On Health

By Aviva Romm

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From the stuff your mother never told you, to the stuff your doctor never learned, On Health features taboo-busting conversations that demystify and de-stigmatize our bodies, all while bridging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness. Join Yale-trained MD & midwife Aviva Romm and her line-up of expert guests as they discuss everything from periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics, and motherhood to mental health. Each week, Dr. Romm will be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work, what makes us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms, authentically and bravely. You can expect to learn more about topics such as women's brain health, cesareans, microbiome seeding, women’s sexual health, and much more. Plus, you'll get Aviva’s musings, tips, and guidance from 35+ years of helping women take back their health—and their lives. The new medicine for women is here!

Episode Date
Are We Chasing the Wrong Kind of Success? The High Cost of Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace
Dec 11, 2024
Becoming a Cycle Breaker: Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Compassion and Resilience (Replay)
Nov 27, 2024
Do You Have a Hostile Uterus? The Hidden Harms of Medical Language on Women’s Health
Nov 13, 2024
Loving Better Every Day with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Oct 29, 2024
Must-Have Natural Remedies for Cold & Flu Season
Oct 16, 2024
How Toxic Fashion is Making Women Sick & What We Can Do About It with Alden Wicker
Oct 02, 2024
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes with Aviva Romm and Lily Nichols
Sep 18, 2024
This is So Awkward: Supporting Teens through the ‘New Puberty’
Aug 31, 2024
At Least You Have a Healthy Baby: The Hidden Epidemic of Birth Trauma in the US
Aug 21, 2024
Unplugging from the Attention Economy and Reclaiming Your Time with Jenny Odell
Aug 07, 2024
On Alcohol and Women's Health: From Fertility thru Menopause
Jul 11, 2024
On Women, Alcohol, Our Hormones and Menstrual Cycles
Jul 03, 2024
Rediscovering Intimacy and Pleasure with Emily Nagoski
Jun 25, 2024
Seeing Life Through an Herbalist’s Lens with Olivia Amitrano
Jun 19, 2024
Breaking the Taboo Around Pregnancy Loss with Chelsea Leyland
Jun 05, 2024
Ending Obstetric Fistula: A Journey of Hope and Resilience with Bonnie Ruder
May 22, 2024
[Replay] The Hidden Motherhood Struggle with Catherine Birndorf and Paige Bellenbaum
May 08, 2024
[Replay] Adaptogens & Burnout
Apr 24, 2024
Demystifying Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) in Menopause with Sharon Malone
Apr 10, 2024
The Wisdom of the Menopause Brain with Lisa Mosconi
Mar 29, 2024
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers with Lisa Damour
Mar 13, 2024
Stress in Pregnancy: How Much Should You Stress About It
Feb 28, 2024
Beyond Gaslighting and Narcissism: Finding Yourself to Find Love with Jillian Turecki
Feb 14, 2024
Why Women Have More Autoimmune Diseases Than Men
Jan 31, 2024
The Power of Growing Older and the Problem with Ageism
Jan 17, 2024
Why Creating & Setting Boundaries is Essential for Our Health
Jan 03, 2024
Becoming a Cycle Breaker: Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Compassion and Resilience
Dec 20, 2023
Beyond Crystals and Bubble Baths: Talking About Real Self-Care
Dec 06, 2023
Parent Wounds: Healing Our Hearts Even in Crisis
Nov 22, 2023
Unpacking the Invisible Load of Motherhood with Erica Djossa
Nov 08, 2023
A Silent Fire: Understanding Hidden Inflammation with Shilpa Ravella, MD
Oct 25, 2023
Medical Gaslighting: What It Is, Why It’s So Dangerous, and What You Can Do to Advocate for Yourself
Oct 11, 2023
Moving Through Grief and Its Big Messy Feelings with Kris Carr
Sep 27, 2023
Should I Freeze My Eggs? Let’s Chat About That!
Sep 20, 2023
Hot Flashes Gone Public with Tamsen Fadal
Sep 13, 2023
Perfectionism: Healing the Shadow Side
Sep 06, 2023
Centering Mothers with Support, Community, and Wisdom (with Chanel Porchia-Albert, Ancient Song)
Aug 30, 2023
Vaginal Ecology - What You Need to Know
Aug 23, 2023
How This Mama Is Transforming the Supplements Industry
Aug 16, 2023
The Lowdown on Pap Tests, HPV and Pelvic Exams
Aug 09, 2023
The Power of Hypnobirthing with Kerry Tuschhoff
Aug 02, 2023
Optimizing and Protecting Your XX Brain With Dr. Lisa Mosconi
Jul 26, 2023
Reclaiming Birth with Allison Yarrow
Jul 19, 2023
Birth Control Myths and Realities: Part 2
Jul 12, 2023
Birth Control Myths and Realities: Part 1
Jun 28, 2023
Vagina Obscura and the Sexist History of Female Anatomy With Rachel E. Gross
Jun 21, 2023
On Our Best Behavior: The Price Women Pay to Be Good Enough with Elise Loehnen
Jun 14, 2023
On BETR Ways to Close the Healthcare Gap with Ellen Pompeo
Jun 07, 2023
Let's Chat About That - Did the Pill Ruin My Fertility?
May 31, 2023
Toward a New Model of Maternal Health in the US with Neel Shah, MD
May 24, 2023
Intermittent Fasting and Time-Based Eating: Is There Evidence for Women’s Health and Weight Loss?
May 17, 2023
Re-Owning Yourself: A 360 Approach to Menopause with Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
May 10, 2023
How to Choose the Best Birth Control for You
May 03, 2023
What's a Normal Period, Really? with Kate Clancy, PhD
Apr 26, 2023
How Social Media Censorship is Impacting Women's Sexual Health
Apr 19, 2023
Hormonal Hot Housing: On Why We Need to Understand and Prevent Early Puberty in Our Daughters
Apr 12, 2023
Dismissed: On the Way Bias May Be Affecting Your Healthcare with Dr. Angela Marshall
Apr 05, 2023
On What We All Need to Know About Living with Long COVID
Mar 29, 2023
On Period Pain in Teens - A 6th Vital Sign That You Don’t Want to Miss
Mar 22, 2023
On Family Secrets with Dani Shapiro
Mar 15, 2023
On How to Have a Safe, Empowered Miscarriage at Home: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Mar 08, 2023
On Invisible Illness: Living at the Edge of Medical Knowledge with Meghan O’Rourke
Mar 01, 2023
On Vaginal Dryness and Painful Sex in Menopause
Feb 22, 2023
Thinx Again: On What We Need to Know about PFAS in Our Period Products
Feb 15, 2023
On the History of the Migraine Personality with Joanna Kempner
Feb 08, 2023
Let’s Chat About That: On Supporting Optimal Immunity In Pregnancy
Feb 01, 2023
On the Big Letdown: A Radical Conversation on Birth and Breastfeeding with Kimberly Seals Allers
Jan 25, 2023
Pt. 2 On Alcohol and Women's Health: From Fertility thru Menopause
Jan 18, 2023
On Women, Alcohol, Our Hormones and Menstrual Cycles
Jan 11, 2023
Why Creating & Setting Boundaries is Essential for Our Health
Dec 21, 2022
How Being a “Good Girl” is Hazardous to Your Health
Dec 14, 2022
Come as You Are with Emily Nagoski
Dec 07, 2022
Women’s Top Thyroid Questions, Answered (Part 2): Thyroid Antibodies + Thyroid Treatments
Nov 30, 2022
Healing Our Food Relationship with Mindfulness
Nov 23, 2022
How to Boost Your Immunity for Cold and Flu Season
Nov 16, 2022
Blood Sugar Balance with the Glucose Goddess
Nov 09, 2022
Women's Top Thyroid Questions, Answered (Part 1)
Nov 02, 2022
Who’s Afraid of Fever?
Oct 26, 2022
Optimizing Immunity Through the Gut-Immune Axis With Robynne Chutkan MD
Oct 19, 2022
Negativity Bias: Why We Expect the Worst and How to Change That
Oct 12, 2022
Enough Already: Protecting Kids from Environmental Toxins
Oct 05, 2022
How Doulas Make a Difference with Tracie Collins
Sep 28, 2022
Why We Need Birthing Centers
Sep 21, 2022
Perfectionism: Healing the Shadow Side
Sep 14, 2022
Vaginal Seeding After Cesarean: Is It Safe and Recommended for Your Baby?
Sep 07, 2022
Too Many Cesarean Sections: What You Need to Know
Aug 31, 2022
Eight Medical Myths Keeping Women from Getting Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
Aug 24, 2022
Teen Sexual Health + Abortion Pills & Body Autonomy
Aug 17, 2022
The Lowdown On Pap Tests, HPV, and Pelvic Exams
Aug 10, 2022
The Hidden Motherhood Struggle with Catherine Birndorf and Paige Bellenbaum
Aug 03, 2022
Calling In the Call-Out Culture with Loretta J. Ross
Jul 27, 2022
Fertility Awareness Is Power with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Jul 20, 2022
How to Thrive When All You Feel is Turmoil
Jul 13, 2022
Optimizing and Protecting Your XX Brain with Dr. Lisa Mosconi
Jul 06, 2022
What We Must Do NOW to Save Reproductive Freedom with Kathryn Kolbert & Julie Kay
Jul 01, 2022
Introducing: On Health
Jun 29, 2022
167 How to Choose the Best Birth Control for You
Nov 10, 2021
166 The Gut-Hormone Connection with Robyn Chutkan
Sep 30, 2021
165 The PCOS Diet - Why Food Matters
Sep 24, 2021
164 Find Your Sparketype with Jonathan Fields of the Good Life Project
Sep 20, 2021
163 Thriving with PCOS: A Couple’s Approach
Sep 15, 2021
162 Rethinking Healthcare with Robin Berzin
Sep 02, 2021
161 COVID-19: A New Wave of Decisions to Make
Aug 25, 2021
160 A Menstrual Health Journey with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Jul 28, 2021
159 Uterine Fibroids: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Jul 21, 2021
158 Menstrual Cycle Tracking: The Best “Me-Search” You Can Do
Jul 01, 2021
157 Healing Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Root Cause Approach
Jun 17, 2021
156 Top 10 Herbs and Supplements for PCOS
Jun 09, 2021
155 Body Literacy: The First Step Toward Hormone Intelligence
Jun 07, 2021
154 How Your Menstrual Cycle Works - For Women of All Ages
May 29, 2021
153 What Your Period Can Tell You About Your Health
May 19, 2021
152 COVID-19 in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
May 06, 2021
151 The PCOS Gut Connection
Apr 28, 2021
150 High Estrogen: What It Means and What You Can Do
Apr 21, 2021
149 Has COVID-19 Caused a Wave of Pandemic Period Problems?
Apr 16, 2021
148 The Fascinating Way Your Gut Impacts Your Estrogen Levels
Apr 14, 2021
147 The Birth Circle with Brandi Frazier
Apr 13, 2021
146 Heavy Periods: Common Causes and What You Can Do
Mar 31, 2021
145 Top Herbs and Supplements for Endometriosis
Mar 24, 2021
144 How to Treat Hormonal Acne from the Inside Out
Mar 17, 2021
143 Understanding Your Menstrual Cycles
Mar 10, 2021
142 The Low Down on the Top Prenatal Vitamins and Why You Need One
Feb 10, 2021
141 The Birth Circle: Facing and Healing Postpartum Anxiety with Gabby Bernstein
Jan 20, 2021
140 Soul and Soil: Farming While Black with Leah Penniman
Dec 09, 2020
139 How and Why to Raise an Eco-Conscious Family
Dec 02, 2020
138 How Being a Black-Woman-MD Made Home Birth the Best Choice
Oct 28, 2020
137 The Business of Birth Control
Oct 14, 2020
136 The Birth Circle: Finding Wisdom in Birth with Emily Baldoni
Sep 23, 2020
134 [Updated] Magnesium for Women
Aug 26, 2020
135 The Birth Circle: Miscarriage as a Portal with Jovan Sage
Aug 19, 2020
133 The Optimal Fertility Diet
Aug 12, 2020
132 How Your Thyroid Affects Your Menstrual Cycle
Aug 06, 2020
131 Hormonal Headaches and Migraines: Why They Happen, What You Can Do
Jul 22, 2020
130 Group B Strep (GBS), Pregnancy, and Antibiotics in Labor
Jul 15, 2020
129 Cannabis and Period Pain: Can It Really Help
Jul 01, 2020
128 Black Mothers Lives Matter with Midwife Shafia Monroe
Jun 24, 2020
127 A Complete Guide to Empowered Miscarriage at Home
Apr 21, 2020
126 COVID-19 and Autoimmune Disease Risk: It Depends on the Condition
Mar 21, 2020
125 COVID-19 Prevention: From Commonsense to Natural Remedies (& Avoiding Nonsense!)
Mar 18, 2020
124 COVID-19, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: What We Know is Reassuring
Mar 18, 2020
123 Herbs and Supplements for Endometriosis - Encore Presentation
Mar 04, 2020
122 Reinventing the Vibrator and Women’s Sexual Healing
Feb 26, 2020
121 Bold and Beautiful: Healing With and From Hormonal Hair Loss
Feb 13, 2020
120 What New Moms Need to Know About Thyroid Problems - Encore Presentation
Jan 25, 2020
119 Thyroid in Pregnancy: What You Need to Know - Encore Presentation
Jan 22, 2020
118 Thyroid Testing: What You Need to Know - Encore Presentation
Jan 18, 2020
117 Hashimoto's Diagnosis: Here's What to Do Next
Jan 15, 2020
116 The Adrenal Thyroid Connection
Jan 13, 2020
115 Overlooked & Ignored: Why Women Don’t Get a Thyroid Diagnosis
Jan 09, 2020
114 Pushing Back on Medical Authority with Jennifer Block
Dec 21, 2019
113 Headaches in Pregnancy: Is Tylenol Safe
Dec 11, 2019
112 Come As You Are with Emily Nagoski
Dec 04, 2019
111 Are Herbs Safe in Pregnancy - Encore Presentation
Nov 06, 2019
110 Protecting Yourself from the Dangerous Business of Women's Medical Devices
Sep 25, 2019
109 Seed Cycling? Here's Why You Don't Need To
Sep 18, 2019
108 Transformation and Wholeness in Healing Trauma
Sep 04, 2019
107 Frontiers of Microbiome Research
Aug 28, 2019
106 Four Ways to Bust Through Happiness Anxiety
Aug 21, 2019
105 Making Peace with the Changing Vaccination Landscape
Aug 16, 2019
104 Natural Approaches to HPV and Cervical Health
Jun 27, 2019
103 Abnormal Pap or Positive HPV? What the Results Really Mean and What to Do Next
May 08, 2019
102 Everything You Need to Know About the Pap Test, HPV, and Pelvic Exams
May 01, 2019
101 Beyond the Vaccinations Debate: What to Do If Your Child Gets the Measles
Mar 27, 2019
100 Clean Beauty Matters with Tara Foley
Mar 13, 2019
99 What a Healthy Vagina Should Smell Like & The Dangerous Douche Story You Should Know
Mar 06, 2019
98 The Post Birth Control Pill Hormone Reset
Feb 23, 2019
97 How These Women Are Saving Black Mothers Lives
Feb 16, 2019
96 Herbs for Detoxification - What Really Works
Dec 15, 2018
95 Cesarean Section - How Many is too Many with Dr. Marleen Temmerman
Dec 08, 2018
94 Do You Have A Migraine Personality with Joanna Kempner
Nov 17, 2018
93 Five Ways Vitex Can Help Your Hormones
Oct 27, 2018
92 Herbs for Easier Labor and Birth
Oct 20, 2018
91 Detoxification - Does It Matter What You Eat?
Oct 13, 2018
90 How Detoxification Really Works
Sep 29, 2018
89 Detox Is It a Real Thing? Understanding Body Burden
Sep 15, 2018
88 Detoxification 101: Everything You Wanted to Know
Sep 08, 2018
87 PCOS - The Hidden Metabolic Syndrome and What You Can Do About It (Archive)
Sep 01, 2018
86 Restoring Baby's Microbiome After Cesarean with Dr. Maria Dominguez-Bello
Aug 25, 2018
85 Adrenal Fatigue - What's the Real Deal?
Jul 21, 2018
84 Enough Already - Protecting Kids from Environmental Toxins with Philip Landrigan
Jul 14, 2018
83 Get Better with Laila Ali
Jun 23, 2018
82 Herbal Alternatives to Antibiotic Resistance
Jun 16, 2018
81 Home Birth - A Family Affair
Jun 09, 2018
80 Introducing Your Lady Parts
Jun 02, 2018
79 Trust Us When We Say We’re Sick
Mar 31, 2018
78 Herbs & Supplements for Endometriosis
Mar 24, 2018
77 How to Be Well with Dr. Frank Lipman
Mar 17, 2018
76 How to Talk to Your Doctor and Get the Health Care You Need
Mar 10, 2018
75 A Pregnant Mom’s Guide to Thyroid Health
Feb 03, 2018
74 Worry Watchers
Jan 27, 2018
73 Reducing Thyroid Antibodies Naturally
Jan 20, 2018
72 Hypothyroidism - Have You Been Dismissed or Misunderstood?
Jan 06, 2018
71 Say Goodbye to those Winter Blues - Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
Dec 23, 2017
70 Bacterial Vaginosis - What’s a Gal to Do?
Dec 16, 2017
69 Why Condoms Are a Women’s Issue
Nov 04, 2017
68 No Appetite for Bullying
Oct 28, 2017
67 Healing Arthritis Naturally
Oct 21, 2017
66 Healing Menstrual Pain Naturally
Oct 14, 2017
65 Taina Asili - Music of Resistance & Resilience
Oct 07, 2017
64 Vaginal Ecology - What You Need to Know
Sep 23, 2017
63 Natural Remedies for Kids' Ear Infections
Sep 09, 2017
62 Mindy Green - The Healing Power of Plants
Sep 02, 2017
61 The Pill - What You Need to Know That Your Doctor Probably Didn't Tell You
Aug 26, 2017
60 Herbs and Supplements for Migraine Prevention
Aug 19, 2017
59 Supporting Your Thyroid Under Stress
May 03, 2017
58 Meet The OB Speaking Out on the US Cesarean Section Rate
Apr 26, 2017
57 Could You Have Histamine Intolerance?
Apr 19, 2017
56 10 Things Your Brain Fog Could Be Telling You
Apr 05, 2017
55 Terry Wahls - Eating for Life
Mar 29, 2017
54 Adaptogens & Burnout - A Good Combination?
Mar 08, 2017
53 UTI - The Natural Approach
Mar 01, 2017
52 WTF is MTHFR?
Feb 22, 2017
51 FLO Living with Alisa Vitti
Feb 15, 2017
50 Money Matters with Amanda Steinberg
Feb 01, 2017
49 Hashimoto’s - What Is It Trying to Tell You?
Jan 25, 2017
48 How Restrictive Diets Can Make You Gain Weight
Jan 18, 2017
47 Epstein-Barr Virus: A Stealth Infection
Jan 11, 2017
46 Why You Should Know About Your Thyroid
Jan 04, 2017
45 From Fear to Freedom
Dec 16, 2016
44 The Flu: Everything You Want To Know
Nov 25, 2016
43 Baby’s Microbiome - Right From the Start
Nov 16, 2016
42 Sleeping With Big Soda
Oct 26, 2016
41 Jonathan Fields - Living a Good Life
Oct 19, 2016
40 Celeste Fine - Advocating for Yourself and Your Babies
Oct 12, 2016
39 Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection
Sep 21, 2016
38 Back to School Immune Boosters
Sep 07, 2016
37 Eating Clean with Amie Valpone
Aug 31, 2016
36 Herbs for Digestion: The Bitters
Aug 24, 2016
35 Is it Your Adrenals, Thyroid, or Both?
Aug 17, 2016
34 Pilar Gerasimo - Why You Need to Unplug Every 90 Minutes
Aug 10, 2016
33 The Fermentationist on Natural MD Radio
Aug 03, 2016
32 Sakara Life - Delivering a Healthy Lifestyle
Jul 27, 2016
31 Fortify Your Life with Tieraona Low Dog
Jul 20, 2016
30 How to Heal Leaky Gut
Jun 08, 2016
29 What is Leaky Gut?
Jun 01, 2016
28 Dr. Alan Christianson - Going with the Grain
May 25, 2016
27 The Colic Survival Guide
May 18, 2016
26 Are Herbs Safe in Pregnancy?
Apr 27, 2016
25 The Allergy Solution with Leo & Jonathan Galland
Apr 20, 2016
24 How Medical Gender Bias is Killing Women and How to Save Your Own Life
Apr 06, 2016
23 What New Moms Need to Know About Their Thyroid
Mar 30, 2016
22 Healing my Hashimoto’s with Izabella Wentz
Mar 23, 2016
21 Turmeric for Depression
Mar 16, 2016
19 Deanna Minich - Whole Detox
Mar 09, 2016
18 PCOS: The Hidden Metabolic Syndrome and What You Can Do About It
Mar 02, 2016
17 Detoxing Before Pregnancy
Feb 24, 2016
16 Magnesium for Women
Feb 17, 2016
15 Larry Rosen - Anxiety in Our Kids: A Holistic Approach
Feb 15, 2016
14 Who’s Afraid of Fever in Kids?
Feb 10, 2016
13 Terri Cole - How Not to Marry Your Dad (or Mom): From Limiting Love Blueprint to Real Love
Feb 08, 2016
12 Breast Tenderness - What You Can Do Naturally
Feb 03, 2016
11 Alexandra Jamieson - Embracing Your Cravings
Feb 01, 2016
10 Robyn O’Brien - How One Momma is Tackling Children’s Food Allergies
Jan 27, 2016
09 Elaine De Santos - Feeding Kids Gluten Free and Healthy on a Budget
Jan 25, 2016
08 Adaptogens - Herbs for Energy, Vitality, & Immunity
Jan 20, 2016
07 Kellyann Petrucci - The Bone Broth Diet
Jan 18, 2016
06 What Thyroid Labs Should You Ask For?
Jan 15, 2016
04 Hypothyroid Mom Dana Trentini - Uncovering Your Thyroid Problem
Jan 11, 2016
03 The Gut Thyroid Connection
Jan 08, 2016
02 Welcome to Natural MD Radio with Aviva Romm
Jan 06, 2016
01 Gabrielle Bernstein - Making Resolutions that Stick
Jan 04, 2016