The Antidote

The Antidote #22: vaccine season, pediatric long COVID, and poop talk

Plus: Drag artist-activists! The Paralympics! And, help me, I'm shoulding myself

Sep 7 •

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The Antidote #21: athletes and COVID, neuroinflammation, and ALL the winning

Plus, more mask nonsense, chronically ill artists, and...sportswomanship!

Aug 10 •

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The Antidote #20: mast cells, vaccines, and celebrity long haulers

Plus, functional freeze, medical refugees, and...hobby horsing?

Jul 20 •

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The Antidote #19: brain waste, COVID in newborns, and the dangers of loneliness

Plus, don't ruin your Disability Pride Month by catching COVID

Jul 6 •

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The Antidote #18: mental hell(th), rogue antibodies, and fascist mask bans

Plus, loud restaurants, germy water bottles, and U.S. crimes against humanity

Jun 22 •

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The Antidote #17: Simone Biles, wellness heroine

Plus, the summer COVID-19 wave, dysautonomia management, and BIPOC chronic illness support

Jun 8 •

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The Antidote #16: mask ban update, viral persistence, and chronic Lyme

Plus, my disability hearing, racism abounds, and yay for gay! (marriage)

May 25 •

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The Antidote #15: gut biome tests, the burden of Long COVID, and how to truly rest

Plus, primates are amazing, men are scarier than bears (?), and a man named Taylor Swift.

May 11 •

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The Antidote #14: redefining airborne, the unexpected gift of long COVID, and Akiko for President!

Plus, tons of links to other brilliant health and culture Substack posts

Apr 27 •

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The Antidote #13: our hero Bernie, athletes with POTS, and the latest LC stats

Plus, some new and notable podcasts, and dying on your birthday? (gasp!)

Apr 13 •

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The Antidote #12: adjustment periods, hypermobility, and exercise

Plus, nursing home sexy time, human composting, and (feline) criminal minds

Mar 30 •

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The Antidote #11: pandemic trauma, brain studies, and disability art and activism

Plus, RIP Paul Alexander and Sir Anthony Epstein and bless you, Bernie Sanders

Mar 16 •

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