Cold Sore Remedies

Hi, I'm Mags, your armchair health advisor. I've helped dozens of people cure their cold sores and treat themselves with unique cold sore remedies that REALLY work. I finally decided to put some of my best cold sore remedies in one place so I could share them with the world. You'll find lots of cool info here and please read through it carefully.

When it comes to finding a good cold sore remedy, it's not just about short-term treatment of the actual sores. (Although that's mighty important, for sure!) You have to look at the big picture.

Nobody gets cold sores because they're in perfect health. Nobody. If you think back to times when you've had cold sores in the past, it was always when you were running around, stressed out, not eating well, you broke up with your boyfriend (or girlfriend or puppy or whatever.) You weren't sleeping enough. You were basically doing things that were punishing your body instead of helping it.

If you're interested in cold sore remedies that work for the long-term - and I mean cold sore remedies that actually prevent cold sores from EVER coming back - you have to bear with me as I post articles about boosting your overall health and immune system. 'Cause they're really important. If you aren't taking care of your overall health, those cold sores might keep coming back.

I can, however, share with you my hottest solutions for getting rid of cold sores FAST and help you ease your discomfort, shorten cold sore outbursts, and generally get you back in gear quickly.

But remember -if you aren't taking care of your body, the cold sore virus will come back to haunt you. Unfortunatley, it will never completely go away, but it can become completely dormant (inactive) if you start being a lot nicer to your body.

So anyway, welcome to my lens, stick around, sign the guestbook and ask me some questions. I'm interested in hearing your feedback and ideas.

Thanks for stopping by!

When you have a cold sore, you'll want relief very quickly.

Here are a few very fast treatments that are safe and effective in many people:

For short term pain relief:

Ice works wonder for short term pain relief. Just rub an ice cube on the sore and then do this again every ten minutes if you can. Researchers aren't quite sure why this helps, but it seems that if you can put ice on the cold sore right at the beginning of the cold sore, this can lessen the severity of the outbreak. Also there are some theories that say that ice helps prevent the cold sore virus from spreading around the mouth, which can be helpful if you want to avoid getting those nasty clusters of cold sores that can be so common.

For rapid improvement as you are treating a cold sore:

You might want to try taking some B12 supplements. There has been some substantial research that has suggested people who get cold sores are deficient in B12. So when you have a cold sore coming on (or even before you have an outbreak) try taking a good B12 supplement and make sure that it also includes folic acid. B12 has shortened the severity of cold sores in many people and without using something like this your cold sores can last up to 14 days. Yuck! No fun!

Dietary Tips for Treating a Cold Sore

There are two common amino acids that seem to play a part in the body's ability to prevent cold sores. The more lysine you have, the better your body does at keeping the cold sore virus dormant. And applying lysine cream or taking lysine orally is one very commonly recommended cure for cold sore outbreaks.

While you're taking lysine, be more conscious of how much arginine you are getting in your diet. Because arginine is another amino acid, and unfortunately it has been proven to aid the spread of cold sores and the duration of cold sores.

To prevent cold sores or to minimize a cold sore outbreak, you can take lysine orally and reduce your consumption of foods rich in arginine. These include:

Chocolate
Grains
Peas
Nuts - especially peanuts
Whole wheat products

Each of these foods is high in arginine so you will want to cut back on them if you can and see how your body responds.

Lastly, coffee is a known trigger of cold sores. So while it might be tempting to hit the Starbucks for a mocha latte when you're feeling depressed about your cold sore, don't do it! Switch over to tea if you can.

More tips on treating cold sores to come! I hope these are helpful to you.

Besides these tips, I highly recommend an amazing eBook that will help you stop cold sores quickly and prevent them from returning (it worked like a charm for me where other remedies failed)

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