HLP Health - Physical
Zines about physical health, including alternative healing, medicine, drugs, diseases, yoga, and the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Zines about body image, fat oppression, and fat acceptance should be filed under BOD Body Politics.
When Language Runs Dry #3
"A zine for people with chronic pain and their allies."
When Language Runs Dry #2
"A zine for people with chronic pain and their allies."
Memory Games 2nd Hand Recounting of Stroke & Recovery
The author's exploration of her grandmother's experience with a stroke and recovery. From the introduction: "These are not her diary pages, they are recreations from my memory. Dates are not accurate, but the patterns are attempted demonstrations of one example of stroke recovery."
We Are Not Machines #1
"This is a zine all about the body and the millions of issues that surround it. Sometimes our bodies bring us pleasure and sometimes they bring us pain, be it physical or emotional. This zine is just me sharing my stories, I'm not trying to speak for everyone, or to offer some miracle solutions. I just think that the more open we become about this stuff the better."
Wild and Radical Remedies: Wild Herbalism
Covers Herbal medicine and society, Ginger, Mullein, Basil, Yarrow, Wild Strawberries, Motherwort, Plantain, Dandelion, Red Clover, Shepherd's Purse, Lavender, Wild Remedies, Picking Wild Herbs, Making Remedies
When Language Runs Dry: A Zine for People with Chronic Pain and Their Allies
Personal stories about the politics of living with chronic pain.
Caboose #6: The Health and Recreation Issue
"This issue of Caboose is the story of my descent into the world of a mysterious illness I experienced, and the journey into investigating diagnosis and treatment for it. It changed me forever."
Fear and Laughter
The zine is a "consciously-mixed hodge-podge of Fear and Laughter. Hopefully this zine will illustrate their connections and why both are essential elements to our existance."
Sick Punks
"So I started to think about being a punk and being sick ... and how you never read about sick punks in zines. The people I interviewed gave me so much hope. What they all have in common is they are dealing best they can with their diseases."