Built To Survive: Hiv Wellness Guide

by Mooney, Michael; Vergel, Nelson

• ISBN13: 9781890772437
• ISBN10: 1890772437
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Scb Distributors

Summary

How to treat HIV comprehensively with anti-retrovirals, and complementary therapies, including anabolic steroids. This first-of-its-kind guide promotes the medical use of anabolic steroids, admittedly illegal, for the HIV+ population's long-term survival. The book details everything relevant about anabolic hormones, appetite stimulants, proper diet, new dietary supplements, and optimal exercise programs -- all backed with extensive and current research, which is: championed by prominent physicians who wrote the Foreword; co-authored by a man who has been HIV+ for 19 years; supported by anecdotal evidence. The aggressive three-pronged approach -- anabolic steroids, nutrition and exercise -- is designed to combat the most physically noticeable effect of HIV/AIDS -- the loss of lean body mass and weight, wasting syndrome. Improved lean body mass leads to improved health, including mental health, which contributes to good quality of life.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Foreword
Foreword
Nelson's story	p. 1
Jump start your life with anabolic PoWeR	p. 6
What is AIDS-related wasting?	p. 11
Wasting syndrome treatment issues	p. 13
Megace - the wrong drug	p. 16
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and AIDS survival	p. 18
Appetite stimulation : megace, medicinal marijuana, and marinol	p. 20
How do anabolic steroids work?	p. 22
First placebo-controlled steroid study suggests improved immune function	p. 30
Steroid legality and the physician	p. 32
An initiative : new directions for wasting research from program for wellness restoration (PoWeR)	p. 35
Complementary approaches to treating lipodystrophy	p. 42
Mitochondrial damage	p. 52
HIV-related facial wasting : potential reconstructive procedures	p. 58
Testosterone and anabolic steroids : adverse effects, rumors and reality	p. 65
Anabolic hormones - adverse effects and remedies	p. 68
Anabolic steroids and Kaposi's sarcoma	p. 73
Anabolic steroids for AIDS therapy : a comparison table	p. 75
Program for wellness restoration (PoWeR) anabolic hormone guidelines	p. 79
Orthomolecular nutrition	p. 104
Pediatric AIDS : approaches to managing wasting	p. 139
AIDS and food safety	p. 141
Stop and runs before they run you down	p. 144
Getting started : what to do before you start the PoWeR program	p. 148
Weight lifting for maximum muscle gains - a simple but effective method	p. 150
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