Lysine should be part of your
cold sore treatment strategy. In this article you will discover the
secret as to how and why it works so well. More importantly, you will learn how
to avoid one common mistake when using Lysine.
The miracle of lysine for cold sores was discovered about 40 years ago
and has been instrumental when folks need to know
how to get rid of cold sores.
To understand how lysine works, you need to know a little about the enemy - the
herpes simplex virus that
causes cold sores, fever blisters and oral herpes.
Normally this virus is dormant and hiding in the root cells of its chosen facial
nerve fiber. When hiding, it is not doing any damage. Should it activate, it
will wiggle its way to the surface, enter cells there and begin to create new
virus particles.
It cannot reproduce on its own. It forces your cells to become herpes virus
factories and create clones of itself. Once the cells are full, or exhausted,
they are destroyed to release the new virus. This destruction of cells is
ultimately what makes the cold sore wound.
The herpes virus is primarily made up of the protein Arginine.
This protein (amino acid) is common in most foods to some degree. Here is a more
thorough explanation and some
foods to avoid with cold sores.
Arginine is a very useful protein in many ways. Your body cells have special
storage areas within the cells to store it, in fact.
In therapeutic amounts it helps dilate the blood vessels thus increasing blood
flow and reducing blood pressure. This is often used for better bedroom activity
and weightlifting.
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But, it is also the fuel that causes cold sores.
In order to create new herpes virus particles, the cell must have ample stores
of this critical protein. If it does not, the herpes virus will leave it alone
and try to find cells that do. If it cannot find enough cells with sufficient
Arginine, the herpes virus will give up and go back into hibernation.
Lysine is another very common protein found in most of the same foods as
Arginine. Some foods are high in Lysine and low in Arginine. In other foods,
Arginine may be the leader. Foods that are high in Lysine are
foods that prevent cold sores.
Lysine for cold sores works by preventing herpes virus access to
Arginine. It effectively starves the replication process much like throwing
water on a fire starves it of oxygen.
Your cells store Lysine in the same storage area as Arginine. When you flood
your cells with Lysine, it forces out excess Arginine. This effectively puts a
stop to the replication process and deactivates the herpes virus.
The great news is that the herpes virus never becomes immune to this
wonderful medicine like it does with synthetic drugs.
The herpes virus must have Arginine the same as a fire must have oxygen. It
cannot create cold
sores without it.
The best quality Lysine is obtained from food. If you have a lot of trouble with
recurring cold sores, temporarily decrease foods high in Arginine and increase
foods high in Lysine.
The easiest and most convenient solution, however, is to use Lysine capsules in
the 500 milligram size. This way you know exactly the amount you are getting and
you can adjust the dosage to your particular needs.
Keep in mind that you will have to take more because this form is not as
absorbable as food-source Lysine.
With the first warning of a coming cold sore, a common dosage for many people
treating a cold sore is 3000 to 5000 milligrams spread throughout the
day - until the sore is completely gone.
Some folks take one to two capsules per day between cold sores as preventative
maintenance. Lysine is quite safe.
