How to live
A Better Life With Hiv
6 Tips for Staying Healthy With HIV
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getting to know your doctor eating
healthy getting into support groups
loving yourself and exercise after my
diagnosis I began to receive nutrition
and exercise advice working out watching
diet need to adopt a Whole Foods diet
which is loaded with fruits and
vegetables I'm eating quinoa and kale
salad spinach broccoli protein should be
a big focus lean eat fish a patient who
has HIV may experience weight loss so
you may have to do a diet that's going
to help promote weight gain at times you
want to include healthy fats those are
foods like nuts avocados nut butters
it's important for patients with HIV to
take into account food safety rules
because their immune system is
compromised they're more likely to catch
infections from poor handling of foods
you want to make sure your water is
really as clean as you can get it so get
acclimated with the temperature you're
supposed to cook your meat you even want
to put a filter maybe in your showerhead
the most important thing for them is
going to be compliance with your
medications and not become sometimes the
most difficult part because you just go
god I just don't want to do it anymore
and then you take a deep breath and you
suck it up and you take your meds and
you move on with your day stress
management is key people living with HIV
who include daily meditations or daily
sessions of Prayer have much better
outcomes and it was really taking me to
a place that I felt such a sense of calm
this is not food this is science the
easiest way to meditate simply follow
your breath and just breathe saying
nothing just just breathe it exercise is
perhaps the most powerful antidepressant
that you can do I do a lot of yoga if
your body is flexible you become
flexible the number one thing for
someone going on a regimen is to have
that support is good to talk to someone
else
side your box find a therapist talk to
people they're there for you I'm there
for you just because you have HIV does
not mean that you can't have a healthy
happy long life your wellness is very
much up to you and it's time to make a
commitment
