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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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Primal Pacs: An Interview With Founder Matt Pierce

You first heard about Primal Pacs back in December 2010, when they became the first ever Whole30 Approved jerky snack kit. Since then, we and the Pacs have been spreading the Good Food word at our Foundations of Nutrition workshops, [...]

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A new Whole30, and a Paleo Magazine Feature

We’ve got some exciting Whole30 plans in the works for the remainder of 2011, so we thought we’d give you a preview here today. First…[...]

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Sex With Your Pants On

Since the creation of our Whole30 program in April 2009, we’ve cautioned against the Paleo-ification of poor food choices. In fact, this concept has been one of the cornerstones of the program, specifically requiring the elimination of Paleo brownies, pizza and pancakes for the duration of your Whole30. [...]

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Whole30 Success Story: Jessica O.

Note from Dallas and Melissa: If you read one testimonial about the Whole30 program, please, read this story. Jessica moved us to tears when we met her at a recent workshop. Her story is powerful, and beautiful, and we are humbled by her kind words. Read, believe, and share. M&D [...]

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