Alan Frischer, MD, MPHOct 12, 2018GingerGinger has long been one of my mother’s favorite foods. Birthday presents that contain it in one form or another are always a hit. In...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHSep 28, 2018Keto DietHow can a diet that pushes butter, red meat and bacon, and eliminates complex carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, be...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHSep 14, 2018CaffeineCoffee – admit it; you love it. But it seems that every day there is a new study telling us that caffeine is good…or bad for us. Which is...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHAug 24, 2018Moringa oleiferaAre you familiar with moringa, a popular new supplement? The sheer number of sources claiming a very wide range of unbelievable benefits...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHAug 10, 2018Ozone TherapyI recently saw a patient who suffered from chronic back pain from a herniated disc. He asked me what I thought about O3, or ozone...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHJul 27, 2018MushroomsMost of us have at least one irrational food dislike, right? Mine is mushrooms. My wife told me to not write about this topic because I...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHJul 27, 2018DrowningSummer is here, which means that we’ll be enjoying pools, the ocean, and other opportunities to swim and cool off. This brings exercise...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHJul 13, 2018SunglassesSummer is here, and with it, even more sun and its ultraviolet radiation. We’ve gotten pretty good at using sunscreen to protect our bare...
Alan Frischer, MD, MPHJun 15, 2018Weird ConditionsThe human body is a complex and wonderful thing. As we observe with cars and refrigerators, however, the more complicated something is,...