great concept, a disappointing book,
Vitti calls for women to embrace their menstrual cycles to optimize their health and happiness, because everything we think we know about nutrition/fitness/health is based on research that largely excludes fertile women because we are considered too hormonally complicated and fertility too precious fuck off patriarchy.
This book makes a great case for why it is important, but the how is disappointing, It is one long advertisement: the author desperately wants you to buy her resources for the Cycle Syncing Method TM!!!!, But the evidence it is based on is outdated, pseudoscientific or anecdotal, depending on your personal hormonal imbalances, much of the advice is to avoid: gluten, alcohol, sugar, sweeteners, caffeine, dairy, avoiding dairy, red meat, soy products, peanuts, white starchy foods, farmed fish, cooking oils, margarine, inorganic foods, strict veganism, overexercising, underexercising, lack of sleep, lack of sunshine, stress, drinking from plastic bottles, unnatural hair and beauty products, unprocessed grief and repressed emotions.
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I'm really excited at the prospect of proper research into these things, but it's not here yet, Until then I will just practice listening to my body, The book is really repetitive, the tables are the most useful parts, I enjoyed learning more about each phase of my period, however, I feel that she is lacking the background to scientifically dig into each of her claims.
Most of the book is based on anecdotal evidence,
Me lo advirtieron: las opiniones están divididas con este libro, Y es real. Tengo muchísimos sentimientos encontrados después de haber leído In the Flo y un dolor de cabeza considerable por el esfuerzo de hacerlo rapidito y en inglés, socorro.
Vamos a ver, para empezar me flipa el tema del ciclo menstrual, Eso cualquier que me conozca un poco lo sabe, He leído muchos libros sobre este tema y claro, llega un momento en el que se hace repetitivo, Quizás si lo hubiese leído sin saber nada no me lo habría parecido, Hay que ser justos, no Igualmente, es un libro con mucha paja, Le sobran páginas y páginas de conceptos e ideas repetitivas de ahí que se puedan leer más de trescientas páginas casi de una sentada.
Y esto no tiene nada que ver con saber más o menos del tema,
Hay información útil e interesante Sí, y un listado de referencias bibliográficas bastante extenso gracias, Aunque la mayoría de los recursos son de su página web de eso hablaremos ahora, Cualquier libro que explique cómo organizarse cuando eres una persona cíclica me parece útil, Además este habla de trabajo, relaciones, ejercicio y hasta comidas, Todo está relacionado! Por todo esto se merece, al menos, las tres estrellas,
Lo peor del libro además del relleno es la publicidad absolutamente invasiva e innecesaria, Citar tu página web una, dos, tres veces, . . bueno, vale. Pero varias veces en un mismo capítulo Y con su app más de lo mismo, Entiendo que hay que ganar dinero y hacer negocio, de algo hay que vivir pero esto es intrusivo y molesto, Los recursos son: su página web mil veces y su bendita app, Una app que por cierto, en su día probé y si no recuerdo mal hasta pagué y la desinstalé porque no me convencía del todo una pena, porque eso de conectar con la pareja molaba.
En resumen, sí pero también no, No está mal, pero no es la panacea, Un recorte en relleno, menos publicidad y ser algo más esquemático le habría venido de lujo,
P. D. No es un inglés difícil, es bastante básico, this book is so hard to rate,
i chose neutrality
PROS:
the book has important information, that have never been addressed before, not in this manner, and not in this way
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,
have great sections, most of it is summarized
have good tables, and lists, and different ways to learn and understand, and hopefully track easy, also has diet ideas, and recipes
can be easily understood and memorized and have good tables and lists to be referenced.
CONS:
OH MY GODlt 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!!
it is the written version of those ads that areminutes long, you cannot skip, and claim to have the one great idea.
. . if yo know what i am referring to,
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! Loved the information provided but too much repetition so I skipped to the important stuff! Took notes about food and workouts but honestly if you have the app that has same information too.
Book has a bit more direction but to get a head start just purchase the app, What I like:
being aware of my cycle phases and understanding how different hormones affect my body,
the idea of cycles in life that go beyond thehour day
listening to my body, respecting the need to rest and not have
to do everything all the time
i downloaded the app and Im now tracking/journaling which has been helpful for my mental health
What I didnt like:
the repetitive salespitchy promises to revolutionize my life
the words “bio hack” and “detox”
How “the cycle syncing method” had a trademark symbol every time it was mentioned
when she suggested using nail polish and nonorganic food was “stacking the deck against my hormones”
when you have bad period cramps, instead of ibuprofen, she suggests eating a few almonds.
I havent tried it but I assume itll have the same effect,
how googling the author brings me to a page full of “nutraceutical supplements” to buy
when she describes her struggle with hormones before she was cured by cycle syncing and how she was “tipping the scales atpounds”.
how she seems to have a feminist agenda, challenging the patriarchy and all the myths about the female body but keeps mentioning weight loss and calories and BMI and being fit.
At one point she recommends trying different fad diets during the phases of your cycle, So like doing calorie restriction in the follicle phase and keto during the menstrual phase, What That sounds insane.
Oh, and then she appears to claim that cycling can cure eating disorders with zero supporting evidence other than “many women she knows”
Anyway, I think the IDEA of cycle tracking is worth two and everyone should learn a bit more about the different phases everything else was trash.
The bestselling author of WomanCode presents a biohacking program for women, teaching them how to use their naturalday 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 todo lists, and scheduling our lives based on ahour 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 revolutionaryweek 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 raiseand you'll have the tools to do so, including:
Meal plans and recipes for each phase
Charts for phasespecific 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 offersincluding 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, I read this bc I am interested in hormonal biohacking and wanted to access the content on Alissa Vittis website but its v expensive.
Would say if you do a bit of research aside whats in the book, then the book plus the app,are super helpful. BASICALLY the science is v interesting, the book is a good intro to biohacking esp if youre already committed to the idea and ready for some practical guidance.
Its a shame all the extra materials mentioned in the book are sooo expensive tho!! Good info packaged in an annoying, girl boss way I thought it was strange that Alisa Vitti would pause, at several points, of In The Flow, to pacify the reader that following our menstrual cycle doesn't mean we are unfeminist or too feminist.
After skimming some GoodReads reviews, I guess I see the reason why Vitti has to do some reaching across the aisle to those readers who don't care about "leftist" ideology ! and "feminine" power.
This is hilarious that some reviewers treat any talk about energy as woowoo or feminism as anarchy, These ideas are radical but they are not impossible, It's such an indictment of our patriarchal society that values masculine energy over feminine energy, Not to mention that Vitti tries so hard to make this about science, Vitti is not even a radical teacher in the sense that she is still using the language of self help and dieting "it's NOT a diet but a lifestyle", "I've did research into TCM!", "biohack your system to be more productive!" to sell her app and program, as other reviewers rightfully noted.
Like, she really dropped in her app every other sentence,
All this to say that I found In The Flow a refreshing, enlightening, and empowering read,
I feel much more connected to my menstrual cycle because Vitti is completely right in that we don't learn about the wonders of our menstrual cycle, and are living out of sync with it, which is what causes us so many hormonal imbalances in our life.
Vitti argues poignantly for educating young girls about their menses and for scientific tests to include women of menstruating age because of the harm that has been caused when women live and judge their worth based on the circadian rhythm instead of syncing up to our infradian rhythm.
A lot of scientific studies do not include menstruating women after a woman had birth defects after being part of an experiment, although this is changing.
Acknowledging our differences is what makes us stronger, and that means living cyclically, in tune with our menstrual cycle not the biological clock that works for men.
I found myself saddened to be reminded of the fact that women have been told to suffer through their PMS, that women have been taking the pill which is honestly so fucked up, especially when you remember that there is the technology for men to take an oral contraceptive but researchers decided not to due to the side effects, even though they are similar to women.
It's made me determined to take care of and honour my lifeaffirming body,
I'm probably not going to use Vitti's recommended recipes but I will be tracking my menstrual cycle for my energy productivity, and I think it'll be an interesting experiment.
great book but the whole "patriarchy" thing wasn't mine, I am not a victim and don't like to be portrayed like that, .
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