Preventing Cold Sores - When You Cannot Afford a Cold Sore

May 13, 2008

by Denny Bodoh

Preventing cold sores, oral herpes or fever blister outbreaks was at one time thought to be difficult, but now is quite easy. If you will let me, I would like to show you how you can be preventing cold sores within minutes.

Preventing cold sores, oral herpes and fever blisters can be enjoyed simply by taking high-quality nutritional supplements every single day. You may find that this is all you have needed right along.

Hard to believe you say? I know exactly what you mean. If it works so well, why do so many cold sore victims still not know about it? Trust me - many smart people are preventing cold sores everyday with this one method alone.

In a minute you will discover how vitamins work for preventing cold sores. But first it is important to understand the cause of a cold sore.

If you suffer from cold sore, fever blister or oral herpes events, you carry the herpes simplex virus. Nearly 90% of people worldwide are infected with this parasite virus. Most people are infected in their youth, by 11 years old.

The herpes virus is - most of the time - in a latent state. It hides deep below the surface in the roots of your facial nerves. Should it sense a drop in your immune defenses, it will move to the surface, replicate and create a new sore.

When any virus infects us, our body creates anti-bodies against that particular virus strain. Every time you get an oral herpes sore, your body creates more anti-bodies to replenish the existing troops.

When the needed nutrients are present, and in the proper quantity, your anti-bodies will put up a powerful defense in preventing cold sores. Without these nutrient building-blocks, your defenses will be weak and re-occurring sores will be the result.

Most of the nutrients needed for preventing cold sores can be obtained from a really good daily nutritional supplement. All the vitamins - A through E - will be helpful against oral herpes. Also, the minerals zinc and calcium are very powerful medicine.

If you get multiple cold sore, oral herpes or fever blister events, it is almost a sure thing that your body needs a lot more calcium. Calcium is the main tool your body uses to stay in a healthy alkaline, high oxygen, state. herpes virus cannot get traction if you are alkaline.

Also, vitamins B and C are known to function as anti-stress vitamins because they help reduce the effects of mental and physical stress. And you must have heard by now that stress is the number one cause of cold sore outbreaks.

The oil-based vitamins A, D and E are the most important nutrients for healthy skin. They help repel damage by the herpes simplex virus and repair it quickly when it happens.

You may wonder why we cannot get all these nutrients from food rather than supplements.

Food source nutrients are, without a doubt, the best quality and most effective. Many years ago our farm fields were rich with nutrients - and so was the food grown on them.

Our fields are becoming more and more depleted of healthy nutrients. Certain nutrients are added back to the soil specifically to make the produce look good in the store. But there is no effort to restore nutrition levels to these foods.

Studies show you have to eat 50 ounces of spinach today to get the same nutrients as one ounce of spinach grown 48 years ago. We simply are not getting the nutrition from our food we once did.

Today, we just cannot eat enough to effectively provide our body with the essential vitamins and minerals it needs to build a strong immune system and enjoy optimum health. The herpes simplex virus is just one of many viruses out of control right now.

Preventing cold sores requires us to provide our system the nutrients it needs to form powerful antibodies. Organically grown foods are usually much higher in nutrients. But this, too, will not provide the actual quantity your body needs.

A daily vitamin regimen, as many have found, is a simple, powerful way of preventing cold sores. It gives your body the building blocks it needs for a strong immunity against herpes simplex and other viruses.

There are several other tips and tactics you can be using. But taking a good, daily vitamin program is the most important first step in preventing cold sores.

About the Author:

Denny Bodoh understands Cold Sores. Go to Denny’s popular web site and check out his excellent articles about cold sores. You will discover some amazing Cold Sore home remedies and facts you can use today.

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