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AIDS/HIV Naturopathic Treatment
Core Protocol
Integrative Therapies
definition
Naturopathic Core Protocol
While individualized treatment is essential to naturopathic management, patients are typically started on a core protocol that includes the following:
B-carotene 150,000 IU/day
Vitamin C 2000 mg thrice daily
Vitamin E 400 IU twice daily
Cod liver oil 1 tbsp/day
Multiple vitamin and mineral supplement 2 capsules twice daily with breakfast and lunch. If HIV viral load is high vitamin supplementation without iron is thought to be wise.
Aerobic exercise minimum 20 minutes 3x/week
Co-enzyme Q10 - 30 mg thrice daily between meals
SPV-30 - 1 capsule thrice daily if HIV viral load is detectable and/or the patient has refused anti-retroviral therapy
Maitake mushroom extract 10 drops twice daily
Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) solid extract - tsp twice daily between meals
footnotes
HIV/AIDS: Naturopathic Medical Principles and Practice. Standish, Leanna J., Ruhland, John F., DiDomenico, Beth, and Kjersten Gmeiner. Bastyr University AIDS Research Center. November, 1997.
Special Thanks to Leanna Standish, N.D., Ph.D and the staff of the Bastyr University AIDS Research Center.
Reprinted with permission from Pizzorno J, Murray M, The Textbook of Natural Medicine. Revised Edition. London/New York: Churchill-Livingston, 1999.