Things You'll Need:
- The amino acid L-lysine
- Antioxidant vitamins
- Zinc
- Vitamin C
- Echinacea and goldenseal
- Zinc
- Goldenseal
- Tea Tree Oils
- L-lysine
- Echinacea
- Vitamin C
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Step 1
Take supplements that inhibit viral growth at the first sign of an outbreak. Try 500 to 1,000 mg daily of the amino acid L-lysine. Antioxidant vitamins and 50 to 100 mg of zinc per day may also help.
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Step 2
Boost your immune system. Take echinacea and goldenseal and get 5,000 mg vitamin C daily. Get plenty of rest and reduce stress.
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Step 3
Treat the cold sore topically. Dab tea tree oil, a natural antiseptic, at either full or half strength directly on blisters several times a day.
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Step 4
Promote healing by avoiding foods that contain arginine, another amino acid that suppresses lysine; nuts, dairy products, meat, seeds, oats, peanuts and corn all contain arginine. Limit citrus and other acidic fruits because they can irritate blisters.







Comments
jessica95051 said
on 10/13/2009 Here's a wonderfully written blog on “How to cure a cold sore in a day. It’s written by Lab Rat v-Ki-ras2 as I copied his profile picture over here-lol.
This treatment worked for me, which is more than I can say for any medication I’ve tried over the years. FYI: This isn’t some wannabe product by a company trying to make a buck off your misery. Here are the links:
http://killacoldsore.blogspot.com/
http://cureacoldsore.blogspot.com/
kims3003 said
on 8/11/2009 this works
loopeyyy said
on 7/27/2009 l-lysine works perfectly for me
the minute i feel one coming on i take 1000 mg
and continue for 3 days and im good for months that works!!!
kohuether said
on 5/21/2009 I also hear that lemon balm is effective.
synchronicitys said
on 4/5/2009 Also a paste of baking soda with water helps heal quickly as well as reduce the "tingle"Great article!