Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C.

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Hidden Toxins? Two Everyday Sources to Avoid

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / September 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Hidden Toxins? Two Everyday Sources to Avoid

We often associate toxins with dangerous chemicals, hazardous materials, and polluted environments. I want to show you some very surprising sources of hidden toxins that are lurking in your everyday life. I’ve talked about various sources of toxins, including cellular waste, medications, environmental pollutants, and bacterial endotoxins in other blog posts but today, let me…

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Saccharin: A Pretty Pink Packet of Acid Forming Carcinogens

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / August 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Saccharin: A Pretty Pink Packet of Acid Forming Carcinogens

“Wow, Dr. Parsons, that’s pretty strong language for something that has been around for over a hundred years and GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe)!” Yes, it is strong language. Saccharin has been on the list of questionable sweeteners because of its potential link to cancer. There used to be a warning label on the packets!…

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Clearing Up the Confusion About Detox

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / August 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Clearing Up the Confusion About Detox

Detoxification, or detox, has become a trendy topic in health and wellness circles. There are techniques from the ridiculous to the dangerous that claim to help clean your body of toxins and improve your health, but what really works? Let’s talk about what detoxification really is and clear up a lot of the confusion and…

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The Key to Chill Alertness is Alpha Brainwaves

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / July 23, 2024 / Comments Off on The Key to Chill Alertness is Alpha Brainwaves

Let’s talk about something in our heads that is very chill – alpha brainwaves! They’re like the secret sauce in our brains that help us relax, be creative, learn and remember. We often enter into an alpha state before falling asleep. Sounds wonderful, right? But if we have too much or too little at the…

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The Gut-Brain Connection: Why You Need a Good One

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / July 13, 2024 / Comments Off on The Gut-Brain Connection: Why You Need a Good One

Do you ever think about the mind-boggling connections within our own bodies? There are systems that work together much more closely than you thought. One of those is your gut and brain. They don’t look like the closest of neighbors in your body, but they are actually BFFs that affect our mental and physical health.…

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What to Do When Your Kid is Losing Their Cool

What to Do When Your Kid is Losing Their Cool

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / May 11, 2024 / Comments Off on What to Do When Your Kid is Losing Their Cool

Uh oh. Your kiddo is super stressed, feeling anxious and getting emotional. Telling them to “calm down” doesn’t work. And what stressed kid likes to be told that anyway? I have a cool trick that you can do anywhere, any time that will help them feel better fast. I’ll tell you exactly how to do…

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Brain fog from hormones. Photo to illustrate the idea by https://unsplash.com/@colepatrick

Brain Fog from Hormones? How It Happens & What to Do About It

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / April 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Brain Fog from Hormones? How It Happens & What to Do About It

Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are hormones that most people are familiar with. These and many others need to be in balance and working together. If even one hormone gets out of balance, the body will express symptoms. But can you get brain fog from hormones!? Yes, it’s quite common. Here’s how it can happen. When…

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Use Technology to Help You Sleep Better (Not Worse)

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / March 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Use Technology to Help You Sleep Better (Not Worse)

Getting to sleep should be the easiest thing in the world. You’ve had a long day, you’re tired and all your body wants to do is rest. It’s a natural cycle, but since technology entered the picture, it’s become harder and harder for any of us to do. Instead of letting technology keep you up,…

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What Skipping Meals Does to Your Health

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / February 20, 2023 / Comments Off on What Skipping Meals Does to Your Health

Where are my meal-skippers? I know you’re out there! You’ve been out there skipping meals for many years and now you’ve even got a fancy name for it: Intermittent Fasting. It’s nothing new. Intermittent fasting (or “fasting”) has been used for centuries for religious or spiritual reasons or to prepare for battles or great efforts.…

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How to Do a “Detox Cleanse” Every Day

By Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. / January 2, 2023 / Comments Off on How to Do a “Detox Cleanse” Every Day

The month of January is filled with new decisions and choices. Many people decide to start their New Year with a cleanse. But what many people don’t realize is that technically we are doing a detox cleanse every day! This is part of our body’s natural daily operations.  Here’s how it works and how to…

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