Episode Details

Aviva Romm (IG: @avivaromm) is a Yale-trained MD, a midwife, herbalist, speaker and author dedicated to optimal health for women and children. She's bridged the best of traditional medicine with good science for over three decades. Today we focus on her latest book, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Living as if poverty was a step away
• We're primitively hardwired to recognize danger
• Thanking your irritating thoughts and fears
• Growing up in a housing project in NYC
• Aviva Romm... midwife, herbalist, & MD
• Going to medical school as a Mom with an alternative way of thinking
• Most autoimmune conditions are anywhere from 7-9 times higher in women than in men
• Exposome science
• Food can switch genes on and off
• Permission to pause
• The things we can do for ourselves are so powerful, simple, and within in our hands
• Treating relaxation like hydrating
• Adaptogens help us adapt to stress
• Don't use adaptogens as a substitute for self-care & rest
• How to incorporate herbs/adaptogens as a beginner
• Bring some herbs into your kitchen

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Related links:

Dr. Aviva Romm - The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution (book)

Dr. Aviva Romm's website

Follow Dr. Aviva Romm on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Aviva Romm (books)

Adrena Soothe

Adrena Nourish

Adrena Uplift

Natural MD Radio: Adaptogens & Burnout – A Good Combination? (Aviva's podcast)

Adaptogens for Healing Burnout: Which Work Best? (Aviva's blog)

Adaptogens: Ancient Medicine for 21st Century Stress (Aviva's blog)

6 Doctor-Proven Natural Tips You Can Use