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skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 03:29 AM upplements? They may be of particular interest to you. I may be over stepping my bounderies but I'm assumeing your interest in DHEA was largely due to some of the claims made about it's cancer fighting and immune boosting abilities. I could be wrong about that, hell, maybe you were just looking to make Woody more attenitive in the morn. :) At any rate I thought that it was worth mentioning that I've read a bit about dietary supplements that may help folks with your particular circumstances. See the replies I've made to this post and stop me if you've heard them before.
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 03:39 AM d-alpha tocopherol, the natural form of vitamin E. Men with the highest levels were 34% less likly to develop AIDS than men with the lowest levels. It prevents cell damage caused by HIV and may inhibit replication of the virus. Vitamin A an beta carotene. Low levels are associated with a decrease in T cell production. Caution here though because very high levels may speed replication of the virus. Selenium. Levels of this antioxitant dig hazardously low in folks infected with HIV/AIDS.
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 03:48 AM Selenium is effective in protecting us from free radicals, which cause cell damage and lead to infection due to weakened immune response. It also works closely with vitamin E to produce antibodies . It also raises levels of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant produced in the liver. Glutathione has been shown to slow the progression of the virus.
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 04:25 AM Vitamin C is also helpful in boosting glutathione. Lipoic acid. This vitamin like antioxidant has been shown by research to block reproduction of the virus by reducing activity of an enzyme called reverse transcriptatewhich manufactures the virus from bloodborne cells genetic material. It raises levels of glutathione, vitamin C & E. B vitamins have many benifits, and zinc plays a vital role in immune system
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 04:32 AM ... maintenence. Zinc is found to scarce in people infected with HIV. In People taking AZT and supplemeenting with zinc, studies found that the supplement reduced the risk of other infections. It has also been shown to increase T cell production and levels of thymulin, an important immune regulating hormone.
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 04:44 AM I have more info on the folloing herbs but I'm getting tired and notice that I'm starting to make a lot of mistakes so I'll list what I have left without much explaination.Licorice, turmeric which is the spice that gives curry (yuck) it's flavor,ST. john's wort(it has two antiviral compounds that are being studied for use against the virus) and carnitine which is related to the B vitamins but refered to as an amino acid. It can boost the effectiveness of E & C and may help with the side effects of AZT
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/03, 04:57 AM No, I'm not an expert on supplements. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
sunnyjack Posts: 159 Joined: 2001/03/01	2001/04/03, 03:31 PM Thanks for all the info skeld! I have used some of the supplements you mentioned successfully. I tend to shy away from some of the herbs because of the various side effects (ie: St. Johns Wart - hypertension, etc) I think B vitamins are important for anyone who exersizes as much as I do regardless of their HIV status, also - anti-oxidants. As for Selenium - this is something I am going to start taking again. Did that Holiday Inn have a seminar or something?
skeld2001 Posts: 271 Joined: 2001/02/10	2001/04/04, 01:36 AM lol... No seminar, just a silly ad campain. Yeah, I had pretty much guessed that you had done your homework on supplements ect.. But I posted the info just in case I'd heard of something that you might have missed.You can suffer from information overload, but you can never be to well informed.
sunnyjack Posts: 159 Joined: 2001/03/01	2001/04/04, 01:35 PM I know what you mean! It's bad enough just eating real food - much less, supplements.
Emily Posts: 5 Joined: 2001/05/28	2001/05/29, 07:45 PM Does anyone know if Shark Cartilage really prevents cancer?