Bestselling Paleo cookbook author and blogger Melissa Joulwan is our interview guest today in Episode 740 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”

With the huge influx of Paleo and low-carb books that have come on the market in the past few years, a handful of those authors have risen to the top of the heap with bestselling books penetrating our culture with the healthy real food message. People like Diane Sanfilippo, Dr. Loren Cordain, Robb Wolf, Mark Sisson, Sarah Fragoso, Dr. William Davis, Dallas and Melissa Hartwig, and others are leading the way--but they're not alone. If you look at the top of the bestselling Paleo books charts on Amazon one of the most surprising names is someone who doesn't receive the kind of accolades for her work like she should.

Her name is Melissa Joulwan from "The Clothes Make The Girl" blog (listen to Jimmy's previous podcast interview with her in Episode 554) and her December 2011 self-published debut book release Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat has been a phenomenal success featuring Paleo-styled recipes with an international and ethnic flair. Now she's back with a much-needed sequel book Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat (read Jimmy's Amazon review) with more of the kind of recipes and information you've come to know and love from this awesome Paleo chef!

Listen in as Jimmy and Melissa talk about the surprising success of her first book, how she got the book into Costco stores, why she started her own publishing company named after her cat Smudge, the ongoing issues in her health that required her to go on the autoimmune protocol of the Paleo diet, a sampling of Jimmy's favorite recipes from Well Fed 2, how she adapts the traditional international cuisine from old cookbooks into Paleo-friendly dishes, why this cookbook will be perfect for people on the autoimmune protocol, the distinctions she shares about between emotional appetite vs. true hunger, why you won't find any Paleo treats in her books, and so much more!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 740
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Register for Sean Croxton's "Real Food Con"
- SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Get grass-fed beef, pastured pork, pastured chicken and pastured turkey from Tendergrass Farms
- Melissa Joulwan bio
- Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat
- FREE SAMPLE preview of Well Fed 2
- Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat
- "The Clothes Make The Girl" blog
- Melissa's "Paleo 101" page
- Melissa Joulwan on Twitter
- Melissa Joulwan on Facebook
- It Starts with Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig
- RELATED PODCAST: The LLVLC Show #554: Melissa Joulwan Shows You How To Make Your Paleo Family ‘Well Fed’