

Dr. David Alfaro
- Mar 2, 2018
- 2 min
Are you a caveperson?
Atkins......The Zone.......Ketogenic........Mediterranean........Paleo There are so many fad diets out there! A couple of weeks ago I was walking to the gym when I passed a new hipster "Paleo Cafe", which prompted me to giggle and post what I thought was a witty remark about humans catching their food with spears....and of course, some people chimed in how they think Paleo is awesome. Is it? What is the paleolithic diet? There is a belief that our digestive systems stopped ev


Dr. David Alfaro
- Feb 8, 2016
- 4 min
Turmeric
I could not come up with a quirky title for this. Again, this is one of those topics that has been trending on my social media feed for some time. Turmeric. People love this stuff! It cures gum disease, it whitens your teeth, it reduces inflammation, it detoxifies your third eye! Really? The best use I have heard of so far is putting it in margaritas. Wellness margs. Now that I get. Let us talk about turmeric. What is turmeric? Turmeric is the rhizome of the flowering plant c


Dr. David Alfaro
- Oct 21, 2015
- 3 min
Umami
It is funny how the world is scared of acronyms. ISIS, AIDS, DDT, MSG. Somehow, the less we know about something, the worse it is for us. Take MSG for example. I LOVE MSG. It tastes so good. I love it in my potato chips, and I LOOOOVVVE Chinese food with MSG in it. But, how? MSG is so bad for you! People are allergic to MSG! MSG is a drug! Is it? Are they? Let us talk about MSG. What in the world is MSG and why does it have such a bad reputation? Way back in 1968, a letter to