Solutions for Sores

You are feeling run down anyway, and on top of that, you feel a cold sore coming on... this familiar tingling on the lip, accompanied sometimes by swollen lymph glands under the lower jaw or on the neck. Something we certainly can do without. Intense sunshine or even a sip from an unclean glass (revulsion and disgust can incapacitate the immune system) can trigger them, or an existing infection somewhere in the body. Infections or inflammations require our immune systems’ full attention – thus depriving it of its abilities to fight other invaders. Therefore, the Herpes Virus has an easy time.
Stress can also facilitate the outbreak of the unwanted blisters – although the warm weather and sunshine are often associated with relaxation, many of us are planning their well-deserved summer holidays somewhere nice. However, before we finally can embark on the journey, our nerves are on edge: unfinished chores, suitcases to pack, wrong or cancelled travelling timetables or a missed bus to the airport can inhibit mental and physical immune defence. For some of us, even thinking out it can affect the immune system in a negative way.
Diet sometimes plays an important role – the amino acid Arginine aids the reproduction and growth of the Herpes Virus. Foods high in Arginine are chocolate, carob, nuts, wheat, meat, dairy, gelatine, meat (mainly chicken, beef and pork) and coconut. Coffee can also increase the flare-up of cold sores.
Do you suffer from regular outbreaks of cold sores and tend to bite your fingernails? In that case, you might have a calcium deficiency.
Research has shown that those who regularly suffer from cold sores are low in Vitamin B12. So, adding 250 mcg of Vitamin B12 as a daily dosage – preferably in a good Vitamin-B-Complex, together with Folic Acid – can prevent the onset of the sores.
Dabbing a bit of toothpaste on the spot (preferably over night) and let it dry in can be an effective first aid. Some sufferers swear by applying a drop of their urine – but this is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea. Propolis, one of Nature’s antiseptics – applied up to 5 times a day, can reduce healing time and pain intensity, especially when applied at the first tingle.
When you are prone to cold sores, boosting the immune is necessary. Lots of vitamins and a healthy diet will help. Additionally, a good Echinacea Remedy (e.g. Dr. Vogel’s Echinaforce) will help the immune defence. Hypericum – better known as St. John’s Wort – can help to combat the viral infection, e.g. the Herpes Simplex Virus which is responsible for cold sores, and general nerve pain. It can also help to relax and lift you up when you are feeling low. Hypericum, however, may interfere with certain other medication, so please consult your GP or pharmacist before using it.
The Herpes virus attaches itself to the top end of the nerves and can lie dormant in the body for a long time. As mentioned above, it can be trigged by a number of factors: Stress, fever, menstruation, drugs and also alcohol and nicotine, to name a few. Spagyric Medicine (a natural method of health care based on medicinal plants) offers very effective remedies which can eliminate the virus – active or dormant – for good.
Beat the blister.