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Site Introduction:

This site is presented as an “information exchange”. In order to make that exchange easier, more fun, and more meaningful, I’ve made it possible for you to write your own “Wellness Journal”. Register, and then you can post under your own name. See Journals page for details (coming soon).

I’m not a doctor. I don’t know everything. I’ve done some research, and some experimenting (I’m my #1 guinea pig), and learned some things. I’ll share everything I’ve learned about HIV, its interactions with the body, and how certain feedback loops which encourage replication can be disrupted.

I hope that you will share things you’ve learned, as well. This way, we can build on one another’s knowledge.

Much of the information I’ll be sharing, though in published, peer-reviewed journals, somehow manages not to be common knowledge among caregivers. Why? I assume they have too much on their plates with patient loads and just keeping up with the latest drug options. They probably don’t spend most of their time on research. Some would say I’m being overly kind in that assessment . . . but finger-pointing doesn’t really get us anywhere, does it?

There’s quite a bit of information to be presented. I’ll be building it on static pages; I’ll use the blog feature to note significant updates, and to provide an extra spot for comments.

I will post footnotes for all references, abstracts and journal links whenever possible, and will also mirror as many PDFs of journal articles as I can. Hosted articles and links to articles on other sites are found in The Library.

I’ve provided a discussion forum where people can discuss their experiences with HIV management. Use the “Discussion Forum” link to get to it. (Sorry, but I haven’t been doing any posting there myself yet. Kinda busy!)

As a user of this site, I only ask three things of you:

Be constructive. If you disagree with a statement, or if you see an error, please speak up, and provide research which backs up your point of view. I’m still building knowledge as well, and hope to refine each section continuously with the best available information. I don’t know everything, nor do I claim to . . . I only know what’s working for me and what the studies say.

Don’t believe anything I tell you. This site isn’t about my opinions; where I express an opinion, it will be stated as such. Rather, believe what the research says.

Don’t take as gospel truth what your doctor tells you, or what the CDC tells you, or what any of the HIV-oriented mass market publications tell you. The truth is in the research, not the spin. XYZ Magazine is not JAIDS any more than The National Enquirer is The Wall Street Journal.