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In The Flo

In The Flo

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  • Author：Alisa Vitti
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Summary

The bestselling author of WomanCode presents a biohacking program for women， teaching them how to use their natural 28-day cycle to optimize their time， diet， fitness， work， and relationships。

Women have a important biological rhythm they experience every month that affects productivity， weight， sex drive， energy， and mood。 It is essential to be aware of and take care of this rhythm， but it has been widely ignored by medical， nutrition and fitness research。 So as women， we diet， we deprive， and we cram as much as possible into our day， striving to accomplish impossible to-do lists， and scheduling our lives based on a 24-hour time cycle， ignoring the intuitive time our bodies naturally keep: a monthly cycle with four hormonal phases that offer incredible advantages。

In the FLO presents a revolutionary 4-week solution to manage your energy and time according to your female biochemistry。 By working with each phase， you'll support your hormones， unlock peak creativity and performance， and avoid burnout。 You'll know exactly when to eat certain foods， clear your social calendar， or ask for a raise—and you'll have the tools to do so， including:

• Meal plans and recipes for each phase

• Charts for phase-specific exercises， work tasks， and relationship activities

• A daily planner that helps you align with your strengths in each phase

• A biohacking toolkit for navigating period problems and hormonal birth control

Alisa Vitti， functional nutrition and women's hormone expert， bestselling author of WomanCode， and founder of modern hormone healthcare company FLOliving。com， has been teaching women how to reclaim their rhythm for nearly twenty years and has witnessed the incredible rewards it offers—including losing stubborn weight， regaining energy， clearing skin， and minimizing PMS。

By getting In the FLO， you'll get more done with less effort， you'll feel better consistently throughout the month， and you'll enjoy the freedom that comes with living on your own time。

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook。

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Reviews

Shannon ，

4。5 stars。 Great info on how each phase of the menstrual cycle can be biohacked。 Provides clear ways to sync your life with your cycle。 Good info about supplements。

Sara ，

this book is so hard to rate。i chose neutrality。。。PROS:1- the book has important information， that have never been addressed before， not in this manner， and not in this way2- talks about the woman's monthly cycle， and how it effects everything that we are， and everything that we do。for ex: understanding your cycle and going in sync with it， would help reduce PMS symptoms， help with your diet， help with your tasks， and with your routines （which apparently should not be teh same everyday of teh mo this book is so hard to rate。i chose neutrality。。。PROS:1- the book has important information， that have never been addressed before， not in this manner， and not in this way2- talks about the woman's monthly cycle， and how it effects everything that we are， and everything that we do。for ex: understanding your cycle and going in sync with it， would help reduce PMS symptoms， help with your diet， help with your tasks， and with your routines （which apparently should not be teh same everyday of teh month for us women） it would also increase focus， and better our health and immune system。 which i see why，3- have great sections， most of it is summarized4- have good tables， and lists， and different ways to learn and understand， and hopefully track （ easy）， also has diet ideas， and recipes5- can be easily understood and memorized and have good tables and lists to be referenced。CONS:1- OH MY GOD< very very very repetitive。 the amount of useless （to me） anecdotes， a nd stories， and ides that are repeated over an dover an dover again， got on my nerves！！2- it is the written version of those ads that are 30 minutes long， you cannot skip， and claim to have the one great idea。。。 if yo know what i am referring to。3- could have been waaay better if it was shorter and straight to teh point， maybe a section for anecdotes for those who like them， but teh way it was executed， was just useless and negatively affecting the content of teh book！ 。。。more

Tasha Oard ，

Vittie brought some helpful information to the table regarding menstrual cycles and natural ways to WORK WITH them rather than trying to circumvent them。 However， her diet and other advice for the workplace， with relationships， in parenting， etc。 seem complicated and hard to follow。 Also， her scientific and medical credentials are lacking。 I would appreciate some stats or at least some experiential verification。

Diane ，

It’s like I’ve always had an inkling towards the diet- hormones- digestion- mood- exercise- energy cycle。 But she just put it all in an orderly box。 I have never been so excited to join the Period Club and get my health and energy back！ 🦁 Roar！

Sandra Iglesias gonzalez ，

Me empecé a leer este libro porque una amiga me lo puso por las nubes， me llevó un mes terminarlo de lo nerviosa que me ponía， más publicidad de su app imposible， muchas veces sí queríamos saber algo nos mandaba directamente a su app o a su web， era súper repetitivo， hasta el cansancio， tenía más relleno que información útil。 Le puse dos estrellas en vez de una porque con alguna cosita de interés me quedé。。。

Alisa3 ，

for me book starts off very rough， has a lot of water sentences， but to the end it got better。 The information is pretty good and fun to experiment with。 overall work is good， the tables and tips， the supplement guides。

Elise ，

Life changing book！

Danielle ，

This book was full of lots of interesting information and I am very eager to try a lot of it out。 I had not heard of cycle syncing before， but I think it makes a lot of sense to sync your food， fitness， and work （personal and professional） around the ebb and flow of hormones throughout your cycle。 I downloaded the Flo app and have been using it since I started reading this book。 I think in a lot of ways， the app does what the book does but in a more streamlined way。 I felt like the book had a lo This book was full of lots of interesting information and I am very eager to try a lot of it out。 I had not heard of cycle syncing before， but I think it makes a lot of sense to sync your food， fitness， and work （personal and professional） around the ebb and flow of hormones throughout your cycle。 I downloaded the Flo app and have been using it since I started reading this book。 I think in a lot of ways， the app does what the book does but in a more streamlined way。 I felt like the book had a lot of fluff， tangential stories， and unnecessary over-promotion of cycle syncing。 I wish it would have been shorter and more direct （which， again， I think the app does）。 I also wish that some of the referenced tables in the book were available in pdf form—especially as one table that combines the different concepts into one easily referenced spot。 。。。more

Kaeli D'Oscope ，

I didnt really enjoy the book。 Each chapter seemed to foreshadow some amazing secret soon to be revealed。 Then I read other reviews which seemed to validate my feelings。 I think I will try Vitti's most acclaimed book。 As this one may have been a repeat-ish。 I didnt really enjoy the book。 Each chapter seemed to foreshadow some amazing secret soon to be revealed。 Then I read other reviews which seemed to validate my feelings。 I think I will try Vitti's most acclaimed book。 As this one may have been a repeat-ish。 。。。more

Sarah Peters ，

Fairly repetitive with lots of filler but there is some solid advice buried in there。

Leah Pascarella ，

This was the most I’ve ever learned about my hormones and how to optimize。。。 womanhood！ I can’t believe we don’t learn any of this in school。 This revolutionized how I eat， how I work， and even socialize。 It’s so empowering and I hope it gets in the hands of more women to help stop so many of the hormonal and fertility related issues women struggle with in modern society。

Caitlyn Bellegarde ，

3。5 stars。

Erin ，

This book was a good refresher on my hormonal cycle， since I've forgotten a lot since physiology in college。 And Vitti takes it one step further by helping women to actually understand what the various phases of their 28-day cycle actually mean， as far as what kinds of activities， exercise， food， sex， parenting， etc。 is best for each phase of the cycle。 （She also troubleshoots many period problems women may face， explaining the best way to balance hormones to help with these issues。 I mostly ski This book was a good refresher on my hormonal cycle， since I've forgotten a lot since physiology in college。 And Vitti takes it one step further by helping women to actually understand what the various phases of their 28-day cycle actually mean， as far as what kinds of activities， exercise， food， sex， parenting， etc。 is best for each phase of the cycle。 （She also troubleshoots many period problems women may face， explaining the best way to balance hormones to help with these issues。 I mostly skimmed this chapter as it wasn't super relevant to me， but I can see how it could be huge to someone else。） I found the overall message fascinating & I did take a lot of notes！ However， I also felt like the book was quite repetitive at times and the author was a bit long-winded。 But the graphs and tables were especially helpful。 。。。more

Dagmar Urb ，

A must-read for women。 I'm so grateful for the hormone-balancing guidelines！However 4* cuz the book is a big upsell for their subscription at 28 $/month 🙃。 A must-read for women。 I'm so grateful for the hormone-balancing guidelines！However 4* cuz the book is a big upsell for their subscription at 28 $/month 🙃。 。。。more

Nikki ，

I really loved the 1st half of this book， really fascinating info。 However， the rest of the book ironically did not flo for me。 And a few things contradicted themselves。。。 like stating to eat kale during your menstrual phase， then later saying not to eat kale during your menstrual phase。 I think this book had very good intentions to help women but I feel ego may have gotten in the way and the author used the book to promote herself/website/app。 But 5 stars for talking about women's health and a I really loved the 1st half of this book， really fascinating info。 However， the rest of the book ironically did not flo for me。 And a few things contradicted themselves。。。 like stating to eat kale during your menstrual phase， then later saying not to eat kale during your menstrual phase。 I think this book had very good intentions to help women but I feel ego may have gotten in the way and the author used the book to promote herself/website/app。 But 5 stars for talking about women's health and a good reminder on how powerful a woman's body truly is！ 。。。more

Teresa ，

3。5/5This book could have been shorter and a lot less advertising for her membership program。That being said， there was some interesting research and for people completely unaware of cyclic living the book explained the basic concepts pretty well。 I would have liked a few more actual tips on how to implement the idea into your life。

Rucha ，

This book is a really great way to start learning about women's reproductive health。 Although a lot of parts in this book seem like an advertisement for Vitti's Flo Method， overall， the book brings so many concepts I've never learned about before to light。 I know for a fact that my public school education did not talk about a lot of the things covered in this book and I wish it did。 Society teaches women to hate their bodies and Vitti teaches us that our bodies are powerful and important and tha This book is a really great way to start learning about women's reproductive health。 Although a lot of parts in this book seem like an advertisement for Vitti's Flo Method， overall， the book brings so many concepts I've never learned about before to light。 I know for a fact that my public school education did not talk about a lot of the things covered in this book and I wish it did。 Society teaches women to hate their bodies and Vitti teaches us that our bodies are powerful and important and that we should listen to them。 I think every woman should read this book （or at least skim it）。 I couldn't relate to all parts of the book but the first few chapters are really eye opening！ 。。。more

Becky ，

I heard a podcast interview with the author and was excited to learn more。 However， the book was repetitive and spent more time explaining why the information was important than what the information actually IS。

Tatiana Flórez ，

The idea is wonderful， but the book execution horrible。 So repetitive and not enough detail。 It has you reading the same thing over and over again， but at the end leaves you with lots of unanswered questions。

Elle ，

The author does an exceptional job at explaining what is happening in a woman’s body throughout the differing phases of the hormonal cycle。 While I don’t agree with everything in the book， as one rarely does， the author has my praise for brining to light information that isn’t given to the majority of patients in the healthcare system。 There is some definite repetition present， at least in the audio book version， but it didn’t bother me much。 I read many reviews stating that she pushes her app o The author does an exceptional job at explaining what is happening in a woman’s body throughout the differing phases of the hormonal cycle。 While I don’t agree with everything in the book， as one rarely does， the author has my praise for brining to light information that isn’t given to the majority of patients in the healthcare system。 There is some definite repetition present， at least in the audio book version， but it didn’t bother me much。 I read many reviews stating that she pushes her app on the reader。 Again， I am only speaking to the audio version as I’m not aware if it differs from the physical copy of the book; however， I never felt like the author was pressuring me to buy anything of hers。 In fact， I’ve followed Alissa Vitti for some time and started ‘cycle hacking’ before I listened to this book and have never purchased anything from her。 Her website is a great source of free educational information。 Her method of following the ebbs and flows of the female hormonal cycle has been life altering for me in the aspect of understanding and listening to my body on a more regular basis。 It has helped me not feel like I must be doing the most 24/7/365。 It has encouraged me to rest when needed， power through when I know I have the energy， and reflect more on my day to day life every 28 days。 This is why this book has 5 stars from me because I believe that education has been invaluable in my life。 I wish this was required reading in schools because she covers quite a bit of information about the hormonal cycle that is not mainstream。 10/10 recommend！ 。。。more

Jenny Lingle ，

I really liked this lady when she was interviewed on a podcast but the book irritated me。 The feminist plugs were too frequent and super off-putting。 I also feel like maybe there wasn't enough here for a book because the simple premise got really convoluted like she was trying to stretch it too far。 I'm still interested in the "cycle syncing" idea but but most of the book was not helpful to me I really liked this lady when she was interviewed on a podcast but the book irritated me。 The feminist plugs were too frequent and super off-putting。 I also feel like maybe there wasn't enough here for a book because the simple premise got really convoluted like she was trying to stretch it too far。 I'm still interested in the "cycle syncing" idea but but most of the book was not helpful to me 。。。more

Suzannah ，

Intresting concept， but not enough detailed information and guidelines about diet and workout。 It's a huge advert for the app and membership。 And I'm sorry but sending a reader to the subscription membership to find more information is ridiculous。 I'm reading this book to get to know what to do。 Intresting concept， but not enough detailed information and guidelines about diet and workout。 It's a huge advert for the app and membership。 And I'm sorry but sending a reader to the subscription membership to find more information is ridiculous。 I'm reading this book to get to know what to do。 。。。more

Nicole ，

Interesting thought exercise， but I’m not prepared to endorse it without reviewing all these studies。 Brb。。。

Bere ，

It's a really informative book， I liked her approach to syncing with your cycle in all areas of your life！ Sometimes I felt too much push for her app and supplements。 It's a really informative book， I liked her approach to syncing with your cycle in all areas of your life！ Sometimes I felt too much push for her app and supplements。 。。。more

Libby ，

I find the idea of exercising in different ways at different parts of your cycle or similarly scheduling activities according to the same very useful， as well as the advice about diet changes you can make （which I was already following before reading this book） that may help the symptoms of some conditions。 But to say that menstrual conditions are caused by emotions and they will go away if you address those emotions？ That’s just irresponsible。 Endometriosis will， in most cases， not resolve unle I find the idea of exercising in different ways at different parts of your cycle or similarly scheduling activities according to the same very useful， as well as the advice about diet changes you can make （which I was already following before reading this book） that may help the symptoms of some conditions。 But to say that menstrual conditions are caused by emotions and they will go away if you address those emotions？ That’s just irresponsible。 Endometriosis will， in most cases， not resolve unless you have surgery。 Yes it’s important to pay attention to your emotions and practice self care， but your endometriosis will not disappear if you start paying more attention to your emotions， just like cancer doesn’t disappear if you do the same。 I hate this victim blaming narrative and that genuinely useful advice about doing different exercise according to your cycle and dietary changes you can make that may help reduce your symptoms is coupled with this guff。 Enough with the victim blaming。 。。。more

Zeenat Patel ，

As someone who has deeply struggled with hormonal imbalances due to my endometriosis。 I have learned a lot about a holistic approach as a treatment option。This is an extremely important topic。 All women of menstruating age should have a deeper understanding of how our bodies work with our cycles。 And the Cycle Syncing Method is key in that！ I am eager to apply these approaches over time。 This is not a book to be rushed。 I took notes throughout and enjoyed the easy to digest charts。The Cycle Sync As someone who has deeply struggled with hormonal imbalances due to my endometriosis。 I have learned a lot about a holistic approach as a treatment option。This is an extremely important topic。 All women of menstruating age should have a deeper understanding of how our bodies work with our cycles。 And the Cycle Syncing Method is key in that！ I am eager to apply these approaches over time。 This is not a book to be rushed。 I took notes throughout and enjoyed the easy to digest charts。The Cycle Syncing Method and what I learned about that is 5 star。 The entire book just falls flat in its delivery。 。。。more

Taryn Boyd ，

w o w。 this book floored mei wish i had this book in my life in my teens but i suppose better late than never！ this book really flipped the script on understanding what my body needs as someone with a uterus and how trying to fit into the capitalistic ideals of society is like fitting a square peg into a round hole - no matter how much we try and make it work， it will never be a perfect fit。 generally i think the book could have been condensed a bit but had i read this earlier （before i came to w o w。 this book floored mei wish i had this book in my life in my teens but i suppose better late than never！ this book really flipped the script on understanding what my body needs as someone with a uterus and how trying to fit into the capitalistic ideals of society is like fitting a square peg into a round hole - no matter how much we try and make it work， it will never be a perfect fit。 generally i think the book could have been condensed a bit but had i read this earlier （before i came to terms with how shitty the patriarchial bullshit is） then i might have needed/appreicated the extra context。 regardless i will absolutely be applying many of the recommendations in this book and living life according to my cycle - not society's cycle。 highly recommend for anyone w/ a uterus to read and， honestly， anyone without because everyone could learn a thing or two🤗 。。。more

Alexandra Cross ，

This past year I started working alongside my cycle a bit more。 Since I'm a freelance photographer， I have a lot of freedom in my schedule。 Now I plan more shoots and in person gatherings for follicular / ovulation phase and plan more me time and independent work for the time when I feel insecure and introverted。。。the later half of the luteal and menstruation phases。 It's been pretty effin fantastic。 Vitti was so right that knowing and understanding your cycle can be an advantage。 I listened to This past year I started working alongside my cycle a bit more。 Since I'm a freelance photographer， I have a lot of freedom in my schedule。 Now I plan more shoots and in person gatherings for follicular / ovulation phase and plan more me time and independent work for the time when I feel insecure and introverted。。。the later half of the luteal and menstruation phases。 It's been pretty effin fantastic。 Vitti was so right that knowing and understanding your cycle can be an advantage。 I listened to this audiobook after seeing a tiktok mention phases more specifically。。。I had no idea that there were more phases。 She offers great suggestions with eating habits， working out， family planning， and professional life for each phase。 I'm currently testing out the eating with phases。 It's been interesting as I've realized I'm usually craving the foods according to the phase。 Vitti also suggested not drinking coffee before your period as it'll worsen anxiety - I took it out and it made a difference。 Anyway。。。I could talk about this for a while。I only gave 3 stars because it was a very sales-y vibe。 Listening to the book， I don't want to have to visit a website to find out more。 I want the information at that moment。 I'm typically driving when I'm listening to books so this was very unfortunate given how many times I had to hear it。 When I actually went to the website， I was disappointed with the amount of information given。 I found more information on other sites。 。。。more

Alyssa Brooks ，

Well， let's start with the positives。 I learned a lot about female anatomy and physiology， and I felt much more validated in my hormone fluctuations being a natural part of being a female。 I was initially drawn to this book because the thought of adjusting my exercise and diet lifestyle to my hormones made a lot of sense。 I have been looking for a way to tune into my body and work with it， rather than put more stress on it。 This book offered many helpful tips and a lot of science/research to exp Well， let's start with the positives。 I learned a lot about female anatomy and physiology， and I felt much more validated in my hormone fluctuations being a natural part of being a female。 I was initially drawn to this book because the thought of adjusting my exercise and diet lifestyle to my hormones made a lot of sense。 I have been looking for a way to tune into my body and work with it， rather than put more stress on it。 This book offered many helpful tips and a lot of science/research to explain the why and what to do。 I found it interesting when the author talked of past health research being all to nearly all male participants！ Based on the information it is both frustrating and exciting （in the sense that there is still so much to learn！） that research on the function of the woman's body is behind。 I am excited to implement the suggestions in chapters 4 and 5。The main negative is that there is a stark feminist ideology throughout the ENTIRE book。 It is clearly meant to fuel that social agenda。 I mean， talk about male bashing， hints of angry， and superior tone。 I did not mind reading the facts， but I had to skip/skim many paragraphs to get to the plain facts。 I wish I did not have to sift through so much opinion to get to the facts of the matter， and because of that I won't give it more than 2。5-3 stars。 As a female， I don't think that the harsh， male detesting language or victim mentality does either gender any good。If you want a jumping off point for cycle syncing， this is a good book for it。 All the basics are there。 。。。more

Mindy Nguyen ，

The author makes many claims that are not backed by modern research。 She often references journal articles published in the 1980s to support her method。 The book is filled with SO MUCH FLUFF before even getting to any useful information， and even at that her sources are so dated。 The graphs and tables she provides are good tools， but the rest of the book is incredibly wordy and focuses very heavily on herself。 She Repeatedly says “you’re going to what learn how to —-“ and then uses up 100 pages The author makes many claims that are not backed by modern research。 She often references journal articles published in the 1980s to support her method。 The book is filled with SO MUCH FLUFF before even getting to any useful information， and even at that her sources are so dated。 The graphs and tables she provides are good tools， but the rest of the book is incredibly wordy and focuses very heavily on herself。 She Repeatedly says “you’re going to what learn how to —-“ and then uses up 100 pages before actually telling you anything useful。 This book could have been a pamphlet。 Two stars because I like the info she is trying to put out there， but there are many pieces that are not consistent with 2021 research。 She claims that the follicular phase causes slower metabolism because of higher estrogen levels， when in fact estrogen actually increases metabolic rate （this is one reason why menopausal women gain weight）。 She is correct about metabolism being slower in the follicular phase， but her lack of precision with her rationale was irritating。 The author is not a medical professional and is a “licensed nutritionist” through an a UNACCREDITED nutrition program。 Interesting read， but take what she says with a grain of salt。 。。。more

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