Why Cycle Syncing Can Change the World for the Better With Alisa Vitti

Episode Highlights With Alisa Vitti

• How she sat and learned with one of the only female zen masters and what she learned from that experience
• Reconnecting with her feminine energy
• What cycle syncing is and how to use it to your advantage
• Why we actually need more calories in certain phases of our cycle like the luteal phase
• How to use certain foods strategically to deal with estrogen surges throughout the cycle
• Fitness and your cycle and how to train optimally in each part of the cycle
• A reason to avoid excessive cardio in the second half of your cycle and focus on strength training 
• Why she doesn’t recommend women do fasted workouts
• Best times for biohacks specific to your hormones including when to use workouts, cold plunges, and other biohacks 
• The downside of early morning wake-ups at certain parts of the cycle
• Why women need more sleep
• Understanding libido and what to learn from libido shifts

Resources We Mention

• In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa Vitti
• WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa Vitti
• Flo Living - Website
• Daughters of the Earth by Carolyn Niethammer
• Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier
• The Path of the Priestess by Sharron Rose