Aviva Romm MD Archives - Experience Life

- Stress Relief -

7 Hidden Triggers of the Sympathetic Stress Response

By Aviva Romm, MD

Here are a few surprising ways we can be triggered without even knowing it.

- Stress Relief -

The Stress Alarm

By Aviva Romm, MD

Our biological stress response operates the same whether threats are real or perceived. Here's how your system reacts.

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- Stress Relief -

3 Healthier Stress Responses

By Aviva Romm, MD

Use these techniques to consciously shift your body's response to stress into a state that’s calm, secure, and replenished.

- Stress Relief -

Reset Your Stress Response

By Aviva Romm, MD

Being on high alert for too long can put you into adrenal overdrive. Learn how to shift from fight-or-flight mode into calmer states that help your body recover.

- Nutrition -

The Pros and Cons of Eating Soy

By Catherine Guthrie

Should you consume soy? Health experts answer key questions about this sometimes-confusing food.

- Hormones -

The Truth About Postpartum Hormones and Healing: A Q&A With Aviva Romm, MD

By Casie Leigh Lukes

An integrative-medicine doc, who is also a midwife, shares the ins and outs of postpartum hormones — plus tips to support yourself.

- General Health -

What You Need to Know About Histamine Intolerance

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Understand the role of histamines in the body — and which foods to avoid if they’re causing problems.

- Stress Relief -

Which Adaptogens Work Best to Heal Burnout?

By Aviva Romm, MD

Functional-medicine doc Aviva Romm on which adaptogens help for burnout — and which are too stimulating.

- Hormones -

The Problem With Hormonal Birth Control: An Interview with Aviva Romm, MD

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Functional-medicine doc and hormone expert Aviva Romm, MD, talks to us about the health effects of hormonal contraception — and what to do about it.

- Stress Relief -

How to Reboot Your Body’s Alarm System

By Courtney Helgoe

Is your body’s survival response stuck in the “on” position? Aviva Romm’s new book, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution, explains how (and why) to locate the off switch.

- Sleep -

Get in Sync: On Sleep and Health

By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHC

Aligning your body's clocks is key to your wellness. Here's how to achieve optimum circadian health.

- video -

Behind the Scenes With Aviva Romm, MD (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes at our cover shoot with Aviva Romm, MD, as she shares how she's connecting science and nature in her medical approach.

- Hormones -

Bridging the Divide: Aviva Romm, MD

By Heidi Wachter

Integrative physician Aviva Romm, MD, seeks to fill the gaps between natural and scientific therapies, and reunite us with our health and vitality.

- Weight Loss -

Individualized Weight Loss

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Conventional weight-loss strategies often fail because they don’t account for a host of intersecting factors that are unique in each of us. Here are the variables that matter most — and why.