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Alisa: Hi. I'm Alisa Vitti CEO of FloLiving.com and author of "Woman Code." I'm an integrated
nutritionist, and I specialize in women's reproductive health issues, dealing with menstrual
disorders, infertility issues, low energy, and low libido.
You know, it's so interesting. Just two generations ago, the biggest concern a woman had was getting
pregnant, right? The idea that if someone just looked at her the wrong way, she might
get pregnant. And now, here we are two generations later, and women take it for granted that
they're going to have to go through the IVF process even in their twenties to conceive.
Endocrine disrupters are everywhere, from dry-cleaning chemicals to anti-bacterial hand
soap to even the fluoride in your toothpaste, and it's important to appreciate that each
of these different compounds affect different target glands of the endocrine system. For
example, fluoride in toothpaste has a dampening effect on your thyroid health.
I got into this work because of my own hormonal issues. Fifteen years ago, I was two-hundred
pounds, covered face, chest, and back in cystic acne, and I wasn't getting my period, maybe
once a year, and I was suffering from a disorder called Polycystic Ovarian Disease. And it
was about a seven-year process going from not knowing what was wrong with me to full
recovery. I developed a functional nutrition protocol that brought my whole endocrine system
back on line so that I could shed this weight effortlessly, sixty pounds, was able to clear
up my skin, and, of course, I'm happy to report that I've been ovulating and menstruating
every month for the past twelve years, which is exciting because for so many women, when
we think about having these types of issues, we think they're never going to get any better.
And to be able to bear witness, not only in myself personally, but also for the past decade
professionally working with thousands of women, whether they have PCOS or fibroids or heavy
periods or difficulty conceiving, to really help them see the potential that their body
has to recover hormonally naturally, it's a huge gift to be able to serve women in that
way. So the solution I created, we call the Woman
Code System, and it's a five-step process that helps take a woman from hormonally unbalanced
to balanced in using food. So the first step works with the endocrine function naturally.
So we start with blood-sugar stabilization. Then we move into adrenal support. And then
we move into elimination, pathways of elimination. As your body's making all of these hormones,
you need to be able to break them down and get them out of your system quickly. So, that's
the first three steps. The fourth step is what I call "hormonal synchronization." This
is where we use food in a particular way each phase of the cycle so that you're supporting
with micro-nutrients and super-foods all of the different hormonal production that you
need for each of the distinct four ratios of your menstrual cycle and also using food
to break those hormones down and get them out so that this never-ending cycle of keeping
your hormones balanced from the production side and also getting them out of your system
so they're not building up that level of excess estrogen that is at the root of so many of
the hormonal symptoms you're facing. The fifth step of the protocol has to do with
the mind-body conversation as it relates to being a woman. So many of us have a relationship
with our bodies, our cycles, and our hormones that is, let's say, not so great. We want
to change that inner dialogue to one where a woman feels like she can trust her body
and rely on her feminine energy. So we have this misconception as women that our bodies
are these ever-fluctuating, not-to-be-trusted, kind of mysterious things, but, really, I
want women to lean into the hormonal patterns that they do have because they're a huge source
of leverage, right? If you want to get more done in your life with less effort, leveraging
the shifts in your hormonal biochemistry and neurochemistry is how women can get more done
with less strain on their body. I find it's really important for women to
start thinking about improving their overall hormonal health, certainly three months in
advance, but, ideally, nine months in advance of getting pregnant.