Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Showing posts with label Supplements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supplements. Show all posts

Sunday, September 15, 2013

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Email 597: Low CD4 and Supplementation


hi pozzie,

thank you for sharing & educating new pozzie like me. 

 I was diagnosed last aug. 22 and the following day i was at RITM for my baseline unfornately my cd4 is 83.  now i am starting my arv.  i have some query. can i take arvs with vit & supplement (can you recomend brand that works on you). can i take grape seeds extra or other herbal meds for boasting immune system.  I am taking my arvs at 8am & 8pm plus the cotri at 12.30pm. what is the best time in a day i will take
the vit.

thank you & god bless.

FR

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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Email 328: Supplements to Gain Weight


Hi Pozziepinoy,

Please refer to my case on email no. 220 (Jan 29, 2013) of your blog as background. Reading from your blog, we have been taking the  same line of ARVs. I started the HIV treatment in the last week of Jan this year thru SAGIP, while taking my PTB meds, the latter ending on 1st week of May 2013 (at last!).

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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About Body Wasting


Good Pm Pozzie. 

 Gusto ko lang sana magtanong kung anong magandang supplement ang pwedeng inumin ng isang HIV positive para hindi mag waste ang muscles natin sa katawan? Nag wowowork out at gym din kasi ako 3x a week so gusto ko sana na mapangalgaan ang kalusugan sa ganitong mga bagay,

Salamat po.

 j13rcb

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

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Email 180: About HIV and Supplements


Hi Pozziepinoy.

Good day to you my BROTHER in CHRIST. I'm positive and got diagnosed last November 26 in one event of the Love Yourself! Right now I'm starting my ARV 14 day trial and it’s my 3rd day. Well I'm happy and healthy ! My CD4 was 241 that’s why I’ve decided to start ARV!  Question, my counselors and even in the Makati Hygiene Clinic says this virus is not now a killer disease and it is not fatal. Just follow and take the meds as prescribed and eat nutritious food and no more alcohol! Second is it ok to take food supplements for good health ?

 Thank you.

XXX

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Email 101: Glutathione and ARV's


Hello friend,

I used to take glutathione to make me healthy and glowing. Since I started taking ARV, I stopped it due to fear of negative reactions. I have read blogs, journals and articles that ARV can be harmful to the liver in the long run. So, I read further on how to take care of the liver. I found out that glutathione in the liver can make it more powerful. 

Is is advisable to take glutathione supplements?

XXX

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Study on High Dose of Vitamin Supplementation


Dr. Ditangco just texted me this:

"Hi Pozziepinoy. You may want to share this information. A recent research published in the Journal of American Medical Association has shown that high dose vitamin supplementation among patients who are taking ARV's has no added benefit compared to standard dose of vitamins and in fact may even be harmful to the liver. The recommendation was to stick with the standard recommended dietary requirement".

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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Selenium and HIV


I have heard about the supplement selenium a long time ago. I heard it can help in reducing HIV in the bloodstream. I remembered that I asked Dr. Ditangco about it and she said that there are no proven facts about this so I just dropped it. But recently I’ve been receiving emails about it and PLHIV’s want me to discuss about it and its effects on HIV. I researched about it.

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