Wellness Warriors Winning! Bera Dordoni, N.D. I’m back! And I’ve got great news! We’ve— …hmmm. Maybe we should catch up first before I tell you my great news. You may recall – or not – an article I wrote for the Gallup Journey back in March 2015, asking for those who are diabetes-challenged to come… Read more »
Category: Wellness Warriors
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 »
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 »
Go Ahead and Cry
GO AHEAD AND CRY IN MY SOUP By Bera Dordoni, N.D. Food. Men. We can’t live with or without them. Well, at least the food we can’t do without. Right, ladies? Oh, my, did I just say that? I know I also can’t live without my dogs! Or a good book. Or… especially Ron. And… Read more »
Give Me Chocolate Part 2
GIVE ME CHOCOLATE OR GIVE ME DEATH! Part 2 of a 2-Part Series by Bera Dordoni, N.D. “Hey, Doc Feelgood, have you got a minute?” “Sure, Tom. What’s on your mind?” “I read an article in the Gallup Journey last month that says chocolate is good for me. Then I went to a wild chocolate… Read more »
SKIN – Our Largest Organ
By Dr. Bera Dordoni, N.D. What a remarkable organ. Skin. Covering every part of our body, it certainly qualifies as our largest organ. Except for our face, though, we tend to take our skin for granted—until it bothers us, that is. If our skin develops a rash, we notice it. If it itches, we scratch,… Read more »
An Aspirin a Day
An Aspirin a Day and the Doctor Will Stay By Bera Dordoni, N.D.excerpted from the upcoming (still untitled) sequel to her book I Have a Choice?! “Yo, Tom, you got some aspirin I could borrow?” Shelli asked. “No. What hurts?” “I feel a headache coming on.” “Do you take aspirin often, Shelli?” “A couple times… Read more »