Meet Michelle Hurn

We recently connected with Michelle Hurn and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Michelle, thank you for being such a positive, uplifting person. We’ve noticed that so many of the successful folks we’ve had the good fortune of connecting with have high levels of optimism and so we’d love to hear about your optimism and where you think it comes from.

I was diagnosed with anorexia when I was 12. At 5 feet tall and 57.5 pounds, I was given less than a 10% chance to live. My life has been a series of struggles, but I’m learned to reframe everything I go through. I’ve learned to use every obstacle as a gift towards becoming a better human, a better athlete, and someone who can better serve my community.
I’m an ultra-runner and I’ve won several ultra marathons.
I’m an author and I advocate against our current nutrition guidelines (even though doing so cost me being able to practice at the hospital). In all things and in all situations, when I have put myself out there and consistently been honest and worked my ass off, God has brought me everything I needed.
I have a great dog, a great wife, a roof over my head, I’m blessed beyond measure.
I created a charity where we donate grass fed beef to the food pantry (every book I sale donates a portion to this)

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m a dietitian who advocates an animal-based diet. I’m the author of The Dietitian’s Dilemma and The Fox Family Food Fight. I’m on the board of the American Diabetes Society where we plan to get real nutrition information to teach people how to reverse (not manage) type 2 diabetes. I do nutrition coaching, and I run a lot.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Resilience: This is what hard feels like. Keep doing!
Patience: This is a process. Fall in love with it because it’s going to take a while.
Consistency: Success isn’t sexy. It’s time on task. Every day, over and over again.

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

How can I teach people truth when pharmaceutical companies, dietitians, and the food industry are hell bent on keeping people sick, fat, depressed, and addicted.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://thedietitiansdilemma.net/
• Other: I have an IG and Twitter, but I’m taking a social media break at this time.