Many years in the making, the New York Buyers’ Club Self Care Guide is now avaialble!

The Guide was originally developed during the DAAIR era (see NYBC Past, Present, and Future in this issue). The project was kept alive, however, thanks to the efforts of dedicated staff members who migrated from DAAIR to NYBC.

The Self-Care Guide is essential reading for those who are HIV-positive or face other chronic conditions affecting their immune system.

The first section of the book contains detailed information on such mechanismss of HIV infection as inflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial toxicity, and on the strategic importance of antioxidant and other nutrient supplementation in slowing disease progression.

The second section includes a comprehensive discussion of nutrition, food preparation and safety, and an introduction to a wide range of complementary and mind-body-spirit therapies, and other information designed to assist people on their path to well-being and a better quality of life. The modalities discussed include botanically-based, complete medicinal systems, such as Chinese medicine, Ayurveda and homeopathy, bodywork and energetic therapies such as massage and Reiki, forms of exercise such as yoga, t’ai chi, aerobics and resistance training, and mind-body healing and stress management options, such as meditation.

While we sift through our options for a mass printing (perhaps you are a wealthy philanthropist who sees the need for such a publication?) - we are making the Self-Care Guide available to all through our website as a freely-downloadable PDF file. In the future, we hope to be able to make a print version of the Self-Care Guide available to ASOs, free of charge.