Ryan Mijares alias The Parasite Peddler
consulting from the wellness trough at Heal Country Holistic
Website · healcountryholistic.com
Practice location
5-5080 KUHIO HWY
HANALEI, HI 96714
Funnel-first framing that runs on persuasion, light on published evidence.
- Of 7 health claims, 3 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 4 were not independently checked.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Chiropractor as 'Physician'.
- Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
Oh, Ryan Mijares, the 'Detox DC' who thinks he's a physician because he can adjust a spine! He's out here diagnosing parasites and mercury toxicity in 'first-world countries' with a 'detox' protocol that's not even in the chiropractic playbook. He's got a 'Functional Medicine' setup that's basically a cash grab for unregulated supplements, and he's hiding behind a 'not medical advice' disclaimer while prescribing systemic disease treatments. What a wasted opportunity for a real clinician to stay in scope and cite real studies, but no, he's got to sell his 'holistic path' to the masses.
High grift signals
Score breakdown
Direct answer
Ryan Mijares is licensed in Hawaii as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Hawaii's chiropractic scope statute (Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Functional Medicine, Health Evaluations, Integrative Wellness, Functional Medicine for systemic disease, and Full Body Chiropractic Adjustments, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians. Those same pages route patients toward paid programs that Ryan Mijares profits from.
Key findings
- False Authority: The content refers to the chiropractor as 'your physician,' borrowing the authority of an MD/DO title to imply broad medical competence beyond the musculoskeletal scope of chiropractic licensing.see section ↓
- Claim "breast implants linked to mercury levels": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- Claim "Chiropractor treatment of functional medicine": mixed in the medical literature.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms Ryan Mijares as Chiropractor (DC) in Hawaii (NPI 1164954012).see section ↓
- Dr Ryan Mijares is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
- Against Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners scope rules (Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)), these advertised activities appear outside Ryan Mijares's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): intensive detoxification…see section ↓
- 7 of 8 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in HI.see section ↓
- Ryan Mijares dispenses specific medical advice while hiding behind a buried fine-print disclaimer to shield advice that is itself outside their licensed scope.see section ↓
Claims & evidence
In their own published words, they present themselves as qualified to treat, or give advice on, 6 conditions or treatments. A chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, and the scope review placed each one outside it. Each box leads with state-board scope notation; literature cross-check follows when we matched a specific claim. Every card carries its receipts: the quoted wording, a live source link, and an archived copy.
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury as within their scope of practice.
intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Implementing an intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
See every doc bro who says they can treat or advise on Parasites
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Medicine.
Functional Medicine
- Supports
- There is moderate-quality evidence that chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy is about as effective as other recommended therapies (such as standard medical care and physical therapy) for short‑term pain relief and small improvements in function in adults with chronic low back pain.[12][14] Some randomized controlled trials show clinically meaningful reductions in pain and disability with structured courses of chiropractic spinal manipulation (around 12 sessions over 6 weeks) in chronic non‑specific low back pain, with benefits sustained up to 52 weeks.[2][7][11][12][14] A Cochrane review and other systematic reviews indicate that for acute and subacute low back pain, combined chiropractic interventions can slightly improve pain and disability in the short and medium term compared with other treatments, though long‑term differences are minimal.[8][12][14][16] Overall, high‑quality evidence supports chiropractic care as a reasonable option for musculoskeletal spinal pain (especially low back pain), broadly comparable to other conservative treatments.[5][12][14] contradicts
“Functional Medicine”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Health Evaluations.
Health Evaluations
- Supports
- High-quality evidence supports chiropractic care primarily for certain musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., low back and neck pain), where spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) provides short‑term improvements in pain and disability similar to other recommended nonpharmacologic therapies such as exercise or physical therapy.[1][14] Some clinical practice guidelines within chiropractic describe a role for chiropractors in health promotion and preventive services (e.g., counseling on physical activity and other health behaviors) for adults with musculoskeletal pain.[2][4][10] A recent pragmatic randomized controlled trial reported that 12 weeks of chiropractic spinal adjustments changed several physiological biomarkers (e.g., increased BDNF and IL‑6, decreased TNF‑α, cortisol, and IFN‑γ) compared with sham care, suggesting possible systemic effects; however, clinical relevance for general health evaluation or disease outcomes was not established and requires further study.[11] Mainstream medical guidelines for common conditions such as hypertension, nutrition support, inflammatory bowel disease, blood transfusion, and pericarditis do not include chiropractic treatment as part of assessment or management, instead emphasizing standard medical evaluation (history, physical exam, laboratory tests, imaging) and evidence‑based pharmacologic or nutritional interventions.[0][1][2][3][4][6][7]
- Contradicts
- Systematic review evidence indicates there is no credible evidence that chiropractic spinal manipulation has beneficial effects for primary or early secondary prevention of general health outcomes such as high blood pressure or dysfunctional breathing, and overall, no evidence supports chiropractic care as an effective approach to general primary prevention or broad general health improvement.[13] Clinical guidelines from mainstream medical and multidisciplinary organizations for hypertension, clinical nutrition, inflammatory bowel disease, blood transfusion therapy, and cardiology do not recommend chiropractic care for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of these systemic conditions, instead focusing on established medical assessments and therapies.[0][1][2][4][6][7] A guideline from American Specialty Health explicitly states that spinal manipulation is not medically necessary for non‑musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., asthma, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, dysmenorrhea, hypertension, infantile colic, nocturnal enuresis, otitis media), and notes that randomized trials of SMT for such conditions found no clinically meaningful benefit.[5][6] A large randomized controlled trial of chiropractic versus medical care for low back pain found only small differences with no clinically meaningful superiority of chiropractic care, underscoring that benefits are condition‑specific and limited mainly to musculoskeletal symptoms rather than broad health evaluations.[7][14] A randomized controlled trial of chiropractic care for infantile colic showed only a small reduction in crying time compared with control, which lost statistical significance after adjustment and was not accompanied by improvements in other outcomes, highlighting weak and inconsistent effects outside musculoskeletal complaints.[22][13] Overall, available high‑quality evidence does not support using chiropractic treatment as a substitute for comprehensive health evaluations or for managing systemic medical conditions, and systematic reviews emphasize a lack of evidence for general preventive or whole‑health effects.[13]
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical and scientific position is that chiropractic care is a nonpharmacologic, primarily musculoskeletal intervention that can be used for conditions such as low back pain and neck pain, where spinal manipulation and related therapies may offer short‑term symptom relief comparable to other conservative treatments.[1][14] Routine health evaluations for systemic conditions (e.g., hypertension, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, nutritional disorders, hematologic problems, pericarditis) are expected to follow evidence‑based medical guidelines that rely on standard diagnostic methods (history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, imaging) and management with proven pharmacologic, nutritional, and procedural treatments; chiropractic manipulation is not recommended or included as part of these evaluations or treatments.[0][1][2][3][4][6][7] Major guidelines and payer policies regard spinal manipulation for non‑musculoskeletal or pediatric systemic conditions as not medically necessary due to lack of demonstrated benefit.[5][6][13] Chiropractors may appropriately provide health‑promotion counseling (e.g., on physical activity) within their scope of practice for patients with musculoskeletal pain, but mainstream practice does not view chiropractic treatment as a comprehensive health evaluation tool or a primary strategy for prevention or management of general medical conditions.[2][4][10][13]
“Health Evaluations”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Integrative Wellness.
Integrative Wellness
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Integrative Wellness”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise Functional Medicine for systemic disease as within their scope of practice.
Functional Medicine for systemic disease
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Functional Medicine”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise Health Evaluations with advanced diagnostic testing as within their scope of practice.
Health Evaluations with advanced diagnostic testing
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Health Evaluations”

Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)
Manipulation
transcript · cited
The content refers to the chiropractor as 'your physician,' borrowing the authority of an MD/DO title to imply broad medical competence beyond the musculoskeletal scope of chiropractic licensing. Likely motive: To convince patients they can receive primary care and systemic disease diagnosis from a DC, increasing trust and consult volume.
“your physician”
transcript · cited
Uses a personal family story of 'remarkable improvements' to validate an unproven detox protocol for systemic conditions (mercury, parasites), which is not evidence-based. Likely motive: To use emotional storytelling to bypass critical thinking and sell the 'holistic path' as a miracle cure.
“Our incredible transformative improvement has ignited within me a profound calling to share our journey”
Commerce & grift map
The pattern here is: fear of 'toxicity' and 'SAD diet' -> claim of 'parasites/mercury' in a first-world country -> offer of 'intensive detox' and 'functional medicine' evaluations. While no specific store links were detected in the HTML, the 'Functional Medicine' and 'Health Evaluations' listings imply a revenue stream from proprietary protocols or unregulated supplements/labs, which is a common grift for DCs operating outside their scope.
No FTC-style compensation disclosure
compensationDisclosures · scan
Host self-funnel around guest content
guestCollaboration · selfFunnel
Host routes viewers to their own consult/booking links around the guest segment.
Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?
Credentials and scope reflect the dossier-wide determination for this subject, drawn from the strongest verified material across every analyzed source.
Stated: Chiropractor
Verified against the federal provider registry: D.C. · Chiropractor · HI license DC1365.
The subject explicitly identifies as a 'Chiropractor,' which is a state-regulated professional license (Chiropractor) with a narrow scope focused on musculoskeletal and nervous-system conditions.
- DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
A state-licensed professional degree focused on spinal adjustment and musculoskeletal health. It is not a medical doctor (MD) or osteopathic doctor (DO) license and does not grant general internal medicine authority.
State chiropractic boards typically limit scope to evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal and nervous-system conditions via spinal adjustment. It does not include diagnosing/treating systemic disease (cancer, autoimmune, diabetes), prescribing drugs, or managing primary disease.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners · Confidence: low
Hawaii law requires a license to practice chiropractic, but the supplied official materials do not include the operative statutory definition of chiropractic practice or the Board’s administrative scope rules. Because the affirmative authorization required for non-physician licensees cannot be confirmed from the available text, the listed systemic detoxification, functional-medicine, and advanced diagnostic claims cannot be classified as affirmatively in scope.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
7 of 8 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) | Outside scope |
| Detoxification protocol for parasites and mercury Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) | Outside scope |
| Listed service Functional Medicine Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Health Evaluations Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Integrative Wellness Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Functional Medicine for systemic disease Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Health Evaluations with advanced diagnostic testing Rule: Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
Sources: Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Statute/Rule Chapter (official), Hawaii Board of Chiropractic (official), Hawaii Revised Statutes 2023 (official), Board of Chiropractic ... (official)
Scope comparison mirror
Side-by-side view of the archived marketing homepage and what a Chiropractor scope permits near HANALEI, HI. Open the mirror for the full comparison: archive on the left, permitted scope and licensed-care paths on the right.
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3 licensed-care paths linked for out-of-scope claims.
Disclaimer hypocrisy
Dr. Ryan Mijares hides behind a 'not medical advice' disclaimer while actively diagnosing parasites, linking implants to mercury, and prescribing 'detox' protocols for systemic disease—a classic disclaimer hypocrisy where the shield is fine-print but the advice is concrete and out-of-scope.
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Citations
Peer-reviewed and index sources cited in this report.
- [1] A comparison between chiropractic management and pain clinic ...
- [2] Clinical Study Dose-response for chiropractic care of chronic low back pain ☆
- [3] The Nordic Maintenance Care program: Effectiveness of chiropractic maintenance care versus symptom-guided treatment for recurrent and persistent low back pain—A pragmatic randomized controlled trial
- [4] Chiropractic: Is it Efficient in Treatment of Diseases? Review of ...
- [5] Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update.
- [6] ASPEN-FELANPE Clinical Guidelines.
- [7] ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease.
- [8] EFNS guideline on the treatment of tension-type headache - report of an EFNS task force.
- [9] When Is Parenteral Nutrition Appropriate?
- [10] GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision.
- [11] Blood Transfusion Therapy.
- [12] Colchicine in Pericarditis.
- [13] Clinical Effectiveness and Efficacy of Chiropractic Spinal ... - PMC
- [14] Physical activity promotion in chiropractic: a systematic review of ...
- [15] A randomized trial of chiropractic and medical care for patients with ...
- [16] Primary prevention in chiropractic practice: a systematic ...