Real conversations about hormones, longevity and female biohacking
This is the home of The Ovary Club podcast: your source for women's hormone truth from someone who has been leading the conversation for 25+ years.
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Welcome to the Ovary Club™
Welcome to The Ovary Club with me, Alisa Vitti, your source for women's hormone truth from someone who's been pioneering this conversation for over 20 years.
The Cortisol Loop Hijacking Your Hormones with Dr. Taz Bhatia
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I sit down with Dr. Taz Bhatia to examine what happens when a healthy stress response stops resolving and cortisol begins running the show. We trace the progression from feeling constantly activated to disrupted sleep, unstable blood sugar, low progesterone, sluggish thyroid function, inflammation, burnout, and chronic disease. We also explore why ignoring your intuition can become a stress input of its own, what cortisol testing can and cannot reveal, and how to build a recovery plan without overwhelming an already overwhelmed body.
The Muscle-Hormone Connection Every Woman Needs to Know
Muscle is far more than strength or appearance. It helps regulate blood sugar, supports insulin sensitivity, lowers inflammation, protects ovarian function, and influences everything from PMS and fertility to perimenopause and healthy aging. In this solo episode of The Ovary Club, I explain why muscle may be the missing piece behind stubborn weight, cravings, fatigue, mood swings, hormone symptoms, and metabolic dysfunction. I also share the simple strength training approach every woman can start, no matter how busy life feels.
The Thyroid Problem Hiding Behind Your Hormone Symptoms with Dr. Amie Hornaman
By the time perimenopause begins, fatigue, stubborn weight changes, irregular cycles, low progesterone, low mood, and fertility struggles can all be folded into the same explanation: hormones are changing. But what if some of the symptoms women are taught to expect during this transition are also pointing to a gland that rarely gets included in the conversation?
The Questions Women Are Asking About Hormones Over 35, Answered by Women's Hormone Health and Functional Nutrition Expert
In this solo Q&A, I’m answering questions from Ovary Club Insiders and explaining how I would think through each one. We talk about what ovarian aging actually means, how to interpret AMH in the context of your full fertility picture, why chin acne after 35 can involve hormones, gut health, and nutrient status, and how changes in estrogen and progesterone can affect your muscles, brain, vaginal health, urinary health, and ability to focus.
Why Perimenopause Is a Critical Window for Cardiovascular Health with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I sit down with preventive cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum to talk about why perimenopause may be one of the most important windows for protecting long-term heart health. We get into what estrogen is actually doing for the heart, why women can still have cardiovascular disease developing even when standard testing looks normal, and which parts of a woman's history deserve a place in her cardiac risk assessment.
PMOS (PCOS) Part 2: What Triggers It and How to Start Healing
If you have ever left a PMOS diagnosis with no real explanation of why your body is doing this, this is the episode I wish you had.
Biohacking Fertility: Why Infertility Is a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis with Dr. Aumatma Simmons
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm joined by Dr. Aumatma Simmons to talk about fertility through the lens of female biology. We get into why infertility should be understood as a symptom, what the body may be doing when conception is not happening, why most biohacking advice was built around male physiology, and how women can start supporting fertility by working with their cycle instead of against it.
PMOS (PCOS) Part 1: The PMOS Symptoms Women Are Told Are Normal
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm sharing the part of my PMOS story I rarely get to tell in full. I walk through what it felt like to live with painful cystic acne, unexplained weight gain, excess body hair, insomnia, anxiety, depression, brain fog, and missing periods before I finally found a possible answer in a medical journal and received a PMOS diagnosis seven years after my first bleed.
The Early Signs of Perimenopause Most Women Miss with Dr. Robin Berzin
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm joined by Dr. Robin Berzin to talk about how to build a clearer picture of early perimenopause before symptoms become impossible to ignore. We get into what women should start paying attention to, why tracking patterns over time matters, how stress, blood sugar, thyroid, and adrenal health can overlap with hormonal changes, and what to ask for when you want more useful answers.
The Ultimate 5 Biohacks for Women
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I'm breaking down the five most powerful biohacks for women's hormones, and none of them require a supplement stack, a wellness gadget, or another expensive protocol. Because after decades of working with women's hormones, one thing has become incredibly clear to me: the female body responds most powerfully to the things modern culture keeps teaching women to deprioritize.
Why "Balancing Your Hormones" Is BS
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I break down why the hormone balance conversation is misleading, what your endocrine system is actually responding to, and the five foundations of the WomanCode FLO Protocol that help your body regulate hormones naturally instead of forcing quick fixes that never last.
How Your Hormones, Stress, and Lifestyle Affect Biological Age with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
In this episode of The Ovary Club, Alisa sits down with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald to unpack what biological age actually means and why it matters for your hormones, ovaries, mitochondria, stress response, and long-term health. You'll learn how DNA methylation reflects the way your body is aging, why menopause is not the starting line for women's aging, and how food, sleep, movement, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes can help shift your biology in a better direction.
Cycle Syncing® 101 - How to Work With Your Cycle Instead of Against It So You Feel Better All Month
Have you ever had one week where you feel strong, clear, productive, and totally on top of things… and then the next week, the exact same routine suddenly feels awful? Your workouts feel harder. Your mood shifts. You're hungrier, more tired, less focused, and you start wondering what happened. A lot of women take that as a sign they need to be stricter, more disciplined, more in control. But what you actually need is not another rule to follow. What you need to understand is cycle syncing®.
Why You Want to Have Your Period for as Long as Possible
In this episode of The Ovary Club, I break down everything you were never told about your menstrual cycle and why understanding it will completely change the way you think about your body, your symptoms, and your long term health for the rest of your life.
The Biggest Lie In Women’s Biohacking That Is Actually Harming Your Hormonal Health with Dr. Amy Killen
Why the wellness advice women are following may be disrupting hormones, energy, metabolism, and long-term health.
5 Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Your Hormones in Your 20s, 30s, 40s and Beyond
The hormone truths most women are never taught — and how the decisions you make in each decade shape your future health.
Why Biohacking Is Making Women Feel Worse (And What To Do Instead)
Biohacking isn’t one-size-fits-all. This episode explores why many popular protocols are misaligned with female biology — and what to do instead.
Dr. Carrie Jones: The Truth About Women’s Hormone Testing
Why “normal” labs aren’t telling the full story. Dr. Carrie Jones unpacks how outdated testing misses what’s really going on in women’s bodies.
Why Perimenopause Is Hitting Women Earlier Than Ever
Perimenopause isn’t just happening in your 40s anymore. We unpack why it’s starting earlier, what your symptoms are really telling you, and how to slow the shift.