Foods that are avoided by cold sores are key foods that contain high levels of amino acid arginine and small amounts of lysine.

You may have heard of arginine and lysine. These are the two amino acids found in most foods. Arginine and lysine have a great influence on the duration and frequency of cold sores.

This is how they work.

Herpes simplex virus is the root cause of all cold sores. The virus particles will enter the surface of the nerve cells and force them to produce new viruses. It then blasts the cells to release the cloned virus, creating a huge open wound.

Arginine is a protein component that is essential for the production of the novel herpesvirus. Your nerve cells have a storage area dedicated to arginine in the cells.

Your cells store lysine in the same area. The use of lysine does not produce new viruses.

If your diet is rich in lysine, your cells will discard some arginine to store more lysine. Herpes virus, hope to clone itself, will avoid cells…

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