Cold sores are something I have dealt with my entire life from the time I was a toddler. I missed a lot of school because my outbreaks would be so bad and I doctors couldn't figure out what to do with me. Some thought shingles, some thought a form of herpes simplex, some thought a vaccine injury, some thought reoccurring chickenpox. I had one doctor who I would go see every time I had an outbreak because he would take photos and track them for a case study. He said he had never seen anything like it in is 40+ years as a doctor. I started taking Valacyclovir around age 3 and continued to take it every single day for 30 years upping the dose year after year to keep them at bay until about 4 years ago when I started to target root cause. Now I am officially free of taking a medication and I rarely have an outbreak (I cant remember the last time I had a cold sore). You can find my list of supplements listed below. For years I would hear that the sun, chocolate, tomatoes, and citrus fruits could trigger cold sores and now what I know is that these are high histamine foods. So essentially what is happening is a histamine response. Cold Sores according to TCM could many any of the following: Heat rising to the surface, liver heat or liver fire, stomach heat flaring upward, weakened Qi, lung deficiency, heat reactivated by stress or fatigue. When cold sores appear it shows that internal heat is trying to discharge. Stagnant heat or anger in the body are disturbing liver Qi. A sign to clear heat, soothe stress, strengthen immunity and support associated organs. My Protocol and overall recommendation: Addressing deeper root causes, including working with a NET (Neuro Emotional Technique) practitioner (see recommended providers in The List either in your area or virtual) to process mental and emotional stress because EVERY physical ailment is a manifestation of an emotional root. Even if you cannot pinpoint it yourself, any of my preferred providers will be able to help you address this. They can also help with clearing the body of the virus itself for you specifically and any parasites that are contributing to outbreaks. What I learned: Cold sores can be influenced by a variety of underlying factors, making it important to look beyond just surface symptoms and taking a generic medication to suppress them. The medication is doing nothing to actually solve the issue and just prolonging the issue. Shingles specifically can be a good indicator or Vit A and D deficiency. THIS supplement can be amazing for getting enough Vit A, D, and K and helped me so much! Low tissue calcium levels kept coming up in my research as a contributing factor to more frequent outbreaks. Matrix Synergy, found HERE is what I started taking for this. Different forms of stress, both mental and physical, can trigger flare-ups; so figuring out what stresses are residing in the body and clearing them through neuro-emotional technique. See my list of preferred providers. Any strain on the adrenal and immune systems can trigger outbreaks. Working with a frequency medicine practitioner to get to the root cause is what helped me fully understand how to clear this. My Top Recommended List of Supplements that helped me: Matrix Synergy FOUND HERE: great for Calcium and tissue building Olive Leaf FOUND HERE: great antiviral Astragalus FOUND HERE: immune booster, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, adrenal support, anti-herpes Cat's Claw FOUND HERE: anti herpes, antiviral Elite Harmony FOUND HERE: Apply topically to a break out for relief and healing.
