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lady_mcg's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.25
I don’t think women are taught enough about the inner workings of their bodies and how hormones and neurotransmitters work together. I think this book is great to get an overview of that.
When it comes to the outlines menus and supplement schedules I’m a little more wary. I think seeing a specialist to help curate your supplement plan is a safer bet because in books like this, menus and supplement schedules have to work for MOST everyone. However, while standard benefits don’t change the extent of their affects will depend on the individual. For example, I know from my own exploring that I could never eat as much chicken or Avacado as she recommends as it causes other inflammation or stomach issues. However, for someone that has done 0 work on health and hormones maybe starting at that point would work. Just listen to your body and do your additional research to confirm, with actual science, her suggestions work for you.
When it comes to the outlines menus and supplement schedules I’m a little more wary. I think seeing a specialist to help curate your supplement plan is a safer bet because in books like this, menus and supplement schedules have to work for MOST everyone. However, while standard benefits don’t change the extent of their affects will depend on the individual. For example, I know from my own exploring that I could never eat as much chicken or Avacado as she recommends as it causes other inflammation or stomach issues. However, for someone that has done 0 work on health and hormones maybe starting at that point would work. Just listen to your body and do your additional research to confirm, with actual science, her suggestions work for you.
amandalywarren's review against another edition
4.0
I found this to be a super helpful read. I didn’t realize just how little I actually knew about my endocrine system and my hormones until I started reading this book.
I always feel a sense of responsibility when I learn something, and I am feeling a lot of responsibility after reading this. But Alisa Vitti did such an incredible job of breaking things into steps that I feel fully prepared to start taking action on this newfound responsibility.
Over the last year, I’ve learned a lot about blood sugar, and this has been a super valuable resource on that particular subject. So if you’re looking for information about balancing your blood sugar, I recommend this book.
A lot of people seem to complain about Vitti’s self promotion in this book, but as a business owner with a background in marketing, I did not perceive this as self promotion or selling at all. She told her story in an honest way, and her program and clinic are part of that story. I didn’t feel like she was really promoting her program until the last chapter.
The nerdy part of me really wanted the sources to be noted in footnotes instead of in a bibliography, but to each her own. This is a good one, and I’ll probably reference it in the future.
I always feel a sense of responsibility when I learn something, and I am feeling a lot of responsibility after reading this. But Alisa Vitti did such an incredible job of breaking things into steps that I feel fully prepared to start taking action on this newfound responsibility.
Over the last year, I’ve learned a lot about blood sugar, and this has been a super valuable resource on that particular subject. So if you’re looking for information about balancing your blood sugar, I recommend this book.
A lot of people seem to complain about Vitti’s self promotion in this book, but as a business owner with a background in marketing, I did not perceive this as self promotion or selling at all. She told her story in an honest way, and her program and clinic are part of that story. I didn’t feel like she was really promoting her program until the last chapter.
The nerdy part of me really wanted the sources to be noted in footnotes instead of in a bibliography, but to each her own. This is a good one, and I’ll probably reference it in the future.
joliendelandsheer's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know how to feel about this one.
On the one hand, this made me think about my cycle, and how everything affects my hormones. It made me more aware of my own body, and taught me some natural ways to take care of symptoms and prevent them from happening (at least according to her, I haven't tried it yet). I also like that this method of cycle syncing doesn't require much of you to give it a try. Some adjustments in food and exercise. So I will give it a go, and see whether it works for me.
On the other hand, there were a lot of things that bothered me. When you think the content of this book through, it's mostly common sense? Eat healthy, make sure you have nutrient-dense food, exercise depending on how you feel, don't drink too much caffeine or alcohol, learn to deal with stress. I know all of that already! I will try to adjust my food to primarily the ones she recommends per phase of the cycle to see whether that made a difference.
I also already knew quite a bit about our hormones throughout the menstrual cycle, since I was taught that in biology in high school.
What annoyed me the most, however, is that this book could've been at least 80 pages shorter. The author spends SO MUCH time telling us all that your lives will change thanks to her program, that she has healed from PCOS and has helped other women to do so, and that she will tell us how to live our best lives. She could've just told me, instead of telling me she'd tell me. There was also so much promotion of her FLOliving website and program that it made me roll my eyes.
Lastly, I am not a fan of the title. Not every woman has a uterus, or a menstrual cycle for that matter. This was very focused on ciswomen. Granted, the target audience of this book is people with a menstrual cycle. But still.
On the one hand, this made me think about my cycle, and how everything affects my hormones. It made me more aware of my own body, and taught me some natural ways to take care of symptoms and prevent them from happening (at least according to her, I haven't tried it yet). I also like that this method of cycle syncing doesn't require much of you to give it a try. Some adjustments in food and exercise. So I will give it a go, and see whether it works for me.
On the other hand, there were a lot of things that bothered me. When you think the content of this book through, it's mostly common sense? Eat healthy, make sure you have nutrient-dense food, exercise depending on how you feel, don't drink too much caffeine or alcohol, learn to deal with stress. I know all of that already! I will try to adjust my food to primarily the ones she recommends per phase of the cycle to see whether that made a difference.
I also already knew quite a bit about our hormones throughout the menstrual cycle, since I was taught that in biology in high school.
What annoyed me the most, however, is that this book could've been at least 80 pages shorter. The author spends SO MUCH time telling us all that your lives will change thanks to her program, that she has healed from PCOS and has helped other women to do so, and that she will tell us how to live our best lives. She could've just told me, instead of telling me she'd tell me. There was also so much promotion of her FLOliving website and program that it made me roll my eyes.
Lastly, I am not a fan of the title. Not every woman has a uterus, or a menstrual cycle for that matter. This was very focused on ciswomen. Granted, the target audience of this book is people with a menstrual cycle. But still.
kassabitte's review
While I learned a lot about hormones in the first third it was still very big picture with a few practical tips sprinkled in. Moving onwards, some parts really did not feel scientific and instead seemed they were generalizations made on intuition and circumstance rather than evidence based. Also the amount of self sponsorship was a bit much for me. I think I will look up the summary instead of finishing this.
marypmcg's review against another edition
2.0
There was some useful information in this book, but I found the application to be laughably impractical, particularly for a working woman with children. I would have to have my lunch by 9:30 am, and my dinner by 4:30 pm at the latest, for example, and I should be in bed by 8:30 pm. 😂 To be honest, once I read that, I skimmed the rest of the book.
While I appreciated the way Vitti connected the systems of the body and hormonal cycles and learned more about how my body should work, I was really turned off by the self-branded jargon. On the plus side, it did get me thinking about realistic ways to improve my diet and some of my cosmetics and skin products.
While I appreciated the way Vitti connected the systems of the body and hormonal cycles and learned more about how my body should work, I was really turned off by the self-branded jargon. On the plus side, it did get me thinking about realistic ways to improve my diet and some of my cosmetics and skin products.
lexiefolkerts's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up this book wanting to learn about myself and my menstrual cycle and learn how to optimize my life. I didn’t really have any problems I just wanted to learn. The first red flag was when she mentioned sulfates in shampoos altering our hormones and being bad for us - that’s pseudo science.
This book was written for older women in cis-het relationships that have fertility and libido problems and overall hormonal issues. I felt like a lot of the advice and stories weren’t relevant to me as a 29 year old not interested in having kids and having no known hormonal issues. I felt like any of the advice for me to figure out which phase of my menstrual cycle I’m in was too difficult and I’d be better off getting a bunch of blood tests or just guessing.
This book was written as more of a journal. As in you should be doing the work as you read along, I wanted it to just be informative.
There was no inclusive language for intersex or trans people or those with disabilities or different sexualities.
There was a meal plan put in there that I skipped past because of my known dietary sensitivities and choices so I felt like it was a waste of space to assume anyone can just take the meal plan and run.
The end of the book felt like a sales pitch which turns me off from any advice when I think she is just interested in my subscription and recurring money and interest to be a part of this pseudo science group of older women.
This book was written for older women in cis-het relationships that have fertility and libido problems and overall hormonal issues. I felt like a lot of the advice and stories weren’t relevant to me as a 29 year old not interested in having kids and having no known hormonal issues. I felt like any of the advice for me to figure out which phase of my menstrual cycle I’m in was too difficult and I’d be better off getting a bunch of blood tests or just guessing.
This book was written as more of a journal. As in you should be doing the work as you read along, I wanted it to just be informative.
There was no inclusive language for intersex or trans people or those with disabilities or different sexualities.
There was a meal plan put in there that I skipped past because of my known dietary sensitivities and choices so I felt like it was a waste of space to assume anyone can just take the meal plan and run.
The end of the book felt like a sales pitch which turns me off from any advice when I think she is just interested in my subscription and recurring money and interest to be a part of this pseudo science group of older women.
ava96's review against another edition
3.0
In between all the self-promotion and promises about how we're going to read about something soon/next/in the following chapter, but first read through a bunch of pointless text, there were useful bits which I will experiment with to see how my health improves. I am a huge fan of food as medicine so it was useful to see the foods Alisa recommended for each phase of the cycle. I also learned more about the systems of elimination which was great (and probably something I should already know more about). I've taken lots of pics of different pages to reference and try things out as and when I can, so all in all am pleased with the book. The actual content can be really trimmed down but if you're happy to skip a few pages here and there, there are things to be learned from the book.