00:00 - Welcome & Mission of The BeingBrigid Show
05:44 - Lesson #1 – Healing Is Possible
18:29 - Lesson #2 – Everything Is Connected
24:29 - Lesson #3 – Women Deserve Better
33:20 - Lesson #4 – Food Is Information
39:50 - Lesson #5 – No One Is Coming to Save You
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5 Health Truths Every Woman NEEDS to Know (That Your Doctor Won’t Tell You)
- Why your symptoms are connected — and how to find the root cause.
- The nutrition strategies that can reverse inflammation and balance hormones.
- Why women’s health is different from men’s — and the changes you must make in perimenopause and menopause.
- How to use functional medicine principles to reclaim your energy and vitality.
Healing Is Possible: Women’s Health, Hormone Balance & Functional Medicine with Brigid Titgemeier
In the first episode of The BeingBrigid Show, board-certified functional medicine dietitian Brigid Titgemeier shares her powerful personal healing journey and the five lessons that have shaped her approach to women’s health.
From reversing debilitating symptoms to helping thousands of women improve energy, balance hormones, and prevent disease, Brigid blends science, storytelling, and practical strategies you can start using today.
Healing Is Possible: Functional Nutrition Can Change Your Trajectory
If you’ve ever been told “there’s nothing you can do,” this episode challenges that belief. Brigid shares how functional nutrition, targeted supplements, and simple lifestyle medicine—sleep, stress reduction, movement—helped her reclaim her life after a neurological diagnosis.
The takeaway: your body is remarkably adaptable. With the right inputs, you can reduce inflammation, stabilize blood sugar, improve gut health, and change how you feel day to day. This isn’t about quick fixes; it’s about building a foundation that supports energy, mood, hormone balance, and long-term metabolic health.
A Systems Approach: Gut, Hormones, Blood Sugar & Inflammation Are Linked
Symptoms rarely exist in isolation. In real life, hormones, blood sugar, microbiome health, thyroid function, and inflammation are constantly talking to each other. Blood sugar swings can worsen hot flashes, cravings, sleep, and anxiety. Gut issues (think intestinal permeability/“leaky gut,” dysbiosis, low short-chain fatty acids) can drive systemic inflammation that shows up as joint pain, brain fog, and migraines. When you zoom out and treat the system—not just a symptom—you tend to see durable, whole-body improvements.
Women Are Not Small Men: What Changes in Perimenopause & Menopause
Women’s physiology isn’t a copy-paste of men’s. Fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone across the lifecycle—from the menstrual cycle to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause—change how we handle stress, glucose, and inflammation. During midlife, shifting hormones increase risk for visceral fat, insulin resistance, osteoporosis, heart disease, and cognitive decline. That’s why female-centered care matters: enough protein to build/maintain muscle mass, consistent strength training, targeted micronutrients, strategic fiber and polyphenols for the gut, and an approach to HRT (when appropriate, with your clinician) that’s integrated with nutrition and lifestyle.
Food Is Information: How Nutrition Rewires Your Biology
Protein for muscle, metabolic rate, and satiety
- Fiber (especially from vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, intact whole grains) for microbiome diversity & short-chain fatty acids
- Omega-3s to help calm systemic inflammation
- Polyphenols (berries, olive oil, herbs, colorful plants) for antioxidant and gut-supportive benefits
This is how you move from “eating healthy” to eating intentionally for hormone balance, stable energy, and healthy aging.
Get Proactive: Data, Testing & Prevention (CGMs, DEXA & More)
Mindset & Ownership: No One Is Coming to Save You
If you’ve tried all the diets, detoxes, and one-size-fits-all plans. Now it’s time for a smarter strategy. Your body is talking. Let’s make sure you’re finally being heard.
Meet Brigid Titgemeier, Expert Dietitian
about brigid
I’m Brigid Titgemeier, MS, RDN, LD, IFNCP. I’m a functional registered dietitian with over a decade of experience helping thousands of women– including leaders like Fortune 500 CEOs, senators, and bestselling authors– reverse chronic symptoms through strategic nutrition and real data.
You’re not alone– and you don’t have to guess anymore. We’re here with real answers.
I’ve supported over 25,000+ women in regaining their energy, clarity, and confidence. You can learn more about my approach on our About page.
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