The Ovary Club with Alisa Vitti

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Welcome to The Ovary Club with me, Alisa Vitti, your source for women's hormone truth from someone who's been pioneering this conversation for over 20 years. If you want to join the club, here's what you need to know: your ovaries are a key driver of how you feel, function and age. They track everything and it's time you start working with them. And no, your body doesn't operate like a man's, so your health strategy shouldn't either. That's why I'm here to help you deal with hormone symptoms naturally, slow hormonal aging, and biohack like a woman. Inside The Ovary Club, we do things differently. This is gender-specific science designed to help optimize your health through every decade of life. Why listen to me? I'm a women's hormone and functional nutrition expert, bestselling author of WomanCode and In the Flo, and the creator of the Cycle Syncing® Method and Flo Living. So if you're ready to join the club, consider this your invitation to fall in love with your amazing female body and start living in sync with your hormones.

  1. 1d ago

    17: The Thyroid Problem Hiding Behind Your Hormone Symptoms with Dr. Amie Hornaman

    By the time perimenopause begins, fatigue, stubborn weight changes, irregular cycles, low progesterone, low mood, and fertility struggles can all be folded into the same explanation: hormones are changing. But what if some of the symptoms women are taught to expect during this transition are also pointing to a gland that rarely gets included in the conversation? Most women hear about the thyroid in relation to metabolism, yet its reach extends through the cycle, ovaries, ovulation, progesterone, fertility, and the wider endocrine system. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I sit down with Dr. Amie Hornaman to uncover why thyroid dysfunction can be hidden inside what looks like perimenopause, why having the thyroid checked is not always the same as having it fully evaluated, and what women may be missing when every symptom is treated as a separate problem. We also examine the surprising research connecting long-term hormonal contraceptive use with thyroid risk and the overlooked overlap Dr. Amie calls thyropause. Dr. Amie Hornaman is a functional medicine clinician, founder of the Advanced Thyroid and Hormone Clinic, host of the top-rated The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast, and author of The Thyroid Fix. Through her clinical work, she helps women investigate persistent symptoms, understand the thyroid markers that standard testing may leave out, and explore more individualized approaches to thyroid and hormone care. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club What's Discussed (03:40) Why the thyroid belongs in the conversation about cycles, progesterone, fertility, and perimenopause. (05:50) The first thyroid question Dr. Amie asks when hormone symptoms do not fully add up. (09:13) The surprising link between long-term hormonal contraceptive use and thyroid risk. (13:59) What can happen when the body is not converting thyroid hormone efficiently. (19:18) What "thyropause" means and why it can overlap with perimenopause. (29:31) Why some women continue to struggle even after starting thyroid treatment. (34:41) The thyroid markers that may reveal what a basic panel leaves unanswered.   Thank You to Our Sponsor:  FLO Living (supplement): Get 25% off with the code podcast25 at floliving.com    Free Guide: The Lab Request Checklist: Struggling with hormonal issues that you just can't figure out? Get the exact labs to ask your doctor for so you can measure progress instead of guessing. alisavitti.kit.com/   Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/    Learn more about Dr. Amie Hornaman Website: dramie.com    The Thyroid Fix book: thyroidfixbook.com  Instagram: @dramiehornaman  Facebook: facebook.com/groups/dramie  YouTube: youtube.com/dramiehornaman  TikTok: @dramiehornaman  7-Day Thyroid Healing Kickstarter: fixyourthyroid.com/7daykickstarter

  2. Aug 11

    16: The Questions Women Are Asking About Hormones Over 35, Answered by Women's Hormone Health and Functional Nutrition Expert

    Could the workout clothes you wear be affecting your hormones? Can you reverse perimenopause? What does a sudden chin breakout after 35 reveal about your hormonal health? And why can ADHD symptoms feel harder to manage before your period? In this solo Q&A, I'm answering questions submitted by Ovary Club Insiders about the hormone concerns so many women are trying to make sense of. We're talking about synthetic fabrics and endocrine disruptors, ovarian aging, fertility with low AMH or one ovary, hormonal acne, recurring yeast infections and UTIs, creatine for women, and the connection between ADHD symptoms and the luteal phase. I'll help you connect these concerns to the systems involved, including estrogen, progesterone, ovarian reserve, blood sugar, muscle mass, sleep, gut and vaginal health, and dopamine. You'll leave with a clearer understanding of what may be happening in your body, what to start tracking, and which supportive steps may be worth exploring. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club What's Discussed 00:05 Can synthetic workout clothes, lingerie, and other fabrics affect your hormones? 07:30 Can you reverse perimenopause, or support healthier ovarian aging? 13:10 Why chin acne can suddenly appear after 35. 21:50 Low AMH, fertility with one ovary, IVF, and natural conception. 29:35 Recurrent yeast infections, UTIs, and the vaginal microbiome. 37:30 Creatine for women: muscle, brain health, and hormone changes after 35. 43:12 Why ADHD symptoms can become harder to manage during the luteal phase.   Thank You to Our Sponsor:  FLO Living (supplement): Get 25% off with the code podcast25 at http://floliving.com    Free Guide: The 90-Day Reset Roadmap: Most women quit fixing their hormones right before it actually works, because nobody told them what to expect. Your body works in cycles, not days, so real change shows up over about three of them. I mapped it out month by month in a guide called the 90-Day Reset Roadmap, so you know exactly what's normal, and when to expect the shift. Get it for free here: alisavitti.kit.com/   Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/

  3. Aug 4

    15: Why Perimenopause Is a Critical Window for Cardiovascular Health with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum

    When we talk about perimenopause, the conversation usually centers on hot flashes, irregular periods, poor sleep, brain fog, mood changes, and weight gain. The heart is rarely part of that conversation. But estrogen also affects the arteries, blood pressure, blood-vessel flexibility, and the endothelium, the thin lining inside the arteries. As hormones begin to shift, changes may already be happening in the cardiovascular system, even while women are being told their symptoms are stress, anxiety, aging, or "just menopause." In this episode of The Ovary Club, I sit down with preventive cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum to talk about why perimenopause may be one of the most important windows for protecting long-term heart health. We get into what estrogen is actually doing for the heart, why women can still have cardiovascular disease developing even when standard testing looks normal, and which parts of a woman's history deserve a place in her cardiac risk assessment. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum has spent nearly three decades changing the way women's heart health is understood and treated. She has served as Director of Women's Cardiovascular Prevention, Health and Wellness at Mount Sinai, Director of Women and Heart Disease at Lenox Hill Hospital, and Director of the Center for Cardiac and Pulmonary Health at Beth Israel Medical Center. She is also the founder of Heart-Tech Health, whose signature program, Adesso, gives women access to cardiovascular prevention designed around female biology. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   What's Discussed (00:17) Why women are still being missed in heart-disease research, diagnosis, and care. (12:34) What begins to change in the arteries during perimenopause. (18:10) What estrogen does for cardiovascular health and why hot flashes may carry more information than women realize. (21:01) How chronic stress, pregnancy complications, depression, and emotional history can affect future heart risk. (29:34) The symptoms women may mistake for hormones, anxiety, stress, or aging. (39:01) Why a normal cardiac workup may not always show the full picture. (47:21) The testing, movement, nutrition, and prevention strategies that can help women act earlier. Thank You to Our Sponsors:  MyFLOⓇ App: Download the MyFLOⓇ App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH   Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/    Learn more about Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum:  LinkedIn: @drsuzannesteinbaum  Instagram: @drsteinbaum  Website: drsuzannesteinbaum.com Adesso Health: adesso.health Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum's Heart Book: Every Woman's Guide to a Heart-Healthy Life: a.co/d/006QRNln

  4. Jul 28

    14: PMOS (PCOS) Part 2: What Triggers It and How to Start Healing

    Note: This episode was recorded before PCOS was renamed PMOS, Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. Throughout this episode and some original episode materials, you may hear or see the former name PCOS used. If you have ever left a PMOS diagnosis with no real explanation of why your body is doing this, this is the episode I wish you had. In Part 1, I shared the PMOS story I rarely get to tell in full and walked through what this condition can look like on the symptom level. In this episode of The Ovary Club, we're picking up where we left off and going underneath the symptoms to look at what can actually keep the PMOS loop active. I'm also talking about the well-intended "fixes" that can backfire when you are trying so hard to get better, and the protocol I wish someone had handed me when I was 19. My goal is not to overwhelm you with another list of things to do. It is to help you understand what your body may be responding to, what inputs matter, and how to start moving from guessing to knowing. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   Get the exact 5-step protocol Alisa used to reverse her own PMOS: blood sugar, inflammation, gut, androgens, and tracking, all in one printable cheat sheet: https://alisavitti.kit.com/7d62882557 What's Discussed: (46:34) What triggers PMOS and why understanding the symptoms is only the first step. (47:56) The blood sugar and insulin loop that can keep PMOS active. (49:48) How chronic stress can affect the ovaries, ovulation, and androgen production. (51:59) The inflammation piece of PMOS and why your environment matters. (54:13) The common PMOS mistakes that can backfire when you try to fix everything aggressively. (1:04:04) The PMOS protocol I wish someone had handed me when I was 19. (1:22:53) How to track your cycle, confirm ovulation, and know if your hormones are actually shifting. If PMOS has made you feel like your body is unpredictable, frustrating, or impossible to figure out, this episode will help you understand what may be driving the loop and where to begin.     Thank You to Our Sponsors:  MyFLOⓇ App: Download the MyFLOⓇ App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH   Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/

  5. Jul 21

    13: Biohacking Fertility: Why Infertility Is a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis with Dr. Aumatma Simmons

    When a woman is told she cannot get pregnant, the assumption is often that something in her body has failed. But what if infertility is not the final answer? What if it is a signal that the body needs different internal conditions before it can support conception, implantation, and pregnancy? In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm joined by Dr. Aumatma Simmons to talk about fertility through the lens of female biology. We get into why infertility should be understood as a symptom, what the body may be doing when conception is not happening, why most biohacking advice was built around male physiology, and how women can start supporting fertility by working with their cycle instead of against it. Dr. Aumatma Simmons is a double board-certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist who has spent nearly 20 years specializing in fertility. She works with the cases that often fall through the cracks, including unexplained infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and helps women and couples look beyond standard testing to understand hormones, egg quality, sleep, blood sugar, toxins, partner health, and the deeper factors that can affect conception. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   What's Discussed: 02:36 – Why infertility should be understood as a symptom, not a diagnosis. 06:59 – What the body may be doing when conception is not happening. 09:58 – Why biohacking fertility has to account for female biology and the infradian rhythm. 13:58 – What to assess before starting another supplement stack, protocol, or fertility plan. 19:06 – Why sleep can change ovulation, progesterone, egg quality, and fertility outcomes. 38:34 – How carb restriction, fasting, and intense workouts can work against fertility. 52:59 – What standard testing can miss in unexplained infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. If you are trying to conceive, navigating unexplained infertility, dealing with recurrent pregnancy loss, or wondering why everything looks "normal" but something still feels off, this episode will help you understand what your body may need before conception can happen.   Thank You to Our Sponsors:  MyFLOⓇ App: Download the MyFLOⓇ App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH   Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/    Learn more about Dr. Aumatma Simmons:  Instagram:  @holisticfertilitydoctor LinkedIn: Aumatma/ Facebook: DrAumatmaND YouTube: HolisticFertilityExpert TikTok: @holisticfertilitydoctor Website: holisticfertilityinstitute.com Madre: madrefertility.com

  6. Jul 14

    12: PMOS (PCOS) Part 1: The PMOS Symptoms Women Are Told Are Normal

    Note: This episode was recorded before PCOS was renamed PMOS, Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. Throughout this episode and some original episode materials, you may hear or see the former name PCOS used.  Before I ever built FLO Living or created the Cycle Syncing® Method, I was a teenager who knew something was wrong with my body and had no language for it. I didn't get my first period until almost 16. Then my period disappeared for months at a time. By 19, my skin, weight, hair growth, sleep, mood, and energy were all telling the same story, but no one could tell me what it meant. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm sharing the part of my PMOS story I rarely get to tell in full. I walk through what it felt like to live with painful cystic acne, unexplained weight gain, excess body hair, insomnia, anxiety, depression, brain fog, and missing periods before I finally found a possible answer in a medical journal and received a PMOS diagnosis seven years after my first bleed. I also break down what PMOS actually is, why elevated androgens can disrupt ovulation, why the condition can look different from woman to woman, and why a diagnosis is not always as simple as one symptom, one scan, or one lab result. Before we get into triggers and the protocol in Part 2, this episode gives you the foundation for understanding what your body may have been trying to tell you all along. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   Get the exact 5-step protocol Alisa used to reverse her own PMOS: blood sugar, inflammation, gut, androgens, and tracking, all in one printable cheat sheet: https://alisavitti.kit.com/7d62882557 What's Discussed: (05:55) Why I'm sharing the PMOS story I rarely tell in full. (09:48) Getting my first period late, missing cycles for years, and knowing something was off. (11:43) How acne, weight gain, hair growth, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and brain fog showed up together. (17:17) The medical journal moment that finally gave me a lead. (18:59) What changed when I finally got a PMOS diagnosis after years without answers. (27:36) What PMOS actually is and why elevated androgens matter. (35:05) The symptoms and diagnostic criteria women should know before they are told everything is "normal." If your symptoms feel disconnected, confusing, or easy to dismiss, this episode will help you understand why they may be part of the same bigger hormonal picture.   Thank You to Our Sponsors:  MyFLOⓇ App: Download the MyFLOⓇ App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH   Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/

  7. Jul 7

    11: The Early Signs of Perimenopause Most Women Miss with Dr. Robin Berzin

    Perimenopause is one of those phases women are often taught to recognize only after it becomes obvious. The cycle can still look regular, labs can still look normal on paper, and one appointment may not give enough context to explain why the body suddenly feels different. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm joined by Dr. Robin Berzin to talk about how to build a clearer picture of early perimenopause before symptoms become impossible to ignore. We get into what women should start paying attention to, why tracking patterns over time matters, how stress, blood sugar, thyroid, and adrenal health can overlap with hormonal changes, and what to ask for when you want more useful answers. Dr. Robin Berzin is a Columbia-trained internal medicine physician, functional medicine pioneer, and founder and CEO of Parsley Health, the first national functional medicine and longevity clinic in the US. She is also the author of State Change: End Anxiety, Beat Burnout, and Ignite a New Baseline of Energy and Flow and one of the leading voices helping women understand the physical root causes behind symptoms they are too often told to brush off. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   What's Discussed: 01:54 – Why so many women miss the early perimenopause window. 03:36 – The symptoms that can show up before perimenopause looks "obvious." 06:58 – Why this stage matters for your long-term health span. 10:23 – Where HRT fits into the bigger perimenopause conversation. 14:57 – What testing can help clarify when everything feels confusing. 23:13 – Why stress and metabolism can make perimenopause harder to read. 33:43 – The brain and focus changes women do not always connect to hormones.   Thank You to Our Sponsors:  FLO Living (supplement): Get 25% off with the code podcast25 at floliving.com  Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/    Learn More About Dr. Robin Berzin: Website: www.parsleyhealth.com Instagram: @parsleyhealth and @robinberzinmd X: @parsley_health and @robinberzinmd LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robin-berzin-md Facebook: www.facebook.com/parsleyhealth

  8. Jun 30

    10: The Ultimate 5 Biohacks for Women

    When you scroll through wellness content nowadays, you are going to see a lot of influencers sharing the next biohack women should try to balance their hormones, increase energy, reduce inflammation, or finally feel like themselves again. Cold plunges, supplement stacks, red light devices, fasting protocols, expensive wearables, and morning routines that look impossible to keep up with. And if you are someone who is desperate to support your hormonal health, you have probably tried a few of them. But what if those "biohacks" are actually doing less for your hormones than the free things your body was designed to respond to? In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm breaking down the five most powerful biohacks for women's hormones, and none of them require a supplement stack, a wellness gadget, or another expensive protocol. Because after decades of working with women's hormones, one thing has become incredibly clear to me: the female body responds most powerfully to the things modern culture keeps teaching women to deprioritize. Want to go deeper with this episode? Insiders get to submit questions and receive monthly Q&As directly from Alisa. Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club   What's Discussed: (02:10) Why expensive wellness trends are not always the most powerful tools for women's hormones. (04:35) Why ovulation is not just about fertility, but one of the clearest signs of hormonal health. (07:42) How progesterone supports sleep, mood, and nervous system regulation. (10:18) Why orgasm is a real hormonal event and how pleasure affects cortisol, DHEA, and cycle health. (14:26) Why sleep is non-negotiable for cortisol, blood sugar, ovulation, and hormonal repair. (19:08) How morning sunlight affects circadian rhythm, vitamin D, serotonin, and melatonin. (23:44) Why community and social connection directly affect cortisol, oxytocin, and hormonal resilience. (28:12) Why the free inputs women often dismiss are actually the biological requirements their hormones depend on. If you've been feeling exhausted, hormonally overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or like wellness has become another impossible standard to keep up with, this episode will help you understand what your hormones are actually asking for and how to support them in a way that feels sustainable, grounded, and biologically aligned instead of stressful and performative. Thank You to Our Sponsors:  FLO Living (supplement): Get 25% off with the code podcast25 at floliving.com  Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/

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Welcome to The Ovary Club with me, Alisa Vitti, your source for women's hormone truth from someone who's been pioneering this conversation for over 20 years. If you want to join the club, here's what you need to know: your ovaries are a key driver of how you feel, function and age. They track everything and it's time you start working with them. And no, your body doesn't operate like a man's, so your health strategy shouldn't either. That's why I'm here to help you deal with hormone symptoms naturally, slow hormonal aging, and biohack like a woman. Inside The Ovary Club, we do things differently. This is gender-specific science designed to help optimize your health through every decade of life. Why listen to me? I'm a women's hormone and functional nutrition expert, bestselling author of WomanCode and In the Flo, and the creator of the Cycle Syncing® Method and Flo Living. So if you're ready to join the club, consider this your invitation to fall in love with your amazing female body and start living in sync with your hormones.

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