Cold Sores and Herpes Infections
Cold sores and Herpes infections are part of the same virus family. They occur when the immune system is down and you are overly stressed. Usually the large intestines are not working efficiently causing toxic overload. Irritation occurs and then an ulcer appears.
Recommendations
A diet too high in acid forming foods and with nutritional deficiencies must be avoided.
One aspect of herpes infections involves the ratio of lysine to arginine in the diet. A higher lysine to arginine ratio seems to help reduce the incidence of herpes outbreaks. Animal protein provides ratios of about 3 or 4:1, where as vegetables are closer to 1:1 ratio.
Lysine-Rich Foods
Beans, eggs,
Yeast (Brewers yeast),
Milk, cheese,
Papyay, pears, apples, grapefruits, apricots,
Watercress,
Soya beans
Arginine-Rich Foods
Nuts, peanuts, coconuts
Chocolate & Carob
Grains: wheat & oats
Fish, Meat
Herbs to help
Lemon balm, Olive leaf, Mint, Echinacea and Garlic
Take L-Lysine 1500mg a day – usually 500mg 3 times a day during an infection and 500mg daily when no symptoms are present.
Vitamin C in high doses during an infection – 500mg 3 times a day and 500mg daily as maintenance dose.
Topically you can apply a high strength Lemon Balm cream to soothe and help with healing.
How can I help?
An herbal consultation identifying your specific needs and using herbs for acute infections as well as long term can keep the herpes virus at bay. This applies to genital herpes as well.