Are you HIV positive and would want to live longer with the malady?
Well, living with the virus is not a death sentence. You can control the virus by preventing it from proliferating through shunning some vices and embracing a healthy lifestyle.
Some habits can put you at risk of suffering from various diseases since they impair the immune system in one way or another.
Here are the things you should avoid at all cost;
All HIV patients should avoid smoking. Smoking cigarettes has devastating consequences and people are pretty aware of the risks that come with this habit.
It was discovered that HIV patients are likely to be vulnerable to opportunistic infections such as cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases and cancers.
Smoking destroys the CD4 cells which in turn make the immune system weak to a point that it can't fight off some infections.
They should avoid taking alcohol. This vice is associated with a vast number of health risks.
It was established that HIV patients who drink daily are likely to die of alcohol-related complications than the disease itself.
Alcohol damages the liver, heart and the stomach. People living with HIV/AIDS should just avoid drinking alcohol to keep the malady at bay.
The other thing is that they should avoid recreational drugs such as heroin since they wreck the immune system as well.