Heal cold sores - once difficult, but now very easy. By the time you are done reading this article, you will know how to quickly heal cold sores.
To heal cold sores, you will find there are but two basic methods. Either method can be used alone. However, using both at the same time will give you the best outcome when you want to heal cold sores.
Yes, your body knows how to heal cold sores by itself. But it could take up to four weeks or longer. Who wants to go through that long and painful process when you can easily cure it in half the time?
To heal cold sores in half the usual time, we need to understand what causes the actual sore. So, before we go on, let us take a quick look at how a cold sore is created.
The herpes simplex virus is the culprit. It cannot create new virus by itself. It must use a body cell. It enters that cell and forces it to create the virus. Once the cell is full to capacity, it ruptures open to release the new virus particles.
First, redness and swelling occur as the cells create new virus. Then the host cells break open, creating the open wound. We are very fortunate that this virus only creates sores on the surface, or it would pose a serious health risk.
Following are the two methods you must choose from - if you want to quickly heal cold sores.
1. HEAL COLD SORES BY USING THE INTERNAL TREATMENT APPROACH.
Do you get more than one cold sore a year? If so, your first priority should be to take a top-rate vitamin and mineral supplement every single day.
You will soon find this to be the best cold sore prevention and healing method around. A quality vitamin supplement will build up a strong immune system defense against this and other types of viruses.
In addition to a daily multi-vitamin regimen, taking lysine supplements during an outbreak will stop, or slow down, the virus replication process.
Many folks use lysine capsules for convenience, but high lysine foods will help too. During a cold sore event, 2000 to 5000 milligrams of lysine per day is safe and quite effective.
The sooner you stop the virus from replicating, the quicker you will heal cold sores.
If you suffer from re-occurring outbreaks, quite likely you are starving from calcium deficiency. Your body needs calcium to keep your body alkaline and highly oxygenated. Viruses cannot operate in a high alkaline body.
If you start taking 1000 to 3000 milligrams of calcium per day, you will be amazed. It will make a noticeable difference how often and how severe your sores will be. A good vitamin will already provide the minimum recommended 1000 milligrams.
2. HEAL COLD SORES WITH EXTERNAL TREATMENTS.
You can heal cold sores much more rapidly with a proven cold sore treatment, salve or ointment, applied directly to the outbreak.
Zinc based ointments are very effective. Look for zinc sulfate or zinc gluconate on the ingredient label. Other forms of zinc, such as zinc oxide, do not absorb well and will not help.
Two, strong anti-viral oils that are great as topical remedies are garlic and oregano. Either of these will chase away the cold sore virus quickly, and promote speedy healing of the wound.
After the sore has actually opened up, the damage is done and it is now in the healing phase. Using a wet tea bag, on top of the oils mentioned above, will heal cold sores very fast.
Additionally, constantly cleansing the sore with alcohol or peroxide is very important for fast healing. It can also prevent re-infection, or spreading the virus to a new location.
As mentioned at the top, your body is perfectly able to heal cold sores without your help. But, the cold sore treatment methods mentioned above will definitely increase your comfort and shorten the duration of your outbreak.
Not only will this mean a quicker return to your social obligations, but far less cold sore events and discomfort down the road.
Using internal remedies to support the external remedies you are using is the best and quickest road to heal cold sores rapidly.
