According to International Society of Sports Nutrition certified (ISSN) sports nutritionist Melissa Hartwig, it takes 30 days to hit the reset button on your body’s bad habits. According to Hartwig, thousands of people have adopted a new way of clean eating: the Whole30 diet.
According to graduate student Carlee Hodge, the Whole30 diet can be used to combat allergies and chronic pain while promoting weight loss.
“Whole30 is a diet made to reset your body,” Hodge said. “It helps reduce inflammation and alleviate allergies. Essentially, it replaces your bad habits with healthier habits over a thirty-day period. I went through phases, by day 15 I felt pretty great. In the two weeks I went through some serious withdrawals, despite having a pretty good diet.”
The Whole30 diet helps individuals remove toxins that come from grains and artificial sweeteners from their body. Hodge attempted the diet and made it to day 19 of 30.
“The first five to eight days I felt like a train hit me,” Hodge said. “But after day 15 I felt very healthy and energized. I would not recommend the Whole30 diet to anyone, because it is not realistic. Well, unless you are just trying to remove cravings. I think you can eat brown rice, whole wheat bread and a piece of dark chocolate, and still be healthy.”
Junior Kami Adams completed the Whole30 diet with her friends and family.
“Whole30 is a great way to learn about the foods you are putting into your body and what effects they have on you,” Adams said. “The Whole30 diet is different because you absolutely under no circumstances can cheat.”
Adams said she would recommend the Whole30 diet to everyone.
“It is not just a diet, it’s a lifestyle change, and it can help you in all areas of life,” Adams said. “I used to work out more before I tore my ACL, but now I am pretty limited. If I cannot work out then I definitely need to eat well, which is one reason why I chose to do the Whole30 diet. I felt so good after it was all done, my skin was better, I slept better and I even lost weight.”
According to senior dietetics major Rebecca Sanders, the Whole30 diet is commonly referenced in her class discussions.
“We talk about diets in class because we are likely to be faced with questions in our line of work,” Sanders said. “We need to be familiar with all diets and lifestyles. For many people, Whole30 can lead to a long–term lifestyle change. Other diets generally teach a quick-fix approach, rather than teaching how to live healthy lifestyle. The quick-fix method almost always leads to a relapse. I would suggest this to
