Brio Wellness Center

03/19/2026

Healing doesn’t happen in extremes—it happens in rhythm. When you get a chiropractic adjustment, you free your brain and spinal cord of interference so it can optimize function and to heal.

03/17/2026

Do you have Headaches, Heart Palpitations, Muscle Aches or Twitching? What if it was just an electrolyte imbalance? But knowing HOW to fix that is the trick. Timing matters. Contact us to learn more! We’re here to help!

03/16/2026

It’s that time of year…We are starting to see patients presenting with a variety of symptoms indicating surprising dehydration. Here’s why:

1. Sudden Humidity Shift (Hidden Electrolyte Loss)

When temperatures suddenly jump into the 70s–80s with rising humidity, people begin losing sodium through sweat without realizing it.

Humidity prevents sweat from evaporating, so people don’t feel how much fluid they are losing.

Common symptoms patients report:
• calf or hamstring pulling
• flank or intercostal spasms
• headaches
• heart palpitations
• fatigue around 3–6 pm
• relief after electrolyte drinks

2. Tree Pollen + Histamine Effects on Fluid Balance

Eastern NC experiences extremely high tree pollen levels starting mid-March.

Histamine does several things physiologically:
• increases vascular permeability
• shifts fluids into tissues
• increases urination in some people
• stimulates adrenal stress responses

This can produce symptoms that look like electrolyte imbalance:
• dizziness
• brain fog
• muscle twitching
• palpitations
• fatigue

Many people also take antihistamines, which are mildly dehydrating.

Clinically this combination can produce low sodium symptoms even when total body sodium is normal.

3. Agricultural Chemical Exposure (Under-recognized)

This one is rarely discussed but real in rural counties.

March–April is when many farms apply:
• herbicides
• fungicides
• nitrogen fertilizers

Certain agricultural exposures can trigger:
• mild cholinergic effects
• muscle fasciculations
• fatigue
• headaches
• increased sweating

These mimic electrolyte deficiency symptoms, especially magnesium depletion patterns.

Patients who:
• work outdoors
• garden
• live near farmland

sometimes present with muscle spasms or twitching clusters during these periods.

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms it could be an electrolyte imbalance triggered by:

1. Sudden warm weather
2. pollen-driven histamine response
3. increased outdoor activity

Add in:
• caffeine intake
• low salt diets
• even perimenopause

…and electrolyte-sensitive symptoms can spike.

Let’s focus on prevention!

🍱 Eat a nutritious diet and drink plenty of water.
🍟 Avoid caffeine, alcohol and fast food.
🥑 Focus on eating whole foods like avocado, eggs, bananas, green veggies, and fatty fish like salmon.

Let’s Thrive!

Gives us a call to learn more and to discover how chiropractic and nutrition can support your healthy lifestyle!

*If your symptoms worsen seek medical attention.

03/04/2026

💐 Spring has Sprung 💐 — at least for this week! 🫠 Before you head outside to do some garden cleanup, give us a call to make sure your spine is well aligned and ready to take on the task of weekend warrior ambitions! 🧑‍🌾

03/02/2026

🍃 He Leads Me Beside Still Waters — a prayer for Brio Wellness Center🍃

Each month Dr. Mindi creates a piece of art while praying specifically for the needs of patients at Brio as well as its continued impact in eastern North Carolina.

This neurographic was created in prayer,
with each line laid down in trust rather than striving.

The tree rises from from the earth beside living water—rooted, steady, and nourished.

Its growth is guided, not forced.

The still waters below remind us that peace is
not absence of movement, but alignment with our Creator.

From this place, restoration flows naturally.

This piece marks March as a season of being led—

not rushed,
not anxious,
not grasping—

but held in right rhythm.

🍃 🙏 🍃

📸 credits: Dr. Mindi Jentes

02/28/2026

I’m humbled to have been asked to be interviewed for author Cindy Brookshire’s upcoming book. Selma has been good to me and my family, so naturally I was thrilled to share my heart and mission for the Brio community and Selma at large.

I’m humbled to have been asked to be interviews for Cindy’s book. Selma has been good to me and my family, so naturally I was thrilled to share my heart and mission for my community.

02/28/2026

Hanging out with my husband at Flex Affect in Smithfield meeting lots of awesome folks during their Friday Night Lights! Come see me next week for a FREE posture screening to learn how you could see even better results from your workouts!

02/27/2026

❤️ Friday Morning Heart to Heart w/Dr Mindi ❤️ Click to hear how you can help relieve joint pain that may be rooted in something deeper…

02/23/2026

This is so encouraging for so many mamas. Check it out!

📚 New Research | VBAC & Chiropractic Care 🤰🌀

Can chiropractic care support women pursuing Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)?

A newly published case series & systematic review by
Pamela Stone, DC, DACCP &
Joel Alcantara, DC, PhD
documents successful VBAC outcomes following pregnancy-specific chiropractic care utilizing the Webster Technique.

🔎 Key highlights:
✔️ Resolution of musculoskeletal complaints
✔️ Improved fetal positioning
✔️ Spontaneous VBAC outcomes
✔️ No adverse events reported

📖 Published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health Chiropractic (2026)

Read the full study here:

🔗 https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2025/10/05/1875-the-chiropractic-care-facilitating-vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-vbac-a-case-series-systematic-review-of-the-literature/

02/23/2026

“I love how I feel after an adjustment! How does that tool that work?!? It’s so gentle!”

02/21/2026

✨ Healing has a rhythm ✨

Your body knows it.
Your nervous system craves it.
Your hormones depend on it.

At Brio, we talk often about rhythm—not hustle, not force, not pushing through—but the steady, life-giving cadence your body was designed to follow. When rhythm is restored, the body softens. Healing becomes possible.

This is the same rhythm woven through my book, Pain to Peace: Setting the Songbird Free—listening instead of overriding, responding instead of reacting, trusting the wisdom already within.

📍 Copies are available in-office at Brio or at Amazon (see link in comments).

If your body has been asking for a gentler way forward, this may be your invitation.

👉 Stop by Brio to pick up a copy, schedule a visit, or ask us how we help restore rhythm in the body every day.

💛