Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Mooney: 310- 422-4544
-- mmooney@covad.net
Nelson Vergel:
713-539-1978 -- powertx@aol.com
Web site: www.medibolics.com
May 1, 2002
Anabolic Steroids, Wrongly Believed To Be Illegal
Substances For Everyone, Can Be Life-Savers For People With HIV
[
Houston
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TX
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-- Michael Mooney and Nelson Vergel, AIDS treatment advocates and Directors
of Program for Wellness Restoration (PoWeR), have published Built to Survive, A Comprehensive Guide to the Medical Use of Anabolic
Therapies, Nutrition and Exercise for HIV(+) Men and Women. This first-of-its-kind guide promotes
the medical use of anabolic steroids for the HIV(+) population. An aggressive
three-pronged approach combats the most physically noticeable effect of HIV/AIDS--the
loss of lean body mass and weight, known as wasting syndrome.
Two leading Houston HIV physicians champion the
program spelled out in Built to Survive.
Patricia Salvato, M.D., says, "The authors detail how to use nutrition,
anabolic hormones, and exercise in combination to improve lean body mass and
overall health in HIV. Improving lean body mass improves overall quality
of life, with reduced infections and reduced mortality." Shannon Schrader,
M. D./Researcher adds, "As people watch their bodies improve, they develop
a more positive perspective. … Improved mental health contributes to good
physical health."
HIV/AIDS specialists across the country also tout
the benefits of Built to Survive. Jon D. Kaiser, M.D.,
of Mill Valley, California,
says, "Michael Mooney and Nelson Vergel provide HIV(+) individuals with
powerful advice on nutrition and hormone strengthening that standard medicine
all too often leaves out or doesn't understand. I support their work wholeheartedly!!"
A review in the AIDS Book Review Journal (University
of Illinois at Chicago)
states, "This is an excellent book full of sound advice that individuals
can follow to help decrease some of the side effects of HIV/AIDS. It is a
book for the individual, but also a highly recommended book for all medical,
academic, and public libraries."
San Diego
resident Jeff Taylor received his HIV diagnosis 14 years ago. Following the
advice in Built to Survive, Taylor
now thrives and leads a productive life. He says, "After finding myself
dying in a hospital at 125 pounds, and then putting on 60 pounds to regain
my health, I can say that the information contained in this book is something
that all HIV(+) people should know about. It's helped me stay alive. It
contains fundamental wellness tools that should be in all of our arsenals."
Co-author Michael Mooney, PoWeR's Director of
Research, says, "This book details everything one might want to know
about anabolic hormones, appetite stimulants, proper diet, cutting edge dietary
supplements, and an optimal exercise program to improve health and the potential
for long-term survival."
Co-author Nelson Vergel, chemical engineer, founder
of PoWeR, and Director of the Body Wellness Center/Houston, has been HIV(+)
for 19 years. He experimented with the principles set forth in Built
to Survive and is living proof of their effectiveness. "The time
has come to treat HIV comprehensively with not only anti-retrovirals, but
also with life-enhancing complementary therapies. … Minimizing the side effects
[of drug therapies] is key to living better and longer. We hope we can make
it easier to conquer many of them with our book," says Vergel.
All of the net proceeds from the sale of Built to Survive will fund nonprofit organizations focusing on HIV
wellness.
Ask for Built To Survive at your favorite bookstore.
For wholesale orders (or a complimentary journalist review copy), call Hohm
Press at (800) 381- 2700.
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