Stress Addicts Anonymous (Part 2)

In Part 1 of our Stress Addicts Anonymous series (http://whole9life.com/2011/11/stress-addiction-1), we introduced the very real, very dangerous condition of stress addiction. Now, in part 2, let’s take a look at the physiological effects of living in a chronic state of stress, and more importantly, some steps you can take to rehabilitate your own inner stress junkie. [...]

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Stress Addicts Anonymous (Part 1)

Are you a stress junkie? Take our quick quiz, learn about the mechanism behind stress addiction and create some coping mechanisms to help you break the stress-cycle. [...]

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Why Gluten-Free Isn’t Good Enough (Part 1)

Gluten-free diets are trendy. Yep, it’s true, and a sad truth really. I come across scores and scores of people who do the right thing and try to follow a gluten-free diet because they notice that the removal of gluten products positively impact their health. [...]

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Halloween Candy Is Not Special

For those of you following the Whole30 Version 5.0, today may prove a test of willpower. Halloween candy is everywhere [...]

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Stephanie McCormack: Our Newest Whole9 Envoy Extraordinaire

We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie McCormack as our newest Whole9 Envoy Extraordinaire. Stephanie has been a leader within our community for some time now, spreading the Good Food Word in San Diego, and through her blogs, Stupid Easy Paleo and Steph McCormack.com. Stephanie was hand-picked for this position due to her thorough comprehension of [...]

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There’s More to the Story: A Leptin Primer

Our bodies have complex regulatory mechanisms for food intake and energy expenditure, and the complexity continues to confound scientists seeking to understand these relationships. However, a little over 15 years ago, the discovery of a hormone called leptin [...]

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The Whole30™, Version 5.0

Welcome to the Whole30 Version 5.0, the original Whole9 program designed to “change your life in 30 days.” Click here to read more about how the Whole30 works, and to announce your commitment to the program. [...]

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Whole9 Featured in Gulf News, UAE

The Healthy Living section of Gulf News, the most widely distributed newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, published not one but two stories featuring the Whole30, and the results experienced by Keith Hernandez, Gulf News Focus Editor. [...]

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Better Butter on the Whole30 Version 5.0

Since April 2009, our Whole30 program has excluded all dairy products, including butter. However, over the past year, we’ve reconsidered our position on butter’s role in the Whole30, thanks in no small part to Tom Denham, author of Whole Life Eating and one of our Whole9 Envoy Extraordinaires. [...]

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The Butter Manifesto

In the case of butter, we think Grok is (mostly) irrelevant. What we’re actually more concerned with is whether a particular food choice makes us more healthy or less healthy. And while we’re not encouraging everyone to eat more butter, we do consider it a bit of an outlier in the dairy category, which is why we’re exploring the subject here. [...]

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