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Don't HIV drugs help?

Many of the drug "cocktails," or "combination therapies" touted as cures contain AZT, a toxic drug shelved earlier because of horrendous side effects... These drugs are being given to pregnant women, even though they often cause life-threatening birth defects. Every person taking these drugs is participating in a clinical trial, because the full range of side effects is not yet known in these experimental drugs. Most have been approved for human use in a "fast-track" program especially set up for HIV/AIDS treatments, even though usually drugs must go through animal testing first. I call it iatrogenicide (doctor-induced death). Some patients may notice a steroidal effect for a while when taking these pills, some are also given testosterone to counter the wasting effects. People with parasites or fungal infections may feel a brief bloom of health. However, the healthy feeling doesn't usually last long, because metabolism of a person taking these drugs is no longer normal. Some people taking them begin to have fat redistribution in their bodies. Some will eventually have stick-thin arms and legs and huge distended bellies. Other people lose the fat from their faces or get big humps on the back of their necks. Life threatening rashes, strokes, liver failure and heart attacks are common in people taking AIDS drugs. This is not health care, not medicine, not research. It's mutilation...

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What is AIDS?

AIDS is a category, not a disease. Billions of dollars have been spent on AIDS, more than any other health problem in history. In the 1970's some down and out virologists looking for a career decided to try to find a viral cause for cancer. Failing that, they turned their attention to the new "epidemic" coming out of the clubs in the 1980's. These virologists, particularly Robert Gallo, claimed that health problems caused by a new drug craze, inhaling "poppers," was a new kind of contagious pneumonia, and the seeds of hysteria were planted. Instead of going through standard scientific channels to see if it was true, Gallo announced at a ress conference that HIV was the probable cause of AIDS. This had never been done and is quite improper. This kind of irregularity can be seen again and again with HIV and AIDS, and logic seems to fly out the window. Although the original "AIDS defining" illnesses began as only pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma, a skin cancer, the definition exploded and suddenly there were 12 illnesses, including herpes. Nevermind that these illnesses were around BEFORE AIDS... As years went by, more and more illnesses and conditions were called AIDS. Now there are 28 illnesses and one non-illness, a blood marker, that are called AIDS. Many of these illnesses are not fatal, but the drugs given to people diagnosed as having AIDS can cause horrible deaths. Some call AIDS lazy healthcare, because once a person is said to have AIDS, anything goes. The patient is treated pretty much like anyone else who is given an AIDS diagnosis. Since the doctor presumes that the patient has a fatal disease, it makes it okay somehow to prescribe drugs that would NEVER be given to people expected to live full lives. That is unacceptable in cancer and it's unacceptable when it comes to AIDS.

The illnesses being called AIDS in Africa have been around for a long time, but when you categorize their health problems as AIDS, suddenly lots of research dollars come rolling in. Too bad none of the money goes to people who are genuinely ill. What comprises an AIDS diagnosis in Africa varies from place to place, but most of the people who are said to have AIDS have malaria, tuberculosis and measles. There are only four symptoms required for an AIDS diagnosis in many parts of Africa: rapid weight loss, diarrhea, fever, and a persistant cough. Because HIV testing is not even used in most of these places, it's ludicrous to call these cases AIDS. Even if you believe that people do have AIDS in Africa, what sick people there need desperately is clean water, nutritious food, places to work and a clean-up of the toxic messes that Western industry has left behind in their greedy grab for African resources, not toxic drugs that need precise dosage monitoring. In this country, millions of people are rethinking the treatment regimen suggested by the drug companies. Many of us have seen our (formerly) healthy friends become sick after beginning these anti-retrovirals... It's time to set the record straight.

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Now what do I do?

Read everything- there are more and more websites about HIV and AIDS by the people rethinking all of it. There are books and articles you can read that will help you to make your own decisions about your health, your sexuality and most importantly, your life and how you want to live it. The best thing to do is to keep an open mind when it comes to AIDS. Pay close attention to WHO is saying WHAT. If all your information about HIV and AIDS comes from the government or your doctor, it's time for you to do some independent research!

Learn about non-toxic ways to feel better, such as a healthy diet or an exercise regimen. Find out about the health benefits of living (raw) foods and learn relaxation techniques. If you use tobacco, stop smoking immediately because you deserve to be healthy.

What about condoms? There are plenty of reasons why someone might want to use condoms... to prevent pregnancy, to avoid herpes or other illnesses that we believe to be sexually contracted, and - this is my personal belief - a receptive partner can be adversely affected by drugs or other chemicals someone has taken or eaten. In any case, it's probably wise to ask somebody to use a condom when you don't know their general health or habits.