Nutrition & HIV – A Model for Treatment Rev
A New Model for Treatment
Samenvatting
Treating HIV with Nutrition
Nutrition and HIV addresses the issues of nutrition and HIV from the perspective of the patient as well as the physician. Everyone who is interested in the problems of––and solutions to––nutritional therapy in HIV owes it to themselves to read this book.
––Paul A. Volberding, M.D., director, Center for AIDS Research, San Francisco
This reference book offers a sound nutritional model for sustaining and improving quality of life for HIV positive men and women. It outlines an easy–to–follow program for the prevention and treatment of weight loss––a common problem that if left untreated could lead to serious health decline or even death.
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<br /> 1. A New Model for Treatment.
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<br /> 2. Understanding the Process of Wasting.
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<br /> WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF.
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<br /> 3. Starting Your Own Assessment.
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<br /> 4. Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements.
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<br /> 5. Other Immune–Enhancing Supplements.
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<br /> 6. Improving Your Appetite.
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<br /> 7. Improving Your Environment.
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<br /> 8. Sex, Drugs, and Exercise.
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<br /> WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
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<br /> 9. Choosing a Doctor.
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<br /> 10. Understanding Your Health Care Plan.
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<br /> 11. Monitoring Your Nutrition.
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<br /> 12. The Wasting Syndrome.
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<br /> 13. Fighting the Virus.
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<br /> 14. Secondary Infections.
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<br /> 15. Special Problems.
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<br /> 16. Joining Studies.
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<br /> 17. Women and HIV.
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<br /> 18. What to Do: Algorithms for Care, by Stages.
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<br /> TAKING CHARGE: HOW TO DIRECT YOUR OWN HEALING.
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<br /> 19. Taking Charge of Your Medical Care.
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<br /> 20. Feeding the Soul.
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<br /> Appendix A: 1993 CDC Criteria for a Diagnosis of AIDS.
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<br /> Appendix B: List of Caloric Values.
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<br /> Appendix C: Vitamin Supplementation Sources.
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<br /> Appendix D: Types of Studies to Evaluate Drug Effects.
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<br /> Appendix E: San Francisco General Hospital Diet Counseling Intake Form.
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<br /> Appendix F: Recommended Schedules of Prophylaxis of Infection.
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<br /> Appendix G: HIV Intake Physical Form.