We were sick and didn’t sort of knew it.

Nicki was recovering from a bi-lateral mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer at 26.

Marshall was overweight, not sleeping, and had little energy.

Both of us were eating “healthy” – counting calories, eating low carb, low fat, low sodium foods. Neither of us really had any clue what being truly healthy meant. Until Nicki’s doctor said she needed to change her diet.

Fast forward two years and we’ve lost a combined 80 pounds (look at that photo – what a difference!!), went through a complete food makeover, and have drastically changed nearly everything about our daily lives – for the better! If you can’t tell from that photo, we are so much healthier than before. Our life has become finer the more we’ve unrefined.

This blog is about our journey: the things we learned quickly, the things we learned the hard way, and the things we are still learning. We’ll share tips, recipes, resources, personal stories, and maybe some inspiration along the way.

We hope that by reading this you are on your own journey to Unrefine or thinking of starting one too. Or you’re our moms… In any case, thanks for stopping by – and let us know what you think!

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