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Ep. 80 - In The Flo with Alisa Vitti, Female Hormone and Functional Nutrition Expert

Shownote

“I know for a fact that nature has designed you in your female body to be feeling fantastic. And not just feeling good, but also have all the possible gifts that can allow you to be an agent of change and do good in the world.” - Alisa “Your brain is wire...

Highlights

In this episode, Lacy Phillips and hormone expert Alisa Vitti challenge common misconceptions about women's health, advocating for a proactive and informed relationship with the menstrual cycle. They explore how understanding the body's unique monthly rhythm can be a powerful tool for optimizing diet, fitness, work, and overall well-being, moving beyond passive acceptance of hormonal symptoms.
00:02
Menstruation is not a curse.
11:57
Restoring homeostasis requires universal steps regardless of the condition.
14:57
Period blood is a fifth vital sign
20:45
Suffering is not inevitable.
38:54
Eating three avocados weekly boosts IVF success by 50%
52:03
Adding legumes and omega-3 rich fish can delay menopause by up to three years
1:10:08
The brain is 25% structurally different across phases.
1:13:05
Same workout and diet daily can cause weight gain and hormonal issues.
1:22:05
Women operate on an infradian rhythm, not a 24-hour cycle.

Chapters

Rethinking the Menstrual Cycle: From Curse to Biomarker
00:00
Alisa Vitti's Journey: From PCOS to Cycle-Syncing Pioneer
06:05
Decoding Your Health: What Period Blood Color and Texture Reveal
14:57
The Hidden Dangers of Birth Control and the Path to Proactive Healing
20:45
Understanding Your Infradian Rhythm: The Four Phases of Your Cycle
35:40
Navigating Perimenopause and Protecting Your Natural Hormonal Development
52:03
Why Male-Centric Health Advice Fails Women: The Infradian Rhythm Explained
58:46
The Problem with Fad Diets: Why Keto and Intermittent Fasting Can Harm Women
1:13:05
Your Personalized Blueprint: Using 'In the Flo' to Biohack Your Life
1:19:04

Transcript

Alisa Vitti: You have to recognize, too, that we've been fed a big lie, a huge, very toxic piece of cultural mythology, which is that you are cursed once you start getting your period, cursed to suffer, cursed for it to be painful and problematic. And that...