51. Esther Blum: Talking Ripped Dresses, Mercury Detox and Health Myths Debunked by Happiness through Hardship published on 2021-06-09T13:36:14Z Like a scene from a romcom movie, Gorgeous Esther, found her happily ever after in what seemed like a comedy. Her dress ripped rushing out of a cab to a wedding in the middle of Manhattan. This resulted in her A-HA moment, which led her to love her body and teach others to do the same no matter the shape or size. This week's guest on "Happiness through Hardship" - The Podcast is "Gorgeous" Esther Blum, an integrative dietician and high performance coach. She’s helped thousands of women permanently lose weight, eliminate the need for medication and reverse chronic illness. On today's episode she shares her mercury detox story and has some fun debunking health myths with me. Esther is the best-selling author of "Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat," "Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous," and "The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project." She’s widely respected as an industry expert making appearances on "Dr. Oz," "The Today Show" and many more. She’s full of wit and wisdom…and truly engaging. If you like this episode, please rate, review and subscribe. You leaving a review helps us with our podcast ranking, the higher we are ranked, the more people can be inspired by these stories. SHOW NOTES 3:38 - Esther’s health history, her ripped dress story, and how she got to where she is today. 7:15 - Her experience with finding out she had to mercury detox. 8:24 - Steps Esther takes with her patients. 10:55 - What she did after her ripped dress experience in regards to figuring out her own health problems. 12:50 - Mercury in the body and Esther’s former lifestyle that was especially susceptible to it. 17:47 - Her personal experience with a mercury detox and tips for those going through something similar. 20:11 - Her strong suggestion - if your doctor isn’t listening to you, find a new one. 21:38 - Debunking red meat, egg and fruit myths. 24:22 - The importance of fueling your body with fresh and real food, not packaged food. 27:06 - Debunking carbohydrate myths. 32:00 - “Normal” is not always optimal...AND MORE. "Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous" https://amzn.to/351jlc0 "Cavewomen Don't Get Fat" https://amzn.to/2SiBRdf "Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project" https://amzn.to/3ctCB65 "Sacred Cow" by Diana Rogers: https://amzn.to/3is2mYw Crush Your Cravings Video Series - FREE: EstherBlum.com/cravings CONNECT with Esther Blum FREE 30-minute health consultation call for the first four (4) listeners that reach out - EstherBlum.com/call Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gorgeousesther/ CONNECT with us: www.PrettyWellness.com/podcast - for more information on the podcast episodes www.PrettyWellness.com/cancer-resources - easily accessible cancer information www.Instagram.com/prettywellness - for daily wellness tips www.CarynSullivan.com - for more information on media, speaking engagements and book partnerships Our Social Media: www.Instagram.com/prettywellness www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: Happiness through Hardship - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: PrettyWellness.com/book Genre Storytelling