What if our menstrual cycle holds the answers to health and longevity?
Meet Alisa Vitti, the MOTHER of the #cycle-syncing movement.
While attending Johns Hopkins, Alisa was diagnosed with PCOS. Her doctor painted a grim picture of her future and offered birth control as the only solution. Not willing to accept this as the only option, Alisa went on a quest to find alternative ways to heal. Through this journey, she’s become a thought leader for women’s hormonal health, a pioneer in FemTech, a US patent holder for her tech, and an advocate for gender equality in nutrition research. As a researcher and author, Vitti has published 2 best-selling books—WomanCode and In the Flo. She uncovered the Infradian Rhythm and created The Cycle Syncing® Method which became a viral wellness movement on social with 5 million #cyclesyncing. She’s spoken on every stage from TED to SXSW and has been featured everywhere from the NYTimes to Forbes to Vogue, as well as hundreds of podcasts. In 2001, Alisa founded Flo Living (https://floliving.com/) - the next-gen hormone care platform helping women get to the root cause of their symptoms with its personalized programs, supplements, and a top-ranked hormone care app. Today, she is focused on shifting the cultural conversation around hormone care and gender inequality in research and biohacking—leading the way to a better future for women’s health.
(00:00) Intro
(01:29) The Infadian Rythm and why all women need to know about it
(08:34) How hormones influence overall health
(10:30) Long-term effect of PMS on health and longevity
(19:02) Why our menstrual cycle is the 5th vital sign of health
(23:00) Biomarkers of menstrual health and how to measure them
(26:10) Why menstrual blood is not a waste product
(31:31) Female lens on the current biohacking trends
(42:33) Continuous Glucose Monitoring (\"CGM\") and the importance of blood sugar levels
(44:46) How to perform an endocrine disruptor sweep
(45:57) Alisa's take on in potential of Artificial Intelligence in women's health
(50:43) What's next for Flo Living
(51:40) The bigger picture: What the Female Cycle can teach humanity beyond our health
Links:
Flo Living - https://floliving.com/
Woman Code (book) - https://shorturl.at/amJW9
In The Flo (book) - https://shorturl.at/aqMS6
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