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It Starts with Food

By: Melissa Hartwig, Dallas Hartwig
Narrated by: Melissa Hartwig, Dallas Hartwig
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Summary

It Starts With Food outlines a clear, balanced, sustainable plan to change the way you eat forever-and transform your life in profound and unexpected ways. Your success story begins with the Whole30®, Dallas and Melissa Hartwig's powerful 30-day nutritional reset.

Since 2009, their underground Whole30 program has quietly led tens of thousands of people to weight loss, enhanced quality of life, and a healthier relationship with food-accompanied by stunning improvements in sleep, energy levels, mood, and self-esteem. More significant, many people have reported the "magical" elimination of a variety of symptoms, diseases, and conditions in just 30 days.

Now, Dallas and Melissa detail not just the "how" of the Whole30, but also the "why," summarizing the science in a simple, accessible manner. It Starts With Food reveals how specific foods may be having negative effects on how you look, feel, and live-in ways that you'd never associate with your diet. More important, they outline their lifelong strategy for eating Good Food in one clear and detailed action plan designed to help you create a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, calm systemic inflammation, and put an end to unhealthy cravings, habits, and relationships with food.

Infused with the Hartwigs' signature wit, tough love, and common sense, It Starts With Food is based on the latest scientific research and real-life experience, and includes testimonials, a detailed shopping guide, a meal-planning template, a Meal Map with creative, delicious recipes, and much more.

(Please note: If you purchase this book on iTunes, the PDF of free, accompanying material may appear in your music library rather than in your book library.)

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2012 Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig (P)2014 Victory Belt Audio

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Life changing!

If you could sum up It Starts with Food in three words, what would they be?

It works wonders! Just do it! Change your life!

What other book might you compare It Starts with Food to, and why?

The only other book I can compare it to is Harry Browne's "How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World". Both have impressed me a lot and significantly innfluenced my life. I keep recommending both of them to everyone.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! Couldn't stop listening, will listen to it many more times!

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I love this book. It's absolutely brilliant. Absolutely in love with how following its advice changed me.

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Fantastic!

A truly life changing book. Having it read by the authors themselves makes it even better. I've enjoyed it immensely. Check it out!

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Blood pressure down and lost a stone

Would you consider the audio edition of It Starts with Food to be better than the print version?

Yes the first half is a lot of science much easier to listen to

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This is a diet for life but only strict for 30 days, after that try to stick to it for 80% of the time. My cholesterol is down and weight just fell off. A friend has avoided a hysterectomy and has mood swings under control. There are lots of similar stories at the beginning of each chapter which I was sceptical of but now feel they are probably true. Cutting out the junk (well most of it) has made such a difference.

If you don't think you can be good for 30 days just try a week; the benefits are almost immediate. Good luck.

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Excellent. Informative. Well researched

Everyone should read or listen to this book. Dallas and Melissa although not professional narrators do an excellent job narrating the audio book - the best I've heard yet in fact. The content of the book is excellent, well researched, well backed up and the scientific parts are relayed in a manner that makes it comprehensible to even the most science phobic. Armed with the knowledge from this book you can make informed food choices and decide which less healthy foods are worth it and leave all the rest behind.

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A must read if you are going to do the whole30

Really informative and easy to listen to. The lifestyle is working too so I am very pleased with this purchase

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A must read/listen to for all

This book lays it bare. You are really what you eat! I feel enlightened.

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Simple and Powerful

Simple yet comprehensive overview of how different foods contribute to various health conditions. 9 days into the program, the fatigue side of my fibromyalgia has vanished. My energy and concentration are improving and I am noticing a gradual reduction in symptoms. I even had the energy to hit the gym at the weekend! Here's hoping this book has me on the road to recovery!

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Largely overrated

The research and voicing was well done, everything else was nonsense and a waste of a credit

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Could change your life?

This is an interesting take on diet. Being short of time, the audio book was a great way to get an overview of the basic principles. A lot of points I found really interesting and I must admit that I am now around ten days into my 30 day "cleanse" and yes I do feel better, and yes I have lost weight. And yes I did buy their cookery book. So I would would certainly recommend it. For me It's been a gentle push into a much healthier eating regime. Which has to be a good thing, possibly even life changing.

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