HIV
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About HIV
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that destroys the body's immune system which fights against infection and diseases to protect your health. When the immune system has stopped working and the person develops a life-threatening condition, the HIV infection develops to a latter stage and we call this Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). According to The World Health Organisation's (WHO) estimation, there are 33 million people around the world living with HIV. In the UK, 73, 000 people are infected with HIV and experts believe that 30% of these infected people do not realise that they have the condition. Most of these cases are among homosexual men.
Western Medicine View
In our blood, there is a kind of cells called CD4 which are responsible for fighting infection. HIV only infects and destroys CD4 cells. HIV can duplicate itself very quickly, which beats the body's production speed of CD4. Eventually, the numbers of CD4 cells decline and the immune system will stop working. As this happens, the HIV patients will have a high risk of getting other serious infections or diseases.
HIV can be spread through the exchange of bodily fluids, such as semen/vaginal fluids (mostly through sexual intercourse) or blood (through blood transfusions etc.) HIV can also be passed from a mother to her unborn baby. However, this can now be prevented from happening. HIV can be passed on if infected needles are used in injections, piercings or tattoos.
Daily activities like sharing cutlery, sitting on toilet seats or by shaking hands do not have the danger of infection as the levels of HIV found in the body fluids such as saliva, sweat, urine or on the skin are not high enough to cause an infection.
There is currently no official cure or vaccine for HIV. However, special medicines that have been proved to succeed in slowing the progression of HIV and prolonging life are used with treatment.
Chinese Medicine View
In Chinese Medicine, pathogen such as HIV is regarded as 'warm'. HIV starts depleting the essence (refers to primal substance) in the kidneys, heart, lungs, liver and spleen one by one, causing deficiency in these organs. HIV is just like a fire which burns out the essence that these organs store and use to function normally. As these organs lose the essence, they cannot function well. Therefore, symptoms related to the deficiency of these organs occur and develop.
Treatment Options
Chinese herbs and acupuncture to help strengthen immune system and treat any other related conditions.
Case History
In late November of 2005 I had my first appointment with Dr. Lily at the AcuMedic Centre in Camden. She gave me a diagnoses through talking with me, checking my pulse and my tongue. We began treatment for my immune system, my diarrhoea, my erectile difficulties and my energy levels using a combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbs which I cooked every evening. I did find the herbs difficult to take, but I very quickly began to see an improvement in my overall wellbeing...
Two years ago, I felt sure that I would not be alive now but I am growing stronger with every passing month. I would never think of substituting the treatments I receive at the AcuMedic clinic for those of my Western doctors, but used in conjunction with my anti retro viral therapy, there is a harmony that has been brought back into my life once again, for which I am grateful.
