Tips For Healing Cold Sores
You all know about the cold sores by now I presume. They come, you curse them and wonder what you have done wrong in this life to deserve this pain. You have gone through this routine many times before and you know it by heart now. First it gets red, then itchy and finally the area puffs into a huge fever blister. There seems to be nothing that can stop these pestering cold sores. But fear not, I have some tips for what you can do to avoid these cold sores.
Protect The Cold Sore With Petroleum Jelly
Cover your cold sore with petroleum jelly. This speeds up the healing process significantly and relieves the pain also. Be sure not to dip back into the jelly with the same finger you used to touch your sore. It would be better to use fresh cotton buds.
Keep The Cold Sore Dry And Don’t Touch It
Rememeber not to touch the sore. This only irritates it and it will take it longer to be able to heal and it will ache even more. If it starts to puss, you should seek medical attention instead of trying to fix it yourself.
Give The Cold Sore A Zinc Treatment
Studies have shown that applying a water mix with zinc on the spot you feel the tingling, before your cold sore has broken out speeds up the healing process by a huge amount. This is because the DNA of the zinc matches up with the herpes virus and thus stops it from splitting up and spreading wider.
Block That Weather Out
One trigger of cold sores are extreme weather and thus you should protect your lips from this. Having a lip balm at hand is key to reduce this problem.
Cut Back Arginine-Rich Foods
The herpes virus needs arginine as an essential amino acid for its metabolism, so cut out foods such as chocolate, cola, peas, grain cereals, peanuts, gelatine, cashews and beer.
There are plenty of ways to get rid of cold sores, and many can be done from your home with all natural methods with no side effects. These methods are explained in Grace Melgarejo’s book Cold Sore Freedom In 3 Days that gives you a plan to be free from cold sores in less than 3 days. This book is simply amazing and the system has worked for thousands of people, including me. I recommend this to anyone having trouble with cold sores and I think you will have the same success I did.
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