Category: Learning Gallery

Put the Lime in the Coconut

Yes, coconut oil is good for you! When I spoke to my dad on the phone the other night, I could hear from his sexy, deep voice that he had a chest cold. I know what you’re thinking: “Big deal! It’s cold and flu season everywhere!” Except my dad is in his nineties and his… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Fought the Law Part 2

I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON! Part 2 of a 2-Part Series by Bera Dordoni, N.D. I was just closing up the office for the night when she appeared in my doorway swinging a rope and handcuffs. I gulped. Four weeks earlier, she had told me to go to hell as she stomped… Read more »

Fought the Law Part 1

I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON! Part 1 of a 2-Part Series by Bera Dordoni, N.D. “I’ll never get thin,” Mary wailed. “I’ve tried hundred of diets, and nothing works! My body is built to be fat. I’ll never be thin again. Never!” I nodded. “You’re right.” “What?!” “You’re right, Mary. It’s true…. Read more »

Affirm It, Visualize It, Believe It

  Affirm It, Visualize It, Believe It… It Will Actualize Itself By Bera Dordoni, N.D. I was half-a-mile across the park from an adopt-a-thon in Oregon with my sister and close friend Danni, when I suddenly heard the voice. “I have to find that voice!” I told my companions. Five hundred dogs and cats were… Read more »