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 HIV and Exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIV and Exercise. Show all posts

Saturday, November 23, 2013

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Email 398: Weight Loss and Side Effects of ARV's

Dear Pozziepinoy,

Hope you are always well and kudos always for the blog.

As you know I'm already on ARV's for 2 months (lami/zido and efavirenz), my doctor said i should not diet, i should eat a lot of meat, vegetables and carbs (rice). This maybe because my CD4 at that time i started my ARV is 155, so i need all the nutrients and my past CBC is kind of low and further going down. However, I'm gaining weight, so the doctor advised me to start exercising, I stand 5'8, before i started my ARV i was 160lbs with a bit of muscles as i gym and play a lot of badminton,  2 months after I gained 10lbs, slowly losing my muscles and getting bigger in the mid-section area. I saw on the blog that you are muscular ( congratulations and that is very impressive!!!) my questions are:

1. How can I lose weight without sacrificing the nutrients i need, my diet is a cup of rice every meal, either meat or fish with vegetables. I take centrum, an additional folic acid and vitamin B. Can I cut on the rice? But my hemoglobin, RBC, and WBC is low. Or what is the best alternative for rice? What diet would you recommend?

Monday, October 28, 2013

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Email 722: PLHIV Wants to Gain Muscles


May tanong po ako pag poz po ba tas nag work out possible pang lumake katawan? I mean possible ba mag ka muscle? Kahit uminom ng creatine, amino, tas whey protien.?

Thanks 
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 TRANSLATION

 I have a question. If one is a PLHIV and starts working out, would it be possible to get a big body? What I meant was can one develop muscles? Even if one takes creatine, amino and whey protein?

Sunday, August 4, 2013

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Can I Still Exercise?


(Source: The Number  95 of the 100 Questions and Answers About HIV and AIDS, 2nd edition by Joel Gallant, MD, MPH)

 You can and you should. Mainly because it's a healthy way to live, and it's important to maintain your overall health if you're HIv positive. But there are some reasons to exercise that are specific to HIv as well.

 1. Some antiretroviral drugs can cause fat accumulation, insulin resistance, and elevations in cholesterol and triglycerides, which in turn can increase the risk of heart disease. Aerobic exercise helps to reverse all those conditions.

 2. Although we don't know the cause, we're seeing loss of bone density in people with HIV infection. Exercise, especially resistance exercise can help to maintain bone density.

 3. Some of the older antiretroviral drugs cause lipoatrophy (fat loss) involving the legs, arms and buttocks. Resistance training can increase the muscle mass in those areas, which can help to compensate for the loss in fat.

 4. HIV-positive people are at greater risk for depression. Exercise is a great natural antidepressant.

 If you're not used to exercising, start slow. Walk more. Take the stairs. Park in the far corner of the lot. If you're a fair weather walker, join a gym. Don't do the same exercise each day, but mix it up so you don't get bored. Exercise with a friend, or listen to music or a recorded book.A slug-like existence may be more likely to kill you than HIV, so don't be a slug!







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