Cold Sore Cure

Lysine and cold sores – serious medicine if used correctly. If you will let me, I will explain why it works, and the only correct way to use lysine for cold sores for the results you want.
Lysine for cold sores has proven to be a powerful treatment. Empirical data and studies strongly support lysine use for cold sores.
How does lysine work and what is the correct way to use it?
We will get to these questions in a moment.
To fully appreciate how lysine works, we should fully understand the cause of a cold sore, fever blister or oral herpes outbreak.
It is the replication process of the herpes simplex virus that causes your cold sore.
Because this virus is so very contagious, it is currently carried by about 90% of Earth residents. Commonly, people are infected in their youth – before the age of 12.
The herpes virus lives in the nerve fibers nearest the original area of infection. It normally is latent and can remain dormant for months, years or even a lifetime.
As far as we know, the herpes virus does no damage as long as it stays in hiding. You definitely will never get a cold sore while it is dormant.
If and when the herpes simplex virus becomes active, it wiggles its way to the surface through the nerve fibers. Once there, each virus will choose and enter a nerve cell.
It then takes control and commands the cell to create new virus. The herpes simplex virus is created, not born, as we know it. Herpes cannot create its own offspring, so must force a cell to do so.
When the cell is filled to capacity with new virus, it is killed, dumping out hoards of herpes simplex virus. This destruction of millions of cells creates the cold sore crater.
The cells must have ample supplies of one specific protein to build new herpes virus. This protein is the amino acid arginine. You will find high amounts of arginine in chocolate, nuts and most grains.
Now, here is the secret how lysine works. Few people know this.
The cell has special receptors for storing arginine. The same receptors are used to store lysine, another amino acid protein.
Lysine has many uses in your body, but it is useless as an ingredient for building new virus. Lysine is high in fish, eggs, dairy and many vegetables.
If you take in more lysine than arginine, through diet or supplements, you will flood your cells with this protein. The more lysine in your cells, the less arginine can be stored there.
Without sufficient arginine, your cells cannot create the herpes virus. This effectively starves out the cold sore virus and sends it back into hibernation.
This not only quickly stops a current cold sore, but is capable of preventing future cold sores, fever blisters and oral herpes outbreaks.
To increase your lysine eat a diet rich in lysine foods such as fish, dairy and vegetables. To decrease arginine, avoid grains, seeds, nuts and chocolate.
You know as well as I, the best nutritional elements come from real food. The trouble is, changing your diet just to cure or avoid cold sores is not always practical or convenient.
Lysine supplements are the easiest way to get sufficient lysine for cold sores. The are very cheap and available most anywhere. Get it in the preferred 500 milligram capsules.
Most folks that use lysine for cold sores, will take 2000 to 4000 milligrams per day for quick resolution of a current cold sore. Some will take one capsule per day for a preventative.
But, don’t be fooled by the hype.
Lysine for cold sores is a very good cold sore treatment, only if taken orally. If put directly on the sore, it has little or no value.
The reason I mention this is because there are some cold sore salves on the market that promote using lysine as an external cold sore treatment. Lysine is a large molecule and is poorly absorbed this way.
Save your money – there are better choices.
Yes – lysine for cold sores works quite well for many people. You can use it by itself or in combination with some of my other well documented cold sore treatment options.
I would love to share with you these other excellent (and free) cold sore remedies, but space is limited here.
You may have cold sore events that seem to drag on forever. Or, you may get a lot of cold sore outbreaks every year.
In either case, lysine for cold sores is worth trying. It surely should be your first line of defense. And if combined with one or two other remedies, lysine for cold sores may provide you a lifetime of cold sore freedom.

Lysine and cold sores? Yes, lysine is an excellent cold sore treatment, but only if used correctly. Please read this article to avoid a common mistake in how you use lysine for cold sores.
Lysine for cold sores has been proven an effective treatment by years of empirical data and studies.
But, first, let us go over what actually creates cold sores, fever blisters, and oral herpes outbreaks so we can see more clearly how lysine works for cold sores.
The process of the herpes simplex virus creating new virus causes the actual sore. This virus normally is dormant and hiding in the root area of the facial nerves.
When it becomes active, the herpes virus squirms to the surface through the nerve fibers and takes control of millions of surface cells to force them to create new virus.
Once the cell is full of new virus, the controller explodes it to release hoards of new virus particles. It is this massive destruction of surface cells you see as a cold sore, fever blister, or oral herpes.
There is one specific protein that must be used by the cells to create the herpes simplex virus. It is arginine, a common amino acid found in many foods.
Without this key component, the cell cannot create new herpes virus. The cell has many uses for arginine, and has a special area within the cell to store ample supplies of it.
Lysine is also a protein, another common amino acid. It also has many uses in the body. The cells store lysine in the same storage area as arginine. The more lysine in storage, the less room for arginine.
And, the great news is that lysine cannot be used to create herpes virus. Lysine is anti-virus in this respect.
If you flood your cells with available lysine, it will crowd out much of the arginine. This will make those cells useless as virus factories. The herpes virus will see this and go back into being dormant.
This often quickly stops the progression of a cold sore. It also can prevent cold sores, fever blisters and oral herpes events.
The key is to get more lysine than arginine in your diet.
You could decrease your arginine intake by avoiding chocolate and nuts. At the same time, increase your lysine intake by eating fish (especially flounder), cheese, yogurt and vegetables.
Although a restrictive diet such as this will work, it is a slow to show results. Also, it is often inconvenient or impractical. Because of this, many people depend on supplements to achieve success when using lysine for cold sores.
Lysine supplements are very cheap and available almost anywhere. The best choice would be 500-milligram capsules. The capsules disperse faster in the stomach.
Commonly, people will take two to four grams per day (2000 to 4000 milligrams) during a cold sore outbreak.
Lysine is a simple, common protein and is quite safe. For example, eating a pound of flounder would give you about 14,000 milligrams (14 grams) of lysine.
Some people also take 500 to 1000 milligrams per day as a maintenance dosage to help prevent cold sores. This does work, however, your body tends to get used to it and you will have to take higher and higher dosages as time goes on.
But stop. Do not be fooled.
Lysine will work very well for you if taken orally. But, if you put it directly on the sore it has very little value.
The reason I mention this is because there are cold sore remedies at the store and on-line that are topical treatments containing lysine. They may have other ingredients that help, but the lysine will add nothing to the results.
Lysine must get into the cells to fight and prevent cold sores. It does not absorb through the skin, but must come from your bloodstream.
Yes – lysine for cold sores is one of the better cold sore remedies for you. You may find that it can be many times more powerful when used with my other well-respected cold sore remedies. I wish I had more room here to share with you.
Whether your cold sores, fever blisters or oral herpes sores seem to drag on forever, or you are getting a lot of outbreaks, lysine for cold sores could be your biggest step toward lifetime freedom from the hideous cold sore.