Dietary Herpes Suppression

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Treating and suppressing the human papillomavirus pretty much boils down to keeping your body healthy, ready to combat outbreaks as soon they start to appear. A truly healthy person will be able to prevent a majority of outbreaks before they ever happen. In addition to healthy sleep and regular exercise, a well balanced, low-arginine diet is essential for those combating the effects of the herpes virus. After a few months on the below suggested diet you should see significant changes in the frequency of outbreaks.

Acidic food and drinks are the most important thing for you to avoid. When your body's pH balance shifts due to these food, warts seem to sneak their way up to the surface. Fruits and vegetables are your friends. You may even consider cutting out red meat, and replacing it with poultry and fish. Vitamin and antioxidant rich foods will help strengthen the immune system against HPV. Vitamins C and E are particularly important.

To further strengthen the immune system, many herpes sufferers turn to dietary supplements potent in vitamins, lysine, monolaurin, and lauric acid. The vitamins will fortify the immune ...
... system while the monolaurin and lauric acid weakens the herpes virus. The dietary supplement you choose should contain 100% pure monolaurin. Be wary of supplements that contain large amounts of fillers. Avoid products advertising pure lauric acid. Lauric acid is corrosive and is not good for your system over time. Pure monolaurin however, is not an amino acid.

Lysine, monolaurin, and lauric acid can also be found in a variety of food. Dairy products, fish, and beef are an excellent source of lysine. Eating a lot of these foods will suppress outbreaks and limit their occurrence. Lauric acid can be found in dairy products as well, in addition to goat's milk products, and coconut oil. The living culture found in yogurt was also proven to prevent future outbreaks.

Foods with high concentrations of arginine should be avoided at all cost, these are commonly the host amino acid for the herpes virus. Arginine is most commonly found in chocolate, a variety of nuts, seeds, and grains.