Fight Herpes The Natural Way
A lot of people who have Herpes are not aware of the fact that there are a number of natural home remedies that can help to alleviate the condition. Most sufferers have of course researched OTC (over the counter) and prescriptive treatments, but not the natural cures that can also help. It is being reported that these so called natural home treatments can not only shorten the length of time that their attacks last, but that they can also help to alleviate the intensity of the attacks.
There are over 50 different types of the Herpes virus including things like Chicken Pox and Shingles which most people are not even aware of as being anything to do with Herpes at all. Herpes Simplex is the name given to this broad group of Herpes strains; but when medical practitioners talk of Herpes, they tend to refer to either Herpes Simplex Virus 1; which manifests itself on the upper body – above the waist, or Herpes Simplex Virus 2; which manifests itself on the lower part of the body – below the waist. Once contracted, for the most part the Herpes virus remains inactive, but periodically (the frequency can vary quite enormously), it awakens and causes lesions and cold sores to appear on the skin.
People who suffer from more chronic cases of Herpes are often prescribed such medications as: Valtrex, Zovirax, Choraphor and Famvir. There are also some other forms of oral medication that can be prescribed in more acute cases. The only problem with some of these prescribed treatments is that they in some cases they can be the cause of certain unpleasant side effects, and where this occurs, people often resort to natural home treatments that are said to be side effect free.
Altering your diet can actually help, and those that have done so report a noticeable reduction in both the interval and the ferocity of herpes manifestations. Medical research has shown that Arginine (an amino acid) actually feeds the herpes virus whilst Lysine, (another form of amino acid),is known to starve the herpes virus, substantially weakening it and its ability to cause further outbreaks, thus significantly lessening the frequency of the disturbing symptoms.
In dietary terms, one such avoid any foods that contain higher concentrations of Arginine. These foods include: Nuts, Broccoli, Pasta, Tomatoes, Corn, Barley, Sugar, Chocolate, and White Bread. By the same token, one should increase one’s intake of the foods that contain higher concentrations of Lysine, such as: Butter, Margarine, Swiss Cheese, Plain Yoghurt, Salmon, White Fish, Avocado (which is also one of the so called super foods), Mangoes, and Low Fat Milk. As well as ingesting Lysine through these (and other) foods, it is also possible to purchase Lysine in the form of supplements to take orally.
Other natural products that have been linked to improving the Herpes condition are Aloe Vera, Lactoferrin, Resveratrol, and Lemon Balm. Aloe Vera it quite versatile and comes in several forms. It can be used either internally when taken in its liquid form, or it can be rubbed into the lesions in its ointment form. Natural and herbal remedies have been around for many thousands of years (in their natural forms of course) and have a great tradition for healing and treating many illnesses.
There are also many herbal type products that are very helpful in controlling herpes and these include: Aloe Vera, Lactoferrin, Resveratrol, and Lemon Balm. Aloe Vera is also very versatile and can be taken orally as a drink in its own right or mixed with tea and other tonics, or it can be applied directly to the infected area of skin. These natural products have been around for a very long time and so they are by now well known for their medicinal benefits.
Finally, there is something called EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) which is highly acclaimed by natural health devotees it its ability to combat outbreaks of herpes. It operates by working through acupuncture meridians and causes the immune system to reactivate itself against the herpes invader. All of these homeopathic treatments are practiced by many thousands of herpes sufferers who all report excellent levels of success in managing herpes outbreaks.
