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Esther Blum

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“Antidepressants, Wine, and Birth Control Pills: The Prescription Pad of Misogyny.”

There will be 1.2 billion women in menopause by 2030. Only 4% are getting proper menopause care and we are not talking about it. The majority of women on this planet, will at some time go through a major health transition when it comes to their hormones, which ultimately affect physical and emotional well-being. It crosses all demographics, geographic borders, and socioeconomics. The problem is universal, but the solution is unique and transformative.

About

Esther is an Integrative Dietitian, Menopause Expert, and host of The Midlife Realignment podcast. In the past three decades she has helped thousands of women master menopause through nutrition, hormones and self-advocacy. 

Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator, Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. 

Known as Gwyneth Paltrow’s menopause mentor and by Forbes for helping women thrive through menopause, Esther has appeared on the Today Show, ABC-TV, and Good Day NY and is frequently quoted in goop, Well + Good, Forbes, Time Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, Bazaar, Self, Fitness, Marie Claire, and Cosmo.

Esther received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and is a graduate of New York University, where she received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Esther is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS). She is also a member of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians in Functional Medicine, Nutritionists in Complementary Care, and the Connecticut Dietetic Association.

Esther lives in CT with her family where she can be seen cooking up a storm, going for long hikes, and blasting 80’s music by the fire pit.

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