Month: March 2022

Coffee. Tea, or Both?

The health benefits of moderate coffee or tea intake are well-documented. But what if you drink both? According to a new study, the benefits are more than doubled. Jack H. Florin MD | Your Neurologist in Oragne County Those who drank both 2–3 cups of coffee and tea had a reduction in stroke and dementia… Read more »

What Is Visual Snow?

It is grainy or pixelated vision, resembling a TV static overlay, and can be constant. It can be mistaken for floaters or visual ghosts. Even though the first case was reported in 1995 and only 10 cases by 2014, it clearly not rare. New studies show it affects 3% of everyone. Some people have had… Read more »

A Multiple Sclerosis Diet?

Newly diagnosed people with MS in particular want to know.   Jack H. Florin MD | Your Neurologist in Orange County. The answer has been elusive without biomarkers, other than MRI, to evaluate treatment efficacy and disease course. Serum neurofilament light chain protein(sNfL) is a new sensitive and accurate biomarker of damage to neurons and… Read more »