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

    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

  2. Jul 14

    12: PMOS 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   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/

  3. 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

  4. 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/

  5. Jun 23

    9: Why "Balancing Your Hormones" Is BS

    "Balance your hormones" sounds like the goal. It is on supplement labels, wellness posts, detox programs, hormone hacks, and every quick-fix promise that makes women feel like their body is a problem to solve. But your hormones do not get "balanced." They respond. They respond to whether you are eating enough, sleeping deeply, managing stress, clearing estrogen, moving with your cycle, and living in a way your endocrine system can actually regulate. So if you keep trying to fix estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, or PMS directly, you may be chasing the output instead of correcting the inputs. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I break down why the hormone balance conversation is misleading, what your endocrine system is actually responding to, and the five foundations of the WomanCode FLO Protocol that help your body regulate hormones naturally instead of forcing quick fixes that never last. Want to go deeper with this episode? Ovary Club Insiders get a special download: Your Ovarian Scorecard — find out exactly where your hormones need the most support and get a 30-day plan to fix it. Become an Insider here: alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club  What's Discussed: (01:24) Why "balancing your hormones" is the wrong framework. (04:09) How detoxes, cleanses, restriction, and overtraining can worsen hormonal symptoms. (06:00) Why hormones are outputs, not the starting point. (09:00) How sleep, stress, food timing, and lifestyle inputs affect progesterone and ovulation. (13:33) Why no single supplement or quick fix can solve hormonal dysfunction. (19:16) How blood sugar stability becomes the first foundation of hormone regulation. (23:06) Why cortisol and stress signals can shut down reproductive priorities. (24:31) How gut health and estrogen metabolism affect PMS, bloating, heavy periods, and inflammation. (34:00) Why cycle syncing reduces stress on the endocrine system. (39:49) How rest, pleasure, and connection support the nervous system and hormonal health. If you have been trying to "balance your hormones" and still feel like nothing is working, this episode will show you why the goal was wrong from the beginning. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   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/

  6. Jun 16

    8: How Your Hormones, Stress, and Lifestyle Affect Biological Age with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

    Women are often told that aging is something that simply happens to them, especially once hormones begin to shift. But Dr. Kara Fitzgerald explains that stress, poor sleep, hormone changes, extreme dieting, and lifestyle patterns can all affect how fast your body ages. That means your biological age may be older than the number of birthdays you have had. But if your daily choices can push your body to age faster, could they also help you slow that process down? In this episode of The Ovary Club, Alisa sits down with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald to unpack what biological age actually means and why it matters for your hormones, ovaries, mitochondria, stress response, and long-term health. You'll learn how DNA methylation reflects the way your body is aging, why menopause is not the starting line for women's aging, and how food, sleep, movement, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes can help shift your biology in a better direction. Dr. Kara Fitzgerald is a naturopathic physician, functional medicine practitioner, researcher, and author of Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better. Her clinical research showed that an eight-week diet and lifestyle intervention reduced biological age by over three years on average, and she later replicated that work specifically in women. She is also a faculty member at the Institute for Functional Medicine and host of New Frontiers in Functional Medicine®. What's Discussed: (01:12) Why biological age may matter more than chronological age for women. (05:22) How hormone shifts can affect how fast your body ages. (08:23) What DNA methylation is and why it matters for biological aging. (21:28) Why mitochondrial health is deeply connected to ovarian function. (24:08) How stress, sleep, cortisol, trauma, pregnancy, and recovery affect biological age. (32:23) Why extreme fasting, over-exercising, and restrictive eating can be pro-aging for women. (37:09) How food, polyphenols, sleep, supplements, and lifestyle can help slow biological aging. Listen to this episode of The Ovary Club to understand what your biological age may be telling you, why your hormones and ovaries are connected to how fast your body is aging, and what you can start doing now to support a slower, healthier aging process.   Thank You to Our Sponsors:  Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club  MyFLO App: Download the MyFLO App at floliving.com/pages/app and use the code FREEMONTH    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/    Learn more about Dr. Kara Fitzgerald:  Website: drkarafitzgerald.com/  Podcast: drkarafitzgerald.com/fxmed-podcast/ Webinars: drkarafitzgerald.com/webinars/ Instagram: @drkarafitzgerald  Facebook: DrKaraFitzgerald YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jYgG7WMnqPeC4uwslqdfQ X: x.com/kfitzgeraldnd Podcast: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33844651/ Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36947707/ Dietary associations with reduced epigenetic age: a secondary data analysis of the methylation diet and lifestyle study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40266024/

  7. Jun 9

    7: Cycle Syncing® 101 - How to Work With Your Cycle Instead of Against It So You Feel Better All Month

    Have you ever had one week where you feel strong, clear, productive, and totally on top of things… and then the next week, the exact same routine suddenly feels awful? Your workouts feel harder. Your mood shifts. You're hungrier, more tired, less focused, and you start wondering what happened. A lot of women take that as a sign they need to be stricter, more disciplined, more in control. But what you actually need is not another rule to follow. What you need to understand is cycle syncing. If you've ever felt frustrated by how different you can feel from one week to the next, this episode is going to help that make a lot more sense. It's here to show you that your body is not being difficult, and you are not doing womanhood wrong. You're living in a female body with a rhythm that changes across the month, and once you understand how to work with that instead of against it, so much can start to feel easier - your energy, your mood, your workouts, your focus, and the way you move through everyday life. Insiders get a special bonus this week: a free month inside my Cycle Syncing® Membership, plus an ongoing discount there if you decide to continue after month one.  What's Discussed: (0:50) Why women do not run on the same 24-hour rhythm as men, and why that changes everything. (1:51) What cycle syncing actually is, and why it can make your body feel so much easier to work with. (4:50) Why women are not smaller versions of men, especially when it comes to health, fitness, and stress. (6:56) The clinical trial behind cycle syncing®, and what it revealed about reducing PMS. (10:18) The four phases of the cycle, and why each one comes with different needs. (17:41) Why planning your workouts, food, and schedule by phase can protect your hormones instead of draining them. (21:31) What changes in the luteal phase, and why this is where so many women accidentally work against their biology. (33:32) The easiest way to start cycle syncing® today without feeling overwhelmed. Listen now and learn how to stop fighting your body and start working with it, so you can feel more steady, more supported, and much more like yourself all month long.   Thank You to our Sponsors:  Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club  MyFLO App: Download the MyFLO App and use the code FREEMONTH    Learn more about Alisa Vitti:  Instagram: @alisa.vitti  Website: alisavitti.kit.com/

  8. Jun 2

    6: Why You Want to Have Your Period for as Long as Possible

    Some months the dysmenorrhea is so painful you're counting minutes until the next dose of painkillers, living with a heating pad glued to your stomach, and trying to function like you didn't just lose a night of sleep to cramps. With all that happening on repeat, I can't blame women for chasing ways to suppress menstruation and "skip the hassle." But suppressing your period is not the relief it has been sold as. Every cycle you skip, every ovulation you suppress, and every year you rush toward menopause is quietly withdrawing from the health bank account that your brain, your bones, your heart, and your hormones depend on for decades to come. In this episode of The Ovary Club, I break down everything you were never told about your menstrual cycle and why understanding it will completely change the way you think about your body, your symptoms, and your long term health for the rest of your life. Keep Your Ovaries Young: Alisa's 12 Daily Non-Negotiables If you want better energy, fewer symptoms, and hormones that don't crash once you hit your 40s, start here. From Alisa's exact breakfast macros to her sleep routine, this is the full behind-the-scenes protocol, plus a printable checklist so you can actually use it. Become an Insider to get this bonus - and more! alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club     What's Discussed: (1:42) Why your menstrual cycle is not a nuisance but a monthly report card of your health with built-in brain, heart, and bone protective benefits. (4:04) Why being on birth control means you are not actually having a period and what that is doing to your body. (5:03) Why every ovulation puts money into your health bank account for your postmenopausal years. (11:22) Why skipping your period is not harmless and why your cycle is now considered a fifth vital sign. (13:07) Why early menopause is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, reduced bone density, and cognitive decline. (17:00) Why extending your cycling years is one of the most overlooked ways to protect your mitochondrial health and slow down hormonal aging. (30:40) Why your PMS in your 20s is already predicting your fertility in your 30s and your perimenopause in your 40s. (33:24) The five practical things you can start doing today to extend your cycling years and protect your hormonal longevity. Listen to this episode of The Ovary Club and learn why keeping your menstrual cycle for as long as possible is one of the most powerful things you can do for your brain, your bones, your heart, and your long term health. Thank you to our Sponsors:  Ovary Club Insiders: Ovary Club: Join us at alisavitti.kit.com/products/the-ovary-club  MyFLO App: Download the MyFLO App and use the code FREEMONTH    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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