Boost Immune...Ooops is that a cold sore lurking on your lips?

Boost Immune

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If you've been soaking it up and enjoying lots of the good life...
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Feeling great about being outdoors.
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You feel healthy, your hair and body feels great and you're on fire (a little flirtatious)...

Oops, whats that on your lips?
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Sometimes we just assume that weather is a cause of cold sores or fever blisters (they're the same thing), but they're really caused by a herpes virus that's triggered by intense exposure to ultraviolet light.

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But have you checked your toothpaste?

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Make sure the tooth paste you're using is sodium-lauryl-sulfate free.

Dear Valued Friend,

Thanks for your valuable time and continued support, you're much appreciated.

Did you know that although most of the population carry the virus herpes...simplex (HSV), not everyone gets attacks or cold sores.

The good news is you can take steps to quickly evict these little critters, if you act swiftly...

These canker soars and mouth herpes (simplex 1) are quite common and indicate recurrent body chemistry imbalance, sometimes coupled with a hypothyroid condition usually triggered by a food allergy.

These mouth soars are more prevelant in winter than warm months occurring on the lips, tongue, inside the cheeks or on the gums.

They're generally the result of an infection ocurring during childhood, the virus passes through the skin, travels up a nerve.

And then hides in a nerve junction until reactivated after a fever, illness, body stress and reduced immunity.

The virus travels down the nerve to te face where it starts to replicate...causing the tingling sensation.

Soars can be caused by Crohn's disease, gluten sensitivity, over-acid diet, emotional stress, nutrient deficiences B complex, iron or folic acid, and also in women due to hormone imbalances during mentral cycles...

Here are some health-care tips:

1: Wash your hands before and after treating the cold sore as to avoid making it worse or giving the infection to someone else.

2: Apply a cream ormedicine to the affected area 5 times daily about every 4 hours.

3: Continue the treament for 5 days, if the cold sore has not healed after this time, or if your sore becomes very severe, consult your doctor.

Apply aloe vera:

Take aloe vera juice internally or apply aloe vera skin gel frequently.

Dab on acyclovir:

This is an antiviral drug that can be used against the herpes virus.

If you get it in place fairly quickly, the cold sore may go away without even showing up.

Here's a great tip...carry a tube of the stuff because you never know when you'll get that tingling feeling.

Block the sun:

These days with the 'global warming' issues and intense sunlight, it pays to always wear a sun block of at least 30 factor, especially over those areas where you get cold sores.

Use a sun protection lip balm with zinc.

Chill out:

Applying ice packs frequently, directly to the sore four or five times a day may send the virus scuttling right back to the ganglia, cutting the time you have to suffer.

Followed by vitamin E oil application for healing...or take 2 vitamin E 500IU capsules daily.

Wash and dry:

Keep your sores clean and dry washing with soap and water, then lightly patting dry, will keep it from getting worse.

Beat your soars to the punch:

Prevention is always better than a cure...

Add 100mg daily of vitamin B supplements to your diet with extra B6 250mg and panathothenic acid 100mg 3 times a day.

Studies have shown that some of these vitamins, such as riboflavin and folate, are especially good at preventig sores around the edges and in corners of your mouth.

Snuff it out:

Campho-phenique is an over-the-counter medication that will dry your soar and help it go away. Be cautious because this medication could dry your blister out so much that your lesion will crack and bleed.

Naturally zinc:

Apply a water-based zinc cream to help speed healing the minute you feel the tingling sensation.
Zinc may inhibit the herpes virus from duplication.

If you apply a zinc sulfate in camhorated water solution every 30 to 60 minutes during the onset of the soar, sores heal in an average 5.3 days.

Hold off on the kissing because the herpes simplex virus is contagious.

Avoid touching your eyes, breaking the blisters and picking the scabs. Not only can you infect your fingers, you may infect your cold sore with other germs (eg bacteria)

Avoid sharing your eating and drinking utensils...

Avoid sharing the same towel with other people.

Relax more, get plenty of sleep, rest and get out of the hot sun.

If you must then use sunblock more often...

Yours truly

Boost Immune