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Tag Archives: health

Fecal Transplants – yeah, it’s a thing

Posted on April 11, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

This week I wrote a piece The Wireless about the science – and experience – of fecal transplants.

Posted in About illness | Tagged chronic illness, feral transplant, health, micro biome | Leave a reply

Endometriosis affects 176 million people worldwide

Posted on June 23, 2017 by writehanded

So what are we doing about it? Fuck all, it seems.

Posted in About illness, Feminism | Tagged endometriosis, Feminism, health, sexual health

This woman stopped taking her medication

Posted on May 29, 2017 by writehanded

… you’ll never believe what happened next!!!

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged antidepessants, health, medication, Mental health, New Zealand

Beastly

Posted on May 25, 2017 by writehanded

Ok, so first of all, let’s just clarify: I am not the Sarah Wilson who wrote ‘First We Make The Beast Beautiful.‘ 

Posted in Feminism, Mental health | Tagged anxiety, health, Mental health

Five lies about antidepressants

Posted on May 16, 2017 by writehanded

I see a lot of misinformation about antidepressants and how they work., so I wanted to try and address some of that.

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged antidepressants, health, medication, Mental health

Supporting people with disabilities

Posted on April 10, 2015 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

This is an extremely generic headline and the following post will of course not be relevant to all disabilities or illnesses. I started making a list of practical items that Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, WINZ/IRD | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, disability, fibromyalgia, gifts, health, help, Illness, New Zealand, support | 2 Comments ↓

No Way TPPA

Posted on November 10, 2014 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

I’ve avoided writing anything about TPPA up til now, because frankly it just seemed too big and scary and I didn’t get it at all. I have a natural aversion Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Politics | Tagged health, New Zealand, PHARMAC, politics, TPPA | 2 Comments ↓

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