Nutrition For HIV and Aging: Health and Immunity At 50+ - Paperback

by Charlie Smigelski Rd (Author)

Age 50 is a turning point, where muscle, liver, immune and other cells perform less vigorously. This is the reason I have written an HIV nutrition book for people 50 and older. Aging is a subtle corrosion in mitochondria: the energy-producing units in all cells. It can also be less precise genetic control of growth and repair activities. It can also be subtle nutrient deficits that are leaving cells sluggish. Precision nutrition support can help slow and sometimes reverse these impaired metabolic functions associated with aging. Remember, medicines are reducing viral replication, not eradicating it. The body is still very busy coping with life, infection and medications. As you accumulate added years of life, food and nutrients become more important than ever. The advice in this book is all about helping you stay healthier and feel stronger.

Author Biography

Charlie Smigelski is a well-known nutrition counselor, writer and speaker. He was dietitian at the Harvard University student-faculty health service for 14 years. He has nutrition research experience at the world famous Framingham Heart Study. Past academic affiliations have been at Tufts Medical School, and the Boston University School of Public Health, and BU Medical School, Department of Computer Medicine. He also spent a number of years at the Fenway Health Center, one of Boston's major HIV research and care centers. He has a special interest in diet and immune function. This covers the range of nutrition for MS and rheumatoid arthritis, to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and hepatitis C. His initial book, Eat Up: HIV Nutrition book has sold more than 25, 000 copies.