one by one, you’ll be able to tell how each affects you.
Eliminating commonly problematic foods for 30 days and then reintroducing them systematically can help you assess their impact on your energy, sleep, and overall health. This process allows you to identify hidden food sensitivities and make informed decisions about your dietary choices. By addressing food sensitivities, you can improve your well-being and quality of life.
Melissa emphasizes the importance of understanding how individual bodies respond to different foods, rather than labeling foods as good or bad. By focusing on the holistic approach of the Whole30 program, you can develop a healthier relationship with food and your body. This transformation empowers you to make informed decisions based on your unique experiences and bio-individuality.
The Whole30 program provides a framework for you to discover the foods that work best for your unique body and create sustainable food freedom plans. Melissa also highlights the challenges you may face when starting the program, such as the need to eliminate familiar comfort foods and the importance of planning and preparation. By developing healthy habits and a supportive environment, you can maintain lifelong healthy eating patterns.
Listen now to start making smart food choices today!
Melissa Urban is the co-founder and CEO of Whole30 and an authority on helping people create lifelong healthy habits. She is a seven-time New York Times bestselling author and has been featured by People, Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and CNBC. She’s also the author of The New Whole30 book which came out on August 6th.
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