Dietary
Supplements
Dietary supplements are commonly used in an effort to boost the immune system. Foods or substances derived from foods (garlic, Chinese bitter melon, and turmeric) are used, as well as nonfood dietary supplements such as shark cartilage or blue-green algae (spirulina). Vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are also used in an attempt to boost the immune system.
Supplements can be beneficial as just that: supplements to a well balanced healing foods diet. Supplements are not a substitute for the vitamins in food. If you`d like to start taking supplements, consult with an HIV nutrition specialist to help you develop a supplement regimen that meets your needs. In general:
• Use supplements consistently for 6-8 weeks in order to see results.
• Never take supplements on an empty stomach: they will be absorbed more effectively if you take them with food.
• Tell your primary care provider about the supplements that you are taking.
Some specific supplement suggestions are:
• Protein/Calorie (Boost, Ensure, etc.)
Use: weight gain
*not for people with severe thrush or yeast infections
• Protein Powders (whey, glutamine, soy)
Use: increase protein intake (can help build/preserve muscle mass)
*not for people with severe liver or kidney disease
• Therapeutic Multivitamins
Use: provides 100% of the recommended daily allowance of many vitamins
• Selenium
Use: antioxidant
This is the only supplement directly related to improved mortality in HIV infection. The recommended daily allowance can be obtained in 1-2 Brazil nuts or in pill form.
• Alpha Lipoic/Thioctic Acid
Use: antioxidant
Good for liver detoxification and neuropathy relief.
• Calcium
Use: preserves bone, muscle, and nerve function
May help treat diarrhea.
• Coenzyme Q10
Use: support body`s energy pathways
May aid in mitochondrial toxicity from long-term antiretroviral use.
SOURCE
Dietary supplements are commonly used in an effort to boost the immune system. Foods or substances derived from foods (garlic, Chinese bitter melon, and turmeric) are used, as well as nonfood dietary supplements such as shark cartilage or blue-green algae (spirulina). Vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are also used in an attempt to boost the immune system.
Supplements can be beneficial as just that: supplements to a well balanced healing foods diet. Supplements are not a substitute for the vitamins in food. If you`d like to start taking supplements, consult with an HIV nutrition specialist to help you develop a supplement regimen that meets your needs. In general:
• Use supplements consistently for 6-8 weeks in order to see results.
• Never take supplements on an empty stomach: they will be absorbed more effectively if you take them with food.
• Tell your primary care provider about the supplements that you are taking.
Some specific supplement suggestions are:
• Protein/Calorie (Boost, Ensure, etc.)
Use: weight gain
*not for people with severe thrush or yeast infections
• Protein Powders (whey, glutamine, soy)
Use: increase protein intake (can help build/preserve muscle mass)
*not for people with severe liver or kidney disease
• Therapeutic Multivitamins
Use: provides 100% of the recommended daily allowance of many vitamins
• Selenium
Use: antioxidant
This is the only supplement directly related to improved mortality in HIV infection. The recommended daily allowance can be obtained in 1-2 Brazil nuts or in pill form.
• Alpha Lipoic/Thioctic Acid
Use: antioxidant
Good for liver detoxification and neuropathy relief.
• Calcium
Use: preserves bone, muscle, and nerve function
May help treat diarrhea.
• Coenzyme Q10
Use: support body`s energy pathways
May aid in mitochondrial toxicity from long-term antiretroviral use.
SOURCE
HealingHIV: How
to Rebuild Your Immune System by Jon Kaiser and Nutrition and HIV: A New Model
for Treatment by Mary Romeyn.
Shalini puri
Dietician
ASHA USA mini medicine citi
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