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1. Selenium Pills 'May Combat HIV'

   Selenium deficiencies have been recorded in HIV patients, and evidence suggests the mineral can improve the function of the immune system. Taking daily selenium supplements may block the build up of HIV in a patient's blood, research suggests.

2. Selenium Supplementation Might Help AIDS in Africa

   Selenium is needed for the proper functioning of the immune system, and appears to be a key nutrient in counteracting the development of virulence and inhibiting HIV progression to AIDS.

3. Vitamin C in the Treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

   Preliminary clinical evidence is that massive doses of ascorbate can suppress the symptoms of the disease and can markedly reduce the tendency for secondary infections. In combination with usual treatments for the secondary infections, large doses of ascorbate will often produce a clinical remission.

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4. Manganese Blocks HIV Replication

   Scientists have found that simply increasing manganese in cells can halt HIV's unusual ability to process its genetic information backwards.

5. Massive Sulfur Loss Seen On or Off Drugs

   With or without treatment, persons with HIV lose dangerous amounts of sulfur.

6. Viricidal Effect Of Lactobacillus Acidophilus On HIV (pdf file)

   H202-generating L. acidophilus alone at a concentration of 101 CFU/ml was viricidal to HIV in lactate buffer pH 5.0 as measured by a decrease in viral replication in CEM cells.

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7. Coconut Oil and Monolaurin's Potential as Cure for HIV/AIDS (pdf file)

   Conclusions from a study confirmed the anecdotal reports that coconut oil does have an anti-viral effect and can beneficially reduce the viral load of HIV patients. The positive anti-viral action was seen not only with the monoglyceride of lauric acid but with coconut oil itself.

8. Diet, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

   Links to nutrition articles for those dealing with HIV/AIDS.

9. Maximizing HIV Medication Benefits with Natural Therapies

   "I have worked for almost 10 years with HIV-positive patients and have seen firsthand how natural therapies dramatically help manage side effects of medications, improve quality of life, protect the body from the chemical processing of the medications, and possibly prevent 'drug failure'. The following is a review of natural therapies for optimizing the benefits of antiretroviral drug treatment."

10. Alternative Treatments For AIDS / HIV

    Covers a variety of alternative therapies for HIV and AIDS.

11. The Therapeutic Potential of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) as an Immune Modulator in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS

    The research goal is to utilize ATP as part of an HIV eradication protocol given along-side traditional highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART). As a natural compound, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), applied to the outside of cells elicits profound changes in how a cell will function.

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12. Bee Venom Kills HIV

    Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin found in bee venom can destroy HIV by poking holes in the envelope surrounding the virus. The melittin forms little pore-like attack complexes and ruptures the envelope, stripping it off the virus.

13. Nutritional Therapy for HIV and AIDS Treatment

    Bolstering your immune system's ability to function may be key in preventing HIV-related symptoms and progression, and nutrients play a key role in your immune function. HIV-1 contains a gene that is virtually identical to that which allows humans to produce the enzyme, glutathione peroxidase. As the virus is replicated, it begins to seriously compete with its host for the four nutrients needed to make this enzyme, specifically the trace element selenium and the three amino acids, glutamine, cysteine and tryptophan. Inadequate selenium causes the immune system to collapse, the thyroid to malfunction and depression to develop. Similarly, the new study found that HIV-positive people who took multivitamins and selenium fared much better than those who did not. Micronutrient supplementation has improved markers of HIV disease progression and mortality in clinical trials. Fruit and vegetable concentrates containing polyphenols have also been shown to benefit HIV patients.

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