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A Queer Dietitian’s Guide to Eating for Anal Sex
Anal sex is just as much about what happens before it as what happens during it. To that end, keeping a healthy diet can make the act go much more swimmingly.

Desserts and Running a Nonprofit Help This Activist Cope With COVID-19 Quarantine
“It’s not in my nature to freak out about things. I’m irritatingly calm.”

Walking the Dog and Support Networks Help This Bronx Activist Cope with COVID-19 Quarantine
“I’ve been emotionally affected, especially when I look at the news on TV and the first thing I see is Gov. Cuomo talking about how many people are infected and have died.”

Walks, the Ocean, and Sobriety Meetings Help This Long-Term Survivor Cope With COVID-19 Quarantine
“As with AIDS, the political machinations, denial, and ignorance over the proven science has been traumatic and a source of anger, despair, and depression at times.”

How Digital Parties and Ribs Are Helping This Houston Activist Cope With COVID-19 Quarantine
Houston activist Michael Webb is staying in with friends and ordering his favorite foods to cope during the COVID era. But he still wants to find some good dumbbells online.

How Healthy Eating and Exercise Help This Activist Cope in the COVID Era
Many longtime survivors of HIV are now finding themselves in the middle of a new pandemic. Here is how they are coping.

My Friend Is Living With HIV. How Can I Help Them Stay Healthy?
Q: A friend of mine told me he had HIV. Is there anything I need to do, like when he comes to my home, so that he doesn't get sick?

Insufficient Food Linked to Inflammation in HIV-Positive Women
Women who experienced food insecurity were more likely to have elevated levels of inflammation. Researchers suspect that food insecurity causes stress, and this stress in turn raises inflammation in HIV-positive women.

Healthy Living With HIV
Can HIV or HIV treatment affect diet and nutrition? Why is exercise important? What does smoking do to a person with HIV? Answers from CDC.

HIV and Nutrition and Food Safety
In people with HIV, good nutrition supports overall health and helps maintain the immune system. Get the facts on eating right and ways to handle, prepare, and store food to prevent foodborne illnesses.