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Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil ( Melaleuca alternifolia ) has become a popular treatment for people with HIV. It is made from a tree that is native only to Australia. Tea tree oil is used to prevent or treat mild cases of a variety of infections, particularly fungal... Read more »

Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Neem

Neem ( Azadiracta indica ) is a tropical evergreen tree sometimes known in India as "the village pharmacy." The essential oil of this tree is an antibiotic used against a variety of micro-organisms. It is particularly useful for skin conditions,... Read more »

Wellness Strategies

Aromatherapy Colour Therapy Flower Essences and Other Essence Therapies Herbal Therapies Iridology Juicing Massage and Manipulation Techniques Mind-Body Medicine Touch Therapies Medical systems like Ayurveda, homeopathy,... Read more »

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meds and herbal supplemts such as green tea and omega 3, fish oils,.

I am taking Kaletra and Truvada and doing very well on them. I am also taking a multi-vit,green tea extract, and would like to start fish oil, omega 3, for long term effects of meds on cholesterol.I am in perfect health now and would like to keep...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Not sure I know what your question is...Nelson... Read more »

green tea / te verde

Hola Doctor Nelson , quisiera saber si tomar te verde afecta o beneficia a las personas con HIV , yo tomo muchisimo y me hace sentir bien ,al menos me limpia , tomo truvada/norvir/reyataz mi cd4 759 y mi Virus indetectable 4 semanas despues de...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Hay un poco de informacion del te verde y sus efectos de controlar el virus pero solo en el laboratorio. No se han hecho estudios en humanos todavia.Yo tomo te verde dos veces al dia para un poquito mas de energia. Tambien tiene antioxidantes que... Read more »

Tea Bagging ... What about STD's?

Dear Dr. Bob:Being a newbie still and trying to find my orientation, I've been trying new "vanilla" things. I allowed a married guy, who wanted to do this, to lick and suck on my testicles; a first for me. I did not allow him to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Yep, that's tea-bagging, even though the folks at Lipton's may not agree. You are also correct the HIV risk is nonexistent. As for "Vanilla" (or even "Tutti Fruity") sex, remember STD risk is not related to sexual... Read more »

Sick from oil massage?

Hi Dr. Bob, I just came across your website and I gotta say it's awesome. To get right to my question. I was diagnosed with an infection in my urethra, probably from an oil massage i received at a massge parlor. I was tested negative for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,A urethral infection for an oil massage would be extremely unlikely. I'm willing to bet all your cultures will be negative. Chances are you merely have some inflammation from your rub-and-tug experience.Antibiotics would help bacterial... Read more »

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Virgin Coconut Oil

Posted by garcia, 2 Replies

Hi all,

Stumbled across some new and promising developments on the subject of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) which my father put me on to.
Being the skeptic that I am, I'm not about to jump onto any bandwagons, but I thought it might be an idea to spread... Read more »

Swollen glands and muscle pain

Posted by neibet, 2 Replies

7 weeks ago, I had an oil massage (we were both naked and the masseuse was sitting on my back and feet while massaging me) right after the massage she gave me protected oral sex with a condom. when performing oral sex on me the masseuse licked my... Read more »

Promising supplement

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

There is a natural supplement called Morinda Citrifolia or Tahitian noni that is showing remarkable results with HIV/AIDs patients. I'm not HIV+, but because it helps other conditions as well, I became familiar with it via my mother, who has Stage 4... Read more »

HELP! Sleeping on HIV+ person's bed

Posted by Harty1, 3 Replies

For about 2 months I slept on the bed of a person that I found rout to be HIV+. On top of that, i was told after that an enemy who is HIV+ had access to my room and was doing more things to my bed. This is important because now when i sweat pheople... Read more »

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