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How Self-Care Helps Support Your HIV Treatment
Stella Safo, MD, shares tips for self-care when living with HIV, and how taking care of yourself can support HIV treatment.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on June 29, 2023The most important part of treatment for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is medication. Antiretroviral therapy helps prevent HIV from replicating in the blood, which allows you to live a long and normal life. While a healthy lifestyle can’t “cure” or treat your HIV, good self-care can help support your treatment. In this video, learn self-care habits that may help support your HIV treatment and overall health.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Stella Safo, MD, MPHStella A. Safo, MD, MPH, is an HIV primary care physician and assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). HIV: Healthy living with HIV.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). HIV: Stigma and mental health.
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