by Catherine Thomsen | May 11, 2026 | Healthy Habits, Stress & Anxiety
Sleep Deprivation and Pain: How Blue Light Disrupts Your Sleep Cycle Which comes first—chronic pain or poor sleep? For many people, it’s a frustrating cycle. Pain can prevent restful sleep, while lack of sleep can actually increase pain and inflammation. Understanding...
by Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. | Mar 30, 2026 | Brain Balance, Healthy Habits, Stress & Anxiety, Toxicity
Take Control of Your Health in a Toxic World We live in a world full of toxins. In 2016—and even more so today—there is no completely toxic-free safe place to live. Our environment is smaller, more interconnected, and unfortunately, more polluted. It can feel...
by Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. | Jan 29, 2026 | Stress & Anxiety
How to Describe Anxiety: Finding Words for the Indescribable “I don’t know how to explain it. It’s like… my chest is tight? My mind won’t stop? I feel like something terrible is about to happen, but I don’t know what?”...
by Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. | Jan 29, 2026 | Stress & Anxiety
Effects of Fear on Human Behavior: How Your Brain Creates a Fear-Based Life You probably know someone who lives in constant worry. They assume the worst, replay conversations, and avoid anything uncertain. Sometimes it looks like negativity or overthinking. In...
by Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. | May 11, 2024 | Stress & Anxiety
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....
by Dr. Mikell Parsons, D.C. | Dec 1, 2022 | Stress & Anxiety
The holiday season is often the “straw that broke the camel’s back.” We add even more to our “to-do list,” we are in stressful work and family situations, and we are continually tempted with sugar-laden goodies. The holidays become “STRESSmas time.” Sleep often...
