by Denny Bodoh
Imagine how wonderful it would be to know how to prevent cold sores. You can - if you read this short article. In it is revealed a proven method to honestly prevent cold sores.
Many folks have found taking simple high quality nutritional supplements is all they need for preventing cold sore onset. You too can enjoy the same excellent results with very little effort.
You can use a variety of topical cold sore remedies to heal a sore, but the only way to actually prevent cold sores is by internal treatment.
About 90% of the population carries the herpes simplex virus - the virus that causes all cold sores.
Normally it is dormant, hiding in the root cells of a facial nerve. It will only cause cold sore symptoms if it senses the right conditions and becomes active.
These three conditions are responsible for most cold sore activity.
1. Weakness in your immunity due to stress and lack of necessary nutrients.
2. You have an acidic pH balance instead of a healthy alkaline level.
3. You have high quantities of the amino acid Arginine in your cells.
Stress is the most talked about trigger for cold sore activity. Stress produces cold sores primarily because it causes the first two conditions listed above.
Proper levels and quantities of vitamins and minerals will usually correct these stress induced conditions very quickly and easily.
But here are two things you must keep in mind.
A. It is well known in scientific circles that food today contains 30% to 70% less nutrition than the same products did 50 years ago.
Depletion of our soil is the culprit. This is considered part of the reason diseases of all kinds are becoming rampant today. That is why you need supplements.
B. Do not waste your money on those cheap drug-store vitamins - the one or two per day variety. They do not work. They do not contain enough of any nutrient to be effective.
Go to a place that specializes in high quality vitamins. Get the best you can afford.
To prevent cold sores, look for good levels of vitamins A, B, C, D and E. Also you want maximum dosages of magnesium, zinc and especially calcium.
For skin health, healing and protection, make sure you get plenty of the oil-based vitamins A, D, and E every day.
The water-based C and B vitamins protect you from the affects of stress - thus helping to prevent cold sores. They are the stress vitamins and must be taken every day.
Zinc is the most outstanding mineral for healing and prevention. You need no more than 30 milligrams per day for helping to prevent cold sore activity.
A form of Zinc (called zinc sulfate) is found in some topical cold sore remedies. It also is quite effective in stopping and healing an existing sore.
Calcium is an essential nutrient to prevent cold sores. It keeps your body alkaline and out of the acid zone. Calcium needs magnesium for best absorption.
Try to keep an alkaline pH. When your body goes acid, your oxygen levels drop and you are vulnerable to another cold sore event.
Calcium is so important to your health that your system will rob it from your bones if you do not take in enough. Most people take 1000 to 2000 milligrams daily.
And you should get and take lysine supplements too. Lysine is extremely effective in preventing cold sores. It is a safe and important amino acid.
Lysine takes care of condition 3 above by neutralizing excessive Arginine in your cells. Lysine effectively keeps Arginine from being used by the herpes virus.
Without Arginine, the herpes virus cannot get any traction and will go back into the dormant phase.
Arginine is common in many foods - such as chocolate, seeds and grains. You cant really avoid this amino acid in a normal healthy diet.
Lysine is common in many foods also. But if you want to prevent cold sores, you need the higher levels provided by Lysine capsules. 500 to 1000 milligrams per day is the usual dosage.
Using this internal method is truly how to prevent cold sores. It works for thousands of others and most likely will work for you also.
I wish I had time and space to tell you of other cold sore remedies that work very well. But, this internal method is the most important basic treatment for preventing cold sores for life.
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