24: 5 Ways Travel Disrupts Your Hormones + How to Protect Them From a Women's Hormone Expert

If you are in your 40s or 50s and travel suddenly feels harder on your body than it used to, we need to talk. You come home bloated, constipated, exhausted, starving at weird times, sleeping terribly, and wondering why one trip knocked you out for days. In midlife, your hormones are already shifting, and travel can pile even more disruption on top of that. There are five things I pay very close attention to when I travel now: my circadian rhythm, hydration, gut health, blood sugar and cortisol, and mitochondrial health. In this episode, I am breaking down what flying can do to each one, why women in perimenopause may feel those changes more intensely, and the things you can do before, during, and after a trip to make recovery much easier. And I am giving you my personal travel routine because, as I say in the episode, I am a delicate flower. 😂 I bring my food. I pack my supplements and tea. I get up and do squats and calf raises on the airplane. I have spent years figuring out what keeps me feeling like myself when I travel, especially now in perimenopause, and I want you to take whatever helps make your next trip easier on your body. What's Discussed: (1:50) What crossing time zones can do to your circadian rhythm. (5:04) Why protecting melatonin matters for much more than sleep. (6:41) The surprising connection between dehydration, hunger, and fullness. (7:56) Why your post-travel constipation may also affect your hormones. (9:17) Where blood sugar and cortisol start getting messy during travel. (10:05) Why I really want you to stop winging your food at the airport. (11:06) The mitochondrial piece almost nobody thinks about when flying. (12:45) My personal hormone-friendly travel routine. (13:44) Yes, I actually do squats and calf raises on the plane. (16:46) What I pack and eat when I travel in perimenopause.   Learn more about Alisa Vitti: Instagram: alisa.vitti Website: alisavitti.kit.com