What Does Functional Medicine Mean?

June 4, 2011

What Does Functional Medicine Mean? Question: I keep hearing the term functional medicine. How is it different from regular medicine? Answer: Functional medicine’s focus is on correcting physiological function versus manipulating the problem with drugs or removing it with surgery. Different causes for same disease Let’s say 10 different people visit a functional medicine practitioner…

The Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio

March 17, 2010

The Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio – check out this great new clinical pearl on my blog at askdrakiba.com

Lab Tests and Your Health

February 20, 2010

While considering the health of many of my patients, the concern over diagnostic tests often comes up. Of particular interest is the lab work many of my patients bring me. My blog askdrakiba.com discusses this in greater detail…

What Makes Our Office Different?

October 25, 2009

We treat patients neurologically and metabolically…we offer more tools than any other office in the Charlotte market, including more modalities, more diagnostic options and a better chance at long term health for all our patients…By looking at the patient from a structural point of view, a neurological point of view and a metabolic point of view, we are able to ensure that proper health is restored and the patient truly experiences the high quality of life they deserve. (click below to read the whole blog or go to www.askdrakiba.com)