In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life
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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。
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。
Reviews
Zeenat Patel
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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
Alyssa Brooks
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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
Kristen
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Some good knowledge on the cyclical female body and how to maximize your life。 Interesting information。
Timothy Guthrie
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I think everyone should read this。 Insightful and encouraging， this is a resource you can reference often and share with those you love。 While primarily written for women， I learned quite a bit and hope to use that knowledge to better understand my wife and enrich our relationship。There are quite a few times where it was obvious the author was selling her system， app， and more books， but that is to be expected。 It is easy to quickly gloss over those sections and find the important info。 Also， de I think everyone should read this。 Insightful and encouraging， this is a resource you can reference often and share with those you love。 While primarily written for women， I learned quite a bit and hope to use that knowledge to better understand my wife and enrich our relationship。There are quite a few times where it was obvious the author was selling her system， app， and more books， but that is to be expected。 It is easy to quickly gloss over those sections and find the important info。 Also， definitely consult your doctor before making any drastic changes。 That’s super important。 。。。more
Makenzie
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3。5 stars for now。 It was SO wordy。 So it was slightly obnoxious read。 Rehashing a lot of previous statements。 Round and around。 Which is a bummer because I think the content， theories， whatever are really interesting and I’m excited to try this cycle syncing。
Charley
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This book opened my eyes to so much we don't know about female health。 Everyone needs to give this a read， it's quite technical but it's so informative and every woman can benefit from reading。 This book opened my eyes to so much we don't know about female health。 Everyone needs to give this a read， it's quite technical but it's so informative and every woman can benefit from reading。 。。。more
Jess Sriv
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Loved the concept of cycle syncing and I can honestly say that it has been revolutionary for me。 I have implemented the exercise and work/lifestyle recommendations and really seen the benefits， which is why I have given the book 4* and not 3*However， where I think this book falls down is exactly where many self help books fail - the author talks too much about herself， her clients’ experiences and her wonderful course/app is， and not enough about how you， the reader， can reap the benefits of cyc Loved the concept of cycle syncing and I can honestly say that it has been revolutionary for me。 I have implemented the exercise and work/lifestyle recommendations and really seen the benefits， which is why I have given the book 4* and not 3*However， where I think this book falls down is exactly where many self help books fail - the author talks too much about herself， her clients’ experiences and her wonderful course/app is， and not enough about how you， the reader， can reap the benefits of cycle syncing。 I am also sceptical about the lack of scientific evidence behind the food syncing。 Probably one of the only explanations was that one seed was an oestrogen scavenger。。 not enough evidence for me to want to completely overhaul my diet to be honest。 To conclude， more practical tips needed and less chat about how wonderful her life is。 。。。more
Margherita
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If you can go over and pass the great amount of marketing advestising of her method （FLO） and products you'll discover a life-changing philosophy that I'm feeling confident to recommend to all the women I know; to start embrace our cyclical nature and eat， socialise， do sport accordingly。 It was a fascinating journey into my body and its natural functions， always interlinked with my hormones balance。 Great reading to start dive deep into this new way of living， I'm curious to see the effects in If you can go over and pass the great amount of marketing advestising of her method （FLO） and products you'll discover a life-changing philosophy that I'm feeling confident to recommend to all the women I know; to start embrace our cyclical nature and eat， socialise， do sport accordingly。 It was a fascinating journey into my body and its natural functions， always interlinked with my hormones balance。 Great reading to start dive deep into this new way of living， I'm curious to see the effects in the mid-time。 。。。more
Cherie
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Why did I decide to read all of these period books at the same time？ I think this book would have been more helpful years ago （I wish I had it as a teen， or when my endo was flaring up in my past）。 She aims to have readers fit to her path。 The usage of her "flo" verbiage was a bit much at times， but I did find much of this book useful and interesting。 Why did I decide to read all of these period books at the same time？ I think this book would have been more helpful years ago （I wish I had it as a teen， or when my endo was flaring up in my past）。 She aims to have readers fit to her path。 The usage of her "flo" verbiage was a bit much at times， but I did find much of this book useful and interesting。 。。。more
Lyndsay
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This is an aha book！ As someone who has worked in the health and fitness industry for years， I have done my fair share of reading books on nutrition and exercise and this is the first book of its kind， at least that I know of， that addresses how we should be working out and eating based on our cycle！ It's such a thoughtful approach and makes so much sense！ You trust in the education Vitti shares because you can relate given how you feel during each phase， and honestly， it makes so much sense！ On This is an aha book！ As someone who has worked in the health and fitness industry for years， I have done my fair share of reading books on nutrition and exercise and this is the first book of its kind， at least that I know of， that addresses how we should be working out and eating based on our cycle！ It's such a thoughtful approach and makes so much sense！ You trust in the education Vitti shares because you can relate given how you feel during each phase， and honestly， it makes so much sense！ One of my favorite sections is how to organize your work and household tasks during each phase so you can be more productive。 It's so intelligent， it's thoughtful and an easy read！ I loved it so much I posted a short video review on my social media encouraging all my girlfriends to buy！ 。。。more
Amanda
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Fascinating book！ Highly recommend to all women， especially those who are menstruating and/or have daughters nearing or of menstruating age。 This book offers a refreshing approach to the wonder of women's bodies while explaining what is happening when and how to schedule your entire life （diet， work， social， parenting， etc） for maximum benefits based on your menstrual cycle。 Like I said， fascinating！ I can't wait to implement some of these strategies and share them with my daughter。 I would love Fascinating book！ Highly recommend to all women， especially those who are menstruating and/or have daughters nearing or of menstruating age。 This book offers a refreshing approach to the wonder of women's bodies while explaining what is happening when and how to schedule your entire life （diet， work， social， parenting， etc） for maximum benefits based on your menstrual cycle。 Like I said， fascinating！ I can't wait to implement some of these strategies and share them with my daughter。 I would love to see the culture surrounding menstruation changed and viewed in a positive way as this book encourages。 。。。more
Kashmira Wagh
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Revolutionised my relationship with myself， my own biochemistry。 Some parts of the book are very salesly， so it's a good practice to focus on the most beneficial parts。。 Revolutionised my relationship with myself， my own biochemistry。 Some parts of the book are very salesly， so it's a good practice to focus on the most beneficial parts。。 。。。more
Lindsay Cresta
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I learned so much from this book！ I wish I would have had this information when I was young。 Now at the tail end of my cycle it feels revolutionary but also too late。 This was a well written and well researched topic and I will/am walking my young daughter through this。 I wish she would have gone a little more in depth about what foods to eat when but that may just be my need for an exact road map。
Melissa Haley
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There is a lot of really good information in here， and I think it’s worth reading just for the charts that show how you can adapt based on what phase of your cycle your in。 I gave it a low rating for two reasons: the author claims the book if a safe space for all gender identities and it didn’t feel like it to me。 There is a emphasis on women and no gender inclusive language。 Secondly， the whole book feels like a advertisement for the authors supplements and programs。 She goes so far as to repea There is a lot of really good information in here， and I think it’s worth reading just for the charts that show how you can adapt based on what phase of your cycle your in。 I gave it a low rating for two reasons: the author claims the book if a safe space for all gender identities and it didn’t feel like it to me。 There is a emphasis on women and no gender inclusive language。 Secondly， the whole book feels like a advertisement for the authors supplements and programs。 She goes so far as to repeatedly share the link for purchasing her products。 I wish that instead of filling the book with fluff and promising you could learn more if you sign up online， she had honored the fact that people paid for the book and deserve to get the information。 。。。more
Eugenié
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I didn’t know I had four phasesRemember sex Ed class？ Well come to find out that old 1970s movies did not serve 80s and 90s babies because many of us were screwed when we had to make sexual decisions。This book outlines the four phases of a 28-day cycle。 No longer do I have penius envy i just pay attention to my body
Renee Groenland
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A must read for all women！ Let’s sink into our feminine power ladies！
Farhana Faruq
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I really enjoyed this book， and wish it was out there when I was younger - or that someone taught me this info。 I'm well aware that weight training is different depending on where you are in your cycle。 If you do it for enough years you already see the pattern and when you have to adjust。 I just didn't realize that other aspects would need to be adjusted， like nutrition， work and social life。The only thing I wish the book covered was how they determined which foods should be eaten during which c I really enjoyed this book， and wish it was out there when I was younger - or that someone taught me this info。 I'm well aware that weight training is different depending on where you are in your cycle。 If you do it for enough years you already see the pattern and when you have to adjust。 I just didn't realize that other aspects would need to be adjusted， like nutrition， work and social life。The only thing I wish the book covered was how they determined which foods should be eaten during which cycle - because the winter/summer/fall/spring thing doesn't make sense if you look at it based of Chinese medicine or Ayurvedic medicine， meaning the foods aren't correct based on what they say。 I do agree with some reviews that there was a lot of trying to get you to download the app （and even when you go to the links provided， you have to pay to actually get the useful information）。 As well， more time was spent telling you how much your life will change， but not enough on what you have to do。 And the whole feminist thing。 But overall I still loved the book。This is a 9-10 hour audio。 。。。more
Anij
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life changing！！
Jordan
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This book has changed how I think about my health。 I have yet to implement all the biohacking strategies she talks about， but once I do （and if they work）， it’s possible that I could change my review to 5 stars。I would recommend this book to all women！
Jasmine
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This is a tough one for me。 I agree some of the ideas in this book， but just couldn't get over how it was executed。 It felt like one long advertisement for her app， resources， and center， which really diminished the trust I might have placed in her information。 A+ for putting it out there that the 24 hour cycle doesn't work for everyone & in general， American culture has been built around what works for men， not women。 Yay for the message of listening to your body and managing your diet and exer This is a tough one for me。 I agree some of the ideas in this book， but just couldn't get over how it was executed。 It felt like one long advertisement for her app， resources， and center， which really diminished the trust I might have placed in her information。 A+ for putting it out there that the 24 hour cycle doesn't work for everyone & in general， American culture has been built around what works for men， not women。 Yay for the message of listening to your body and managing your diet and exercise accordingly， but so many people don't have the freedom to shift their work as she recommends and that was not even acknowledged。 Worst parts were how she treated eating disorders， her insistence on talking about "adrenal fatigue" even after admitting it's not an accepted disorder， and she completely lost me at spotting being caused by holding grief in your womb。 Nah。 。。。more
Tessa Gallant
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Well 。。。 Let’s start with the positive part:I think the information given in the book is important and valuable and certainly great to know for every woman who bleeds or wants to feel more in tune with her cyclical nature。 I like that it is knowledge backed up with science， even though at times I felt like the book went into too much detail。 Also: I enjoyed how the book is divided in different parts/aspects of Life （working out， nutrition， career， sex life， motherhood 。。。）But: I honestly feel li Well 。。。 Let’s start with the positive part:I think the information given in the book is important and valuable and certainly great to know for every woman who bleeds or wants to feel more in tune with her cyclical nature。 I like that it is knowledge backed up with science， even though at times I felt like the book went into too much detail。 Also: I enjoyed how the book is divided in different parts/aspects of Life （working out， nutrition， career， sex life， motherhood 。。。）But: I honestly feel like the book could’ve been a lot shorter。 There was an abundance of rhetorical questions that was unnecessary and so many paragraphs of: “I know how you feel。 You feel this and this and this and this。 I’ll tell you how to feel better。 I promise。 Just not yet。 Because first， I’m going to write a lot of words with no content just to ask you all the questions above again and after that， maybe I will tell you how to DO something about your symptoms。”Also I don’t really like it when I buy a book and still the author is trying to sell me their other products， after I’ve already invested in the book。 。。。more
Zara Syed
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This book had a lot of interesting insights。 I was very happy to learn some science about the endocrine system， biological clocks， etc。 The information in this book will definitely continue to be useful throughout my life。 However， although the information was valuable， I didn't find the reading experience itself ultra-enjoyable。 The book can get a little bit "fluffy" and preachy at times， with many anecdotes about women who started using the Cycle Syncing Method and had their life changed。 Alth This book had a lot of interesting insights。 I was very happy to learn some science about the endocrine system， biological clocks， etc。 The information in this book will definitely continue to be useful throughout my life。 However， although the information was valuable， I didn't find the reading experience itself ultra-enjoyable。 The book can get a little bit "fluffy" and preachy at times， with many anecdotes about women who started using the Cycle Syncing Method and had their life changed。 Although it needs to be heard， it did get a bit redundant。 I would still recommend this book as an intro to female physiology because of the value of its information。 。。。more
Victoria Cumberbatch
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great info， interspersed between tons of self aggrandizement and the seemingly easy ways to go from depths of menstrual despair to just， jumping back on that horse and getting it right！ Mmmm not how most people function， but that’s fine。 Pulled out solid info like diet， workouts and professional alignment w cycle。
Rachel Bertram
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I agree with a lot of the reviews already here。 This book has a some really practical gems of information and it is encouraging an important conversation， but the repetitive padding throughout and pitch of the products meant my initial enthusiasm dwindled about a third of the way through。 I wanted less of the 'sell'， and more of the actual 'how-to'。 I agree with a lot of the reviews already here。 This book has a some really practical gems of information and it is encouraging an important conversation， but the repetitive padding throughout and pitch of the products meant my initial enthusiasm dwindled about a third of the way through。 I wanted less of the 'sell'， and more of the actual 'how-to'。 。。。more
Zoe
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This book is life changing！ It was kind， compassionate， and powerful in its reminder of the power of our cycles and our second clock。 For anyone who identifies as a woman/has a menstrual cycle this is a must read！
Zed M
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This book changed my life。 I have realized I was so out of sync with my feminine nature and my menstrual cycle and that caused a lot of problems in my life。 I haven’t been living according to my nature and now armed with all of this knowledge， I feel like a whole new woman that’s ready to take charge of her hormonal health and destiny！！！
Melissa Weisbeck
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Honestly this book had great information in it。 If it wasn't trying to cram its aggressively anti-male vein of feminism down my throat and to constantly remind me what a victim I am of the patriarchy （gag） I would give it 5 stars。 Hopefully awaiting a Catholic version that contains all the science and cycle insight but combines it with sound theology about God's gift of femininity。 Honestly this book had great information in it。 If it wasn't trying to cram its aggressively anti-male vein of feminism down my throat and to constantly remind me what a victim I am of the patriarchy （gag） I would give it 5 stars。 Hopefully awaiting a Catholic version that contains all the science and cycle insight but combines it with sound theology about God's gift of femininity。 。。。more
Crystal Rao
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This refreshes my view for my life。 Especially love the way Alisa Vitti described women's body and infradian cycle。 It makes me feel so much more appreciative to my body and the intrinsic rhythm。 This refreshes my view for my life。 Especially love the way Alisa Vitti described women's body and infradian cycle。 It makes me feel so much more appreciative to my body and the intrinsic rhythm。 。。。more
Marissa
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Interesting concept - Too repetitive and long
Ashley
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