The Dr. Daryl 2026 Mindset

2026 is just days away, and I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about the mindset I want to have and encourage my close friends and family (which includes you!) to embrace. So here it is, join me on this journey to our 2026 mindset…

What if 2026 became the year you felt good again? Like truly GOOD.

• The year you stopped depriving yourself…
• The year you felt natural joy…
• The year you stopped stressing about doing everything “right” when it comes to you and your family…
• The year you weren’t exhausted and overwhelmed on the daily…

And finally stepped into a lifestyle where feeling energized, clear, balanced, and deeply nourished was your everyday baseline?

Welcome to The Dr. Daryl 2026 Mindset—a joyful, modern approach to wellness that helps you experience MORE:
✔️ More energy
✔️ More joy
✔️ More fun
✔️ More freedom
✔️ More LIFE

…without adding stress, restriction, or burnout.

Let’s break down the four pillars of this mindset and how you can put them into motion starting today.

1. Enjoy All That Life Has to Offer—Without Deprivation

Life is meant to be lived - not restricted in the name of “health.” Instead of limiting yourself and your joy, focus on ADDING instead of cutting out things you love. 

When you ADD in nutrient-dense products that support your gut, detox pathways, brain, and immune system, everything else gets easier. For example:

• Add Acid-Kicking Minerals and Acid-Kicking Magnesium → reduce bloating, inflammation, anxiety—and give your body what it needs to sleep better.
• Add Gut Punch → boost your microbiome and gut health since it is in charge of your immune and happiness systems.
• Add healthy fats → curb cravings and be filled with energy. Lavishly splurge on my 5 To Thrive. 
• Add Acid-Kicking Coffee Alkalizer → enjoy your coffee, without all the horrible side effects

Simply ADDING in strategic ingredients helps you enjoy celebrations, travel, holidays, date nights, and family dinners—without acid reflux, brain fog, feeling gross, bloating, guilt, or the disappointing “I’ll start over Monday” cycle.

2. Be Intentional About Sleep—It’s The #1 Health Hack

If there’s one habit that can transform your energy, hormones, hunger cues, weight, stress levels, and mood—it’s sleep.

Sleep is not a luxury. It’s biological medicine. I honestly can’t be clearer about this: sleep is CRITICAL to your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. 

Junk sleep puts you on this endless cycle: 

• Bad sleep = more acid
• More acid = more inflammation
• More inflammation = more fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, depression, cravings, burnout, and everything else. Chronic inflammation also leads to most diseases and illnesses.

Therefore, reclaiming high-quality sleep is one of the fastest ways to feel better and heal. But we all know it is not something that can happen at the snap of a finger. Like everything worthwhile, you must work at it.

To catch those ever-elusive zzz’s so that you are no longer counting sheep, read and reread these two articles about getting a profoundly healing night of sleep: Why Sleep is an Acid Problem and My Top Hacks for Rejuvenating Sleep.

3. Life Is Meant To Be Enjoyed—Not Micromanaged

Let’s get real for a moment…Stress is the #1 cause of acid. Not sugar. Not gluten. Not dairy. Not skipping a workout.

Stress creates more acid than any single food ever could.

And here’s the plot twist: Many of us flood our bodies and brains with stress because we are trying so hard to do everything right when it comes to our health! Stressing about if you are eating clean enough, if your kids get enough veggies, counting calories, “all the things” you think you should be doing…

This “wellness pressure” becomes its own form of acidity.

2026 is the year we stop chasing perfection and start choosing peace.

With the right support—strategic supplements, minerals, greens, and healthy fats—you and your family can enjoy birthdays, pizza nights, vacations, holidays, and spontaneous fun without spiraling into guilt, bloating, fatigue, or inflammation.

You're not falling off track. You're living your life.

For example, if you are concerned about your super-picky kids' veggie intake, smuggle in a scoop of Acid-Kicking Greens into Alea's smoothie. One scoop gives them 5 servings of organic, nutrient-dense vegetables. 

If you are in search of a youthful glow, add Acid-Kicking BLK Seed Oil to your nightly routine to refresh your skin, nails, and hair with amplified antioxidants. Discover why it is the beauty secret of queens!

Stop stressing and start LIVING! (With the help of a few peace-bringing, reassurance-giving products!)

4. Move Your Body in Ways That Feel FUN

Movement should never feel like punishment. It should feel like freedom and play.

In 2026, your mission is simple: Find movement you enjoy—and do more of it.

Not because you “should.”
Not because it burns calories.
But because your body LOVES (and needs!) to move.

Try new things until something sticks:

• Ice skating
• Hiking
• Dancing in the living room
• Playing basketball with your kids
• Swimming
• Adult gymnastics classes
• Working out on the playground while your kids play
• Strength training
• Biking
• Pickleball
• Skiing
• Get creative!

When movement becomes joyful, it becomes sustainable.
And sustainable movement helps regulate hormones, lower stress, boost energy, and alkalize your system every single day.

This is your year to feel lighter, happier, stronger, and more deeply connected to the life you’re creating.

Here’s to an elevated, joy-filled 2026!

Much love,

Dr. Daryl