About the Author

Ashleigh VanHouten is a health coach, speaker, podcast host, and author of one of the only nose-to-tail, organ meat-centric cookbooks in existence, It Takes Guts. She is the host of the Muscle Maven Radio podcast, downloaded more than 1.5 million times, where she interviews some of the leading minds in exercise and nutrition methodology and overall wellness. Ashleigh is a leader in the ancestral health and nutrition space and a longtime contributor to various health and nutrition publications, as well as a fitness industry consultant, helping others build their brands and communicate their messages to the world. She's developed a range of coaching programs and workshops aimed at improving physical strength, overall wellness, and a deeper understanding of our bodies and optimal health.


Beth Lipton is a New York City-based recipe developer and food/wellness writer. She's a regular contributor to Clean Eating magazine, FoodNetwork.com, and Clean Plates, and her work has appeared in Epicurious, Well+Good, Paleo magazine, Travel + Leisure, Eat This Not That, Livestrong, Furthermore, Time, and others. She has also developed recipes for major brands including Butcher Box, Primal Kitchen, and YouTheory. She is the former food director at Health magazine and the author of two cookbooks, Peaches (a Short Stacks book) and You Made That Dessert?. Beth is the resident chef at Middleberg Nutrition, where she teaches one-on-one and group cooking classes. She also gives workshops on all manner of wellness topics to companies including Boston Consulting Group, Chanel, KPMG, Samsung, and Warner Music. Beth is a graduate of the chef training program at Natural Gourmet Institute and the pastry arts program at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College.