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Alternative Treatments for AIDS

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Alternative therapies sustain a certain level of support among patients and practitioners. Both allopathic and homeopathic clinicians have a credible place in the treatment of various disorders. But what non-conventional therapies, if any, exist for those suffering from HIV-related maladies?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in America, the best recommendation is to find a balance between conventional and alternative applications. New drugs are being tested regularly in the attempt to find both a cure and a means for slowing the progression of sicknesses related to a compromised immune system. Early diagnosis is crucial to getting the jump on HIV, the virus responsible for the breakdown of human immunity and contraction of full-blown AIDS. The CDC suggests any number of modalities to alleviate symptoms of the disease, with intent to restore an element of vitality to the person suffering.

SPECIFIC THERAPIES

When prescribed a regimen of pharmaceuticals, three additional categories of treatment are typically recommended for nearly all levels of disease: mind-body, nutrition and physical therapies. Certain types of massage have proven effective in alleviating symptoms related to chronic aches and pains, and for assisting circulation of bodily fluids and nerve activity. The ability to maintain control of one’s mind is critical to any approach; a sense of well-being and peace must be actively cultivated. Research has shown that discoveries in biofeedback and thought reinforcement have measurable positive effects on all people. Dietitians agree that the tried and true adages hold up: we are what we eat, garbage in – garbage out. Those suffering with more seriously compromised immune systems will likely benefit from a targeted nutritional supplement approach.

Remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Being in good health doesn’t excuse us from keeping vigil; sickness seems always to be looking for a chink in the armor. Regarding the holistic approach to healthiness, be sure to get the opinions and recommendations of qualified practitioners and the people they’ve treated. Such input will prove invaluable to recovery.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can have a range of signs and symptoms, including no symptoms. That’s why they may go unnoticed until complications occur or a partner is diagnosed.Having unprotected sex. Vaginal or anal penetration by an infected partner who isn’t wearing a latex condom significantly increases the risk of getting an STI. Improper or inconsistent use of condoms can also increase your risk.

As mentioned above latex condoms can reduce the risk of STIs if used correctly and consistently. They provide almost 100% protection and give almost a 90% guarantee that a partner will not get STIs. Condoms that aren’t correctly used can allow bacteria to be transmitted. If not used correctly, the condom can fail to protect STIs.

Treatment

F raped women usually have the infections last a few weeks and often longer. For that reason they may choose to forego a visit to the clinic or doctor’s office. If someone doesn’t keep the completion of the treatment to a doctor ordered treatment, they won’t get any protection. Women have to take antibiotics as prescribed by their doctors after the treatment. Read the instruction for the eBook Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment: APrescription to End the Decades of Painfor more information about the risks and consequences of neglected STI treatment. For protection without treatment, the safest option is a highly barrier method, such as autch Vitalomy block.

Proretraumatologistwill examine your wound and take swabs for STIs and other infections. For those who don’t know, routinely means every day. For kids, daily means every day since there is a high risk of spreading the disease through contact with fluids. For STIs, it means every day since it can take weeks for antibiotics to be effective. For those who go to the doctor for other STIs, their doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Whatever the doctor’s prescription is, remember that the infection must be taken or treated before it is going to subside.

People who are less confident about their sexual health should talk with their doctor, privately, about any problems they are having, especially if they have frequent urinary track infections. There is also a medical test for STIs that can be used in doctors’ offices to check for the common cold and for sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. For those who are sexually active the risks of contracting an STI are high. It is important to protect yourself with a condom, and practice safe sex.

That said, it is important to also be tested regularly for STIs. Tests are usually available online, at local pharmacies, sexually transmitted disease clinics, or at your doctor’s office. Make sure you get the most accurate results possible. If the test is positive, be sure to consult with a STI doctor so the infection can be treated.

Testing can be done in a variety of ways, genital or goiter sampling, viral or bacterial testing, and invasive or non-invasive endoscopy.

Genital Warts

The most common form of STI testing is to ask patients if they have ever had STI, and then to collect genital warts from various areas of the body, such as the anus. This test is to help determine the type of STI, such as HIV, and consequently the treatment needed. If STI testing is done, doctors will strive to make it as routine as possible.

Bacterial Vaginosis

Although it is less common than genital warts, there are ways to diagnose this medical condition. It is commonly done with ensuring that fluids are transmitted. For example, if a patient knows they spent time with a member of the opposite sex washroom without protection, or if the washroom is cold when a sexual partners hands are cold, and bacteria grow. If the doctor fails to see warts, they may believe the patient is lying. It is the duty of the doctor to make a proper diagnosis and treat accordingly.

Fungal Infection

This is also commonly called thrush, or candida. Sufferers may notice a burning or itching sensation around the head of the penis and vagina remain dry and irritated. Having this test done is important if there is a belief that there may be a fungal infection. It can be tested in a variety of ways. It can be predicated by microscopic examination, but there are also more invasive, risking methods including Wood’s Lamp and tests such asromycillin receptor studies.

Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever is usually caused by bacteria. Themphracephalopathyhactivates after approximately 6-12 weeks from infection. This condition is very deadly, making it very hard to treat. There is often no cure once a diagnosis is made. The most common treatment is a vaccine, but this does not always work.

Measles, mumps, rubella, and rubeola (chickenpox) are diseases that are regularly associated with inflammatory diseases of the immune system, but are difficult to diagnose because they can be mistaken for infections that are not caused by the flu or herpes viruses, and because the symptoms can be caused by many different infections.

Aretroviruses, bacterial infections, and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are viruses that are often confused with the flu.

Green Tea For Weight Loss: Fact Or Fiction?

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Weight loss, and green tea’s popularity has been hype with regard to the few recent reports on green tea. There is a ongoing debate among the experts of the various green tea varieties or tea types for weight loss. The latest reports suggest that there could be benefits from most green tea types and that any single type of tea may not be such a big thing. That in turn leads one to question “Is Green Tea a Weight Loss Fad?”

The basics

There are four basic types of tea including: Green, Black, Oolong or Wu-Long.

The difference is in the way these teas are processed. teas that are black usually require oxidation which oxidizes the tea color, giving it a rich rich aroma. The processing does not affect the active ingredients of the tea. Green tea which is less processed is less oxidized giving it a more delicate flavor and aroma, this leads to black teas with a more robust flavor and aroma. This is what makes green tea the choice tea for weight loss.

The benefits of green tea

• The primary ingredient is caffeine, which gives you an energy boost, promoting thermogenesis and thus resulting in increased fat reduction.

• Several research has shown that theanine, caffeine and the catechins (chemicals that give green tea its sweet flavor) are all from the leaves. The anorectic and catabolic (break down fat cells) affect by the tea, and are believed to promote weight loss, as the active ingredients speed up your metabolism and help to burn fat faster.

• The antioxidants in green tea also help to protect the body against arrived harmful substances, which in most cases are in the form of free radicals, which are given to the body because of stress, unhealthy eating and even pollutants found in tap water and food.

What kinds of green tea should you buy?

There are three tea types that you can buy. The top of the line being wulong / wulong buds, which are steeped two times before seasoning. The popular Oolong tea, has gotten much media attention recently. Oolong tea comes in bags and also depending on the brand or cartons, as well stir-filled or in solo tea bags.

Tea for weight loss – and other health benefits

Tea, in its naturally raw state, is nutrient rich. It contains powerful antioxidants such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). In addition, green tea contains the modifying polyphenols called Binding affinity proteins. A binding protein is a tag- affiliate protein that unites with a dilute sample of your blood supply to dilute the effect of the sample on your circulation. With the aid of this dilution, the amount of harm to our bodies is reduced. Online sources say that an EGCG study showed that it helps regulates blood pressure, reducing plaques and reducing bad cholesterol.

Tea, in it’s natural form, is rich in many other nutrients than those that are processed or added in the forms of supplements. Other benefits include that it helps prevent certain cancers and may even have been used by the ancient Chinese to treat diseases such as cancer and control theirappetite.

Studies of the effects of green tea on health and diet longevity are still underway. For example, currently in theorbination of tea, the ORAC value is only taken as a measurement of the amount of polyphenols and anti-oxidants present. The study so far has focused on green that is whole plant extracts not just green tea itself. However, from the studies, it would seem that green tea benefits are far more than what has been discovered by the research and testing to date.

Is it really weight loss tea?

Yes, it might be from the “herbs” category of tea, but if you search for reviews on that kind of tea you will find many other kinds of tea, so if it’s green you’ll find a whole new set of benefits.

Some other health benefits of green tea are:

• helps preventBLE nails and belly wrinkles

• protect againstER HEIGHT Accumulation

• protects againstARY2017bs dipped into it

• helps prevent tooth decay and other cavities

• helps combat premature aging• helps keep you cool

• increase your endurance• help fight Teranish disease

• and it’s a natural antibiotic

• and because it contains antioxidants, it’s a very powerful weight loss ingredient.

It seems that green tea weight loss programs are beginning to pop up everywhere. Remember, before you invest in a weight loss tea, research and make sure the product you use is made of 100% whole plant parts and is as pure as possible. Limit your use of supplement tea to three times per day.

 

Female to Male Transgender: General Health Care

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There are many reasons why FTMs will be reluctant to seek out medical attention or even preventative health care. Many older FTMs have assimilated even without hormones or surgery. Their greatest fear is discovery. Sometimes even their own partners and families don’t have a clue about their situation, and if they do, they are just as frightened of discovery. Mainstream society has not been very kind to anyone who is perceived as different. An even greater deterrent for many FTMs is the very treatment they receive once in a doctor’s office or in hospital. Far too many of us have stories of being treated like the latest circus attraction, or of being outed to the entire waiting room. Perhaps the greatest fear for many of us is being involved in an accident and being “discovered” on the scene or in the emergency room. The person fears being unconscious or so severely injured that he cannot defend himself while outrageous remarks are tossed about, jokes are cracked, epithets are shouted, treatment is interrupted or stopped. All of these things have happened and continue to happen to transsexuals every day. If it hasn’t already happened to us, it has happened to a friend, and we know that it could happen to us.

Since most insurance companies have explicitly written us out of their policies, most of us find it difficult to seek health care through those avenues, even if they are available to us. There have been many transsexuals who have been denied even simple health care because doctors and insurers can claim that the condition would not exist if we were not pursuing transition. Unless we can find sympathetic health care workers, we are often at the mercy of the big money machine insurance companies.

For the FTM specifically, dealing with the female reproductive organs can be a nightmare. Most of us do not have regular pap smears. The procedure is invasive. And again, finding a gynecologist who is sympathetic is difficult. Most FTMs will not seek out a gynecologist unless they are already experiencing symptoms of a problem. Most gynecologists, when it comes to female reproductive organs, have one goal–that of the continuation of the human race. When a male person with female reproductive organs comes into the office, most gynecologists see the organs and their possibilities, not the person. There are FTMs who have been dealing with severe symptoms of endometriosis or other health problems, and their gynecologists will not remove the organs at the patients request because the gynecologist sees the possibility of saving the organs. The FTM could be in severe, constant pain, not want the organs in the first place, have no intention of ever having children, even be past childbearing years, and the physician will override the patient’s wishes just to save the reproductive organs. Never mind the physical, mental, and psychological strain this puts on the patient. Never mind that it is the patient’s body.

Although many FTMs perform their own breast exams, most do not. They will rarely go to a physician if they find anything unless they already have a doctor who is aware of their situation. If surgery is recommended, many will not follow through because of probable exposure in the operating room. This is often true of hysterectomies as well. FTMs who choose to have one of the lower surgeries can get the hysterectomy at that time. If the FTM has opted to not undergo alteration surgery, chances are he is not getting any kind of medical attention for any health concerns.

Diet is an on-going concern. Many of the FTMs who are seeking some or all of the surgeries are working several jobs just to earn the needed money. There is little time for proper eating and sleeping. Those on the streets have an even greater difficulty meeting even the minimum dietary needs. Usually their main focus is on taking the steps they deem necessary for their transition. It is very important to point out to them that their health is one of the steps of their transition. If they do not have their basic health, they will not be able to maintain the work schedule they’ve set for themselves, they will not heal well from surgery or may even compromise their health to the point that they won’t be able to have surgery, and that they may achieve the goals they’ve set for themselves and then not have the health to enjoy their new life to the fullest.

Notes on Gender Transition

Revised September, 1997

FTM 101 — The Invisible Transsexuals

By: Shadow Morton, Yosenio Lewis, Aaron Hans–James Green, Editor