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Easy-to-read and illustrated information on healthy living for people with HIV.

There’s a lot you can do to take care of your health. It’s not just about popping pills.

Just as for anybody else, changes to your lifestyle can be good for your general health. Exercise, a balanced diet, sleep, giving up smoking and cutting back on alcohol are all important.

HIV treatment will strengthen your immune system and prevent illnesses.

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Eight ways to look after your health
Roger Pebody

Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

Basic information

A healthy weight

A healthy weight

HIV, mental health and emotional wellbeing

Mareike Günsche | www.aspect-us.com

HIV, mental health & emotional wellbeing

HIV, mental health and emotional wellbeing

Healthy eating for people living with HIV

Mareike Günsche | www.aspect-us.com

Vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements

Mareike Günsche | www.aspect-us.com

Food requirements for anti-HIV medications

People sit outside at a table with a close up of a hand with pills in it.

Food and water safety for people living with HIV

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Exercise and HIV

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Fatigue and HIV

Mareike Günsche | www.aspect-us.com

Sleep and HIV

A woman sleeps in bed.

Alcohol and HIV

Empty bottles of alcohol together outside.

Smoking and HIV

A woman lights a cigarette.

What vaccinations are recommended for people with HIV?

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Unintentional weight loss and HIV

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How to lose weight if you have HIV

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Weight gain and HIV treatment

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