Whats the best thing to use or do for cold sores?!


Question:

Whats the best thing to use or do for cold sores?

Ive tried everything on the market. They are ugly and stubborn. Home remedies are acceptable. Thanks!


Answers:

L-Lysine, an amino acid, 1000mg tablet - one a day. This is supposed to speed healing and prevent reactivation of the virus once healing has occured. And avoid nuts and chocolate as they are full of L-arginine, an amino acid that works the opposite way for cold sores. A herb that is of benefit is Lemon Balm. Either get the tea or capsules.
Try to eat an healthy diet and make sure you get plenty of vitamins and minerals as sometimes getting many cold sores can indicate that your health is run down. Plus I suggest staying out of the sun if you can as UV can act as a trigger for virus activation.

In most large health food stores you can also find a treatment stick, like a chapstick, for cold sores that contains L-lysine among other herbals of benefit for cold sores, such as goldenseal, calendula and propolis.

Some sites worth looking at:
http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/rem...
http://www.mothernature.com/library/book...
http://www.quantumhealth.com/productgrou...




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