about the authors

Melissa Hartwig, CISSN

Melissa Hartwig is a Certified Sports Nutritionist who specializes in helping people change their relationship with food and create lifelong, healthy habits. She co-created the Whole30 program in 2009, co-authored the New York Times best-selling book It Starts With Food in 2012, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Details, Redbook, and Woman’s World. Melissa has presented more than 150 health and nutrition seminars worldwide, and provides support to more than 1.5 million people a month through the Whole30 (whole30.com) and Whole9 (whole9life.com) websites. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT.

Dallas Hartwig, MS, PT, CISSN

Dallas is a functional medicine practitioner, Certified Sports Nutritionist, and licensed physical therapist who specializes in treating lifestyle-related hormonal, digestive, and metabolic health issues. In 2009, he co-created the original Whole30 program. In 2012, he co-authored the New York Times bestselling book It Starts With Food, and founded his functional medicine practice, mentoring under Dr. Daniel Kalish and enrolling in the Institute for Functional Medicine’s certification program. Dallas has presented more than 150 health and nutrition seminars worldwide, and provides support and lifestyle recommendations to more than 1.5 million people a month through the Whole30 and Whole9 websites. He lives in Salt Lake City, UT.

Chef Richard Bradford

Chef Richard Bradford began his culinary career in Atlanta restaurants before studying at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Upon graduation in 2004, he returned to Atlanta to launch RSB Catering. After seven successful years, he sold the catering business and formed RSB Foods to develop Pre-Made Paleo, a nationally distributed line of gourmet prepared meals following the Whole30 program. He is now based in Dallas, TX.

photo credits: Melissa Hartwig: Jordyn Nelson; Dallas Hartwig: Jordan Ison; Chef Richard Bradford: Mike Moreland Photography