It was the early 1980’s when I remember first hearing about a disease called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Back then it was talked about in hush tones as the “gay disease” because primarily homosexual men were diagnosed with the disease. It wasn’t until a young boy by the name of Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS that the world took a collective gasp. Ryan was … [Read more...]
Ending AIDS by 2030: 6 Areas of Focus
The goal of ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic is achievable with Commitment in areas of focus. HIV continues to disproportionately affect adolescents and young people in many countries. About a third of new HIV infections are in people aged 15-25 years. In almost all countries where HIV affects many groups, young women aged 15–24 years are three to five times more likely than … [Read more...]
Nutritional Rules For HIV Patients
When infected with the HIV virus the body's defence system - the immune system - works harder to fight infection. This increases energy and nutrient requirements. Further infection and fever also increase the body's demand for food. One of the consequences of HIV and other infections is that since the gut wall is damaged, food does not pass through properly and is consequently … [Read more...]
Yoga For AIDS Patients
Yoga over the centuries has again and again been identified as a self healing technique. AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV disease becomes AIDS when the immune system is seriously damaged. CD4 cell count in the blood is an important indicator of the immune health system. Healthy people have … [Read more...]
Tai Chi Significant In The Healing Process Of HIV
Studies indicate regular T'ai Chi practice may boost one's T-cell count. The relaxed forms of tai chi effectively oxygenate the body while moving blood and lymph throughout. The aim should be to build an integrative stress management model adopting strategies that can positively influence the stress–disease relationship and, ultimately, health outcomes. As a stress management … [Read more...]
Justicia Gendarussa: Effective At Inhibiting HIV Virus
New research, published in the Journal of Natural Products, has found a plant compound that may be more effective at inhibiting spread of HIV virus. Although there is yet no cure for HIV, the chemical compound, called "patentiflorin A" derived from a medicinal plant found in East Asia: Justicia gendarussa significantly slows down the progression of the virus. Since 1987, … [Read more...]
Women Fitness Join Hands In Fighting AIDS
The 2016 Federal AIDS Awareness theme is “Leadership. Commitment. Impact.” Reflecting on efforts made by some celebrities to fight AIDS, in 1985, Elizabeth Taylor joined with a group of doctors and scientists to form the American Foundation for AIDS Research, or what is now commonly known as amfAR. Today, she is remembered for the magnanimous impact that she had on … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding And HIV Transmission
A large study of mothers and children carried out in Zimbabwe lends further support to the view that it is probably better for mothers with HIV infection to breastfeed exclusively rather than engage in mixed feeding, as children exposed to a mixture of breastfeeding and other forms of feeding are more than four times as likely to have become infected with HIV at the age of six … [Read more...]
