pages of notes (and if you looked inside my book you would see notes written all over the place plus paper clips marking many pages and passages)
Dallas Harwig says, “food can change your life and It Starts with Food will show you how.”
Dallas and Melissa Hartwig are the husband and wife tagteam bloggers behind whole9.com and the whole30 program. They are also pretty famous for their tough love!! They wrote an awesome book, It Starts with Food, and I was lucky enough to be sent a copy to review for the blog. This book is full of information about the whole30 program. You do not need to read the book because the ENTIRE whole30 program is (and always will be) available online for FREE on the whole9 site. However, I highly recommend you read the book!
I thought I knew about the whole30 program.
After reading, It Starts with Food, I understand much more of the “whys” and the how of this program! Dallas and Melissa break down the science of food and its effects on the body. And they do it in a way that makes sense to normal people. By normal people, I mean people without fancy science degrees. Melissa even calls it the “science-y stuff” and if you know me, you know I love that kind of talk!
There is so much science and diet information out there it is easy to go into information overload. According to It Starts with Food this can cause paralysis by analysis, a state in which you take no action. Who among us lifetime dieters has not been right at this paralyzed state. We know we need to do something so we research and then the information is too overwhelming to know where to start. And while It Starts with Food does give you more information, Melissa and Dallas Hartwig have already completed all the scientific research and made it easy to understand for us non-sciencey people.
The whole30 is “grounded in science, based on thousands of observations and proven results, and anchored with a 30 day structured self-experiment.”
The whole30 was created in 2008/2009 and since then thousands of people have successfully completed the program!
It Starts with Food tells us that all food we eat should do four things. The food we eat should:
- Promote a healthy psychological response
- Promote a healthy hormonal response
- Support a healthy gut
- Support immune function and minimize inflammation
What you can hope to learn when you read It Starts with Food:
- Why dieting doesn’t work but its not your fault – in fact It Starts with Food will tell you all the science-y reasons why we cannot resist.
- What a “Frankenfood” is and why it wreaks havoc on your body.
- Difference between satiety and satiation or Prime Ribs and Oreos.
- The gut is super important in regards to your overall health.
- what foods can make you feel great!
There is a good hunk of science matter in It Starts with Food. Dallas and Melissa really explain how food works for and/or against your body. And the explain how it all is supposed to work. I wont even try to explain all the science-y stuff because I could never do it justice. You will just have to trust me when I tell you, Dallas and Melissa know their stuff and they want you to know all about it! They want you to be successful on your Whole30 challenge.
It Starts with Food and the whole30 is said to change your life in unexpected ways. I believe it will!! I was so skeptical about the whole30 but after reading It Starts with Food I was ready to take the challenge. Are you??
Disclaimer: I received a copy of It Starts with Food to read and review. All thoughts are my own!
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