Womancode by Alisa Vitti

WomanCode by Alisa Vitti draws on the author’s experience of living with the symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and making changes through food and lifestyle. Following her own recovery, she set out to help other women understand and address hormonal health with a practical, accessible approach.

Vitti argues that hormones influence a wide range of concerns, including acne, oily hair, dandruff, dry skin, cramps, headaches, irritability, exhaustion, constipation, irregular cycles, heavy bleeding, clotting, hair shedding, weight gain, anxiety, insomnia, infertility, lowered sex drive and unusual food cravings. She also suggests that medication and anti-depressants are not the only options, and references the work she has done with women at her Manhattan clinic.

Key details

• Author: Alisa Vitti
• Focuses on hormone health and related symptoms
• References the author’s experience with PCOS
• Discusses food and lifestyle changes
• Draws on the author’s work with women at a Manhattan clinic

Synopsis

Alisa Vitti presents a guide to understanding hormone health, shaped by her experience of PCOS and the changes she made through food and lifestyle. She describes how hormonal imbalance can show up in many different symptoms and positions her approach as an alternative to relying solely on medication or anti-depressants. The book aims to explain hormone health in a way that is relevant and easy to understand, with an emphasis on uncovering an individual’s unique biological make up.