Friday, January 8, 2010

Treating A Cold Sore - Great Home Remedies For Cold Sores

By Denny Bodoh

Are you treating a cold sore but not getting the results you want? If so, you must read this quick article before losing any more of your money or time with unproven and costly treatments.

Treating a cold sore is not pleasant but must be done quickly and correctly if you expect real results. You do not need drug store remedies. All you need are the proven treatments mentioned below.

You can achieve great results by using either internal or external type treatments. But, your best outcome will be if you use both at the same time.

If you do, you will be amazed how quickly your outbreaks will disappear using these simple remedies.

A. EXTERNAL TREATMENT METHODS.

Since these are surface sores, topical treatments are the best and most direct approach for fast relief. Below are four of the most popular external remedies for treating a cold sore.

1. ICE AND COLD. Applied before a sore breaks open, cold therapy will reduce swelling and discomfort. It also makes it very difficult for the herpes virus to make new virus.

Applying ice or anything cold at the first indication of a pending sore will delay the outbreak. It can often prevent it altogether.

2. GARLIC OIL. Use fresh crushed garlic for best success. Begin using it as soon as you sense a sore coming on and continue until the wound is healed.

Garlic oil will pass right through the skin to the infection underneath. It is an amazing treatment against any virus or bacteria infection. If you do not like the garlic smell, a good second choice is oregano oil.

3. HEAT THERAPY. Once your cold sores open up, you enter the healing mode. Stop using ice as it will slow the healing process. Apply heat in the form of warm, moist tea bags to rapidly heal your sores.

Tea contains phytonutrients that contribute to fast healing. Black tea works fine, but it will work better if it contains some mint also. Do not heat the bags directly in the microwave.

4. PEROXIDE CLEANSING. Cold sores will heal faster if you cleanse the area often. Alcohol soaked tissues will work well and is the most common method used.

I feel hydrogen peroxide is better. It works similar to alcohol for cleaning the wound. However, peroxide also is rich in extra oxygen molecules. This extra oxygen will boost your healing speed.

B. INTERNAL TREATMENTS.

Treating a cold sore with internal methods is the secret to boosting the results of your external treatments. And, it is the only true way to prevent future outbreaks.

The following two internal therapies are definitely the most important to include when treating your cold sores.

1. THE LYSINE SECRET. The protein arginine is the main ingredient needed to build new herpes virus. Lysine is another protein that actively flushes excess arginine out of your system. This will stop an outbreak real fast.

Lysine has to get into your cells for effectively treating a cold sore. The only way this can happen is to take lysine in food and supplement form. It does not work putting it directly on the sore in salve form.

Dairy products (especially from Wisconsin) and fish, like flounder, are very rich in lysine. Trouble is, it is nearly impossible to get the amount of lysine you need from food sources alone.

To get therapeutic levels of lysine, you must use lysine supplements. Fortunately they are inexpensive and easy to find. Usually people take about 3000 milligrams daily during active cold sores.

2. MULTIVITAMINS. If you are bothered with many cold sores, you can reduce the severity and number by just taking a top shelf vitamin supplement. You will be amazed how well this works for treating cold sores.

Important vitamins for beautiful skin and quick healing are A, D and E. Vitamin C and the entire B family are known as the stress vitamins. They reduce outbreaks by reducing the effects of stress.

The mineral zinc should be included in any good vitamin supplement. Look for a minimum daily dose of 15 milligrams. A little goes a long way. Zinc is a healer and protector.

Calcium is one of the most important nutrients for treating a cold sore. It helps keep your body in a healthy alkaline condition. The herpes virus cannot get traction in an alkaline environment.

It really is just that simple. Proven solutions that heal and prevent outbreaks.

As you have seen, you truly do not have to waste money on drug store remedies for treating a cold sore. There are other excellent treatments, but the ones mentioned above are some of the best.

You will find these cold sore remedies are far superior to most anything else for treating a cold sore.

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