Category: Learning Gallery

Benfits of Plant Based Foods

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 biological reality of being, well, alive. But I… Read more »

Benefits of Kale and How to Cook It

Attending the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim several years ago, I had the opportunity to sample numerous snacks that were far more healthful than anything you’d find in your standard aisles in grocery stores unless you’re perusing the health-food sections. One of my favorite snack treats was raw kale chips with many different flavors. … Read more »

Oil Pulling and Its Benefits

Cough! Snort! Wheeze! Sneeze! Hack! Good grief, what’s going on? Why am I hacking all of a sudden? Could it be something I ate? Maybe, I don’t know, all the cheese and sugar-laden chocolate and other goodies that lured me into submission at all those holiday parties? Me? “The Guru of Eating Right?!” Yeah. Me…. Read more »

Gluten vs. Gluten Free and the Benefits

To gluten or not to gluten? That is the question. “Is it gluten-free?” is one of the most asked questions today not only because it’s a fad, but also because so many people have discovered they cannot tolerate today’s commercial gluten products. Why? Not many of us can tolerate processed foods filled with GMOs (genetically… Read more »

Time for an Immune Tune

Time for an Immune Tune by Dr. Bera Dordoni, N.D.   “Hey, Josh, what a surprise. You’re not on today’s schedule.” “I know, Doc, I asked your nurse to squeeze me in; I need a quick fix. You gotta give me a pill or somethin’ to make me feel better.” “Whassup?” “I just feel lousy,… Read more »

Handling Acute & Chronic Inflammation

Pain. I have a nephew in his 30s. What should be the prime of his life is overtaken by pain. Pain caused by genetic conditions and living situations he can’t adjust or change. I hate when I or anyone I love is in pain. Pain is a natural part of life, though. However, there are… Read more »

Garlic and Your Health

We’ve all heard it at one point or another: “Ew! You have garlic breath!” Yup, I sure do—and it makes me happy. Garlic is one of easiest ways for me to stay healthy. And I love it. When I first met my Italian husband, he was so romantic (still is) he wanted to know what… Read more »

Surviving the Widow Maker

From Surviving the Widow Maker to Taking a 100 mile Hike for Religious Freedom Bob Williams   Well, there I was sitting on my stone wall, looking at my barn which I have been working on for nearly a year. I said to myself, ” I need to put the shingles on that roof.” Sounds… Read more »

Surviving the Holidays

Surviving the Holidays (a.k.a. Cold & Flu Season) in Health by Bera Dordoni, N.D. Let’s see, planting season is past, harvest season is over—it must be cold-and-flu season! Oh boy! People with weakened immune systems are always on the front lines for attracting those myriad cold viruses and making them feel at home as they… Read more »

Read Your Labels

READ YOUR LABELS, EVEN IN A HEALTH-FOOD STORE! by Bera Dordoni, N.D.   Every year Spring is ushered in with a natural products expo in Southern California where thousands of vendors display their products, many of them new. Below I’ll mention a few that made it into my heart for superior quality combined with ethics…. Read more »