Complementary and alternative therapies

Managing side effects

This booklet is for people with HIV who experience side effects from HIV treatments or other physical symptoms that may be due to HIV infection. It will help you identify side effects, and provides suggestions on how to prevent, manage, reduce or eliminate some common side effects.

News and treatments briefs

HIV-related news in brief from the March 2007 edition of Positive Living.

Buteyko breathing

Was it my imagination? Seeing four people with worsening asthma in one week had started me thinking: was asthma more of a problem for people with HIV now than it had been five, ten or fifteen years ago?

Acupuncture

 Acupuncture, one of the major branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has been used by HIV-positive people for many years. Acupuncture can help relieve the symptoms of HIV infection or treatment side effects, and can support general health.
Complementary Therapies

Flower power

Bach Flower Essences may help with sexual dysfunction, writes complementary therapist JIM ARACHNE.

Complementary Therapies

Coming out of the (water) closet

Diarrhoea is still one of the most common health problems for people with HIV. A range of natural therapy options are available to help.

Beating the blues naturally

p(standfirst).  What are the complementary and alternative therapy options for treating depression?
Complementary Therapies

Hard candy

Which of these two foods is a naturopath most likely to try and convince you to stop eating: green leafy vegetables or sugar? It’s sugar of course!
Complementary Therapies

You must remember this

Do you experience difficulty remembering phone numbers, people's names or appointments? Difficulty concentrating, slowed thinking, taking longer to do complicated tasks or difficulty keeping track of daily activities?

Beyond the barbs

barbed wire Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a debilitating treatment side effect and one of the common reasons for people stopping their anti-HIV medication. People’s experience of this form of neuropathy varies from a mild ‘pins and needles’ sensation or numbness in the hands and feet to very severe pain – “it’s like I’m trying to walk with broken glass in my feet”.