Cold Sores and Cold Sore Cures

There are many claims about cold sores and cold sore cures. Find out, right now, what is truth and what is hype.
Many authorities state there is no cold sore cure. On the other side, many highly respected medical professionals claim there is definitely a cure for cold sores. Which group is being honest?

Believe it or not, THEY ARE BOTH CORRECT. The confusion lies in the fact they are talking about two different things.

When you hear health experts state there is no cold sore cure, they can be talking about only one thing. Right now we have no know way to remove the virus permanently from the body. It is the herpes simplex virus that causes these hideous sores. Once infected with herpes simplex virus, it stays with you for life.

The herpes virus, when not replicating and causing sores, hides extremely well. This tiny, living particle will hibernate inside the nerve cells deep below the surface. When dormant, this virus completely shuts down - giving off no signs of life - therefore impossible to find and destroy.

Nearly everybody carries the herpes virus, according the Center for Disease Control. It is so contagious that even if science could eliminate the virus from your body, you would quickly catch it again.

But those who claim their is a cold sore cure are correct also.

You see - doctors have always claimed a cure when they eliminate the symptoms of a disease. For example, in many cases, a type 2 diabetic, by eating right and taking the right herbs and vitamins, can eliminate the outward symptoms of diabetes (like I did). As long as no symptoms exist, the diabetic is considered cured.

All diseases are diagnosed based on identifiable symptoms. Although you may carry the root cause of the disease, you are not diagnosed as having the disease unless you display the symptoms.

With cold sores, this is true also.

The main symptom of cold sores is the actual outbreak on the nostril or lip.

The reality of it is this - if you can eliminate and prevent these cold sores from appearing, you have a true cold sore cure. You will always have the virus, but it never has to become active.

Do not expect to find a cold sore cure that will remove the virus from your body. As we saw earlier, not only is this currently impossible, but you would be quickly re-infected.

What we really need to find is a remedy that will totally eliminate cold sores in your life. That would be a true cold sore cure today.

But there is great hope for all of us. Although most people carry the herpes virus, over 42% do not have outbreaks. They seem to have a built in cold sore cure.

For the rest of us, it takes a little more work to become outbreak proof.

A lot of great treatment products are available. Some, like drug store treatments, work only as comfort remedies. Do not expect these to heal or prevent cold sores to any great degree. You are unique. No other person is quite like you. For this reason, what works for others may not be the best cold sore cure for you.

A cold sore cure is here for you. It could be as easy as taking a nutritional supplement and lysine on a daily basis, or it may be more complicated. Experiment with different treatment options, maybe even combining them. Others have developed their own cold sore cure - and you will too.

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By Denny Bodoh
Published: 2/5/2008
 
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