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Holiday Announcements – Workshops, Consulting, Nutrition Guides and More

Today, we’re making some fun announcements, all related to the upcoming holidays (and the fast-approaching New Year). Give us 30 seconds, we’ll give you $25! We’ll be filming the It Starts With Food promotional video at our Team CrossFit Academy workshop (Monrovia, CA) on Saturday, January 21st, [...]

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A Special Whole30/Gourmet Grassfed Contest

We need you to submit your idea for a new Whole30-approved Gourmet Grassfed jerky flavor, and help your fellow healthy eaters enjoy a wider variety of grass-fed, organic, portable protein snacks. One lucky fan’s recipe will be chosen, created, approved by Whole9 [...]

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Fructose Foolishness

Last week, we saw an article on the Yahoo! contributor network that seemed – upon reading the first paragraph, at least – right up our alley. However, upon probing deeper into the logic (and the numbers), the conclusion proved so ludicrous, we thought maybe we’d accidentally huffed some paint. [...]

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Happy Black Friday! A Special Paleo Comfort Foods/Whole9 Giveaway

Today only, a special Whole30 Success Guide give-away, thanks to Julie and Charles Mayfield, authors of on of the hottest cookbooks of 2010 – Paleo Comfort Foods! [...]

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The Whole30 Version 5.0 Wrap-Up

For those of you who started your Whole30 on October 24th, congratulations! Your 30 days are officially up – not that you have to run right out and dive into a fruitcake, of course. Whether it’s your first, second or tenth Whole30, today’s post is for you – part homework and part sound-off. Homework #1 [...]

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Pure Indian Foods Ghee: Whole30 Approved

Today, we are happy to add another fantastic food to our official Whole30 Approved list. Pure Indian Foods is a family-run company currently based in Princeton, NJ, with heritage going back five generations to northern India. [...]

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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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