Ep. 434 Menopause Care Gaps & Menowashing: What Women Should Know with Esther Blum, MS, RD, CDN, CNS

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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I am thrilled to reconnect with Esher Blum today. She is an integrative dietitian and menopause expert who has helped 1000s of women master menopause through nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. We begin today’s conversation by looking at the disparities in menopause care for women, the midlife suit of armor, and the importance of developing mental strength and maintaining bone density. We explore the impact of meno-washing, facial estrogen, foods for menopausal health, and strategies to address facial aging, including peptides, lasers, and collagen peptides. We also dive into carb tolerance, testosterone, and low-dose Naltrexone, and Esther shares her hormone replacement journey and some of the common challenges she sees as an integrative dietitian. You will love this valuable and insightful conversation with your fan-favorite, Esther Blum. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How disparities in menopausal care impact women- especially those in rural areas The difficulties women face in finding capable clinicians to prescribe HRT Esther explains her concept of the midlife suit of armor. Why women in menopause must maintain their muscle mass How meno-washing gets used in marketing to target products toward menopausal women The benefits of using vaginal estrogen on the face Various anti-aging techniques and the value of vitamin C, vitamin A, and peptide therapies for skin health Why women in perimenopause and menopause must consume enough protein to build muscle, maintain bone density, and support cognitive function How hormonal changes in menopause disrupt the microbiome How testosterone can improve women’s mood, energy, and body composition Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Esther Blum On her website On Instagram Esther’s Trainings Previous Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 264 Peri/Menopause as a Natural Function of Aging: See you later, Ovulator! with Esther Blum Ep. 334 Hormone Insights: Advocacy, Trends, and Tips for 2024 with Esther Blum

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:04.2	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.5	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and impact
0:22.1	over a million lives.
0:28.9	Today, I had the honor of reconnecting with fan favorite Esther Blum.
0:33.4	She's an integrative dietitian and menopause expert, and she has helped thousands of women
0:38.4	master menopause through nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. Today, we initiated our
0:44.3	conversation around disparities in care for women in menopause, the midlife suit of armor,
0:48.9	and mental muscle, the impact of meno washing, the benefits of facial estrogen, including relevant research,
0:57.2	strategies for addressing facial aging, including peptides, lasers, collagen peptides, and more,
1:02.9	foods for menopausal health, including common challenges that she sees as an integrative
1:08.2	dietitian, specifics around carb tolerance, Esther's hormone
1:12.4	replacement journey, testosterone, low dose, niltrexone, and more. I know you will find this
1:17.5	to be an invaluable conversation. Esther, always a pleasure to have you on, my friend. Welcome
1:25.1	back to the podcast. Oh, you're my queen, Cynthia. You know
1:28.5	that. Let's talk about the state of hormones in 2025. I think that I couldn't think of anyone I'd
1:35.0	rather have this conversation with because you address things that come up for middle age women
1:41.1	with grace and humor. And in fact, Esther has some of the best memes on
1:46.1	social media. And I can't actually tell you about the meme that really gave me a chuckle the
1:50.5	other day. But suffice it to say it was very funny, but not appropriate for me to talk about on the
1:55.3	podcast. Anyway, we'll just hashtag that one, Vaghtastik. Yes.
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