Episode Details

What if your labs said pre-diabetic, your energy tanked every afternoon, your gut was a mess—and your doctor’s advice was basically “eat less and exercise more”? In this episode of The BeingBrigid Show, Brigid sits down with Angie Kopriva, a busy professional in her mid-40s, to talk about how she went from worsening labs, perimenopause symptoms, gut issues, and crushing fatigue…to losing inches off her waist, stabilizing blood sugar, improving energy, and finally feeling in control of her health again after going through the My Food Is Health program.

If you’re a woman navigating perimenopause, pre-diabetes, chronic inflammation, or confusing lab results, this story will show you what’s possible when you use food as medicine and pair it with accountability, functional nutrition, and the right data.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. How Angie realized her “normal” labs and symptoms were not normal
2. Why midlife women are often dismissed with “eat less, move more”
3. The power of personalized nutrient testing for gut health, blood sugar & hormones
4. How My Food Is Health combines lab data, holistic nutrition, and accountability
5. The role of stress, perfectionism, and nervous system regulation in women’s health
6. How small daily habits (like 5-minute walks and deep breathing) shifted her body composition, energy, and mindset
7. Why Angie now feels confident she can change her trajectory and prevent disease

Timestamps:

1. 00:00 – Angie’s story & why mid-40s changed everything
2. 00:47 – “Enough is enough”: What pushed her to join My Food Is Health
3. 02:25 – Labs, nutrient testing & how this approach differed from other functional medicine care
4. 05:19 – Using Function Health labs plus nutrient deficiency testing for deeper insight
5. 08:52 – Gut issues, hair thinning, fatigue & early autoimmune markers
6. 10:34 – Rising A1C, pre-diabetes, blood pressure, and metabolic health red flags
7. 12:33 – Results in just 10 weeks: inches lost, energy, gut health
8. 14:42 – How stress, grief, and perfectionism showed up in her labs and symptoms
9. 19:00 – Why walking and nervous system support became non-negotiables
10. 20:51 – Gluten, dairy, and discovering her personal food triggers
11. 23:00 – Strategic elimination & reintroduction instead of endless restriction
12. 26:37 – “I thought I ate healthy”: How personalization changed everything
13. 28:02 – The hidden power of the right s