Meet Christine Costello
~ Certified Functional Medicine Coach
~ Host, The Vitality Choice podcast
~ Founder, Corapure
~ Creator of the Vital Recode Method
~ Former figure competitor (Natural Pro Card winner)
Like many women navigating midlife, I found myself asking questions about health, energy, and longevity that I had never asked before.
But the deeper turning point came from watching someone I loved face a very different path.
My Story Began With the Same Question Many Women Ask
My work today is deeply personal. Inspired by my mother. Driven by my desire to help women age gracefully.
I watched my mother’s health decline in midlife, and she passed away at just 65. Her experience left me with a question I couldn’t ignore:
Does aging really have to mean losing our health, energy, and vitality?
I became determined to find a different path, not only for myself, but for my children and the generations watching what aging looks like.
Three Generations
My inspiration
A Lesson I Didn’t Expect
In my 40s I competed and won my pro card in a natural figure competition, pushing my body to what many would consider peak physical condition.
I reached 7% body fat and achieved the appearance I thought would bring confidence and fulfillment.
But beneath the surface, my relationship with food and my body had become deeply dysregulated.
Binge eating, alcohol, and body dysmorphia followed.
From the outside I looked successful.
Inside, I was exhausted and disconnected from my body.
That experience forced me to confront something important:
discipline alone does not create health.
Rebuilding My Health Took Years, Not Weeks
What followed was not a quick fix.
I spent years studying nutrition, metabolism, supplementation, strength training, and mindset. I learned to interpret my labs, understand my genetics, and rebuild the systems that support real vitality.
Over time I stopped binge eating, stopped drinking alcohol, and rebuilt a healthy relationship with food, movement, and my body and mind.
Today, in my mid-50s, I am stronger than I was at 40, with more muscle, better metabolic health, and deeper respect for the body’s ability to adapt and recover.
I’ve learned that metabolism, stress regulation, muscle health, nutrition and mindset work together to create lasting vibrancy.
My rebuilding process became the foundation for the work I now share with other women.
with my Son
The Work I Do Today
Today I work with women navigating the complex physiological changes of midlife.
As a Certified Functional Medicine Coach, founder of Corapure, and host of The Vitality Choice podcast, I combine scientific understanding with lived experience to help women rebuild energy, metabolic stability, and physical capacity.
My coaching integrates:
~ nutrition
~ strength and movement
~ supplementation
~ nervous system regulation
~ mindset and self-trust
Together, these elements help restore the body’s ability to function reliably again.
The Philosophy Behind Vital Recode
I believe midlife is not the beginning of decline.
It is a transition that requires a different strategy.
When the body becomes dysregulated; through stress, hormonal change, or years of pushing without recovery; the solution is not more restriction or harder effort.
The solution is rebuilding the foundations of health so the body can respond naturally again.
That belief became the foundation of the Vital Recode Method.
If This Story Feels Familiar
If you recognize yourself in this story, feeling like your body has changed and the strategies that once worked no longer do, there is another path forward.
Through the Vital Recode coaching experience, we work together to rebuild the systems that restore energy, strength, and confidence in your body.