Loving your lady parts as a path to success, power & global change: Alisa Vitti at TEDxFiDiWomen
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- Alisa Vitti, HHC, AADP (Holistic Health Counselor, American Association of Drugless Practitioners) founded Laughing Sage Wellness, now the FLO Living Center LLC, in Manhattan, ten years ago-this, after battling the frustrating health symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and then healing herself through food and lifestyle changes. Alisa has degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, where she fine-tuned her unique approach to helping women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s correct their own hormonal imbalances and chronic GYN issues using medicinal foods, exercise, supplements, and lifestyle modifications. Since then, Alisa and her team have worked with thousands of women on four continents to help them regain hormonal balance, get pregnant naturally, lose weight, clear skin, heal cystic ovaries, eliminate PMS, heal fibroids, regulate periods, and boost their libido. In addition to specializing in reproductive and hormonal health, she helps women connect to, and express their feminine energy. She teaches women how to live their best and most powerful lives by owning and operating their biochemistry. Alisa's five-step program, FLO Living, is currently the subject of a clinical study in conjunction with a reproductive research scientist from Columbia University in conjunction with the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine.
Beyond her clinical work, Alisa is also a transformational speaker who debunks myths about chronic GYN issues and inspires listeners to take control of their health. Alisa has spoken at numerous colleges, workshops, corporations, online virtual summits, health fairs, and women's organizations and sororities. She was recently selected as Hay House Inc.'s first-ever "Mover & Shaker"-and was invited to speak at the "I Can Do It" conference, along side other notable figures like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and Cheryl Richardson. Alisa has spoken at the Women's International Summit for Health, presented the keynote at The Reveal Conference hosted by Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation, and has spoken at American Infertility Association's annual conference.
Alisa's media and social networking exposure is rapidly growing. She's been featured in various traditional media outlets including CBS News, Huffington Post, Fox Business News, Life & Style, and various internet radio shows and blogs. She is also an expert blogger for CrazySexyLife.com, SavvyAuntie.com, and contributes to FertilityAuthority.com, HealthyStyleNY.com, People.com, and other prominent sites. In the publishing world, she penned a chapter on preserving and protecting fertility in Melanie Notkin's Savvy Auntie: The Ultimate Guide for Cool Aunts, Great Aunts, Godmothers, and All Women Who Love Kids (William Morrow, 2011) and is a featured expert in Dr. Christiane Northrup's newest edition of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, 2010).
She is currently expanding her new online healthcare venture for women as CEO of FLOLiving.com.
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Loved this talk! menstrual cycle phases for a woman:
Week 1:Follicular phase, eggs are maturing and getting ready to travel through the fallopian tube (you feel like you have the most energy, begin new projects at this time, dream big!)
Week 2: Ovulatory phase (best communication skills and good energy, have important conversations at this time, go on a first date)
Week 3: Luteal phase- need for B Vitamins as uterine lining is thickening, you may feel detail oriented and have the urge to engage in organization tasks. This is the phase where you are PMSing.
Week 4: Menstrual phase- Left and Right hemispheres in brain are talking to each other, ability to look back to see how you are doing during the month.
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Thanks for the summary 💝
She's happy, confident and trying to share that with everyone. Why do people get so threatened by that and feel the need to tear her apart? Work on your self instead of trying to tear down others.
because she speaks the truth.
I think she is right
The 4 monthly cycles make total sense! My wife and I had identified her ultra productive time of the month, during which she got super excited and started big projects and committed us to them, and then lost interest a week later. We learned to write things down and not act on them for at least another week. It helped us. The other three make so much sense.
Sounds like a hassle
Alisa Vitti is an incredibly intelligent and talented woman - and the fact that she has an immense wealth of confidence only makes it all the better. She's smart; she's honest; she's even funny. This is a lady that, honest to God, I'd love to sit down and have a chat with, even if only for a half hour.
. . . and everybody in the comments is talking about her body instead of her brains???
I'll agree that she's attractive, and that she's made me realize that something I value in an attractive woman is confidence. But she's got something going for her far beyond her body - she's gone in a direction that most people don't go, and the fact that her knowledge and ideas are being trumped by how people view her body . . .
That's just sad.
Tamera Janneff Oh absolutely - I just wanted to mention she was gorgeous in passing, as people said such awful things - but i DID listen to the whole talk, and ... Oh how can I say this without sounding vain or pious .. Its a kind of Human share that I absolutely LOVE.. (and its wonderful to make safe space, and learn how to let that .. blossom?)
Tamera Janneff I was thinking the same thing. Self confidence and intelligence changes how people think about you. Vitti will definitely go far in life. When I first saw her, I did think her thighs are so huge, but then I continued listening to her, I didn't even noticed them, not because I felt sorry for her, but because she was interesting and informative. That to me, she became like a fat guy, you still know she's fat, but that like a man, she brings more to the table than just her looks, so it doesn't become important any more as she becomes not only a woman, but an expert, scholar and doctor.
+Cortney Gibson you do know that a lot of women don't have thunder thighs right? It doesn't say anything about womanhood.
It's so upsetting to see these body shaming comments on a video encouraging women to take charge of their bodies.
Cheryl Suah I think she has a perfect body and looks great 👍
Reading the comments I've come to one conclusion: Most of the people who wrote those negative attacks on her physical apparance failed to finish the video. No one is talking about the content, only about her legs, her body, etc. I was so fascinated by the menstrual cycle thing I paused the video and took notes. It's really depressing that so many people (teenagers?) cannot stop talking about her weight. I'm sure these attacks are just projections of whatever suck in your lives. I urge you to not take it out on this brilliant woman because you are only hurting yourselves.
Commenting on her weight is not a personal attack. don't be so sensitive.
Facing realities is a good thing most of the time. Don't project your own emotions onto comments, just face them as if they are observations and make a normal reply .
You're right. They are projecting. Her weight is irrelevant. Calling her 'porkchop', is a personal attack. It's not being sensitive, it's calling out stupidity. Only a simpletons only thought watching this would be her size. She also has brown hair and skin, should we talk about those observations too?
I couldn't agree more! I always get sad and angry when people make absolutely stupid comments. How great that here are still people who realize the real message of it. And I think so too that many of them are (bored) teenagers. XO
Stefanie Krauth PCOS already puts women at a hormonal disadvantage for losing weight.It is actually very difficult to lose weight if you have PCOS or are menopausal.It has been researched and is biologically proven.The reality is that the weight can be lost but it takes time,patience and good medical support along the way.
I took notes too! She is sexy and smart and I hope to work on this and get in touch with myself to be as confident as she is. OUTSTANDING TED Talk. One of my favorites for you. So true what she said about women having to constantly work on their bodies and men just use them as tools.
i don't understand why some people that are commenting "she's obese" or "she shouldnt be proud of her lady parts, bc she's fat"? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!! when that video started, first thing that pop in my mind was that "she's beautiful, and look at these sexy curves of hers" i love it!!! i feel sorry for those who feel otherwise about her and this video....(shaking my head) looking at some broom stick girls(not even women) on social medias, what's the deal? really?
What a beautiful, powerful woman! Imagine if all women had that confidence! The world would be a very different place
imagine men had confidence. then the world would be heaven
It is so courageous and brave to address your own genetic and acquired weaknesses. And it takes so much selflessness to go out there and talk openly about them in order to help other people relate, understand regain control over their lives. This is a great contribution to making people become more empathetic and kind. Thank you for being the person you are!
One of my favorite Ted talks! Great speaker and an inspiring subject!!
DO NOT SCROLL DOWN! this video is wonderful and insightful and the comments below are terrible
Probably the most important video I've seen my entire life.
sometimes i don't bother reading the credits until after i watch the video. Than that way i still get to watch an intresting speech without being bombarded by slanderious opinions of something thats suppose to enlighten, not to be taken so analytically. She did her best and she was spot on about many things that i have noticed in the changing of my life choices and body. why can't you all learn to enjoy and be silent?
Fascinating talk and new information. These are the cultural teachings a mother should be passing on to her daughter, like it used to be in the old Indian society. And yes, I cannot resist to admit that she's lovely.
Loved to know about women cycles and which activity will be facilitated by my hormonal conditions in the specific part of my lady month! Certainly a knowledge that I'm going to use to plan my life even better! Thanks, Alisa! I loved her energy, inteligence and comunications skills (she speaks in an expressive and empathic way! And she is also funny and serious! Loved her!). Besides the knowledge, she also inspired me by these qualities! Thanks!
I love how enthusiastic and how passionate she is about the subject she is speaking on. You really do have to appreciate and take care of your body because it's such an intricate and amazing thing. I love my body and I'm beginning to appreciate it a lot more. If you take care of your body, it will take care of you!
I would love to actually learn more about optimal eating during the four phases of the estrous cycle. If anyone has any links that would be great!
She has a book coming out Jan 28 I think.
It's in her book. Woman Code
You look great! Glad to see women loving their bodies :)
you look and see how osemly beutlee
Spechel you are
Loved this talk! I found it inspirational and thought-provoking. There's a lot of valuable info in this, even if it is a bit short considering the topic.
Interesting, but not surprising how many people below missed the value of this talk but instead choose to bash & bully the deliverer of the message. And people wonder why there are so many things wrong with popular American society. It only serves all of us to better educate ourselves and open your minds to concepts that may seem unconventional. And it's also very sad that many of you have to hide behind obscure usernames & the anonymity of blank pictures to post your opinions because you have no freestanding backbone to stand behind them.
Lol
New YT user I see.
That's not how it used to be.
She is such a powerful and beautiful speaker!
I love her story and her curves! I am thankful she shared this talk with us
I agree but I'm glad someone is finally here to wake us up and remind us about our powers as women!! I'm so glad to have heard to this ted talk.... now it is in OUR hands to go look for our solutions...!!
well-written, well-sourced argument, then don't expect to be taken seriously.
Just because it doesn't apply to you (men very much in particular) does not mean it has no merit.
It takes a woman to understand a woman.
Its so pleasing to see someone feeling so good about their look!
The definition of holistic is relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts. A health counselor to help an individual personalize their nutrition needs based on the needs of her body. Since this is not a traditional profession, conventional education is not required. However, health counselors generally obtain certificates in one or more health related programs.
The more you know!
I'd like to hear less fewer sucess stories, and more about the mechanisms involved in changing hormones through food. The stuff about cycles is interesting, but I wonder to what degree those opinions would be self-fulfilling?
Our bodies are not projects to be worked on and self-improvement is not the goal in life. That is a wasteful, dreary load of crap! Our bodies, brains, hearts and souls are totally incredible tools ready to help us create, play, enjoy, revel in and appreciate life; explore, learn, expand, love and help others in ways that are unique and soul satisfying to us. That's what life is all about. Keep that in focus!
Wow! I can really tell Alisa is passionate about what she is talking about and it has got me really interested in learning to "love my lady parts" im defiantly going to be watching this time and time again so i can help myself learn the language of my body. This video is very empowering and im going to recommend to my girl friends to watch this and a few other video's.
This is a very good video. Thanks you very much Alisa and TEDxTalks for posting this.
Wait, so being on birth control, I don't ovulate, so I'm missing out on my "irresistible" super powered phase? Fuck, man.
It's a generalization for a short talk. If you want something specific send her an email. Dietary changes are based on what your body needs. It makes no sense to suggest a "one size fits all" fix, when this is an individual issue.
why do people leave mean comments? i just think its important to hear and be heard. we all have different experiences and opinions. it would help our species if we could agree to disagree and share who we are without ridicule.
This system is totally amazing. I wonder if there is something like it for men. For those of you who are calling her fat, I disagree. I think she is beautiful.
I'm a middle-aged guy who happened upon this video while looking through my TH-cam homepage. And because women have played such an important part in my life, Positive and negative, I have an occasional interest in information that might teach me how to understand or appreciate them better. And this is that kind of information. Most notably, the knowledge regarding the (4 phases of the month) and why it's Urgent that more women know about them and begin to align their lives with the Empowering Aspects of each one. Very Enlightening! Thus, I'd like to thank you Alisa Vitti, for sharing your Wisdom about Women, especially with a guy like me who's striving to not be so clueless. And in return, I'd like to share a simple insight about men, that perhaps some women, for whatever reason, still may not know of, and that is this. Most men are INSTINCTIVELY and strongly attracted to Women with CURVES! Trust me on this one, I'm a man. Of course there can be a few exceptions to anything, but in general, this is the rule. FYI, I have also been in relationships with women who weren't as curvaceous, but were Extremely Attractive in other ways, even personality wise. Btw, Alisa Vitti, you are a gorgeous woman!
In conclusion,
Ladies, Love Your Lady Parts as a path to Success, Power and Global Change. Thank You
You sound like a 12 year old.
@@lockandloadlikehell You sound like a 5 year old.
Curves, full lips, thick hair etc are all signs of fertility this is why :)
Curves, full lips, thick hair etc are all signs of fertility this is why :)
Curves, full lips, thick hair etc are all signs of fertility this is why :)
She is very attractive for being as confidant as she is to talk about something so intimate and close to any woman and be as open about it as she is... :) speaking from a man's point of view.
Jeremy confident is good for you also
powerful information for women to leverage. The more intuned you are with your body the better you can utilize it ... change agents... leaders... many will see that nature is intuned as well....women's phases at times correspond to the moon, but don't take my word. Learn your inner blueprint language as men & women, activate your journey.
She's amazing!
omg Im on the follecullar week and I've been planing to start reading more books and get off my phone for a while for a long time and it happens that I decided to do it this week and I've never being so commeted this much !!
Great Tedx talk.
Beware there a man know as MWCrazyhorse harassing feminists. Goodness forbid I have an opinion or open my mouth to speak. This person recently lashed out and ranted over a single non hateful comment I made for no good reason. I hope that one day he finds peace lol. Not all feminists are crazy. They just get driven to that point.
Dear Alisa, this video was a really interesting discovery and although I was surprised at first when you spoke about that idea of a month planning,now that I'm thinking about it , it begins to make sense! We certainly need to take our body into account and doing it that way doesn't seem wrong at all! Thank you for what you do, and keep up with the good work!
This woman is fantastic - I love her
Justine Kim she is confident also
Definitely going to look her up. :) Great talk.
Alisa, I wish you were around when I was experiencing all the turmoil with my hormonal imbalances but I'm sure glad you're able to help others now. Keep on keeping on! Your message to women is invaluable.
Fascinating!
you are very beautiful miss Alisa :)
***** And very smart, that's ALL that should matter :)
The best way to take care of your body is a plantbased lifestyle- for your health, for the animals and for the planet. Yt udderly amazing
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👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌱💪🏻
Your lack of meat consumption shows in your writing.
Elaine Webb coincidentally I'm about to embark on a plant based diet for health problems that are non hormone related however I'm being met with a great deal of negativity
Elaine Webb I concur! Best change in my entire life
I love your story and how you are helping women!
She has a book called Woman Code that thoroughly explains the diet! Great book, I highly recommend it.
Also, to those women who are commenting about her hips, you are the ones who dislike your own bodies. Hips are hip. Look at ancient art depicting women and you never see a woman that is rake thin with no hips or breasts. Women have lost the art of being women. Instead they mold themselves to other standards, to fit swim suits or tight pencil skirts, 6 inch stillettos, bleach their hair, remove their hair, surgically remove fat, surgically implant fat. Women, your bodies express who you are.
Eve Lister>>> These trolls know no other feeling but hate. They´re neither rational or humanistic. And YES many things about our society need to change.....Many reactionary forces need to be replaced with something more fluid and dynamic.
THANK YOU
Alisa is fantastic in her own being! See and learn!Learn to know your Lady parts.
And you will all be as vibrant spirited and happy as her! Wow!
How about talking about young over sixtees
thank you for this great advice
***** I think they are trying to promote something other than patriarchy for once..
Elusive title, but great advice.
I'm very skeptical of anyone pushing a universal diet that's the same for everyone. VERY skeptical. Especially if they don't even explain what the diet is.
From her words I didn't interpret it to be a "universal diet", more of a plan to systematize your life. As she said, a "protocol". I suppose her website, which another person in the comments discovered for us (thank you!), floliving.com/ can provide more information.
The Diet is not the critical element of what she wanted to bring across - I find her speech VERY inspiring! Maybe you didn't really get what she's talking about?
I guess you're male… so you are not able to understand what she's explaining because you don't experience those things.
i think was more talking about how the food you eat affect how your body feels. she actually says that she makes a specific diet plan for each of her clients, so its actually the opposite of a universal diet. its more like an individual diet made for your specific system.
A protocol is not a universal diet, it is a system of rules governing an entity. How each individuals body interacts with the rules is different.
Go Lisa, that was great. To Leticia Andreas-Wolf, listen again she did tell you something great - the powers of the four phases - just think if you where to give a talk about this in 18 minutes you too would need to introduce why it so important to you to establish a relative point to hand the info on... Look at "Dr Terry Wahls-minding your mitochondria" for info on nutrition needed.
I do believe that our mental powers may cure ailments in our bodies. I had a motorcycle incident when I was twenty years old and doctors at East Grinstead Hospital declared that I would never walk again. Well, I decided that my system had forgotten how to walk and so for many months, I did my best to learn to walk from scratch and somehow I am still walking at 74 years of age. Incidentally my brother faced the same problem and his surgeon kept contact to fully understand what healed us!
Has anyone here read her book? I want to read it but I'm only 17 and obviously the aspects of increasing your sex drive aren't applicable to me, regardless of that it it still a good read?
+olivia alexa I thought sex was the very least important aspect. I wish I had heard of this when I was younger. Sounds like a ladies manual to management of her own life and energy through proper care of the primal body. I clearly see that if I'd had this information, I could have done better for myself. I think it's good info for young women.
lol i think it's applicable even if you're not sexually active,someday you'll be and the lessons will be relevant then
Olivia, get the book. It is not just about sex drive, but it is about women's health too. The sex drive is just a feeling.. but you will get to know your body and how it feels as you get older. Just get the book, even if you are 17... to start playing with the amount of those food items, and to regulate your own period. It is important to learn to regulate your own period. It is very self empowering.
dat would be a good read, didnt know she had a book
I have the book and been taking notes, I highly recommend it.
This was excellent and I LOVED what you were saying. I do notice GREAT differences in my mood and abilities based on the time of the month that I am and I would love to try and pay attention to my cycle to coincide with my life. Thanks for this!! :)
.i like her and what she's saying. i wanna learn more. how does change agent work before puberty and during and after in menopause?
"...infinite source of energy and vitality..." ick. Most informercially talk I've ever seen & that's saying a lot.
You are so brave and bold to take this on. You are giving a huge gift to all women. You are a role model for women to take charge and ownership of their own health. BRAVO
is this a commercial for her center? or is there anything else actually?
Been an ethical vegan for 5 years. My husband gladly went too! Best decision/force of will in my life!!! Easy. Healthy. Feels amazing. Tasty food. KINDER. I’ve gotten in touch and connected with my core.
The gold standard for testing protocols of treatment is double-blind randomized clinical trials.
Awesome. A woman in touch with her body, a population in touch with the earth. If you want to know what to eat, eat from the earth not from machinery or labs. Pure, organic foods, clean water, clean air and exercise creates the body wholesome.
She's fabulous, and shared valuable info - thank you!
wow did i click on the wrong video . oh well off to look at power tools and things about beards gruffffffff gruffffff
I like man stuff as much as the next guy, but surely you can't have expected a man cave style hang when you clicked on the title that starts with "Loving Your Lady Parts"? You can certainly prevent the same surprise again by simply reading the title before clicking.
its a joke . wow i look through the ted videos etc and give them all 5 mins to see if they catch my attention . this one didnt seem to shout out to me but gld you enjoyed it . i was pretending to be a gruff macho male . i shouldnt really need to explain that . senses of humour are as important as getting to getting to love your lady parts . i suggest you look at a video on humour and learn some
Her book is amazing, I been reading it and taking notes. I learned so much about my body.
can you please tell the book name
M B The Woman Code
ok thanks
try "the way of the superior man" instead . then youll know something valuable
Really? How did you miss all the info about the cycle and how keeping track of it can help?
Genuine question: does Polycystic Ovary syndrome cause very wide hips / large deposits of fat in the hip region?
how amazing.
OMG this completely put me in tears .. and PS I never cry .. I'm so moved by this :)
the doctor you went to...was she a private doctor? I have found a striking difference in approach between "private" paid doctors and those who volunteer their services in a community clinic setting or non profit volunteer work.
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Very interesting video! I was diagnosed with PCoS at 13 and it was initially controlled by the Pill. For other health reasons I can't take it anymore and my symptoms are back in full force. Weight is definitely my main concern, so I'm going to look into nutritional genomics and managing the condition through diet. I love her attitude and message!
I love lady parts and love Alisa's shape. Makes real men like myself want to be better men. very nice.
Women used to have their cycles in tune with the moon & these phases work in alignment with the moons phases, as anyone educated in the effect of the moon on our physical bodies can attest to. All very fascinating stuff to be aware of.
Its just not very helpful to someone who has gone through Menopause. There arent any phases after Menopause as far as i know. Please correct me if i am wrong. :)
Love her body
Same! :)
Great talk. I loved her confidence and am curious about her method. I just put a hold on her book at the library.
Did you end up reading her book? How did you find the info & was there information you could put into your life? Thankyou
Thats what Louise Hay says...Loving and approving yourself will resolve everything in life ...disease...relationship and career
Deer hunting
Awesome! thank you :)
... nutritional advise isn't the point of this talk ... it is how by loving our 'lady parts' and coming into partnership with our bodies we can become more successful.
I'm not sure why there are so many unnecessary negative comments on this video. I would've thought better of the type of people watching this. It's a bit disappointing but I'm not surprised. As soon as you have someone who presents an alternative way of doing things that doesn't fit with the status quo and that is evidence-based (especially by a woman) people get all hot under the collar. If you have something to say then by all means say it but unless you can present a clear, well-written,
Pro:
She raises awareness about impact of diet, and also PCOS. wonderful work. Also, personality assessement of all 4 phases of cycles and how it can be use positive was brilliant, if it turns out to be true, will only know when women will apply and see if it works..."
Girls are taught to view their bodies as un-ending projects to work on, whereas boys, from an early age, are taught to view their bodies as tools to master their environment.
Con: little Boring in beginning, , so she must have lost some of her crowd half way, last 8 mins are main gist...
Fantastic Brilliant Woman!
This video was recommended to me. What I take away from this though is: 80% she advertises and promotes herself and her practice; 10% she speaks about what her problems were; 10% she speaks about how the body parts relate to each other. So - this is basically an ad for herself. Which I understand, everyone needs to make money. But not at any point does she give any practical tips, advice, hints, exercises, etc. It's therefore pretty worthless, unless one can afford an expensive nutritionist.
Love it!!
In India Ayurveda has clearly mention that food changes and keep healthy. There in detail diet is given for different illness. Western medicine people should study that. You guys are thousand years behind.
Start watching from about 10minutes into this video, if you really want to understand the workings of the human body. Good information & something our Teachers Doctors & Mentors should have taught all of us.
OOOO HOW SWEET!
Ma ladies! watch this!
Ma men, learn!
Too bad I found out about you a little late.I feel you could have helped my wife who passed away on dec.,28th 2013.
Hormonal changes.so what food she took to improve her skin from acne ?
Happy Michie Worriah acne is caused by excessive masturbation, because it throws your hormones out of whack. It’s best to stay pure
What about menopuse ?How does it work then ?
so far what she talked about makes sense to me.about the monthly mood and energy changes and its time for me to use it as a tool to help my community and myself.thanks for the vid ! its a Big help
All bodies (male and female) have hormonal rhythms, rather than just having hormones released continuously. What the hell does the pay gap have to do with it? Weight loss is a little more complicated than just eating a balanced diet and exercise, if you understood the basic physiology of the body then maybe you would know that. Its not just a calories out calories in, the regulation of genes, epigenetics and hormones play a huge role and it is only just recently that this has come to light
You're not even paying attention to the content.
It would seem it being more about you having certain issues with women.
" poorer but hard working middle class women would find these talks ridiculous and tell you all to go to work "
What if they have healthissues that could be resolved by getting a better understanding of nutrition and the effects on body, the endo system etc ?
Maybe you should just shut up
Or you could just stop eating things that depress the body's own excellent systems, i.e. all animal products, including fish, and any added oil. Just look at the research on plant based diets, Dr. Estlestyn, Dr. McDougal and several others have large bodies of research showing that simply eating real food that the body needs is all it takes. Occam's Razor - did we evolve to work best on suppliments, or best on readily available foods, like fruit, vegetables and grains?