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Dk wellness Daphne Kostova, holistic nutritionist, helping midlife women lose weight naturally & increase energy

12/19/2025

Take your time. You’re ready when you’re ready — and that’s more than okay. 🤍

For many women, improving metabolic and hormonal health isn’t just about food or exercise.

It can’t truly begin until the body feels safe.

And for women who have lived through chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, or unresolved trauma, the body often holds on — to weight, tension, inflammation, and fatigue — as a form of protection.

That “armour” you carry?

It’s not failure.

It’s survival.

This week, a client shared something powerful with me.

She spent years feeling stuck — overweight, exhausted, dealing with hormonal and metabolic symptoms — despite trying everything.

What changed?

She gave herself permission to seek support for her emotional healing first.

Through therapy, she addressed the experiences that taught her body it wasn’t safe to soften.

Only then was her body able to respond to nutrition, balance hormones, and restore metabolic health.

If this resonates with you, please know:

✨ You are not behind

✨ You are not broken

✨ And you are not alone

There is no deadline for healing.

No rush.

No pressure to “push through.”

With the right support, at the right time, the armour can come off.

And when it does, the body often follows with relief, balance, and energy.

Take the time you need.

Your body remembers — and it will meet you when it feels safe.

👉🏼 Feeling ready to learn where to start? Watch my free masterclass - link in comments. 👍🏼

🎄 Holiday reminder (you might need this today):Pause for a moment… inhale… and exhale.The holidays don’t need perfection...
12/17/2025

🎄 Holiday reminder (you might need this today):
Pause for a moment… inhale… and exhale.

The holidays don’t need perfection.
They need presence.

If you:
✨ Eat a little more than planned

✨ Miss a workout

✨ Only manage a short walk (or none at all)

✨ Feel tired, bloated, or overwhelmed

You’re not failing.

You’re human.

Perfectionism doesn’t support hormones — especially in (peri)menopause.

It raises stress, disrupts blood sugar, and keeps us stuck in all-or-nothing cycles.

Your body responds to:
💛 Safety

💛 Consistency

💛 Kindness

Not pressure.

This season, try this instead:
✔ Aim for “better,” not perfect

✔ Choose consistency over intensity

✔ Ask: What would feel supportive right now?

✔ Speak to yourself like you would to a close friend

One meal doesn’t undo progress.

One “off” day doesn’t erase your success.

Health is built through imperfect, repeated, supportive choices — especially during the holidays.

If you’re ready to feel energized, calm around food, and supported in your body (even during the busiest season)…

✨ I have ONE Holiday BONUS spot left inside my Hormone Balance Solution Program.

💃🏻 Start 2025 feeling balanced, confident, and symptom-free.

👉 Link in comments to book your free, no-pressure discovery call and get the holidays bonuses!

You deserve to enjoy the holidays — without guilt 💛

12/16/2025

✨ If you’re a woman over 40 and your body feels different, this is for you. ❤️

Tonight I’m going LIVE to show you how to balance hormones, support your metabolism, and feel like yourself again — without restriction or overwhelm.

👉 Join me live tonight. Link is in the comments.

12/15/2025

The holidays are meant to feel joyful…

but for so many women, they feel exhausting instead.

(Although my teenager’s butt unexpectedly being in my video has nothing to do with this I think it’s a good metaphor😂)

Between busy schedules, family gatherings, travel, and constant change, stress piles up fast.

And if you’re already dealing with low energy, weight gain, bloating, poor sleep, or brain fog — the holidays can make everything louder.

You start wondering:

Is this just how life feels now?

Busy. Heavy. Drained.

Smiling through it while serving everyone else.

I want you to know — it doesn’t have to be this way. 💛

I’ve been there myself, and yes… these symptoms can be reversed.

The holidays aren’t the time for perfection —
but they’re also not a time to suffer in silence.

My clients feel lighter, more energized, and in control even during the busiest seasons because they focus on a few simple hormone-supportive habits:

✨ Stabilizing blood sugar

✨ Supporting metabolism (not slowing it down)

✨ Managing stress gently so cortisol doesn’t run the show

✨ Prioritizing sleep & nervous system repair

✨ Supporting digestion & detox so hormones clear properly

No extremes.

No guilt.

No hours added to the day.

If you’re ready to feel better — I’m here to support you.

Sign Up for my LIVE Masterclass
“Start 2026 Metabolically & Hormonally Balanced”
📅 Tues, Dec 16 | 🕖 7pm ET | Live on Zoom

✨ Turn January into your best reset yet.
Link in comments to save your seat.

Have you used your 2025 health benefits yet? ⏰If not… this is your gentle nudge.Many women don’t realize their nutrition...
12/13/2025

Have you used your 2025 health benefits yet? ⏰

If not… this is your gentle nudge.

Many women don’t realize their nutrition counseling benefits expire December 31st — and once they’re gone… they’re gone. 💸

But here’s the good news:

You can still book a call with me before December 21st and use your benefits to walk into 2026 feeling:

✨ balanced

✨ supported

✨ lighter

✨ clearer

✨ and finally in control of your health.

This end-of-year window is your opportunity to get a personalized plan to:

🌿 balance hormones

🔥 reduce or completely eliminate symptoms

⚡ boost energy

🌙 sleep better

✨ naturally lose weight (if that’s your goal)
— all without dieting or deprivation.

And yes — your benefits can cover this.

Spots always fill quickly, so don’t wait.

👉 Book your call — link in comments.

Once you’re booked, we’ll walk through The Hormone Balance Solution Program, review your symptoms and goals, and see whether we’re the right fit to work together in 2026.

P.S.

I’m also hosting a brand new LIVE masterclass:

✨ Start 2026 Metabolically & Hormonally Balanced
For women 40–60 who are DONE feeling tired, bloated, foggy, or stuck.

📅 Tuesday, Dec 16
🕖 7pm ET
🎥 Live on Zoom
👉 Save your seat — DM me for the link.

Let’s make sure you end 2025 with clarity
and begin 2026 feeling empowered. 💛

12/11/2025

✨ When YOU Change, Everything Around You Changes.

Women 40–60… this part matters.

Because your symptoms aren’t just affecting your body —
they’re affecting your whole life.

Read that again.

When you’re exhausted…

your creativity dims.

Your patience shrinks.

Your joy disappears.

Your spark goes silent.

When your hormones are out of balance…
you’re not you — not fully.

But when your body begins to heal?

When your cortisol calms, your blood sugar stabilizes, your digestion settles, your sleep returns?

✨ Everything shifts.

✨ Everything opens.

✨ Everything becomes possible again.

Suddenly…

You have energy to create.

Ideas flow again.

You feel magnetic, grounded, confident.

You show up differently — at work, in your relationships, in your own skin.

Your renewed energy becomes the source of your inspiration.

Your balanced metabolism becomes your confidence.

This is what happens when women finally support their hormones.

It’s not just the scale…

not just the bloating…

not just the hot flashes…

It’s your WHOLE LIFE expanding.

And that’s why I’m inviting you to something deeply transformative:

👉🏼 “Start 2026 Metabolically & Hormonally Balanced” - free live masterclass ✨

For Women 40–60 ready to feel like themselves again
📅 Tuesday, Dec 16th
🕖 7PM ET
🎥 Live on Zoom
🔗 Register via link in comments

Inside this masterclass, you’ll learn how to step into 2026:

✨ Energized

✨ Symptom-free

✨ Clear-headed

✨ Connected to your body

✨ Confident in your choices

✨ Empowered to become the woman who creates her own results

You don’t need a “new you.”

You need the real you — restored.

And she’s closer than you think.

👉 Are you ready to start 2026 energized, symptom-free, and fully in your power?

Reserve your seat now — link in comments. 👍🏼

Most women gain 3–5 lbs between mid-December and New Year’s… But YOU don’t have to.…and I’ll share with you exactly how ...
12/09/2025

Most women gain 3–5 lbs between mid-December and New Year’s…

But YOU don’t have to.

…and I’ll share with you exactly how to keep metabolically and hormonally balanced in my next 2 posts.

By the way, this is a picture of me while on a vacation during the holiday season - feeling pretty good and balanced while also enjoying the festivities.

You can enjoy the parties, the cocktails, the desserts — all of it — without waking up in January feeling heavier, bloated, or drained.

Here are the exact holiday self-care habits I taught inside my program this month… and they work SO well 👇

🎉 1. Don’t arrive starving

This alone prevents 90% of overeating.
Grab a small protein mini-meal before you head out:

Greek yogurt + berries

1–2 boiled eggs

Chicken + veggies

Goat cheese + cucumber

🥂 2. Choose your treats — don’t let them choose you

Ask yourself: What do I really want tonight?
Pick it intentionally → enjoy → move on.
No guilt. No chaos eating.

🥗 3. Build the “Stability Plate”

At parties aim for:
• ½ veggies
• ½ protein
• ¼ starch or festive foods
This keeps your appetite calm and your metabolism steady. And you don’t feel like you’re missing out. Remember, it’s about balance, not perfection.

💧 4. Hydrate like it’s your job

Drink your daily optimal water intake. One glass of water between every drink or plate if you’re at a party.
Your body will thank you the next morning.

🧡 Bottom line:
You don’t need to skip dessert.

You don’t need to avoid the parties.

You don’t need to “start over in January.”

You just need simple, hormone-supportive habits.

And you’ve got this.

✨ Want deeper support so you can start 2026 feeling energized, lighter, clearer, and fully in your power?

👉🏼 Join my LIVE online masterclass:
“Start 2026 Metabolically & Hormonally Balanced (Women 40–60)”

📅 Tuesday, Dec 16
🕖 7pm ET
📍 Live on Zoom

➡️ SIGN UP NOW — LINK IN COMMENTS

Let’s make January feel AMAZING — not overwhelming.

👉🏼 WOMEN 40–60: This is for YOU if you’ve been saying “I’m Fine!” but you haven’t been really feeling it.If your body ha...
12/08/2025

👉🏼 WOMEN 40–60: This is for YOU if you’ve been saying “I’m Fine!” but you haven’t been really feeling it.

If your body has been whispering (or screaming) that something is off… this is your sign.

I’m hosting a LIVE masterclass that will change how you understand your hormones, metabolism, and symptoms:

✨”Start 2026 Metabolically & Hormonally Balanced”🙌🏼

For Women 40–60 Ready to Feel Like Themselves Again

👉 Register now — link in comments.
(Seats fill fast every time.)

If this sounds like you… you NEED this class:

• Bloated belly
• Low energy even with healthy food choices
• Weight gain that won’t budge
• Poor sleep or night waking
• Mood swings
• Brain fog
• Heavy/irregular periods (in perimenopause)
• Having symptoms that linger
• Hot flashes or night sweats

None of this is “just aging.”

Your body is asking for support — and there IS a root cause.

What You’ll Learn LIVE:

🔥 What’s really happening in (peri)menopause

🔥 The #1 hormone behind stubborn fat gain

🔥 How to balance hormones (with or without being on medication)

🔥 Nutrition that boosts energy, mood & metabolism

🔥 A simple roadmap to feel better fast

Clear steps. Zero overwhelm.

📅 Tuesday, Dec 16th, 2025 — 7PM ET
✨ Show up live for a special bonus you won’t want to miss.

2026 can feel completely different —
if you start differently.

👉 Save your spot now — link in comments. 👍🏼

Your symptoms won’t fix themselves…
but YOU absolutely can make all the difference with the right knowledge.

12/05/2025

Should you do a complete s*x and stress hormone panel? How about a complete thyroid panel? What about gut testing?

I don’t believe every woman needs to run all these tests.

Can testing be helpful?

Absolutely.

I personally like to see how women do once they support the foundational hormones so I know they’ve given their bodies a real chance - watch my masterclass to learn where to start - link in bio.

Yes, I do recommend testing for some of my clients. It depends on their symptoms, duration of symptoms, severity, lifestyle and most importantly how they feel. I work with doctors and naturopathic practitioners too so we get to the bottom.

No, I don’t think every woman needs to run all the tests that will cost her thousands of $$, unless it’s necessary.

Did you know most women reverse their symptoms naturally by supporting the organs and glands that are in charge of metabolic and hormone balance?

Where to start?

👉🏼Watch my free masterclass - link is in the comments.

12/04/2025

If I could sit with my younger self, I’d tell her this:

You’re not broken — you were just following the wrong rules.

For years I believed lies that kept me stuck:

❌ “Eat less, train harder — that’s how you fix weight gain.”
➡️ No. Restriction + stress = a slower metabolism.

❌ “Doctors know nutrition — just listen to them.”
➡️ Most don’t study women’s hormones, metabolism or root-cause nutrition.

❌ “I don’t need help — I can figure it out myself.”
➡️ You don’t know what you don’t know. You need clarity, a plan, and support.

❌ “More cardio means better results.”
➡️ It actually burned me out and caused hormonal imbalances.

❌ “Skipping food = discipline.”
➡️ It overloaded my cortisol and triggered early perimenopausal symptoms in my mid-30s.

The truth?

✨ Once I slowed down, nourished my metabolism, balanced my hormones, and rebuilt my stress resilience — EVERYTHING changed.

My symptoms reversed.

My energy came back.

My metabolism healed.

I became the woman I always wanted to be.

And if you see yourself in my story…

👉 You don’t need more diets.

You don’t need more willpower or motivation.

You just need the right starting point.

Your body is not the problem — the approach is.

✨If you’re ready to stop struggling and finally understand what your body needs, watch my free masterclass - link is in the comments. 👍🏼

🌟Jennifer didn’t diet her way out of her symptoms — she balanced her hormones 🌟🙌🏼In just 12 weeks, she released 20 lbs, ...
12/02/2025

🌟Jennifer didn’t diet her way out of her symptoms — she balanced her hormones 🌟🙌🏼

In just 12 weeks, she released 20 lbs, erased her hot waves + night sweats, got her energy back, and finally felt like herself again. 💃🏻

If you’re 40–60 and feeling “off” — low energy, stubborn weight, brain fog, mood swings, cravings — this is your reminder:

✨ It’s NOT your age.
✨ You’re not broken.
✨ Your hormonal symptoms are absolutely reversible.

Cyber Monday Bonus 🎁

The first 5 women who book a free call get $1000 in bonuses (including $200 off + an extra 1:1 session + my Holiday Recipe Book + access to Declutter to Heal program).

If you’re ready to feel lighter, calmer, clearer, and symptom-free…

👉 Book your complimentary discovery call (link in comments).

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