Nutrition

Everyone has a journey. I hope my journey from tomboy to FLO can inspire yours.I loved growing up in my rural small town, running around the neighborhood playing with the boys. My simple life revolved around competitive sports, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Back then being active equated to being healthy and although my mom did the best she knew, I grew up on the standard american diet consisting of too many carbs, too much sugar, and not nearly enough leafy greens.In my senior year of college, after 4 years of feeding myself an even worse diet (more take-out meals, plus alcohol), I realized that I had digestion and elimination issues. I say realized because my issues were years in the making, however it took some extreme situations for me to notice. Looking back it seems so obvious, but at the time I was dumbfounded, as was every doctor I went to see. I have a vegetarian aunt who upon hearing the news of my health sent me a book, which propelled my quest for lifelong health through food. It also contributed to my 10 years of pescetarianism, but that’s a post for another day.As all my friends were reading the latest fiction trendy-lit, I always opted for books on natural solutions for optimum health. So, it was no surprise when I met Alisa and learned about her company; I was immediately attracted to both. I stayed in touch and a few years later when I was so distressed with my corporate life, a giant lightbulb went off when I received that month’s newsletter. That is what I wanted to be doing! I started training with Alisa and the team shortly after, and I continued to make transformational changes in my life. One of the biggest reveals was learning how disconnected I was from my feminine energy and the contribution it has had in my health all throughout my life. Most of my life up until that point, had been heavily weighted towards the masculine from playing with the boys and competitive sports to the corporate culture in NYC. It is interesting how life sends you breadcrumbs to guide you to the path of happiness and balance. I am blessed to be here now helping other women find their Flo!Book a free 30 minute consultation with me to explore what may be blocking your FLO! Click Here

Alisa is talking with the fabulous women over at Girlfriendology on May 25th 2:00 - 2:30 EST on the BlogTalkRadio show. You don't want to miss this 'girlfriend' talk on health, hormonal imbalance, and living your best life!Here's an excerpt from Alisa's blog with Girlfriendology:EVERYTHING you eat is affecting your delicate hormonal system. Specifically, there are 3 underlying causes of most hormonal imbalances that you must be aware of.These three underlying causes are...

1. Mis-managed blood sugar. Do you feel that afternoon dip in energy? Crave sugar or carbs throughout the day? Need a nap after meals? Those are all signs your blood sugar needs help!
2. Burnt out adrenal glands. Are you stressed out? Have trouble waking up in the morning? Rely on caffeine to keep you going? Chances are you’ve been putting your adrenal glands into over drive which will wreak havoc on the rest of your hormonal system.
3. Slow detoxification and elimination. Are your bowel movements irregular or slow to move? (i.e. less than twice a day, every morning and afternoon) Do you have acne, eczema, or rosacea? Looks like your liver and digestive system could use a bit of support. After all, your liver is responsible for breaking down the excess hormones in your bloodstream, and your digestive tract is how those hormones get eliminated from your body. If they aren’t working properly, those hormones will continue circulating in your bloodstream and contribute to the symptoms you’re experiencing!

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Check out Alisa's latest interview on Wellsphere.com. The five questions Alisa answered:

1. What is the #1 wellness practice you live by? That thing that you do every day without fail because it revs you up from the inside out.
2. The premise of the blog is that wherever you are in life, is exactly where you need to be. How did you get to where you are today?
3. What was your biggest transformation along the way?
4. If you could only own five items, what would they be?
5. What is the theme song for your life right now and why?

Here is an excerpt from Alisa's answer to question 2: (to read the entire interview, Click Here)The one thing my doctors agreed on was that I should start taking oral contraceptives. They all believed that artificially regulating my hormone levels would reduce my unpleasant symptoms—even though they didn’t know what the cause was. The pill never felt like the right option to me. But after saying no, repeatedly, and not getting any other answers, I realized I had to take a scientific, experimental approach to my situation. I had to admit that, having never tried the pill, I didn’t know how it would affect me. So I went ahead and tried it.Less than two weeks later, I knew my original intuition to say “no” was absolutely right. I was having ocular migraines, which caused me to lose my vision temporarily, in addition to the searing migraine pain, fluctuating body temperature, and heart arrhythmia. I realized that my body was not reacting to the artificial hormones in the pill the same way it would to hormones produced naturally in my body. The simple solution prescribed by all my doctors just wasn’t going to work for me.In that defining moment, I finally realized that it was up to me to empower my own healing process.So that’s what I began to do. I started studying everywhere and anywhere I could. I felt that there were answers available outside of Western medicine, so I apprenticed myself to alternative healthcare practitioners. I studied the whole gamut of herbology, naturopathy, homeopathy, acupressure, elimination diets, and tried everything. I used myself as a guinea pig to see what could be done.During these experiments, I found that I could powerfully impact my own body chemistry with what I ate. When I found the right combination of foods for my body’s condition, I saw tremendous positive changes in my health. I lost 60 pounds, my skin cleared up, and my depression lifted. Best of all, I have had regular menstrual periods for the last 10 years.Click here to read more!

Yes, where you are in your menstrual cycle affects your mood. Yes, you can feel like a different person depending on where you are in your cycle. No, you are NOT crazy - and here is the best news of all: you can have a positive influence over your hormonal shifts throughout the month. You can gain some control and boost mental health!Alisa recently gave an interview with EmpowHER that we love because we think it is going to give our community so much clarity around a sometimes mystifying subject. Read the excerpt below, or continue to the full article on mental and emotional health during your period, by clicking here. “Fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone absolutely affect mood,” Vitti said. “In the first half of the [menstrual] cycle, estrogen stimulates parts of the brain that [has] to do with verbal skills and socialization. Women tend to feel positive and energized. In the second half of the cycle, right after ovulation, when progesterone is secreted from the ovaries and counteracts the effect of estrogen in the brain, a woman's mood can become more sedate, irritable, even depressed.”She said changing diet and adding supplements can counteract some mental health issues experienced during a period.“Women who suffer with estrogen dominance, and who feel more manic or really happy during the first half of the cycle, and feel as if they are a different person during the second half of the cycle, can use a few key foods and supplements to ease this process, such as sweet potato for vitamin A to aid the liver in metabolizing estrogen more efficiently, and broccoli and kale for the indole-3 carbinole to help break down estrogen,” Vitti said.“For women who feel extremely depressed or anxious, they can use a combination of B vitamins to help with the work of the ovary to manufacture progesterone, such as B6, B5 and B12. Women who feel aggressive can use Saw Palmetto to help reduce the effect of testosterone on their mood.”To continue with the rest of the article, Click Here.

Thank you for watching all of our videos and trusting us enough to take this journey. We hope you now know there is no reason to tolerate suffering and your symptoms. We also hope you learned a lot and will join the FLO community of powerful, joyful women! Stay in touch, post comments to our blog, join us on Facebook and Twitter - engage!Interested in purchasing the Hormonal Sync System? Click Here!

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