Posts Tagged Julie Genser

  • Raw blackberry cheesecake with pecan-date crust Raw blackberry cheesecake with pecan-date crust
    Recently, my Facebook friend Natasha Jamison posted photos and a recipe for a raw cherry "cheesecake" and I knew I had to adapt it, using the organic blackberries I had just purchased.
  • Washing clothes when you are chemically sensitive to fabrics Washing clothes when you are chemically sensitive to fabrics
    One of my biggest challenges due to chemical intolerance has been finding tolerable clothing and bedding. I share with you a process for washing new items that has transformed my life!
  • Green veggies and sprouts juice Green veggies and sprouts juice
    This green veggies and sprouts juice provides a protein-packed jumpstart for your day.
  • Tempeh with broccoli Tempeh with broccoli
    I love tempeh, especially when browned in a bed of caramelized onions and garlic and paired with a vegetable like broccoli, winter squash or sweet potato.
  • Raw sprouted wild rice salad Raw sprouted wild rice salad
    An addictive easy-to-make raw summer salad using sprouted wild rice. You'll love it!
  • Beyond Sustainability: Building for Health 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?
  • Planet Thrive is Taking a Break Planet Thrive is Taking a Break
    The founder of Planet Thrive explains why the site will be not adding new content for the next month or so.
  • Destined for Desert Destined for Desert
    In 1998, while backpacking through the Middle East, I fell head-over-heels for a dashing Bedouin living in the desert in southern Jordan. I stayed for 5 weeks, learning how to bake bread under the fire coals in the sand, play the Arabic hand drum (dumbek), and say "I love you" in Arabic.
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  • Rebellious teens: pawns for tobacco companies Rebellious teens: pawns for tobacco companies
    by Julie Genser | When my friends and I started smoking in seventh grade at age 12, we thought we were trés cool. Some of us loved the thought of doing something our parents did but we were still considered "too young" for.
  • Reducing Electromagnetic Frequency Exposure May Improve Your Health Reducing Electromagnetic Frequency Exposure May Improve Your Health
    by Julie Genser | In September 2007, the EU's European Environment Agency (EEA) and the country of Germany both issued warnings to their citizens advising them to avoid the use of WiFi and cell phones until further long term studies are conducted.
  • MTV: Smut-Peddlers or Eco-Activists? MTV: Smut-Peddlers or Eco-Activists?
    In 2001, two friends poured lighter fluid on 13-year-old Jason Lind’s legs and feet and set him on fire in Torrington, Connecticut. In 2003, a 26-year-old Australian placed lit firecrackers between his buttocks.
  • The Truth About Tattoos The Truth About Tattoos
    by Julie Genser | A frighteningly growing number of teens and young adults around the world are injecting dangerous chemicals under their skin in the name of art and self-expression.