Planet Thrive

June, 2010

Showing results 1 - 40 of 46 for the month of June, 2010.

• Pepper-crusted cashew cheese with herbs
  Use it on crackers or fresh vegetables - it is great with thinly sliced radish. Spread it on bread, or use it on pizza. Do anything with it!
• Common Scents: Adventures with Autism and Chemical Sensitivity
  What happens when a 22 year old with both autism and chemical sensitivity leaves college and tries to make her way in the world? This is Kate's story.
• Fiscal Support for HUD Housing
  Help save people at risk of homelessness who are currently receiving Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. Make a phone call before Thursday, July 1st in support of funding for this program.
• Anger in the CFS community: its wasted energy
  by Nadine Saubers, R.N. | I don’t EVER go to CFS forums because if I do and I mention recovery, the hostility directed at me is so over the top and completely out of context with the reality I suffered for over 20 years.
• Energy Revitalization contraindicated with antidepressants?
  If someone is using an anti-depressant medication like Celexa or Prozac do you feel that taking the Energy Revitalization supplement can cause a harmful serotonin overload?
• Help end the Smart Meter madness
  If you haven't heard, electric companies around the country are planning to install wireless "smart meters" in our backyards and we cannot currently opt-out of this program, even for health reasons.
• Recently bitten – help!
  Dear Stephen, This morning I found a tick crawling on my blanket and from the pictures, it looks like a male wood tick. What treatment do you suggest for me?
• Breakfast bars
  Filling and tasty omega-3 packed power bars - eat 'em for breakfast, as a snack, or a healthy dessert.
• Losing my teeth
  Dear Dr. Rea, Ever since I left your clinic in Dallas and have been rotating my food and detoxing and taking my shots, I have lost more and more teeth.
• Are we creating our own toxic oil spill?
  by Annie Hopper | It is time for us to collectively wake up and change the way that we live on this planet. I can only hope that the Gulf Oil Spill becomes a big catalyst in this global wake up call.
• Raw sprouted wild rice salad
  An addictive easy-to-make raw summer salad using sprouted wild rice. You'll love it!
• Cherry almond chocolate crisp bars
  Raw or baked, these delicious whole food treats are packed with healthy fats, vitamins, and protein so you can snack guilt-free!
• Children and the Buhner protocol
  Dear Stephen, Just wondering if your herbs are safe for my ten year old son who weighs 77 pounds?
• Loaded strawberry lemon poppyseed bread
  Sweet and moist and lovely and incredibly flavorful, and slices like a dream.
• Increasing fertility the natural way
  Dear Susun, Do you have any tips on how to increase fertility - are there supplements that can help? I've heard of using red clover tincture - is that really effective?
• No improvements
  Dear Stephen, So far I am not seeing any improvement on your protocol. Would you say it sounds unlikely that I have lyme disease after 4 months?
• Got post exertional malaise? Start by alkalizing your body!
  by Nadine Saubers, R.N., B.S.N. | If you have CFS then you are well acquainted with the dreaded Post Exertional Malaise, the hallmark and diagnostic feature that so distinguishes CFS.
• First case against William J. Rea, M.D. dismissed; more to go
  Help defend Dr. Rea's world renowned practice in Environmental Medicine against the accusations of the Texas Medical Board.
• Green lemonade
  A nutrient-packed super delicious green juice - with kale, cucumber, lemon, and apple - to quench your thirst on the hottest of summer days.
• Silicone implants
  Dear Dr. Rea, I am 50 years old and have had saline breast implants since 1999. Do I need to have them removed?
• Herbal protocol for 4 year old
  Dear Stephen, My 4 year old niece was just diagnosed today with lyme disease. From what I understand, astragalus is a must. Are there any other herbs that should be added ?
• Gulf spill workers matter too
  Workers cleaning up the Gulf oil spill are getting sick but a call to open emergency clinics to treat these injured workers got no mention by the President in his brief this week on progress in the Gulf.
• My root canal extraction adventure
  When my front cap unexpectedly came out one day a couple of months ago, I was more than ready to have my 30-year-old root canal extracted.
• Sugar free strawberry rhubarb jam
  Instead of packing it with loads of refined sugar, this jam relies mostly on the sweetness of strawberries, along with a bit of pomegranate juice, stevia, and local raw honey.
• Herbal remedies for mycoplasma and chlamydia
  I am taking an antibacterial/anti fungal herbal mix (goldenseal, cat’s claw, pau d’arco, plus a few others) and would like to know if they would have an effect on mycoplasma or chlamydia.
• Digestive distress with menopause
  Dear Susun, I am new to menopause. Are digestive issues associated with this life change, and do you have suggestions from the Wise Woman tradition to deal with digestive issues naturally?
• Asian coleslaw
  Spice up a classic summer side dish with ume plum vinegar, toasted sesame seeds, lime juice, and freshly grated ginger. Zing!
• Chronic solvent and epoxy resin exposure
  Dear Dr. Rea, I have inhaled solvents and epoxy resins for many years and now have dizziness and heart palpitations on exposure to fragrances. What treatment should I pursue?
• Will my sense of taste ever return?
  Dear Stephen, I lost my sense of taste being on the core protocol, stopped everything a week after no taste, and am now off of the protocol for about two weeks but still no sense of taste.
• Stephania eye wash with decoction
  Dear Stephen, How is the stephania eye wash decoction made, and what strength should it be?
• Chilled summer pea and herb soup
  This is the perfect no-cook solution for a light summer meal. All you need is a blender and fresh produce, and you're good to go!
• Natural approach to bladder infections
  Dear Susun, What is the Wise Women Way approach to healing bladder infections? I hope you can help me - I've tried so many things and nothing has helped long-term.
• Beyond Sustainability: Building for Health
  A new conversation: What are intentional communities willing to do in order to accommodate those with chemical, electrical, and other environmental sensitivities?
• Julie Genser and Julie Laffin talk about re|shelter, their new non-profit
  Liz Smentowski and Scott Killingsworth talk to Julie Genser and Julie Laffin, the co-founders of re|shelter, to find out more about the non-profit's origins and future goals.
• Green your art! Ecojot Sketchbooks and Journals review
  by Libby | Ecojot sketchbooks and journals are AWESOME! I totally love them.
• Spinach cakes
  What to do with all the spinach crowding out the other greens in the veggie drawer of the fridge? Spinach cake of course!
• Thyroid support
  Dear Stephen, Currently, I have symptoms of hyperthyroidism at night and symptoms of hypothyroidism during the day. How can I treat this?
• New non-profit to address MCS housing crisis
  Re|shelter is a new non-profit organization forming to address the urgent need for housing alternatives for people with environmental intolerances.
• Vanilla maple coconut yogurt fruit salad
  This could be a side, a snack, a dessert or a leftover midnight snack. You gotta love the creaminess the coconut yogurt provides, and the simple sweetness of the fresh fruit and maple syrup combo.
• New movie: What about ME?
  There is a new feature length documentary in production with a release date of 2011 that tells the political history of myalgic encephalomyelitis. You can help get the movie completed.