Pizza N Cheesecake

Pizza ‘n Cheesecake ‘n Melon, Oh My….. by Bera Dordoni, N.D. It’s Friday night. It’s been a long week. You’re tired, hungry, and want a drink to relax. You respect your body, so you only buy the best foods and beverages to fill it. You know you eat and drink all the right things: organic… Read more »

Benefits of Noni Juice

Years ago, when Gilbert ran up to me at a BASTIS Foundation lecture and excitedly claimed that I Have a Choice?!, my book on building/reviving the immune-system, had saved his life, you’d think I would have been thrilled. Not. Since he was overweight and pasty-faced, he wasn’t exactly the picture of health. Then he explained… Read more »

Never Say Never

NEVER SAY NEVER! By Bera Dordoni, N.D. “You’ll never make it. You’ll die if you stay there during the week. There won’t be anything to eat – you know they’re …vegetarians,” his family and friends warned him. “I need the work, so I’ll give it a go. If I can’t handle it I’ll call you… Read more »

Management Shmanagment

Management Shmanagement! By Bera Dordoni, N.D. When Dr. Chris Dyer, Executive Director for UNM Gallup, asked me to come on board to teach classes on diabetes management in an effort to help lower the rate of this epidemic, I asked him why teach management of a disease that is often curable when the goal is… Read more »

Made from a Plant

Made From a Plant or In a Plant? I love to eat. I know some people can take it or leave it, but I really, really love to eat. But even people who don’t really enjoy eating cannot live without food. I mean, that’s just the way life is. The need for food is a… Read more »

Let’s Do It

LET’S DO IT THE FOOD BABE WAY! She limped up the pathway to my office, clutching a Big Gulp with one hand and her stomach with the other. “I’m Lila,” she said, as I ushered her inside. “Eddie said you can gimme something for my pain.” After removing the Big Gulp and settling her down… Read more »

Knowledge is Power

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER… Be Proactive NOW!   This is a true story. Some of the names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. **   My dad, Julio Ortiz, always a jock: High school football hero. College football hero. WWII B-24 navigator who survived a crash landing in Wales with nothing worse than a broken… Read more »

Kick It Up

Kick it Up Yet Another Notch! by Dr. Bera Dordoni, N. D.   “Dr. Bera, you’ve just got to see this new video all about the amazing new discovery that can help someone lose a ton of weight!” Another “greatest find in the history of mankind.” It might be raspberry ketones, or the latest rediscovered… Read more »

Juice It Up

Juicer, a scruffy-looking dog, walks into the neighborhood watering hole, steps up to the bartender, and orders a carrot juice. “We don’t do carrot juice here, ya mutt,” said the bartender with annoyance. “How many times do I have to tell you and your friends? This is a bar. We sell booze and sodas. Who… Read more »

I’m an Addict part 2

Hi, I’m Bera, I’m an Addict By Dr. Bera Dordoni, N.D. I’ve never attended AA or NA. Does anyone know where an SA group meets? If not, I’m thinking I might have to create my own group for sugar addicts who want to give up their sugar addiction and replace it with something more healthful…. Read more »