I’m so excited to tell you all the reasons why It Starts With Food by Dallas & Melissa Hartwig is the most valuable nutrition book you can have in your possession. This book is full of so many important pieces of information explaining how food impacts your body, and it exposes in great detail why so many of us have physical and psychological issues with food. It also equips you with all the information you need to make the best choices to stay healthy for a lifetime.
I am not a doctor, nutritionist, personal trainer or Paleo superhero. I’m just an average person who got really sick with no medical explanation for my symptoms. Thankfully, through Dallas and Melissa Hartwig’s Whole30 program, I discovered food is my medicine. Now, after reading It Starts With Food, I have a much deeper understanding of why my food choices are so important.
One of the main reasons I even did the Whole30 was because I read through the instructions on the Hartwigs’ website, whole9life.com, and their tough-love approach and sassy style had me hooked!
It is no surprise that their book is as entertaining as it is informative, making it an easy page turner even when they’re talking about things like phytic acid, glucagon and medium-chain triglycerides!
To me, It Starts With Food is required reading for the following reasons:
It has allowed me to have a greater understanding of my own health issues. I had no idea how critical my gut is to my total health, but Dallas and Melissa go into great detail about why your intestines hold the key to unlock your complete well-being. To me, this is priceless information!
Knowledge is power, and now that I know why I’m tempted by certain food choices and why certain foods have such a negative effect on me, I have the power to make better choices on a daily basis for the rest of my life.
This book has made it much easier for me to explain to friends and family why this way of eating is so important. Science was my worst subject in school, so I’m not very good at explaining all the detailed medical information or “science-y stuff,” but It Starts With Food has made it much easier for me to put into words why fat is good for you, why there’s more to calcium than just drinking milk and taking supplements, and why there’s more to cholesterol than a number on a piece of paper. And if my friends and family want to know more, I just hand them the book!
In every chapter, Dallas and Melissa take multiple opportunities to answer the most frequently asked questions on all the hot food-related topics. They leave you feeling fully informed and totally empowered. It’s awesome.
I love that they give you the tools, but then encourage you to take responsibility for yourself. It seems so many of us refuse to be responsible for our choices or just choose not to listen. In It Starts With Food, you will not only be educated, but also held accountable. I find that so refreshing.
I truly believe It Starts With Food is going to be a major contribution to a shift toward improved health in our country. As more people continue to have such drastic improvements and amazing testimonials, it is my hope that word will continue to spread, and that the medical community will be forced to take into account the critical role food plays in our total health.
