Allergies
Gluten can cause leaky brain and gut
Question Eating gluten doesn’t upset my stomach. Why should I consider eliminating it from my diet? Answer Eating gluten, the protein found in wheat and wheat-like grains, has been shown to make the lining of both the brain and the digestive tract permeable or “leaky.” Leaky brain A leaky brain allows bacteria, heavy metals, environmental…
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What Does Functional Medicine Mean?
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…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio
The Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio – check out this great new clinical pearl on my blog at askdrakiba.com
Read MoreLab Tests and Your Health
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…
Read MoreWhat Makes Our Office Different?
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)
Read MoreAre you tired of taking medications or shots for your allergies?
Allergies are often treated with chiropractic care. Many allergic and asthmatic reactions are caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system and/or respiratory system. Researchers have found that the immune and respiratory systems depend on normal communication from the brain and spinal cord to control and coordinate their functions properly.
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