Herpes Antidote Unlocked

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition
By Nathalie Foy
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Thank you for purchasing Herpes Antidote. This book will guide you toward an outbreak-free life, a life where you can have sex without being afraid of transmitting herpes to your partner, a life free from the pain and the stigma of herpes. Herpes Antidote used to be called Herpes Wise. I chose the name Herpes Wise because I wanted to be able to give you the wisdom you needed to become herpes-free. Several months after launching Herpes Wise I conducted a survey and asked my readers for their opinions as to how I could improve the book. That is when I realized I should turn Herpes Wise into a workbook. Herpes Wise was written more like a book; so I have changed Herpes Wise into a guide which tells you exactly what you need to do if you have symptoms; how to become outbreak-free without taking herpes drugs, how to stop stress and emotions from triggering herpes and how to protect your partner from herpes. You do not need to spend any time on research or worry about results. I have taken care of all that for you. Herpes Antidote will save you countless hours of anxious trial and error. I present information in an easily understandable, straightforward manner you can immediately turn into action. This book comes with great news that I am sure will excite you. I have been with the same, sexual partner for more than eight years now. He recently took a blood test, something which he has refused to do until now, and his results were negative for herpes 1 and 2. This means that after eight years of love and sex together, he didnt get herpes from me. I am so happy to be releasing this book with such great news. It makes me the living proof of my theory and guidelines. I find it extremely exciting to be living proof that with the right strategy you can have a long-term relationship without ever infecting your partner. This makes me even more thrilled to share my knowledge with you today. I started writing the first book in 2000 or 2001. I am very good at research, and I have a scientific background. and was helped by somebody who specializes in statistical analysis. I was very happy with the results of Herpes Wise and I am phenomenally happy with what Herpes Antidote has become. I have also given support to dozens of women and men, and I feel that I have gained a wealth of knowledge since I first wrote Herpes Wise which makes the completion of Herpes Antidote an even greater thrill. I know now that what you need is a powerful formula that works perfectly for you. That is why I have brought it to you on a silver platter and called it Herpes Antidote. Herpes Antidote will not give you false promises but real results you can achieve without jeopardizing your wallet or your health. I probably care
about your health even more than you do. I have worked countless hours to bring you solid and safe guidelines you can use to free yourself from herpes for ever. I used to be shy and self-doubting but I am now absolutely certain my formula is rock solid. I am so proud to bring it to you. Several people have tried to copy Herpes Wise. No one will be able to copy Herpes Antidote because it is my unique personal formula. I have created it with love, hard work and research as well as blood, sweat and tears. There was no such thing on the market until today. Today it is yours and your health is in
your own hands. You are no longer the victim of an incurable disease. So, please read the book thoroughly, several times, and make it your reference. You can absorb information in this book at your own speed. You dont have to read the book from start to finish but you must read all of it. You must absolutely read the chapter about herpes and psychology and how to get rid of herpes emotionally. Emotions and stress are major herpes triggers, yet can be easily prevented with the right method. Depending on your health and where you are in life right now, it may take you one week to several weeks to become herpes-free, but do not give up because you will get great results. This is a fail-proof guide. Dont hesitate to contact me if there is something you dont understand. Sometimes, I am overwhelmed with questions, but I always try to reply to questions that are not answered in the book. So, welcome aboard and congratulations for taking the right step towards herpes freedom.
WHAT IS GENITAL HERPES

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It is very important that you understand what herpes is if you want to control it. Herpes is a coated virus. It is basically a parasite that cannot survive alone, and so replicates itself by using your cells as a resource. Herpes is DNA code coated in a protein envelope. Herpes is a family of eight viruses and the full name for herpes is herpes simplex virus. This book covers only herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type- 2 (HSV-2), because these are the only types of the herpes virus which cause genital herpes. Each type of herpes virus has a dwelling of preference in your body. The HSV-2 virus likes to reside in the sacral ganglion and cause genital herpes, whereas the HSV-1 likes to remain dormant in the trigeminal ganglion, at the base of your neck, and cause oral herpes. For this reason, although the HSV-1 virus can very occasionally cause genital herpes this is unusual. Conversely the HSV-2 virus hardly ever produces oral herpes symptoms and is very unlikely to be transmitted orally. You need to know whether you have herpes type-1 or herpes type-2 because depending on which type you have, you may have more or less symptoms and the probability of transmitting herpes to your partner will vary greatly. A lot of people ask me, "Is it possible to cure herpes? Is it possible to get rid of herpes from the body?" I fully understand these questions because herpes can cause really painful symptoms and can be very scary. To cure herpes would mean removing all traces of herpes DNA in your system. Unfortunately, although the finest researchers are constantly seeking a cure, they have not yet found one. I have read claims of miracle cures but they are fraudulent. This does not mean a cure does not exist. Let me tell you the story of a young man starting law school, who I gave support to. He bought about three hundred and fifty dollars worth of products that were so-called "cures and which you can find on the Internet. I told him, "These are not cures. They are homeopathic remedies. Even though they can suppress symptoms, it takes time. Taking a lot of them in a short period will not help you." The young
man would not listen to me. Several months later, he let me know how disappointed he was. He had been ripped off to the tune of three hundred and fifty dollars, with no results. It is important to understand that herpes is a virus and that once you have it, you have it for life. It is something, which we theoretically cannot remove from our bodies. What happens is that once herpes has entered a host (your body), it can "go to sleep" for a while. By that I mean that it can remain inactive and not cause any infection. It will just rest in the sacral ganglion or cluster of nerve cells where herpes stays as a silent virus. What I mean by silent is that herpes has found a way to make itself invisible to the immune system. Our immune system cannot detect it when it is asleep or dormant. When it wakes up, (I am going to use that image to make things simpler) it changes its structure. It starts duplicating itself by exhausting nerve cells. It takes all the resources in the nerve cells until they burst. It travels down the nerve paths this way and through the skin cells, where it causes redness, itchiness and blisters, and can sometimes be transmitted. Your immune system cannot detect herpes while it is not active. But when herpes is inactive, it cannot be transmitted. This is what scientific research has found. I do not believe there is no cure for herpes but to prove that a certain remedy or a combination of several remedies is in fact a cure would cost millions. In Todays economy, it would be virtually impossible to raise enough money to research alternative treatments thoroughly enough to prove a natural remedy is a cure. That is why the purpose of this book is just to help you remain symptoms free and prevent herpes transmission. Even if you never experience any symptoms after reading this book, you cannot say you have been cured. Even if your blood test results change and you become very close to being negative, this cannot prove you have been cured. However, this will mean your likeliness to transmit herpes to someone will be much closer to 0% and that you will not have to suffer an outbreak ever again. I know I will sell fewer books by not guaranteeing a 100% that you will be cured but I have decided to tell you the truth. The reason why I am doing all this is to help you get a better life not to deceive you, get your money and run. I want you to get well and feel that herpes is not important and cannot hurt you anymore or anyone who comes close to you. Besides, even if you are cured, it will cost you thousands of dollars to prove that you have been cured. I want to help you save money not loose money with herpes tests. What you must understand is that people who claim they can cure you are lying to you. They just do not have any proof, just assumptions. This does not mean you cannot have phenomenal results at the
fraction of the cost of Todays medicine. Actually, you can. Just imagine what it would be like knowing that you will never experience any dreadful outbreaks again and that your partner is safe with you. Imagine never having to say again, sorry honey we cannot do it Tonight, Im having another outbreak. Wouldnt it be wonderful? After going through embarrassing and shameful moments like these, I do think it is fabulous and my husband is delighted. He never had any genital herpes symptoms and we are entering our ninth year of love. I will assume that you have now been properly diagnosed and that you already know which type of genital herpes you have, type 1 or type 2, from the proper diagnosis, either a positive PCR Swab Test or a IgG specific blood test. What you can achieve with the help of this book is to keep herpes silent, remove outbreaks from your life and protect your partner from getting herpes from you. If you follow the guidelines presented in this book diligently you will change your views on herpes forever and it will no longer bother you.
UNDERSTANDING HERPES TRIGGERS

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To stop herpes from tormenting you, you must understand what triggers herpes. Herpes triggers are vitally important yet often completely overlooked. Traditional medicine does not really know what wakes up herpes. They just know it wakes up and what happens then. Maybe it is stress, anxiety, or friction. Maybe it is a combination of stress, anxiety and bad diet, or maybe it is some other factor. I invite you to grab a pen and paper, or buy a little notebook, especially if it is less than two years after your first symptoms. It is very important that you start keeping a journal of your herpes triggers. You will not have to do this for ever. It is usually best to keep a journal for the first year or two. If you have never done it before then you should start now, even if it is two years or more since your first symptoms. It is very important that you start paying attention to what happens to your body and start working out what are your specific herpes triggers. Herpes triggers can be anything from a nervous condition to exhaustion, doing too much sport, eating too much sugar, or not taking enough exercise. You will notice a combination of two or three triggers that give you a 50% or more chance of causing a herpes outbreak when combined. If you do not believe your emotions and feelings can trigger herpes, please try this little test. Close your eyes. Feel a lot of fear and remember when you had pain. See herpes where it used to be, where it went, where it came, and where it hurt you. Feel it and see it there. Do that for too long and you will probably cause a herpes outbreak to return. Repeat the test only if you are really not convinced that your mind can trigger herpes. Your mind is your emotions, your thoughts, your beliefs; all of these are important. They affect your health, as much as what you eat and the lifestyle you lead. How you feel is just as important.
Common triggers
Here I will present the most common herpes triggers. You can visit my blog at http://herpesantidote.com/secret/herpes-triggers to read what others have reported as triggers. You can then add your own to make this post even more valuable to the herpes community. Stress Stress is a very common trigger. When you have a lot of stress, all of a sudden you feel you have an itchy spot in an area you know very well. You feel it starting over again. I know people who sometimes relapse because of stress. They do not pay attention to their bodies, their thoughts and emotions, and they relapse. Fatigue Another trigger is fatigue. Fatigue often comes with stress, insomnia, poor diet or lack of exercise. Some people have asked me whether herpes causes fatigue or fatigue causes herpes. I believe herpes can sometimes temporarily cause fatigue but that most of the time fatigue is a symptom of something else, like poor diet. When you experience fatigue you must be very careful to monitor your body signs because you are more prone to getting an outbreak. You will receive all the information you need in this book to prevent herpes when fatigued. Depression / Emotional shock/ Emotional factors Sometimes depression, very strong emotions, or a state of shock can trigger herpes. Anger and tension in your domestic relationship can also cause herpes. I will give you simple remedies and techniques in this book that will help you get rid of any emotional triggers in no time. To my knowledge, no other book about herpes has disclosed this kind of information. It is worth the price of the book because emotional triggers cause at least 60% of all outbreaks. For example, stopping being afraid of herpes recurrences can cut the number of your outbreaks by at least 50% PMS / Hormonal imbalance / Pre-menopause / Menopause
Hormones can make herpes worse. Some women only get outbreaks during PMS or menstruation. Others remain asymptomatic all their lives until they reach pre-menopause or menopause Small scientific studies indicate that a certain type of prostaglandin (E2) exacerbates herpes virus proliferation while another (E1), suppresses it. Body levels of prostaglandin (E1) decrease during PMS and menopause while other types of prostaglandins naturally increase. Estrogen levels also seem to influence herpes replication. That is why some women will need to balance their hormones as well as treat herpes to achieve good results. Other conditions Another sickness can weaken your immune system and make you more herpes prone. This does not mean that you are likely to get an outbreak each time you have the flu or any other ailment, but herpes may become active without any visible signs. Yeast infection Yeast infection can make herpes much more severe that it would normally be. If mild herpes suppressive therapy fails, I always recommend my readers to take a supplement that will prevent herpes while killing yeast, fungi and Candida at the same time. If not taken care of, yeast can make it virtually impossible to remove herpes outbreaks from your life. Your immune system is extremely powerful and tends to adapt and learn how to kill pathogens better with time. As your immune system becomes better at taming herpes, you experience fewer and fewer symptoms. Some people, however, continue to experience symptoms on a weekly basis ten years after initially contracting herpes. I believe that undetected yeast infection may be an explanation. Yeast Infection suppresses the immune system by releasing a lot of toxins in the body. It drains energy from your body and promotes poor digestion and hormonal imbalance. More and more doctors are coming to realize that yeast infection can seriously affect the hormonal system. Whether you have an acute or a chronic yeast infection that does not seem very bothersome, an excess of yeast deprives your body of its full immune functions and disrupts its hormonal system.
To give you an example, I came across an article from a doctor who noticed that excess yeast could disrupt the normal function of the thyroid, which is very important to the immune system. I have discussed this with an Australian naturopath who has come to the same conclusion. He observed that most women who visited him became free of herpes outbreaks after treating yeast infection naturally. Yeast is an important factor that can damage your immune and hormonal systems, and cause herpes to come back. The same applies to any type of parasitic, fungal or Candida infestation. Women often experience vaginal yeast, but that is only one aspect of a larger problem. Vaginal yeast makes it more difficult for a woman to understand and recognize herpes symptoms because yeast infection and herpes symptoms can be confused. It makes it more difficult for a woman to protect her partner from catching herpes because she may mistake a herpes outbreak or herpes symptoms for a yeast infection or take too much vaginal yeast medication. You must get rid of yeast infection to become herpes free Foods / Diet Certain foods can be herpes triggers. Coffee, chocolate and tea all contain some sort of caffeine or a compound that is similar to caffeine. These compounds can really damage your immune system and can also cause a sort of unnatural stress. That is why I urge you to stop eating chocolate or drinking any type of caffeinated beverages while having any herpes symptoms. Eating too much sugar, too, can trigger herpes as can failing to eat enough probiotics or anything feeding the intestinal flora. I give very clear diet instructions for the treatment and prevention of herpes. I used to recommend tea for its antioxidant and antiviral properties but I am now convinced that tea as well as coffee should be replaced by herbal tea. Hiromi Shinya MD, Head of the surgical endoscopy unit at New Yorks Beth Israel Medical Center and author of The Enzyme Factor also confirms that he has observed that people who drink a lot of tea have very poor digestion. He says that Japanese tea instructors all suffer from atrophic gastritis, which is a precursor to stomach cancer and therefore concludes that tea causes stomach problems. He and I also believe that good digestion and good health are directly related. He makes a further interesting point; yogurts and dairy products, he claims, do not help restore the intestinal flora; quite the opposite is true. Nonetheless, I think it is wise to eat plain (unsweetened) yogurt during herpes infections.
Too much exercise Too much exercise will weaken your immune system temporarily and may cause herpes to return. Friction on the skin: Sometimes local friction during exercise or sexual intercourse can trigger outbreaks. If this is the case you should take the homeopathic remedies I give in the treatment section of this book before each sexual intercourse or each time you are going to stress your skin. Also avoid wearing tights, tight underwear and jeans to diminish the cause of friction.
Your herpes trigger diary:

You must write everything in your diary. "What did I eat this day? What was I thinking about this day? How was I feeling this day and about two days before?" It is very important to understand what triggers your herpes. My herpes triggers: My triggers are PMS, yeast, stress, marital problems, chocolate and peanuts Fear of herpes was a big trigger at first. I believe that if you feel afraid of something and start obsessing about it, you are much more likely to experience it. That certainly holds true for herpes. Sometimes, I used to have symptoms when I was feeling angry at my husband. Deep inside I knew I was having those symptoms to push him away. Finding your triggers: It is unusual for just one trigger to cause herpes to become infectious. Normally it is a combination of two or three. To discover your triggers, you will have to play a little visualization game. Just close your eyes and scan your body. Try to scan your body and thoughts and look for clues as if you were reading a murder or thriller novel. Look for clues in your mind and then write down, "That day I ate this. The day before, I ate this." Usually herpes outbreaks occur because of something that happened one to five days earlier.
Write down everything. "I was stressed at that moment. I was feeling angry. I was feeling (whatever you were feeling)" This will help you prevent herpes outbreaks for the rest of your life. You must react immediately and treat yourself as if you were having an outbreak each time you recognize these sets of triggers. You have to react as if you were having an infection even before it occurs. This is a simple but powerful way to prevent all outbreaks for the rest of your life. You do not have to treat yourself all the time, even though you must take certain remedies regularly to prevent herpes from coming back. All you need to do is learn what causes herpes to return or what sets of triggers are likely to lead to an outbreak. Knowledge is power. You can use all the herpes treatment information and guidelines, as if you were having a herpes infection, even though you may be just at the prodrome or very early symptom stage. In this way, you can gain complete control over herpes. You can get back to living your life and having fun. You just need to scan your body for thirty seconds and ask yourself, "How did I feel? What did I eat? What did I think? Did I have other symptoms? All of these are factors or a combination of factors that are likely to trigger herpes. Once you know that trigger combination, you can react before you are hurt. You have the advantage of striking first. Once you gain that knowledge, you will be able to control herpes to a level where an infection is not even manifested. As we are not discussing cold sores here, I am not going to get into all the things that can trigger them. I do, however want to mention one unusual trigger, which is exposure of your skin to the sun, which can sometimes be a herpes trigger. Unless you are a naturist, you should not be too affected by the sun, but if you are wearing a bikini, it is very important that you put on sunscreen. If you go somewhere that is likely to cause some stress, for example if you travel, go on a cruise, or have to be in a coach for a long time, you should act as if you were having a herpes outbreak. You need to realize that traveling weakens your immune system and is a potential source of trouble with herpes. I hope that you now understand how important it is to use all the information you can to make sure herpes is taken care of even before it shows itself. This is a very simple, yet extremely powerful strategy.
Now I want you to stop reading. Even if you are not having any symptoms right now, I want you to take a notebook. If you cannot find a notebook, just use pen and paper and buy a notebook later today or tomorrow. Copy what you have written to that notebook. Make a diary. Use your computer if you find that easier. If you are worried about privacy, password protect the document and name it in such a way that no one except you will understand what it is about. It does not matter if you do not have any symptoms today. Try to remember your last herpes outbreak and answer the questions: "How was I feeling? What was I thinking? What did I eat? What was happening in my life? Was I traveling? Did I have stress at home? Did I do some house cleaning?" (Sometimes pollution can really affect you too). "Was I exhausted? Did I eat something like almonds, chocolate, or anything containing too much arginine? This is your first step to becoming completely in control of herpes. Scan your mind. Try to feel how it was and what was going on in your body. Write down where you had symptoms. After a while when you feel something that could indicate that herpes is coming back, you just have to check if your common triggers were present. If you have identified them and they are present then you should think, "Maybe herpes is coming back. I must take action". Below is a chart you can use each time you have an outbreak or remember having one
Foods and Drinks
Thoughts Emotions Stress
Other factors: Hormones/PMS/menstruation, Friction, Sport, Pollution, Sun exposure
Day 0 (When you first notice the outbreak)
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Snacks and Sweets: Beverages (soda, beer, coffee)
Foods and Drinks
Thoughts Emotions Stress
Other factors: Hormones/PMS/menstruation, Friction, Sport, Pollution, Sun exposure
Day -1
Day -2
Day -3
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Snacks and Sweets: Beverages (soda, beer, coffee...)
HERPES SYMPTOMS
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We have just seen how important it is to identify herpes outbreak triggers. Triggers will tell you when you have a probability higher than fifty percent of having an outbreak. You will have to adapt and act immediately, as if you were having an outbreak, as soon as you recognize you have a combination of the triggers that led you to get a full-blown herpes outbreak in the past. This will be less and less necessary as you learn to suppress herpes successfully. Now, with herpes symptoms, you still have a chance, very early in an outbreak, to stop it. If you wait too long, and reach blister stage, it becomes almost impossible to stop a herpes outbreak from following its course, which means you will move from blister stage to sore stage to scab stage and then back to normal skin. This is a long process. Usually, without treatment, it takes between two to three weeks to heal. If this is your first outbreak, you are likely to have easily identifiable symptoms. However, symptoms may vary greatly among individuals, and most of the time the primary infection goes undetected. It is a subsequent outbreak that is noticed. The severity of the symptoms also varies from one person to another. Some people may experience a mild itch while others may feel severe pain, fever and headaches. Gynecologists usually differentiate between the primary infection and subsequent ones. The first outbreak following a primary infection is often the worst. This was not the case for me, but with time my outbreaks did become milder. During primary infection, the immune system does not know how to react to the virus and is unable to defend itself quickly. Some of us may experience flu-like symptoms, such as headaches, fever, and muscle aches. Some may also feel pain in the legs and the buttocks, swollen glands or lymph nodes, vaginal discharge, difficulty urinating, or other candidiasis-like vaginal symptoms.
I want to focus on the latter two symptoms. If you are a woman who experiences cystitis symptoms without an actual infection, your doctor may diagnose you with cystalgia. Doctors may tell you that it might be stress related. I strongly believe that many cystalgia cases are herpes related. I have noticed that I have experienced unexplained cystalgia since I contracted genital herpes. My homeopath told me that they were all somehow related, but I do not think he implied that herpes was causing cystalgia. People who develop herpes in the urethra, the canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder, may at times have difficulty urinating or feel pain when urinating. I have also been plagued with recurring vaginal itching since I contracted herpes. I was tested for the most common STDs only to find out that I had none. I wasnt tested for herpes at the time. I kept wondering what it was until I realized I could have herpes. Furthermore, I was not aware that vaginal discharge could be associated with herpes. I thought it was just a recurring candidiasis infection, but my tests were negative. So remember to look for those unusual symptoms when trying to identify herpes. Of course, there is no need to become paranoid, although we tend to feel that way when we discover we might have herpes or when we are diagnosed with it. An initial outbreak will have some warning signs like flu like symptoms and swollen glands and will develop after 2 to ten days. It often starts with a tingling sensation in the skin usually followed by redness at the site of infection. Then a cluster of small, fluid-filled blisters erupt. They may then gather to form a large blister. The blister(s) then burst and become lesions. This is usually the most painful part of the infection. These blisters may appear in any part of the body but are usually located on the lips of the vagina or under pubic hairs in women and on the testicles or the shaft or tip of the penis in men. Both sexes can also develop blisters in the buttocks, the thighs, the urethra and the anus. After a few days, the ulcers scab over and heal, leaving no apparent scar. Sometimes people also develop a swelling before blisters appear. Symptoms will usually disappear within 2 to 3 weeks. Make an appointment with your doctor as soon as you detect these symptoms. This is the best time to be tested to determine if herpes is causing these symptoms.
Stephen L. Sacks MD, in his book The Truth About Herpes, makes a distinction between nonprimary initial infection and primary initial infection. He explains that many people who contract genital herpes have already been in contact with the virus in its oral version and therefore have developed immunity to it over time. Thats why they may not have severe symptoms when infected with genital herpes. He also claims that HSV-1 might protect those who have it from an HSV-2 infection by reducing their risk of contracting an infection up to 50%. Maybe that explains why many people who have genital herpes do not know it. I highly recommend Dr. Sackss book. It explains everything a doctor should know about herpes. It is different from this book because it doesnt explore alternative treatments seriously. If you really want to educate yourself about herpes, this book should be on your list. You can find it at Amazon. Here are some pictures taken out of their sexual context. I hate that all pictures available on the Internet expose so much of the genitals. I thought I would filter that out for you. I took these pictures from the IHMF. You can find the originals at http://www.ihmf.org/OnlineLearningZone/DiagnosticAtlas.asp
Blister formation and redness
Redness, ulceration and several blisters
Understanding the different stages of an outbreak

The first of the different stages of an outbreak is an asymptomatic infection, followed by a tingle or an itch, then a sting, redness, swelling (not always), vesicles (often several that may gather in one place), ulcers and crusts.
Asymptomatic infection
The virus remains dormant in the ganglion. Sometimes it leaves the ganglion and travels nerve paths undetected by the body. This is called asymptomatic shedding. Asymptomatic periods can last 1 to 5 days. It is hard to predict these periods but it is possible to control them trough suppressive therapies. Suppressive therapy consists in taking antiviral medication twice a day. It has recently been proven that Valtrex could reduce asymptomatic shedding by 95%, reducing the risk of transmission by 50%. I believe we can do even better by combining natural therapies.
Prodromes
If you do not want to experience another outbreak, you must learn to recognize a set of symptoms that are called "prodromes". Prodromes occur just before herpes reaches the skin, or just before it becomes physically obvious. Most people experience prodromes at the beginning of an outbreak. These should be taken as warning signs. It is very important to recognize them, as it is easier to stop outbreaks early on. The first prodrome often consists of flu-like symptoms. If you feel stiffness in your muscles, your back; feel like you are having a cold, are feverish, or maybe have a few chills, this could be the flu or it could be herpes coming back. You may also have swollen glands at this stage. Sometimes you may also feel tired, a little dizzy, or warmth or pain in the legs, buttocks or lower back. Muscle stiffness could occur also in your thighs, buttocks, back or you could simply have a general feeling of soreness of your skin or of aching in your muscles. Some people report they feel pain in their legs down to their ankles and feet. They feel that things taste different. For women, vaginal odor or discharge may sometimes occur. This may also be a yeast infection. If it is yeast, you should treat it nonetheless, because yeast makes it almost impossible to identify herpes prodromes.
Sometimes, people write to me about symptoms that I am not familiar with. You will have to recognize your own set of prodromes. I am just giving you the most common ones. Prodromes will soon move to itchiness in the skin; that is the beginning of an outbreak. It is the borderline between what I call prodromes and a full-blown outbreak. I often had a fever, headache and muscle ache. Whatever it is, learn your bodys sign language. Learn to identify your prodromal phase. This is one of the best ways to protect your partner (even if you take Valtrex) and to control your disease, because when you start having all these warning signs the virus may have already reached your skin and you may have become contagious. If you have flu-like symptoms, and you are not sure if it is just a cold, you should act as if you were having a herpes outbreak and start treatment immediately. Increase the number of supplements you take, change your diet, and do exactly what is written in the herpes treatment chapter. Prodromes are very simple to recognize but are very subtle. It will take you a bit of practice. It is very important to recognize them because until you can, you are losing ground in your battle against herpes.
Itchiness
When the itchiness is very mild, very subtle, you are still in prodrome stage. If the itching becomes more intense, you are moving closer to having blisters and sometimes even painful symptoms. You can still stop herpes at the mild itching stage, but the closer you get toward blister stage, the less likely you are to abort herpes. Itchiness may occur before, during or after redness. Avoid skin to skin contact and sharing wet towels when you feel itchiness creeping under your skin.
Redness
At this stage, the virus is developing in the skin. The immune system has sounded the alarm and a battle is raging causing inflammation in your skin. Do not have sex or sexual contact with anyone until your skin returns to normal.
Swelling
This stage does not always occur. Few people experience it, and when they do it is mostly during the primary infection. As I have experienced it a few times, I have mentioned it here. Most of the time the swelling is small, but I had the pleasure of having one the size of a small thumb. It went away after 3 days, but it made a lasting impression on me. I haven not had any swelling since. Most doctors will agree that swelling rarely occurs after the first outbreak, if ever.
Vesicles
Vesicles are usually the size of a needle head and generally gather in clusters. Sometimes they can merge into a larger blister. They are often filled with transparent, greenish or yellowish or bloody fluids. They may feel itchy and sometimes very painful. If you have large blisters, rush to your doctor to get a culture test. Culture tests are very time sensitive and herpes has to be present and alive in the cultures for the test to show a positive result. Sometimes vesicles are so small you may need a magnifying glass to identify them. Do not break them because it will not help, and they will break by themselves anyway. You may even risk re-infecting yourself somewhere else if you do.
Ulcers
When the vesicles burst releasing their fluids, small rounded wet ulcers appear.
Crusts
The wet ulcers begin to dry and a scab forms. Do not remove the scabs. They are part of the healing process. Your skin is growing back underneath, and soon your outbreak will be just a bad memory. The virus may still be present at this time. It is only when all the scabs have disappeared and that your skin is back to normal that you can consider having sex again with your partner. You may see a change in the color of your skin in the outbreak area, but it should be smooth and look healthy.
Outbreaks are likely to appear in the same place each time but can move occasionally. Having recurrent symptoms in the same genital area suggests that the cause is herpes. I usually have outbreaks exactly in the same spot, but it can vary from time to time and from person to person. Gynecologists usually say that recurrent outbreaks tend to become milder through time as the immune system learns to respond more efficiently to a virus attack. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. Outbreak frequency may vary from one outbreak every two weeks to one each year. I had several outbreaks the first year but the time lapse between them increased each time. For example, I had an outbreak 5 months after the first one, then 8 months after, and so forth. I havent had any for more than 5 years now. I have learned what preventive treatments work for me well enough to prevent herpes symptoms. These pictures were also taken from the IHMF. You can find the originals here.
Ulceration
Small lesions
Blisters and lesions
Does everyone have the same symptoms?

No. Symptoms can range from barely detectable to very painful. You can have one or several blisters located in various areas. As you have read earlier, certain symptoms are not always present. Swelling,
for example, and sometimes crusts do not even appear. Prodromes may be quite different from one person to another, and sometimes they may not even be noticed. Also someones symptoms may vary through time. It can change spot, form, severity, frequency or duration.
Can I have an outbreak outside the genital area?

You can have an outbreak anywhere on your body. Some people even get herpes in their eyes. Genital herpes has a tendency to return to the same spot each time. However, it can occasionally move. It may also appear on the thighs, the buttocks, the lower back, the groin and anywhere in the genital area. Even though unlikely, you may transmit herpes from one area to another during an outbreak by self-infection. So avoid touching your blisters and wash your hands after touching your genital area.
HERPES TREATMENT
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This part is about herpes treatment and what you do when you are experiencing an outbreak. This is not about herpes prevention. Herpes treatment comes when you have already lost the battle and herpes has become active. I will show you a strategy that will abort a herpes outbreak, if you catch it soon enough. If you remember what we said in the previous chapter, it is very important for you to be able to acknowledge symptoms as soon as they appear. The mildest signs, such as the flu-like symptoms, have to be detected early for your treatment to be most effective. I will present several things you need to do here. You will need to change your diet, take certain supplements, drink certain things, and stop drinking others. You will have to take care of certain emotional aspects and I will show you exactly how to do that. You will also have to treat yourself externally. Combining all of these strategies will help you stop a herpes outbreak. Using just one or two, is not enough. You may still abort herpes with one or two remedies if you have a healthy lifestyle, including a good diet that is relatively free of antibiotics, chemicals and pollutants. Depending on your situation, you may be able to use fewer supplements or herbs to stop herpes from going through a fullblown outbreak to crusts. If this is the first time you are reading this book and you haven't had success dealing with your outbreaks, you will have to follow all of the suggestions in order to impact your outbreaks. I cannot guarantee you will manage to stop outbreaks on your first attempt, but if you learn exactly what to do and all the herpes prevention strategies in the second part of this book, treating genital herpes will only take you a few minutes and your outbreaks will be gone. You may still experience mild itching from time to time. This is about the only reminder of herpes that you may experience. There is a difference between HSV-1 Herpes Simplex 1, and Herpes Simplex 2 treatments. Certain herbs are more effective on Herpes Simplex 1 than on Herpes Simplex 2. I will tell you which ones you should use, depending on your situation.
You may be able to use fewer herpes remedies than the ones presented here and still abort a herpes outbreak in a few hours. However, if this is the first time you are reading this book and the first time you are trying this treatment, use every remedy presented in this section. As you get used to controlling herpes better, you may be able to discontinue some of the supplements. However, for you to gain confidence in your ability to prevent and stop herpes outbreaks, you have to start by using all of these recommended strategies. This herpes treatment strategy is presented in three main chapters: the internal treatment, the psychological treatment and the external treatment. You must treat all aspects of herpes together to ensure fast and definitive results. Do not skip any chapter of this herpes treatment protocol.
Internal Herpes Treatment

At the beginning of an outbreak, use homeopathic remedies. It is best to buy them beforehand.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a branch of medicine that was founded in the 18th century by Samuel Hannemann, a German physician. His ideas were inspired by Hippocrates, a famous doctor who lived 4000 years ago. Hippocrates believed that what caused harm could also heal. This has become the underlying philosophy of modern homeopathy. Homeopathy attempts to cure diseases by using the bodys natural defenses. It gives the patient a substance that worsens his condition in the hope of increasing the bodys defensive response. This response then aids recovery. The efficacy of a homeopathic treatment depends on the nature of the disease and the persons capacity to self-cure. Homeopathy cannot cure an incurable disease or someone with a compromised immune system. Not everybody reacts to homeopathy, especially those who have previously undergone heavy medical treatments. To tell you the truth, I didnt believe in homeopathy until recently. Almost 6 years ago, I started having recurrent cystitis. It was horrible. I would go to the doctor doubled up with pain, feeling as if each minute was an hour. Then I would go to the lab to give urine samples, and then to the pharmacy. It was only then
that I was allowed to take my medicine. One month later, it would start all over again. I couldnt stand it. I felt my doctor was unqualified to help me solve this problem, and I made an appointment with a urologist. He didnt bring me much relief either. I finally said to myself, There must be another way. So I tried using plants and essential oil. It helped a little, but not enough. In the end, I turned to homeopathy. I bought a book on homeopathy and made an appointment with the doctor who had written it and he brought me relief. At last, I was free again. I knew what to take to stop a crisis. It was wonderful, and still is. A little later, I used it to control genital herpes. When I first discovered I had herpes, my doctor didnt even warn me it could be contagious or that I might have another outbreak. It seemed insignificant, so I didnt worry. But I did have another outbreak about a year and a half later, and this one was painful. That is when I learned that herpes could be contagious. I was very embarrassed because I had started a new relationship about a year before. Once again, I turned to a physician who gave me acyclovir as a treatment. It did help but didnt stop all outbreaks. Then I tried essential oils again. I could heal my outbreak in about 3 to 4 days, but it wasnt enough. In the end, I turned to homeopathy once more and it really helped me. Some people do not get any results with homeopathy, but I did. It may take 6 months to a year to see significant results. My doctor warned me about that, but after a while, I was able to stop an outbreak by taking his prescription. I noticed improvement in about 3 months. I have decided to give you general guidelines for the homeopathic treatment of genital herpes in this book. Homeopathy being a rather complex therapy, I would recommend consulting a homeopath at least once, just to know what works best for you. Nevertheless, many homeopaths have a tendency to give too many remedies at the same time with very complex dosages varying from day to day. It becomes such a headache that people give up. If you come across a homeopath like that, try and find one that gives easy to follow prescriptions. I met a doctor once who gave me about 10 products and I gave up after two weeks. Now my prescriptions include 3 products on a daily basis and 3 more during a crisis. This should be regarded as normal in homeopathy.
One of my favorite homeopathic remedies for genital herpes is Vaccinotoxinum. It was never prescribed by my homeopath. I found out about it on my own. Ive permanently added it to my list of top genital herpes remedies. A woman wrote to me claiming that she had been able to suppress all genital herpes symptoms just by taking one dose of Vaccinotoxinum 9 C per month for six months and then nothing for six alternate months. She said this treatment was recommended to her by a French gynecologist and that she was extremely happy with it. Where I live, it is possible to get Vaccinotoxinum without a prescription. Vaccinotoxinum is which is a nosode. A nosode is basically a treatment that is made from diseased tissue. It is diluted by placing the nosode in water, then taking half of the water and adding it to another water batch. The process is repeated a hundred times. One hundred times is 1C; two hundred times is 2C, etc. The number of dilutions is important so that the presence of any pathogen is gone. Unfortunately, Vaccinotoxinum is not available in America without a prescription. This means you have to visit a homeopath each time which can be costly. Fortunately, if you live in the U.S., there are alternative nosode complexes available without a prescription that can help you achieve even better results. In Europe, Vaccinotoxinum is easily accessible. Take one 9C dose. It is easier to take a dose because you get precisely what you need in one tube. You must take one 9C dose as soon as you have the mildest symptoms, or you can take one 15C dose followed by a second 15C dose 24 hours later. If you cannot find a dose but just regular pellets, then take 10 pellets of 9C twice, once every 12 hours. You can also take one dose or ten pellets every month for prevention. If you live in America, buying Vaccinotoxinum may not be convenient or possible, but you have access to Herpes Nosode. You can find Herpes Nosode at www.elixirs.com. It is a Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 nosode tube, containing 400 pellets of 30C. 30C is a strong dilution. You must take 10 pellets, two or three times a day, as soon as you have symptoms. These pellets are best for prevention because there are very diluted. You should take four every day to prevent symptoms from reoccurring. If you want to use them as a treatment, you will have to use 10 in the morning, 10 at lunchtime, and 10 in the evening but I recommend you use the products from Celletech. Do that for two days. Celletech.com distributes Herpes I and II nosodes at 12C. Order them or ask your local drugstore to do that for you. You may take 10 pellets at the onset of herpes symptoms and 10 pellets again 24 hours after that.
Nosodes are homeopathic remedies that you must use at the beginning of an outbreak to promote an immediate response, or overreaction of your immune system. Homeopathic remedies strive to create something that is going to make the immune system overreact, or react more than it normally does without weakening it. As a result, you increase your chances of relief from the pain and the symptoms that are causing your discomfort faster. That is what happens when you use nosodes. Nosodes will give your immune system a boost to overreact, saying you are being attacked more than you already are. This gives it a chance to react more quickly and more strongly than it would normally. Herpes Nosodes are also manufactured by Professional Health Products or PHP. Their website is www.phpltd.com. They have created a very strong homeopathic complex that combines nosodes of different herpes strains. What is interesting in this formula is that you get all the Herpes Nosodes, Herpes 1, Herpes 2, and Herpes 6, and in all different kinds of dilutions which makes it very potent. You can find their product at www.fixherpes.com for $39.99 and at www.nutritiondynamics.com for $24 (I just saved you $15). Go to this page and scroll down. I do not recommend fixherpes.com as a supplier. They have a reputation for making false claims of being able to cure herpes. This company has been giving homeopathy a bad name. They say that PHPHRZIII, which is actually PHPC32 from Professional Health Products (PHP), used in combination with other products like vitamin C or herbs, will cure herpes forever. It wont. It may turn it asymptomatic for a long time though. To use the PHP remedy correctly, you must spray it under your tongue. You can spray it several times throughout the day during the first two or three days of an outbreak. You can also spray it locally where you feel tingling or pain. Homeopathy causes an overreaction in your immune system. If your immune system is functioning properly, you will get results. Sometimes you do not get results the first time. My homeopath and I have seen a 90% rate of success within three to six months after starting homeopathic treatment. It is possible that homeopathy will take up to six months to generate results. But in most cases, it will stop outbreaks almost instantly, in as little as three to six hours maximum within six months.
It is worth trying. If you are among the 10% of people who do not respond to homeopathy, that means your immune system may be weakened by another condition, you may have some sort of emotional trauma or depression, or you may have been abusing substances. Drug abuse can be pharmaceutical or chemical in nature. If you are abusing your body and/or immune system, you need to visit a homeopath. Some of these obstacles can be overcome. Others are much more difficult to tackle. For example, if you are HIV positive and your situation has evolved into AIDS, I cannot guarantee that homeopathy will give you the support you need. Homeopathy works on healthy immune systems. If your immune system is weakened, you will need to restore and improve its functions as much as possible. You will also have to follow all the prevention techniques I give you, change your diet drastically, and go through detox at some point to improve your chances to respond normally to homeopathic remedies. Some of you may think homeopathy is just "quackery" or a scam. I understand it is very unconventional and I even tried homeopathy out of despair. Now, I am completely convinced you can stop any herpes outbreak using homeopathy when used in conjunction with other strategies I will give you. I can also stop bladder infections or urinary tract infections so quickly using homeopathy and herbal extracts and so can you. You should really try this for yourself and follow the guidelines I have provided diligently. It may not very easy to find the pellets, but you can find them online. A lot of them can be found at through Celletech.com If you use the product from PHP, you can use it once a month. You can spray where you had sores previously and put it under your tongue. The reason why you put the pellets or spray under your tongue is because there are many veins in that location and the skin is very thin. Therefore homeopathic remedies go directly through your bloodstream. Spray it three times under your tongue, and keep it there. If you are using a pellet, keep the remedy under your tongue until it completely dissolves. If you are using a spray, wait until you do not feel anything remaining. After eating, you must wait two hours before you take a homeopathic remedy. Do not eat for 15 minutes once you have taken the remedy. Never take a breath mint or anything with mint before taking a homeopathic remedy because it will prevent the remedy from going through the veins that are under your tongue. Before taking a homeopathic treatment, avoid brushing your teeth with mint toothpaste. If you
used mint toothpaste, you need to wait until the tingling goes away before you can take a homeopathic remedy. Homeopaths usually recommend at least two hours.
What do I do during an outbreak?

Remember to be patient and consistent; your success depends on it.
Take vaccinotoxinum or herpes nosodes, apis mellifica, rhus toxicodendron and croton tiglium immediately. If you are using the product from PHP you just need to add apis mellifica because all other ingredients are already included in the formula. Below is a list of common remedies. You may add them to the list above if they reflect common symptoms you have.
At the first signs of an outbreak: Vaccinotoxinum/Herpes nosodes: read information above Apis Mellifica: Take Apis Mellifica 6C 4 pellets 4 or 5 times during the first 3 hours. Apis is used to prevent blisters from forming. It is not useful once blisters have appeared. You may have to use it several times before you see any results. Rhus Toxicondendron: After taking Apis Mellifica, take 10 pellets of Rhus Toxicondendron 9C as soon as stinging appears, followed by 10 more pellets 6 hours later. Discontinue use if blisters appear. Croton Tiglium: Take 5 pellets of Croton Tiglium 5C every hour if redness, itchiness and great sensitivity are present. Continue treatment until blisters start to crust. This homeopathic remedy for genital herpes is mostly indicated for women. Borax: Take 5 pellets of Borax 5 C every hour if stinging, open sores are present. This remedy is mostly used by men. You may also combine some of the homeopathic remedies below depending on your symptoms. Lachesis or Sepia: Take 6C 3 pellets once every 24 hours. These homeopathic remedies are mostly suitable for women who tend to have genital herpes outbreaks just before their periods. I use Sepia.
After blisters have appeared: Arsenicum Album: Take if eruptions are accompanied by a burning sensation and many small blisters. Rhus Toxicodendron: Continue treatment until blisters start to crust.
Borax: Continue using Borax 5 C, 5 pellets 3 times a day if stinging, open sores are present. This remedy is mostly used by men. Calendula tincture: You may use calendula tincture on the skin to soothe the pain associated with genital herpes. Cantharis: Take 5 pellets of Cantharis twice a day if large blisters appear with acute, burning sensations. Kalium Muriaticum: Take 5 pellets of Kalium Muriaticum 7 C or 9 C twice a day if blisters containing a thick white fluid appear.
When blisters start to crust Mezereum: You may use 5 pellets of Mezereum 6 C several times if your blisters are filled with a whitish liquid and rapidly evolve into itchy crusts. Find your specific remedy: Another thing you want to find is your own specific remedy. Mine is Sepia. As I was pretty nervous, my homeopath gave me Staphysagria also, which helps with the nervousness. I had to take four 5C pellets before going to bed. If you cannot afford going to a homeopath, I suggest you visit www.abchomeopathy.com. They have an accurate diagnosis questionnaire that will help you define your own remedy. This remedy needs to be added to the other ones. I've already given you, Apis mellifica, Rhus Toxicodendron, Croton, and Vaccinotoxinum or Herpes Nosodes. If you use the product from Professional Health Products, PHP, you will not need anything other than Apis remedy because that is all they miss in their formula. You can try using the pellets and the spray. If you are not able to abort herpes the first few times, you can use the following herpes remedies to speed the healing.
Diet Changes - What to Avoid

While you are having a herpes outbreak, there are some instant diet changes you have to make. If you do not make these changes, you will drastically decrease your chances of being successful. These
dietary changes are very important and cannot be skipped at any time. I am not asking you to drastically change your lifestyle or your eating habits forever, but as soon as you feel you might have an outbreak, you need to follow these guidelines. When I use the word stop, this means you cannot eat or drink something for at least 7 to 10 days. If I say avoid, this means you can consume small amounts if the particular substance doesnt or hasnt worsened your symptoms. Stop drinking beverages containing caffeine, sugar, aspartame and carbonated drinks. You must stop drinking any caffeinated beverages, including colas, coffee, black or green tea, mate or matcha, even if they are decaffeinated. Some types of white tea do not have much caffeine so you may keep drinking them. You have to stop drinking any type of soda, anything sparkling that contains sugar, whether it has caffeine or not. No alcoholic beverages: You cannot drink alcohol either - no wine, no beer, no vodkas, nothing. You have to stop drinking alcohol all together. Stop eating acid-producing foods: You have to stop eating acid-producing foods. The worst one is pizza because it mixes cheese with bread and tomato. The next thing is pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, which is also very bad. You must stop eating pasta, sandwiches, and any bakery products containing white flour. You must switch to whole grain. This means you can only eat whole grain rice, whole grain bread, and consume these things in limited quantities. Cut back on grain products as much as possible, including anything containing wheat or barley. You can eat small quantities, but you need to cut down and eat only whole grain products. Use organic whole grains because the husk or shell of the grain receives the pesticides. If you eat whole grain that is not organic, you actually receive more pesticides than if you were eating white flour products. Avoid processed foods, food additives and flavoring: You should also avoid all processed foods. Canned food is not good. All the sauces such as ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise must be removed from your diet.
Avoid also deep-fried foods. Avoid foods that are too spicy. Avoid jams, jellies, and stop eating candies and chewing gums. Avoid products containing a lot of arginine: Herpes uses arginine to reproduce itself, so it makes sense to avoid feeding its replication. We do not want to help it. The number one enemies are chocolate and peanuts. Chocolate contains arginine and other harmful substances. It will change your hormonal balance to a point where you will have too much of a herpes-promoting hormone. Avoid peanuts because they are the number one arginine-containing product. Stop eating red meat, which is also high in arginine. You can have some white meat, but it is better to eat just fish or to switch to a vegetarian diet during this time. Stop eating all kinds of sugar. Whether it is in bakery products, chocolate or candies. A chocolate peanut bar is the worst snack you can eat while you are having a herpes outbreak. The worst menu could be eating pizza with a peanut chocolate bar while drinking a caffeine-containing cola, or a beer and an espresso. If you do not want to eat a lot of sugar, but you still crave its sweet taste, you can drink licorice beverages or use Stevia as a sweetener. Licorice contains anti-viral agents and naturally tastes sweet. One of them works really well on HSV-1. If you have HSV-1 and have a sweet tooth, start drinking licorice tea. No artificial sweeteners except stevia: One more thing, you have to stay away from aspartame. Aspartame causes all sorts of trouble with the immune system. I am not going to get into the polemic here, because a lot of people are saying different things about aspartame. All I can say is that stevia sweetened colas are getting on the market and it is not for no reason. Aspartame is just not healthy. Stay away from it because it is going to make your immune system weaker than it should be.
Instead, use some genuine stevia. I would say whole stevia extracts are the best. You can make all sorts of good things with Stevia. The problem is that it gets a bit bitter if you overuse it. You can mix Stevia with a little bit of xilytol if you want. Xilytol will not cause any trouble to your immune system. Stop smoking: If you can, you should stay away from smoking. Smoking will remove the oxygen from your body. Your immune system and your body perform better with a lot of oxygen. Avoid citrus fruits except lemon and all the very sweet fruit like papaya and grapes except mangoes You now probably feel that you cannot eat anything. Actually there are plenty of things that you can and should eat.
Diet Changes What to Eat More of

Eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables: You should eat more raw vegetables, preferably cabbage. Cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and the likes contain a compound called Indole-3 Carbinol that has shown an incredible potency against herpes. Indole-3 Carbinol is almost entirely destroyed while cooking so it is best to consume raw vegetables that will give you good vitamins and healthy minerals. I suggest you eat cabbage salad or a fresh broccoli and yogurt dip everyday. Eat a lot of broccoli or Brussels sprouts. If you cannot digest broccoli, it is because you eat it cooked. I discovered the pleasure of steamed broccoli when I arrived in the U.S. It gave me so much gas. I have a juicer and now I just juice broccoli. The first time I did that, I said to myself, "Oh my gosh, it is going to taste so disgusting," but my "divine intuition" keeps telling me that broccoli is the closest thing we have, on this Earth, to a herpes cure. That is how I have always felt, so I found the courage to juice broccoli and drank it. I added a little apple to sweeten the cocktail and it tasted just fine. I suggest if you cannot eat raw broccoli, or if you cannot digest it, you juice it. Mix it with some apples to make a pleasant beverage. You'll be surprised.
Another way to eat broccoli is with a plain yogurt. You can use fat-free yogurt if you are concerned about fat. Make a dip with the yogurt. Put some herbs, such as parsley or dill, to make a dip. You can also add a little salt or dry cheese. You can eat raw broccoli like that. Take the flowers apart, cut them out and it makes a nice appetizer. If you cannot stand the taste of broccoli and your outbreaks are very severe or frequent, I suggest you try indole-3 carbinol supplementation. However if you suffer from strong hormonal imbalance or have a history of cancers in your family, it is important that you discuss this with your doctor. Mangoes and coconut: You can eat mango because it has something in it that helps with herpes. Sometimes a fruit or food has a component that will promote herpes and another one that will kill herpes, so it just balances out. It is the case for coconut for example. Coconut contains arginine which feeds herpes and monocaprin and lauricidin which both destroy herpes. You can use coconut oil, cream and dried coconut but not coconut juice or coconut milk. Fresh dark berries: You can eat a lot of dark berries, also even though some contain a lot of arginine. Eat them fresh. Do not drink berry juice or only in small quantity. Eat/Drink a lot of garlic: (if symptoms are severe) Cooked garlic is not that beneficial because it doesn't contain Allicin. Allicin is a compound in garlic that is extremely potent and interesting. It helps cure colds, flu, and has an impact on herpes. If you tend to have severe or frequent symptoms, you should take two to three fresh, raw garlic cloves everyday during treatment. It is easier to drink it with some water. Remove the stem inside, because it makes it harder to digest. Peal it, cut it, and place it on top of some water in a glass. Gulp it fast so it doesn't touch your teeth or your mouth. If you take some spirulina tablets after five or ten minutes you won't suffer from bad breath. Take one in the morning and one in the evening. You cannot take more than three cloves a day without risking a burning stomach and digestive tract, but you may also take one every morning for prevention. It should not hurt you.
Garlic has strong cleansing effects. It kills parasites, bacteria and fungi. This may cause some stomach upset at the beginning. If this is your case, start with half of a garlic clove daily and increase dosage gradually. You may then keep taking one garlic clove a day for three weeks so that you can build a tolerance for the next herpes infection. You can eat garlic bread made with whole wheat bread, butter, parsley and garlic. You can put some fresh garlic on salads. If you add raw garlic to your recipes, you may experience bad breath for several hours. On the contrary, drinking garlic with water then taking 3 to 4 spirulina tablets wont cause this problem. What makes garlic so potent against fungi, viruses and bacteria is the compound called allicin. Allicin is very unstable and is destroyed quickly. That is why one of the best ways to take garlic is to drink garlic in water immediately after chopping it. You may also take garlic supplements if you cannot stand its smell. I know a very good supplement that can deliver allicin only when it reaches the small intestine. This could make garlic supplementation more potent than raw garlic itself. A lot of allicin is lost during digestion. In other words, the later the allicin comes in contact with your digestive tract the better. The best supplement I know doesn't cause bad breath or indigestion. It is Garlinase Fresh. It works both at preventing herpes and lowering blood pressure and contains a minimum of 5,000 mcg of beneficial allicin per tablet. It represents the equivalent of 4g of garlic per tablet.
Eat bitter melon:(optional) You can also add bitter melon to your diet. You can buy bitter melon at Asian markets. Bitter melon has been used throughout Asia as a remedy in several illnesses such as leukemia, diabetes, asthma, menstrual cycle problems, stomach problems... Recent studies discovered that bitter melon has anti-HIV properties. Bitter melon contains compounds that fight herpes well (monolaurin) and promote natural killer cells activity, a vital part of your immune system. It detoxifies the body, kills parasites, some bacteria and viruses, stimulates the immune system and lowers
blood sugar level. You have to eat it very regularly to benefit from it. You can also make tea from bitter melon leaves but you should not eat its seeds. It should not be used by pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers or couples trying to conceive and people with hypoglycemia. Drink herbal teas several times a day: (must do) You must drink herbal teas to help you heal faster. It is not something you can skip. You have to stop drinking coffee, and stop drinking tea, but you should drink herbal tea. If you have HSV-1, I recommend you try drinking licorice tea because mostly effective on this type of virus. Licorice tea may cause high blood pressure in the long-term, but should be fine for just a one week treatment. If you cannot find licorice tea near you, you can find it at MountainRoseHerbs.com Another thing you have to drink regularly is lemon balm tea. Lemon balms essential oil has been found to prevent herpes and to reduce the duration and severity of herpes outbreaks. It is essential whether you have HSV-1 or HSV-2 herpes. I have found that drinking lemon balm tea greatly helps in dealing with herpes. If you stop drinking any teas and coffees and drink lemon balm tea, you should experience some benefits immediately. Lemon Balm will help you cope with the anxiety and the stress that comes with having an outbreak. If you haven't been able to control herpes, it is more than likely you will experience stress and anxiety before or during each outbreak. lemon balm will help you with the herpes and will help you with dealing with the stress that comes with herpes. You can also add Chamomile. It is very soothing. Its essential oil has also been found to be very helpful with herpes. I often mix lemon balm, or melissa, along with sage. Sage has antiviral properties. I am more prone to having a herpes outbreak during PMS, so I will take sage and melissa at that moment. This is part of the strategy. Do not wait. Once you know your triggers, act before something happens. The best herbal tea for herpes treatment:
two tablespoons of sage three tablespoons of melissa/lemon balm a quart of boiling water
Brew for at least 10 minutes. Drink at least four cups a day. You can make your herbal tea stronger if you feel necessary. You may add more herbs or prepare them differently. For example, you can place the herbs in cold water. Let water boil for two minutes. Brew for ten minutes. There are more herbs which tea you can drink. Some of them are harder to find. Hyssop is an herb that has some antiherpetic properties, as well as Goldenseal and Echinacea. Echinacea works mainly for HSV-1. Goldenseal's botanical name is hydrastis canadensis, and of course, prunella vulgaris , which is known as Self-heal. You can mix prunella vulgaris and lemon balm to help you with herpes. You'll have a great team. Hydrastis Canadensis is very helpful for women. What I usually do when I feel like I am getting colds too often is drink Lapacho, of Pao d'arco, which is sometimes also spelled Pau D'arco. Its Latin name is tabebuia impetiginosa. It is great to boost the immune system, to detoxify, and it is especially great for women. I recommend it for women who feel they get sick over and over. I do not feel that it has an instant effect, so I hesitated placing it here, but if you keep having outbreaks, it is best to drink Lapacho regularily. You need to drink it at least for two or three weeks. Then, stop for one week and start again. You will see that Lapacho is a very interesting herb and it does help with a lot of things. You make a strong decoction of the bark. It is best bought in bulk. Pour a handful in of a liter of boiling water and keep boiling for about 15 to 20 minutes. If you have a tendency to have bladder infections, yeast infections, or unexplained fatigue, you will see it help with that also. I highly recommend it. This is an herb you will need to use on top of lemon balm tea and prunella vulgaris for at least three weeks. It is optional for the treatment of herpes.
You can also use mint; all sorts of mints have shown some effect on herpes. They make the flavor a bit more pleasant. You should avoid drinking mint beverages at the same time you take homeopathy Whatever you do at least use lemon balm and sage tea and licorice tea if you have HSV-1.
Supplements to Take
The next thing you need to do is take minerals and vitamins. Usually, herpes outbreaks are harder to tame or stop when you have long-term stress. This is because stress consumes our minerals and vitamins too fast. You must supplement yourself with certain vitamins and minerals each time you experience an outbreak. Take vitamin C, which is an antioxidant. It increases interferon production. Interferons are antiviral proteins that alert blood cells to the presence of the virus and help cells resist infection. Vitamin C increases resistance to stress and fatigue and improves oxygenation of the body. Vitamin C is an absolute must to fight disease and stay young and healthy. Vitamin C also helps the body better absorb iron, which is an important element of the immune system. It is also a great antioxidant that protects us from the harming effects of free radicals. Vitamin C is also an antifungal, and, as you may know, fungi can weaken the immune system. When our body is swarming with fungi, our immune system stays busy getting rid of them and doesn't have enough energy left to fight viruses. For all these reasons, vitamin C is a very useful supplement for people who want to boost their immune system, including people suffering from herpes. I suggest you use 1gm up to 4gm a day, for no more than two weeks. If you use heavy doses of vitamin C, for a long time, you may develop bladder stones. I also recommend that you only take the 100% naturally based vitamin C, from either acerola, or rosehip extract. Do not take the synthetic vitamin C because it will cause unnecessary anxiety or stress-like symptoms that you do not want to deal with when you have are having an outbreak. Too much vitamin C can cause diarrhea, so try and space your vitamin C intake throughout the day. You have to store your vitamin C supplement away from light and heat if you do not want to destroy its vitamin C content.
Take vitamin A. Beta-carotene is the best source for vitamin A. It breaks down into vitamin A when digested. Vitamin A will increase your resistance to infection. A lack of vitamin A will make your immune system less likely to protect you from viruses, bacteria or even other types of parasites such as fungi and worms. Vitamin A can protect you against pollution, such as pesticides and herbicides. You have to use it along with zinc. You also need a good vitamin B-Complex. The most important vitamin B that you will need is B6, Pyridoxine. It helps the immune system fight infection. Vitamin B6 production takes part in antibody production. A vitamin B complex can be very useful to help with stress and outbreaks. It helps reduce stress, support the immune system and the nervous system and promotes a healthy skin all at the same time. You also need to supplement yourself with vitamin E. Vitamin E can promote immune system functions. According to certain studies, it increases the amount of white cells, and decreases the production of immunosuppressive liquids. Vitamin E is also a powerful anti-oxidant. It acts to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. Its most active form is Alpha-tocopherol (a-tocopherol). The synthetic form is labeled "D, L," while the natural form is labeled "D." It seems that the synthetic form is only half as active as the natural form. A suggested oral vitamin E dosage is 400600 IU per day. You can find vitamin E in vegetable oils, sunflower seeds, nuts, green leafy vegetables, and fortified cereals, wheat germs, peaches and prunes. You may also want to supplement yourself with vitamin D. Vitamin D is an immunity enhancer. The best source of vitamin D is sun exposure. You may be missing a little bit of vitamin D during the winter. However, overdoses of vitamin D can have severe effects on your health. You have to take small doses of vitamin D. A good source of vitamin D is fish oils, eggs and sun exposure. If you switch your diet to eating a little bit more eggs and fish, you will be getting enough vitamin D.
I usually take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement for several weeks in a row. You should double the dosage for three days and take extra vitamin C then revert to normal when you feel you may have the slightest doubt. Some other supplements you may want to take include zinc. Zinc is very important to help support your immune system. Zinc has been shown to increase T lymphocyte production and enhance other white blood cell functions. Zinc also facilitates wound healing. It is needed in the synthesis of DNA, which aids our body's healing process. Zinc is thought to be helpful in reducing the healing time of burns. I feel that if you do not supplement yourself with zinc, you won't be able to stop an outbreak, most of the time. Zinc is vital if you want to stop an outbreak, and also if you feel you want to prevent an outbreak. Magnesium is also a very important mineral. I give you a great source of magnesium that is made of 95% magnesium later in the book. . You also want take selenium. You need very small amounts, about 300mcg (micrograms). A relationship between cancer rates and selenium presence in soils has been established. Selenium has been found to inhibit several types of cancer and because it is essential to the production of glutathione peroxidase. It is an enzyme that has been found to help people with AIDS and also disarms free radicals. You will also need some chromium, and copper. As you increase your level of zinc, you will decrease your level of copper. Copper helps metabolize the vitamin C and is therefore essential. Copper also supports the production of prostaglandins. Prostaglandin E has a very important impact on the severity of herpes outbreaks. What I recommend is that you find a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. Source of Life by Natures Plus is very good. It contains all the minerals and vitamins needed in their proper forms and amounts including trace minerals. It has other immune enhancer ingredients like Spirulina, astragalus root, ligustrum berry, schisandra fruit and herpes fighting ingredients like echinacea angustifolia root, Irish moss (chondrus crispus) and thyme leaf.
Take two extra tablets (five tablets), for three days, as soon you feel you are getting an outbreak, so that you get about 45mg of zinc. If you tend to have outbreaks often or you are experiencing a lot of stress, keep taking 3 daily as long as you need. I also suggest you take them for 3 months in the winter or you feel fatigued regularly. Taking these supplements may seem simple, but it is an essential step and cannot be skipped. You will also need to take extra natural vitamin C. It is hard to find real natural vitamin C because a lot of manufacturers with mix synthetic vitamin C with natural vitamin C and will package it as natural vitamin C, but it is not the case. A good source of natural vitamin C is Acerola-C complex 500mg by Natures Plus. It contains 500mg of Vitamin C derived from Acerola and bioflavonoid for better vitamin C absorption. You can take up to six per day for three days and reduce to four after about seven days. You should reduce the dosage if you experience diarrhea. Please make sure to return to the normal dosage after the initial seven-day period. It will not hurt you if you take high dosage of vitamin C for a short period of time, but if you continue taking higher dosages of minerals and vitamins, you will overload your system and it will not help you. It is even better if you can get a lot of minerals and vitamins from your diet. There are supplements that are neither multi-vitamin nor mineral, that you should add to what you take to stop a herpes outbreak.
Lysine
If your symptoms seem to be unstoppable, you can try taking Lysine. Lysine as a prevention treatment is not a healthy one. The theory behind Lysine supplementation for herpes is that if you take a lot of Lysine, you will deplete your body of arginine. Herpes needs arginine to replicate. Therefore, herpes will not be able to spread easily because it will be deprived of one of the key elements it requires to multiply. It seems to be somewhat true, even though it has not been completely, scientifically proven. However, arginine is an amino acid that is very important for your heart and muscle functions. Lysine is not something I recommend you use long-term. You may try taking lysine for three months, but no more than
that. You do not want to hurt your heart, weaken your muscles, or harm your system just to stop herpes. You can stop herpes without hurting yourself. You have to take up to 4gm of lysine per day for treatment. Use it for at least 7 days. Take from 1200mg to 2gm per day, for prevention but never more than 2 months in a row. The easiest and cheapest way is to buy a $7-$9 lysine bottle at a health food store near you. It is best to take 1000 mg tablets to avoid multiplying the number of tablets you need to take per day. Two Lysine supplements are interesting because they mix lysine with other herbs. One is Herp-eeze. It contains lysine and different types of herbs. Unfortunately, the label does not say how much Lysine it contains. I would recommend that you switch to Quantum Super-Lysine Plus, which contains 1500mg of Lysine. You have to take at least three and up to four per day. It is most useful for people who have HSV-1. It contains Echinacea and Licorice. These two herbs work better for HSV-1 treatment. It also contains goldenseal, which is a good herb to fight Herpes Simplex I and II. It has 100mg of vitamin C, which we know is not enough. You still have to supplement yourself with vitamin C.
Magnesium Chloride
Now, I want to tell you about a very exciting supplement that very few people know about in America, but it is very well-known in France because a French scientist discovered its incredible health enhancing properties. It is called magnesium chloride. Magnesium chloride is a form of magnesium that has been found to multiply, up to three times through a process called phagocytosis, meaning it multiplies the activity of the white cells in your body by three. You can find magnesium chloride, most of the time in little sealed bags of 20gm or 25gm. You can pour 25gm in approximately one quart of water. You must take one glass in the morning and one glass in the evening. If you have severe symptoms, you can take up to three glasses a day, but you have to expect diarrhea because magnesium chloride is also a laxative. It will cause diarrhea if you take more than that. For acute symptoms, you should take one glass every six hours, for one to two days. In other words, you should take one glass in the morning, one at 4 pm, and one at bedtime. That is three glasses per day. After one to two days, you can return to taking two glasses per day and then just one after four days.
If you want to supplement with magnesium, you can take one glass per day, every morning, for three weeks. It is very helpful when you feel fatigued or when you cannot seem to be able to get rid of the flu or any viral disease. If you want to supplement with magnesium chloride, after three weeks, you can take one shot-glass size in the morning. It is very important you follow these guidelines because too much magnesium chloride can be lethal. You may apply the magnesium chloride solution on your skin. It is great to cure acne. I mostly suggest that you take a bath filled with magnesium chloride. Magnesium Chloride is not very easy to find in America, however, there is a product made from algae called nigari. This is the algae extract that the Japanese and Chinese use to make tofu. It looks like little flakes of salt. It contains from 85% to 95% of natural magnesium chloride. You can find it easily in a Japanese store. It costs about $2-$4 per pound, so it is very inexpensive. Buy one pound and place 25 gm in one quart of water. You always have to use magnesium chloride diluted in water and you cannot take more than 25 40 gm in one liter of water or you may cause yourself a lot of harm. If you are in too much discomfort because you took too much, you can reduce the frequency and then your intestinal activity will revert to normal, within twelve hours. You may use Epsom salts instead of magnesium chloride. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. You will need to take 40 gm of Epsom salts in one liter of water. Magnesium chloride is similar to but more efficient than Epsom salts for treating and curing herpes. One drawback of magnesium chloride is that it tastes very bad. What I recommend you do is pinch your nose, open your mouth, and gulp it very quickly. That is the only solution I've found and I still find it very unpleasant to drink. If you really cannot stand the taste of it, you can still use it to bathe. You will have to do that every day. Magnesium chloride is absorbed through the skin, so you can pour one glass of nigari, up to two glasses in your bathtub to absorb it without drinking it. It is great to detoxify and great for relaxation. It can greatly reduce the pain associated with blisters and herpes symptoms. To make it more potent, you may also pour some essential oils in, and mix it together, before you pour in the water. Pour about 20 drops of your favorite essential oils into your glass of Nigari. Mix them together
well and then pour the mixture into hot water. Wait until it dissolves well before getting into your bath. The essential oils you can use are of course lemon balm, Roman chamomile, tea tree, lavender, and a little bit of niaouli, which to me is one of the most potent oils for herpes. The only danger associated with magnesium chloride is that it can harm individuals who suffer from renal insufficiency. If this is your situation, you should consult your doctor before using it.
Vaccinium/ Wineberry
I have used cranberries to prevent and treat urinary tract infections successfully. Alpine cranberries have a disinfectant effect on the urinary system. It works wonderfully when combined with vitamin C and Vaccinium macrocarpus (oxycoccus macrocarpus). Now researchers at the Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan have found that a compound called proanthocyanidin A-1, isolated from the evergreen shrub vaccinium vitis-idaea also called cowberry, lingonberry or Alpine cranberry, significantly suppressed herpes type 2 infections in vitro without any toxic effect. Chun-Ching Lin and his team said that the cranberry compound did not reduce the infectivity of the virus but did reduce the effects of the infection by preventing viral attachment and penetration, and disturbing the late stage of infection. I use the vaccinium vitis-idaea extract made according to gemmotherapy. Gemmotherapy uses fresh buds and sprouts macerated in a base of alcohol with glycerin and water. Gemmotherapy is very mild yet more effective than most plant extraction methods. I place gemmotherapy remedies even on top of herbal tinctures which are usually considered as the strongest form of herbal extracts by herbalist, herb capsules being the least potent there is. I tried this Wine berry remedy a long time ago, and found it extremely useful. The only reason I did not mention it in the previous book is because I knew most of my readers were from the United States and I did not think it was distributed there. Fortunately, I now realize that this remedy is available in America. It
is known as wineberry gemmotherapy remedy and is distributed by Boiron, a European company that distributes European plants in America. Their remedies can easy be found on Amazon. The full product description is: Boiron-Dolisos Gemmotherapy Wine Berry (Vaccinium Vitis Idaea) 1DH Liquid in glass bottle with dropper contains Glycerin, water and 35% alcohol. You should take 2 tbsp in a glass of water twice a day for treatment. Wine berry is much more than just a remedy for urinary tract infection. It first detoxifies or purifies the intestines and regulates its function. Because of that it can help relieve chronic constipation and help with diarrhea as well. It supports the immune system, because the immune system begins with a healthy digestive system and a healthy liver. Keeping your intestines healthy and clean is very important because if they are filled with toxic waste, the toxins after a while may infect the liver, and in some cases your blood. That is why it is very important to have healthy and clean intestines. Gemmotherapy is a very mild way to clean them up. Wine berry gemmotherapy remedy also has an impact on hormones and is a great help for women experiencing menopause. I have found it is very helpful, too, for PMS. I recommend this plant extract to all women who have herpes symptoms, mostly during PMS, or since they entered pre-menopause or menopause. If you are in your mid-forties or even early forties and have started having symptoms without any obvious reason, or sexual activity that could indicate a new infection, this remedy is absolutely a must. You may include it in your prevention routine by taking one tablespoonful in a glass of water every day. Wine berry also has cortisone-like properties and may help with pain, which is an extra benefit. I find it works well in combination with all the other plant extracts and strategies I gave you earlier. This plant, alone, may not be able to stop a herpes infection, but after a while, you will notice that you can easily stop all outbreaks within minutes just by changing your diet; taking this extract and homeopathic remedies within 6 hours. This is a very important remedy. As a preventive treatment it will act on your hormonal level and prevent herpes from spreading. I know several men who have also reported a great improvement in their symptoms just by taking this plant. You should add it to your list of remedies you use to stop a herpes infection.
Below are some additional, optional herbs. These herbs are not necessary for most cases but if you feel your symptoms are very hard to get rid of, you may want to go the extra mile.
Prunella Vulgaris
Prunella is a plant which has been found to have strong anti herpetic effects. It is a small plant with blue and purplish small flowers. Prunella Vulgaris is also known as Self Heal or Heal All. Its anti-herpetic effect was demonstrated on rodents, as part of a scientific study. When applied topically, it significantly reduced death rates among mice and the development of skin lesions in guinea pigs. To brew prunella vulgaris for medicinal use you must boil one full tablespoon of prunella vulgaris in about three cups of water, reducing it until there is only one cup of liquid remaining. Drink several cups a day. It is a bit difficult to take prunella vulgaris this way, so you may want to try a tincture. You can find prunella vulgaris tincture easily online.
Pao d'Arco
Pao d'Arco, which I have already mentioned, should be used as a tea decoction. It is a great plant that will help detoxify your body, boost your immune system and really help you to grow stronger and more resistant to disease. I do not recommend using it as a tincture, as I feel that is really not necessary. You can brew it as follows: To make a very strong brew, mix one tablespoon of the herb, per bowl of cold water. For a milder brew, mix one tablespoon of the herb, per two bowls. Depending on your situation, you may want to use more or less. Boil for 5 minutes and brew for 10 more.
Sarsaparilla (smilax)
Another herb you may want to use is Sarsaparilla. This is a valuable herb which has shown some impact on herpes. It will bring you some vitamins and will help you balance your hormonal system. Sarsaparilla was imported from Mexico to become included in European medicine in the middle of the 16th century. Ever since then it has been a popular remedy, even considered as a cure for syphilis and rheumatism and the treatment of other sexually transmitted diseases, including herpes, throughout the world. From the 1500s to the present day, sarsaparilla has been used as a blood purifier and general tonic.
Use 60g to 100g of Sarsaparilla per quart of water. Boil for 10 minutes and let brew for 10 minutes. Drink at least 3 cups a day.
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)

I've also mentioned goldenseal before. You can take it either as a tincture or as a strong infusion. It helps fight fungi and bacteria and supports digestion. It should not be taken by pregnant and breastfeeding women. You can add it to your herbal blend for extra support.
Chaparral (Larrea Tridentata)

You may have read about Chaparral. W. Dennis Clark who earned his Phd in plant chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin has written a small book about this plant as a treatment for herpes. He is convinced that chaparral is an extremely potent plant and that it may turn some people who use it regularly asymptomatic or reduce herpes outbreak duration and pain. He explains that Chaparral contains several compounds that have demonstrated effects on various viruses, such as HSV-1 (quercetin), NDGA and others. He is convinced, however, that the strongest antiviral activity of Larrea flavonoids comes not from individual chemicals but from their mixtures. According to Dr Clark, one explanation for Larrea Tridentatas
efficiency is that it may block herpes replication in a similar but much more efficient way than Zovirax. He also reports in his book several cases where chaparral helped even AIDS patients treat herpes in record time, which is something quite difficult to achieve. He does not refer to Chapparal as a miracle cure, but reports cases of total herpes outbreak remission in 12 hours to 60 hours. He suggests the external use of pure Chaparral tincture is of great use, but for increased potency it can be combined with the oral use of chaparral extracts. The problem with Chaparral is that it is not always safe to use. It was considered potentially toxic for the liver in 1992 before being cleared as safe by FDA investigations. I still feel some extracts are better than others. LarreaRx is the safest. The manufacturers of LarreaRx also distribute a Chaparral spray for external use. Chaparral tincture is hard to find in local stores but you can find it on Amazon marketplace quite easily. You can use Chaparral as an extra treatment especially for HSV-1 genital herpes.
There are plenty more plants and herbs which can help with herpes. I am consistently amazed at the amount of research material that you can find where plants have some impact on either HSV-1 or HSV-2. Some plants most frequently mentioned in herpes treatment are Osha root, Una de Gato, sangre de grado, Elderberry (Sambucus nigra), olive leaf extract and oregano. However, I have decided not to give you information on all the plants and herbs that can help you with herpes, but rather to focus on one overall strategy that works. I am providing this additional information in case you are concerned that your symptoms are so frequent and severe that the first set of remedies I have provided may not be enough in your specific situation. However, I am confident that in 99% of cases, you won't need these extra plants and you will not need the extra help. You will definitely need to drink the herbal tea (melissa and sage), as I told you before, but that should be enough. You can try taking Sambucol, a great Sambuca nigra extract if you suffer from HSV-1 and tend to have genital herpes during the cold season. If you really cannot stand drinking herbal tea, you can take herbal tincture instead. But if you have a history of alcoholism you should be careful only to take non-alcoholic extracts or stick to herbal teas. Some tinctures may not be suitable for children because they contain alcohol. You can find a good source of herbs at Mountain Rose Herbs and you can order them via the Internet, at www.mountainroseherbs.com. Mountain Rose herbs distributes most plants mentioned earlier, including prunella vulgaris. They also offer interesting tinctures, blends and a lot of detox products. You can find ashwagandha, Cat's Claw, and echinacea (interesting for herpes 1), licorice, hyssop, Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) - Pao d'arco, and saw palmetto. They do not carry the prunella vulgaris tincture, but they have the herb in bulk. If you live outside the US, you should be able to find lemon balm and sage herbs quite easily as well. They are also fun and easy to grow at home. Now I want to tell you about something you can easily find in your kitchen.
Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

I often recommend using apple cider vinegar along with wine berry gemmotherapy extract. It works very well for mild to moderately strong symptoms. If your symptoms seem to be milder, I strongly suggest you try apple cider vinegar at the beginning of the outbreak, for up to three to four days, along with the wine
berry gemmotherapy extract, homeopathy, vitamin and mineral supplements, herbal tea and diet changes. Take one tablespoon in a glass of water. Never drink it undiluted. It tastes really disgusting and could be harmful. Take one tablespoon in a full glass of water in the morning and in the evening. Sometimes, you can take this up to three times a day, but you should not take it more often than that. If this is the first time youve tried organic apple cider vinegar, start with teaspoons instead of tablespoons, one teaspoon in a glass of water twice a day, and then gradually increase that amount until you reach the equivalent of one tablespoon (about 3 teaspoons) 2 to 3 times a day. Do not sip apple cider vinegar and please do not use any honey with it. It will not make it taste any better and will just add sugar unnecessarily. Sipping organic apple cider vinegar may hurt your teeth, so if you decide to keep using apple cider vinegar daily you need to develop the habit of gulping it quickly and rinsing your mouth with water afterwards. For long term use, drink no more than the equivalent of one tablespoon or 3 teaspoons a day, always well diluted in water. I have found that the best way to drink ACV water is to first to breathe in, then pinch your nose and then gulp the beverage down. You can rinse your mouth with some water after that. I do not have any scientific explanation as to why apple cider vinegar is so incredible at curing all sorts of ailments. I just take the view that almost 2,500 years of folk medicine cannot be entirely wrong. I use it myself to cure colds and flu very quickly. It really gives me great support during the flu season. Maybe it is because it contains so many enzymes, which help to boost the immune function.
There is a therapy called "enzymatic therapy" that maintains enzymes are vital for our bodies to function properly, and that we are constantly lacking enzymes. Organic apple cider vinegar contains many healthy enzymes. It may be harder to find but you must use organic apple cider vinegar. You must use ACV or apple cider vinegar made from cold-pressed, organically grown whole apples, to which no chemicals or preservatives have been added, which contain the "mother of vinegar," and which are not pasteurized. You cannot benefit from apple cider vinegar if it is not organic. I cannot emphasize enough that you can only use nonpasteurized organic apple cider vinegar. Non-organic apple cider vinegar is made from non-organic apple peels filled with pesticides and chemicals. Non-organic apple cider vinegar is filled with toxins and you should never use it. A good brand in America seems to be Bragg, but which brand you use is not important, as long as it has all the qualities I have just described. If you have none of the other supplements, and cannot easily find them - but have non pasteurized organic apple cider vinegar in your kitchen or if you have an organic store nearby then if you do nothing else, get some and apply it locally with a cotton wool ball. You must apply it early and you should clearly not apply it to sores. Apply it up to the blister stage. You can leave the cotton wool ball in place as long as you want. You do not have to dilute apple cider vinegar for external use, but you should dilute it with a little water or even discontinue using it if you find it too harsh. I have seen several reports of people claiming they got rid of their cold sores or genital herpes blisters this way. I am not claiming it is going to do exactly the same thing for you, but you should definitely give it a try. I think it is a bit smelly for external use, but very affordable and effective for milder symptoms. You can use apple cider vinegar for three weeks, to detoxify the body, but if you do, remember to take no more than three teaspoons a day, always diluted in water. You should consume no more than that because you may create too much acid in your body. You should also eat a lot of fresh grains and alkaline producing foods along with it to prevent acid build up. Organic ACV will detoxify the intestines and you will feel it. It will clear chronic constipation. It will clear your skin and will make you more resistant to diseases.
Do not use ACV pills or tablets. They are not always made from organic apple cider vinegar and are just too much for the stomach. I do not recommend any dry extract, any tablets, or anything containing apple cider vinegar other than water. Nature is perfect. That is what I think, and it has given us a lot of great benefits. This is an absolutely fantastic remedy. It will help you heal colds, flu, constipation, bad digestion, acne and thinning hair. It is so perfect. But please, do not use anything that is not pure apple cider vinegar water. I recommend trying to find a good source of non-pasteurized organic apple cider vinegar and using it as a treatment. You may use it, occasionally, as a preventative treatment, especially if you tend to have colds and flu which you think weakens you and makes herpes symptoms return more often. You may find it hard to use magnesium chloride and apple cider vinegar at the same time. It can cause too much stomach and digestive discomfort, especially if you take vitamin C in heavy dosage. If this is the case you can lower your daily vitamin C intake to 2gr daily and either take ACV for the first 3 days and then switch to magnesium chloride or take ACV in smaller dosage (3 teaspoons per day) for at least 2 weeks.
Neem (Azadirachta indica)

Neem leaf extract, in particular, but also neem oil is most efficient for herpes simplex 2 genital herpes. Neem kills parasites like candida albicans, ascaris, all sorts of pathogens, and even worms. It is commonly used din gardening, for killing mosquitos and parasites in organic gardens. I think it is a great supplement, which you should consider if you have unexplained fatigue or candidiasis, along with herpes symptoms. If you have a tendency to eat a lot of sugar, or if you do not exercise, this will promote parasites and protozoa to double up in your body and you will probably have some that are feeding off of you and weakening your immune system. You may take neem in capsules, whether it is in herbal extract or oil extract form. Neem's taste is quite unpleasant and very bitter. I found neem oil too harsh to be used locally in pure form. I recommend using a 30% mix, blended with coconut oil and essential oils. I will discuss this shortly.
Neem oil can also be introduced vaginally, as a contraceptive. It has successfully prevented HSV-2 transmission in an animal study, and was also found effective on yeast and other STD's. Neem oil, however, is a real stinker. Its scent is like a mixture of garlic and peanut butter. If you have HSV-2 you may prevent transmission to your partner with neem oil but you run the risk of preventing intercourse completely! I think you should discuss this with him or her first before trying it. This herb is contraindicated for pregnant women or for couples who want to conceive. If a man or a woman takes the herbal supplement, he or she will become temporarily sterile. Several small studies have found Neem, to be a very successful male and female contraceptive whether taken orally or used vaginally. Therefore, neem is most appropriate if you want to avoid pregnancy. Neem may be a future candidate for male birth control. It seems to have prevented pregnancy in married couples when only males were taking neem extracts orally. The success rate was 100%. The men became fertile again six weeks after stopping the treatment. It did not affect libido or sperm production (Vietmeier, 1992). Animal studies tend to show similar results. I do not recommend neem as a contraceptive, but this information is given to warn couples who want to conceive, so they know that neem is inappropriate in their situation. Neem helps clean your body of parasites and fungi in a similar fashion to garlic. As garlic does not have contraceptive properties, you may choose to just stick to taking raw garlic. Neem may also be inappropriate for children. I do not recommend giving it to your child. You can also take a bath with a strong infusion of neem. Use one to two cups, poured into the bathtub. I do not recommend using neem oil because it will leave a small layer of smelly neem oil on your skin for at least two days. It is much better to use the infusion. You can combine it with the Epsom or nigari salts I told you about earlier, for the best results. Soak in the warm bath. You may also mix neem with essential oils, or you can use nigari salts along with essential oils, and the infusion of neem. Pleasant smelling essential oils are also useful to mask the smell of neem. This bath will be very efficient if you suffer from a lot of pain. Neem is an extra herb to use in cases where you have a very resistant genital herpes outbreak. I am thinking of cases of people who write to me saying they have been having outbreaks every week, or every other week, for thirty years. You probably will not have to use it once you have used the preventive treatment long enough. If you diligently prevent
herpes infections, you will never need a strong herpes treatment, like using all of the strategies I gave you earlier, and neem. Neem properties were described in a Hindu sacred text, called Vedas, about 5,000 years ago. Neem was called "The plant that cures all disease". It has sustained its reputation right up to the present time. Mahatma Gandhi believed strongly in its beneficial properties for good health and used to take neem daily. It lowers blood pressure, which makes it interesting to use with another preventive treatment that is called Lauricidin.
Oxygen Therapies and DMSO

I have received several inquiries about hydrogen peroxide and ozone therapy, so I've decided to discuss them here in brief. I am not against the external use of hydrogen peroxide. I think if you apply it long enough, it will help abort milder herpes outbreaks. You still need to use all the internal remedies I told you about however, at the same time. I think hydrogen peroxide is a bit harsh on the skin, but useful. You can add hydrogen peroxide to your bath water, but be very careful, making sure you mix it well with the bath water before soaking in it. If you do not take this precaution, you may end up with white burns on your skin. I tried stabilized oxygen several years ago. I think it is costs far more than it is worth and I do not particularly recommend it. If you want to use ozone or oxygen therapy, I strongly suggest you buy a real ozonator and start creating your own ozonated water and ozonated olive oil. Reasonably priced ozonators cost about the same as three to four bottles of over-rated stabilized oxygen. You may be aware that another writer claims that using DMSO or DiMethylSulfOxyde and hydrogen peroxide or something called "stabilized oxygen" can abort herpes and maybe even cure it. In a previous book, I recommended DMSO used with care. I do not recommend it any longer. It is not a cure at all and I am really concerned that it may not be safe. If DMSO is used at all, it must absolutely be of pharmaceutical grade, and must be mixed with the purest water or oxygenated extract. Furthermore, too much DMSO will irritate your skin and you will not be able to use anything else, other than ozonated water or stabilized oxygen, without risking an adverse reaction, like eczema or third-degree burn. I have always said that DMSO is not a cure, and it never will be. Herpes tends to remember not to return to a place where it has been defeated. DMSO, combined with hydrogen peroxide or stabilized oxygen, is very harsh on your skin and quite harsh on herpes. After using DMSO and hydrogen peroxide together on an outbreak, herpes may not return to the same spot for a while. This does not mean you have been cured. You can achieve better results by using the internal and external techniques presented in this book, without putting yourself at risk, of placing dangerous chemicals in your bloodstream. Indeed, DMSO passes every smaller compound it comes in contact with,
through your skin cells, to your bloodstream. I hope this will make you think twice before using this therapy. I have heard good reports about "ozone bagging" and other clinical ozone therapy, but, I will not discuss them here because this book is mostly about the self-treatment of herpes. If you want more oxygen in your system, I strongly suggest you get off that chair, that bed or that couch and start doing some exercises. I personally run on a rebounder, which I find fun and great for breathing. It is really easy on the joints and makes you burn more calories than simple running. Practice a sport that makes you oxygenate a lot. You can also practice deep breathing and learn about yoga. This will help you increase the oxygen level in your lungs. If you wish to learn more about oxygen therapies and the clinical uses of ozone, allow me to refer you Ed McCabe's book, Flood Your Body with Oxygen. His book is almost 600 pages long. It is a comprehensive source of information on the subject. I find the book a bit disorganized and anecdotal but it covers a lot of ground. I just wish, Ed McCabe had taken the time to provide more scientific information on the subject. I personally do not think you need clinical ozone therapy, unless you are still on a quest for an absolute cure. Clinical ozone therapy will not cure herpes entirely but may make you completely outbreak free for several years. I have gathered enough information to know that ozone therapy does not cure herpes though. Some people can relapse several months after getting it.
Herpes External Treatment

At the first signs of infection:
The first thing to do when you feel a tingling sensation is to use essential oils. They are very potent, but only if you use them very early on in herpes attack. It is important to understand your herpes triggers and to recognize when you have a combination of three of those triggers. This will help you know when to use essential oils. Essential oils are most effective when you use them about twelve hours before infection. You can use them up to twelve hours after infection, but, after that, essential oils will not be able to curb or stop a herpes infection. You must always take internal and external treatment at the same time. As soon as you start taking homeopathy, changing your diet and taking your mineral supplements and herbal teas, you must also apply essential oils locally. The simplest external treatment you can use is pure tea tree essential oil. Pure tea tree oil can be used locally, four times a day as a herpes treatment for up to four days without producing any serious side effects. However, a blend of essential oils is more potent than just one essential oil. It is very much like using several herpes remedies in combination, which works better than using just one herpes remedy. It is very important that you follow the directions I give in this chapter because essential oils are very potent and can be harmful. One of the essential oils you can use is lemon balm. Although very expensive, it is one of the most effective essential oils against herpes. You can also add niaouli to your blend. Niaouli, which is a cousin of tea tree oil, is seldom recommended by others as a herpes treatment, but is in my opinion the single most effective essential oil in fighting herpes. It is a very strong antiviral oil, which can be a little harsh on the skin, so you should use it at 50% dilution. Use twenty drops of oil base for ten drops of essential oils. You can make an incredible salve that will help you stop herpes with just a few essential oils. Strong undiluted essential oil mix:
one part lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) one part niaouli (melaleuca quinquenervia) two parts tea tree oil. (melaleuca alternifolia)
Blend together and use undiluted, four times a day for a maximum of four days. This preparation may cause irritation. If this is the case, use either one of the formulae below or dilute one part strong essential oil mix and one to two parts carrier oil (coconut oil, St Johns Wort or even olive oil). I recommend using a strong blend for two days and then a milder one after that. Niaouli is quite harsh so stop using it after two days or alternatively halve the quantity. Milder undiluted essential oil mix: one part lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) one part ravensara (ravensara aromatica) two parts tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia)
Ravensara aromatica is one of the rare essential oils that are mild enough to be applied directly to the skin. It is usually used for its antiviral properties. It can either be used pure or blended with other oils in a carrier oil. It is thought to be active against herpes topically. Ranvensara aromatica is very mild to the skin and can be used undiluted. Ravensara however, is not the most potent oil. It must be blended with either tea tree oil or niaouli for best results.. A good carrier oil for ravensara is Saint Johns wort oil, a potent healing and antiseptic substance, but you may also use it undiluted for better efficacy. Ravensara also works well on the psyche. Its smell invigorates and calms at the same time. It gives courage to the sick. You can diffuse it in your room to help you relax. When I feel tired and down, I open a ranvensara essential oil bottle and sniff it. It makes me more alert and optimistic. It dissolves all my tensions. It mixes really well with lavender oil for relaxation. Very Mild undiluted essential oil mix: one part lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
one part ranvensara (ravensara aromatica) one part tea tree oil. (melaleuca alternifolia) one part German chamomile (matricaria recutica)
Although mild, this blend remains effective against herpes and protects the skin from irritation. Soothing undiluted essential oil mix: one part lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) one part ravensara (ravensara aromatica) one part tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia) one part German chamomile (matricaria recutica) one part Aspic lavender (lavendula spica)
Although mild, this blend is still effective against herpes and protects the skin from irritation. It also has strong skin healing properties. You should refrain from using a pure blend of essential oils over a prolonged period because it will be too irritating to your skin. If you use the undiluted blend four times a day, you may find it irritates after a couple of days and you should then start blending your essential oils with carrier oil. Should you find the preparation irritating immediately, you may wish to dilute your blend straight away. Do not dilute your preparation more than 50%, however, or it may not be potent enough to treat herpes. The more you dilute the less potent your salve is so you have to find a proper balance between dilution and potency. You should use the first fomula to treat severe outbreaks. Should you find your mix too harsh, you can blend it with an oil base, using either St. Johns Wort oil base, or another blend that I recommend, which is 70% coconut oil with 30% neem oil. Both these oils are natural herpes fighters, as is St. Johns Wort oil to a lesser degree. St. Johns Wort oil appears red because it is produced by macerating plants in oil for several days. You can make your own St. Johns Wort oil at home using St. Johns Wort and olive oil.
I suggest you use active oil bases to make your blend. By active, I mean oils that have anti-herpetic or antiviral properties. Coconut oil contains arginine, but it also contains monolaurin and monocaprin, both of which can destroy herpes by disrupting the lipid coating of the virus. You can blend coconut oil with neem oil. Use 30% neem oil with 70% coconut oil. Use for several days. To prepare your coconut oil blend, you must warm the oil until it becomes liquid. If you raise the temperature too much, you may modify the essential oil molecules, so it is best to first heat the coconut oil in a double boiler. Then, let it cool until it starts to solidify. Add the essential oils at this stage. It is always better to incorporate your essential oils to a cold or warm base. Adding them to a hot base will cause the essential oils to evaporate on contact and may make your salve less potent. This recipe will help you create a very strong anti-herpetic topical cream. You may also mix coconut oil with a more liquid vegetable oil, such as St. John's Wort oil or 30% neem. I used essential oils salves on outbreaks several times. It helped me to stop several outbreaks or at least reduce their duration to two to three days. I didnt use coconut oil as a base at first. Results were good but not fully satisfactory. Once I started mixing essential oils with coconut oils, the results greatly improved. I sometimes add a few drops of grapefruit seed extract to prevent bacterial infection. You can also use coconut oil salves to prevent herpes infections. Here is a list of essential oils that you can use. You should not use essential oils undiluted unless I mention it below. You can dilute essential oils in base oils or alcoholic tinctures. Essential oils do not dilute in water, sugar or honey. It is very important that you blend them with an alcoholic base or oil and liquid soap first before pouring them in water. For your safety, please use these oils topically only. Eucalyptus In a 2001 German in vitro study, eucalyptus was able to reduce virus infestation by 57.9% for HSV-1 and 75.4% for HSV-2. These effects were much less powerful when compared to tea tree oil (98.2% for HSV1 and 93.0% for HSV-2). The study did not specify which exact eucalyptus oil was used. Eucalyptus
globulus is usually recommended for herpes, but it should be greatly diluted (1%). One drop is enough in your topical cream or oil. Eucalyptus citriodora is milder and could be used at greater concentrations. Melissa/ Lemon balm I have already spoken about this plant. Its effects are even more potent in its essential oil form. You can use it daily in an oil base to prevent and heal flare-ups or in a vaporizer along with lavender to help you relax and sleep. Peppermint or Mentha piperita Peppermint can be used topically for its analgesic effects to soothe the pain associated with herpes infections and relieve itching. It is usually recommended for shingles. Peppermint oil was also suggested as a treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia in a London case report at the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust in 2002. More recently, a 2003 German study assessing the virucidal effect of peppermint oil on the enveloped viruses herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in vitro found that it reduced viral concentration by 82% and 92% for HSV-1 and HSV-2, respectively, at non-toxic levels. These results are better than those found for eucalyptus oil but slightly less than those for tea tree oil. But as with other essential oils, peppermint oil efficacy depends on its presence before herpes is able to penetrate healthy cells. Another interesting thing about this study is that it found that peppermint oil was also active against an acyclovir resistant strain of HSV-1. Peppermint oil can be used in 1% to 5% concentration, but may not be suitable for pregnant women and young children at these concentrations. Melaleuca viridiflora (Niaouli) Niaouli essential oil is a very strong, anti-bacterial, antiviral, anti-mycosis and anti-parasitical agent. It stimulates the immune system. It is great to disinfect the skin and has a comforting, strong smell. It can be used at up to 50% concentration and even at 100% concentration for short periods of time. It is my favorite in my opinion the most potent essential oil for local herpes treatment.
Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Tea tree is already famous for its fungicide properties but it is also an anti-infectious, antibiotic, antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, balsamic, expectorant and immune-stimulant agent. A 2001 German study evaluating the antiviral activity of Australian tea tree oil and eucalyptus oil against herpes simplex virus in cell culture concluded that, Australian tea tree oil exhibited high levels of virucidal activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 in viral suspension tests. At non-toxic levels, it could prevent herpes reproduction by more than 90% and was much more potent than eucalyptus oil. This study found that Australian tea tree oil was much more effective when incubated before infection. It had no effect when the herpes virus had penetrated a host cell but could interfere against its penetration. However, the manner in which it could interfere with cell penetration was not explained. This could indicate that tea tree oil is good at preventing herpes infections and limiting their impact. Furthermore, tea tree oil can be mildly irritating once sores have appeared. For these reasons, it is better used to prevent herpes outbreaks than to heal sores. You should use organic tea tree oil only or you may not experience any benefits at all. Lavandula spica (Lavender Spike) Lavender spike is the most interesting plant of the lavender species. It is a great antiseptic, antiviral, healing and anti-inflammatory agent. It has demonstrated effects on most herpes virus types. It can be used to prevent and cure outbreaks as it speeds the healing of sores. I think it has a wonderful, strong fragrance and is very potent against herpes. I find it a little harsh to use. It should be diluted. Pregnant women or babies shouldnt use this oil.
Lavender: Lavender is also a great oil to use to fight stress and insomnia. It is mild enough to be applied directly to the skin and blends well with tea tree oil and niaouli. It is contraindicated for pregnant women and infants. Lavender essential oil is not potent enough to be used by itself. It can increase the potency of a blend but is not strong enough on its own. A less expensive, very relaxing oil is lavendin (lavendula hybrida). It is one of the most relaxing oils I know. Put one or two drops on your pillow at bedtime, or vaporize it in your room to prevent insomnia. Matricaria chamomilla (German Chamomile) This essential oil is usually used to calm itchiness, alleviate inflammation, soothe the nerves and skin, and to promote menstrual flow. European naturopaths also recommend it as an anti-herpetic essential oil. You can use its aroma to relax. Just put one drop on your finger and inhale. It is a very safe essential oil but can cause nausea when overused internally. Thymus (Thyme) There are several varieties of thyme but all are antiviral and mildly sedative. You may use the essential oil in a very small concentration. Two drops in an oil base is enough. Thymus vulgaris L., Thyanoliferum or Thymus var thuyanol is usually the most recommended for herpes. It must be greatly diluted (1% to 2%) and is not recommend for use on open sores because it is very caustic. It shouldnt be used by pregnant of breastfeeding women. You can also replace coffee with thyme tea. It helps build the immune system, and several people have reported milder and less frequent outbreaks after switching to thyme tea. To make a fine thyme tea, you should brew a tablespoon of thyme in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. If you want to use a ready-made essential oil blend, two companies promote them online and offline. One product is H-balm and the other one is H-away. H-balm and H-away should both be used at the onset of a Herpes outbreak. I recommend you use your own blend rather than these commercial products. That way you will be able to adapt the concentration to suit you personally.
You can make a simple yet effective version by blending one part niaouli with one part lemon balm and two parts coconut oil or St Johns wort oil. Oregano oil: You should avoid using oregano oil topically because it is very harmful to the skin and can be extremely irritating. You should add a maximum of 1% organic oregano essential oil to your blend. Oil of oregano is not the same thing as pure oregano essential oil. It is usually a blend of oregano essential oil and olive oil and may be suitable for local use undiluted. Please read the label carefully. You may use oil of oregano and add melissa, niaouli and tea tree essential oils to it to make your own blend easily but not oregano essential oil. Most essential oils are ineffective once herpes has reached blister stage. It is no use continuing to use antiviral essential oils after four days, unless you believe herpes is still active after four days in your situation.
After blister stage

If you want to use essential oils after that the blister stage, you should consider soothing oils like German chamomile, lavender, and lemon balm. You may also add essential oils that speed wound healing. The best essential oil for healing wounds is cistus labdanum. You should also use a lower concentration of essential oils for your healing blend. No more than 30% because you may irritate your skin and prevent healing of the sore. You can switch to St. John's Wort as an oil base or use coconut oil alone. St Johns Wort oil is basically a red oil often made from the maceration of the Saint Johns Wort plant in olive oil.
Ready Made Essential Oil Blends:

H-Balm H-Balm is a very popular product these days. It can stop the pain and even decrease the length of an outbreak. So if you are looking for an ointment that could suit your needs, you can try this one, especially if your outbreaks are very painful. H-Balm contains organic melissa essential oil along with 6 other essential oils. It comes in 2 versions, H-Balm daily to prevent herpes out breaks and H-Balm extra strength to neutralize herpes.
Melissa alone cannot completely stop an outbreak, but it can reduce its severity and duration. It can also help prevent flare-ups and diminish their impact. Most essential oils have anti-viral properties and can penetrate the skin. That is why I recommend H-Balm. Forces of Nature, H-Balms manufacturer, offers a 60-day money back guarantee. For more information, visit HBalms website.
H-away : H-away is a natural herpes treatment made from organic essential oils. I like the fact the essential oils contained in this genital herpes remedy are all derived from organic plants. H-away and H-balms ingredients are not the same. This means that if you are not satisfied with H-balm, H-away can offer an interesting alternative. You can visit Amoils website here. They offer a 60 day money back guarantee as well. Both Forces of Nature and Amoils, the manufacturers of respectively H-balm and Haway, offer prevention blends. I do not recommend them anymore. Indeed, it is now proven that using any irritant on your genitals regularity may cause microulcerations. These ulcerations can make you more prone to transmitting herpes or getting other STDs. In other words, using essential oils daily may make you more contagious.
Take a bath daily:

As I mentioned earlier in the book, if you have many symptoms, or have had many symptoms, you should take a bath daily so you can use the essential oils, such as niaouli, nigari, and neem. If you experience a lot of pain, you should take one bath a day. Bath recipe:
3 to 6 bottles of regular hydrogen peroxide (pour first and blend with a spatula) 2 glasses of nigari (do not use if you suffer from renal insufficiency) 20 drops of niaouli 20 drops of lemon balm 20 drops of tea tree or ravinsara 30 drops of lavender or petit grain or German chamomile (optional) a strong decoction of herbs like neem, prunella vulgaris, sage, thyme even chaparral (1 bowl) A tablespoon of oil (olive oil, coconut oil, St Johns wort) very hot water (the hottest you can withstand without burning your skin)
Pour the hydrogen peroxide first. Then pour the essential oils onto the oil and blend together. If you use coconut oil, heat it first so that it becomes liquid. Add the nigari salt to the oil blend and mix before putting the glass under the hot water. Pour the decoction last. I have listed some alternative herbs to neem in case you do not have it. If you are a nervous wreck, I suggest you add thirty drops of lavender to make a very relaxing and soothing bath. If you prefer orange scent, you can use petit grain instead. It is an essential oil made from the orange tree and is very relaxing, as well. You can mix both 15 drops of lavender and 15 drops of petit grain (Citrus aurantium L.) to make an extremely relaxing bath. If you would rather keep things simple, use just tea tree oil Pregnant or nursing women should not use essential oils or neem. At the same time that you take homeopathic remedies, or within minutes of doing so, you should apply the essential oils. As soon as you have the slightest doubt, you should apply essential oils locally.
Most essential oils cannot stop herpes once 12 hours have passed after the beginning of a herpes infection. You can just take one therapeutic bath per day for five days and apply essential oils four times a day. If you do not have severe symptoms, you do not even have to take a bath every day; just do so on the first day. That is usually enough if you use the internal and external treatments at the same time. You must use internal and external treatments at the same time
Other options:
You can spray homeopathic remedies locally, if you are using a liquid remedy, or you can spray chaparral liquid extract, locally. Garlicaid: You can use what I call garlicaid for more severe or persistent symptoms. Garlicaid works very well. It is a blend of fresh-cut garlic and hydrogen peroxide. You should use it only for a short time (less than 4 days), or it may cause irritation to your skin. I have used it when nothing else worked. Despite being an effective treatment, it does smell bad. To prepare the garlicaid formula, crush five large garlic cloves. Mix it in a little over a pint of water. Put the mixture in the fridge. Let the garlic soak for a few hours, 12 hours is ideal. In the meantime, apply freshly cut garlic if you can. The garlic water should turn white after a while. After at least three hours, pour the mixture into a perfume spray bottle. Fill it half way, add 3% hydrogen peroxide, and then fill it all the way up. Spray as needed, but no more than five times a day. Let it dry a little before you put your clothes back on. You can keep your mixture in the fridge for two to three days. After the third day, you'll have to prepare another batch of garlicaid. Garlicaid prevents the risk of burning and diminishes the smell of garlic, two very appreciable advantages. You may also want to prepare one each day to make sure it contains enough allicin. Allicin is a very active, but very unstable, garlic compound that breaks down very quickly.
I like perfume sprays because you can carry them around with you during the day and they're convenient to use. It is best to use the ones with a cap for obvious hygienic reasons. If your blisters have already broken, you may want to use only garlic water instead of garlicaid with hydrogen peroxide. A 1.5% hydrogen peroxide level is a little bit harsh on a sore, but it helps dry blisters faster. You may want to cover your sores after spraying galricaid on them with a blend of coconut oil or just plain G5 (organic silica) to speed up the healing process. You should not develop any sores if you use garlic early enough. You may continue spraying garlicade for a week even if all symptoms have disappeared, just to make sure the sores do not return. However, garlicaid may be too harsh to your skin. So do not make it too strong. Dilute it with more water if you think it stings too much. It shouldnt hurt. If it does, wash it away and use essential oils with coconut oil instead. In very urgent cases, you can apply fresh-cut garlic directly to your blisters or outbreaks. It can be very harmful, so just cut it; do not mince it or mash it. This way, you have something roughly cut that you can apply on your outbreaks and blisters. You should stop using essential oils along with garlic. It could burn your skin. You will not need to resort to using raw garlic externally if you use the internal strategy. . If you are in a desperate situation and do not have all the remedies yet, you can try fresh-cut garlic. Fresh-cut garlic has helped me stop an outbreak at blister stage once. It was about seven years ago.
If youre away from home or out of stock

If you are away from home when you are having an outbreak and you do not have any remedies with you, you may be able to lay your hands on several easy to find remedies.
Apple cider vinegar: You can apply apple-cider vinegar if you do not have essential oils handy. You have to apply it for a long time. Pour some on a cotton pad apply where needed. You can leave the pad in place for several hours, but if it becomes too irritating, do not hesitate to remove it. Hydrogen peroxide: If you cannot find anything else, you may use hydrogen peroxide from your local drugstore instead. You can spray it several times daily with a little sprayer. Alternatively, you can apply it with a cotton pad, and keep the pad in place or both. This will help with mild outbreaks Do not use these optional remedies together. You have to choose only one. Lemon slice: If youre experiencing genital HSV-1 with mild symptoms, you can cut a lemon slice and apply it locally. It will be soothing but you will have to change the lemon slice every two hours. You should keep it in place for as long as you are able. This is useful for milder outbreaks, mostly for cold sores. Tea bags: You can also apply tea bags locally, but again you also leave the tea bag in place for a very long time. I would suggest you use green or white tea bags, not black. If you can find some herbal tea bags, you can use Melissa, lemon balm, or even thyme, which is sometimes easier to find.
Over the counter products:

Dynamiclear: Dynamiclear is an herbal ointment containing antiseptic ingredients and St Johns wort extracts. St Johns wort used as an external remedy has good wound healing properties. Another Dynamiclear ingredient is a sulfur compound, copper sulphate. Sulfur has been used for centuries to heal all sorts of skin diseases.
However, copper sulfate can be severely irritating to the skin and cause irreparable damage when ingested. Dosage must be put into consideration when evaluating product toxicity. A small amount of an ingredient can be a medicine and a big amount of the same ingredient a poison. For example, that is the case for arsenic. My conclusion is that Dynamiclear contains small enough amounts of copper sulfate so that it has antiseptic properties but no adverse effect. In terms of efficacy, Dynamiclear does not seem to be able to stop herpes blisters from appearing. How ever its hypericum perforatum or Saint John's wort extract helps broken genital herpes blisters heal faster. Some say that it alleviates the pain associated with genital herpes outbreaks. Also, many say that once applied on a sore, it stings a lot but subsequent outbreaks are much milder or appear in a different spot. However, some people do not feel any improvement at all with Dynamiclear. It may be interesting, if your symptoms are very severe and you often miss detection of prodromes. If you use the information contained in this book diligently, you probably will not have to use more than one bottle in your life though. Releev: Releev is a cold sore remedy, which you can find quite easily at the drugstore. I have received many positive reviews from people suffering from cold sores who say Releev was able to stop their cold sores within twelve hours; I think it could be used to treat HSV-1 genital herpes symptoms externally. If you have genital herpes Simplex-1, I recommend you use this product in the absence of an alternative treatment. Releev contains 0.13% benzalkonium chloride and Echinacea extract. Benzalkonium chloride is as a microbicidal ingredient that can kill herpes locally. Releev sells for $18 on www.drugstore.com. You can find another product called Band-Aid Antiseptic Wash Hurt Free as an alternative. It costs only $4. It contains the exact same amount of benzalkonium chloride, a topical analgesic, lidocaine and aloe vera gel, which has been shown to have antiherpetic properties, at 1% concentration. Band-Aid Antiseptic Wash Hurt Free, is a cheaper alternative to Releev and may be more widely available at your drugstore. Lidocaine has no well-documented effect on genital herpes pain, but it should not do any harm if you use it for a short amount of time.
There is another difference between Releev and Band-Aid Antiseptic Wash Hurt Free. Releev contains an echinacea extract called Viracea. However, there is insufficient current data to support echinacea purpureas potential as a treatment for herpes and cold sores. I believe it is probably the benzalkonium chloride, which makes Releev so potent. I constantly receive testimonials from people about their cold sore leaving within a day with Releev. If you want to see the product reviews, visit my website at www.best-herpes-treatments.com/releev-for-cold-sores.html. With one exception, all reviews are extremely positive. You can find the same testimonials on herpes forums. I do believe that people who wrote to me are genuine and not the company moles trying to give positive publicity or create a positive buzz online. I thought it was important to add this information about Releev in this new version edition, for people who suffer from HSV-1 genital herpes. Benzalkonium chloride is actually active on HSV-1 and HSV-2, so if you have milder symptoms, in general, you may want to try Releev for HSV-2 external treatment, too. If you do not live in the United States you should be able to find antiseptic products that contain benzalkonium chloride as well. For example, there is Dettol Antiseptic Wash in the UK. These antiseptic products are very common. It is best if benzalkonium chloride is the main or only ingredient. If you cannot find any at your drugstore try calamine or strong zinc oxide creams like Novitra Cold Sore Cream by Boericke & Tafel instead. The above remedies are either "from the kitchen" or the drugstore in case of emergency. You can use them if you are away from home, did not take any remedies with you, and you can only find a drugstore or perhaps a grocery store nearby, and you need a quick solution. This is the end of the chapter on External Treatment for Herpes. It is very important to remember that external treatment alone, no matter how good they may be, will not help you treat or abort herpes outbreaks by themselves. You have to combine all of the strategies together, immediately, and for at least seven days, to abort or stop herpes from returning. I recommend you use the essential oil or essential oil blend of your choice and take therapeutic baths. You may add homeopathy sprayed locally several times a day. You can switch to Garlicaid or fresh cut garlic if you feel you are having a very severe outbreak. The other external remedies presented here are alternatives you should try if you cannot use any scented remedies or if you do not have yours with you.
The next part of this book will be about the prevention of herpes. This part will help you become outbreak free in the sense that all you will ever experience with herpes, for the rest of your life, may be just a tingling sensation if any. If you have any questions or feedback you want to give to me, please write to me. Use the contact form at www.herpes-wise.com/contact.html, About Miracle Cures: I am acutely aware that so called miracle cures frequently crop up on various web sites. I want you to know that while a few contain some or all of the ingredients I present in this book, the majority do not. They contain one or two ingredients or perhaps some less potent herb. Because they are sold as a miracle cure, vulnerable people are lured into paying ten or twenty times the products true worth in the hope of curing herpes. Please, do not become vulnerable, to such scams. The whole idea of writing this book, Herpes Wise, which has now become Herpes Antidote, is to protect you from scams, and to help you to be able to look beyond the marketing. The people who promote these products will often give you a sense of what is in their products - ingredients, plants, or reasons why the product is so valuable. I urge you to read their claims as to why their product is so valuable, remembering the advice you have read in this book. Most of the time, you will find normal, average herbal or plant ingredients that are known to be effective at suppressing herpes, but certainly not curing it. What we can achieve with certainty, today, is the suppression of herpes, to prevent it from coming back and to prevent you from transmitting herpes to your partner. I think that is very good progress, but in terms of getting the virus out of your body; I do not honestly know anyone who can prove that any plant or plant extract can do that. Seriously, any claims about the "next" or "new" herpes cure has to be regarded with great caution and a critical mind.
Herpes Pain Relief

Before you are able to suppress herpes for the rest of your life, you may still experience one or two painful outbreaks. That is why I have included this chapter on pain. There are techniques that do not require painkillers, but which will help you lower the amount of pain and trauma associated with herpes infections.
Therapeutic baths:
I have already discussed the first method in the chapter on herpes treatment. It consists of taking therapeutic baths. Take a bath with one glass of nigari, essential oils and a strong decoction of neem. You can use Melissa essential oil or a strong decoction of Melissa if you do not have the essential oil. Thyme will do as a substitute, as will any herb that has antiviral properties. This will be a great help in managing your herpes pain.
Organic Silica Gel:

A second product I want to discuss with you is the organic silica gel called G5. This formula was developed by three French scientists. The formula is a bit like MSM for pain, except that I find it much more useful with herpes. It helps heal the skin much faster and it relieves some of the itching, but mostly it stops the pain. It is a wonderful product. The scientists who researched organic silica also studied its effect on herpes. They found quicker remission, fewer symptoms, and alleviation of pain in patients using organic silica. I did not notice that it dramatically changed the length of outbreaks, because I used it in combination with essential oils for greater potency, but when I had outbreaks, it really killed all pain. You can apply pure essential oils first (view herpes treatment chapter), and you can mix in the gel. If you are concerned that pure essential oil applied directly to the skin is a little bit too dangerous, you can mix the essential oils into the gel and then apply this blend onto your skin.
G4, the 4th version discovered in 1984, was already very efficient at treating HSV-1 and HSV-2, as well as herpes zoster. The scientists reported that some patients stopped having recurring outbreaks after treatment. Unfortunately, that is when trouble started to plague the two scientists lives. Nobert Duffaut, the creator, committed suicide in unclear circumstances and Loc le Ribault, his associate, had to flee from France. Why was that? It seems they were victims of their success. Their product was about to make many other drugs obsolete. G5 is non-patentable yet could steal the market from many pharmaceutical companies. In fact, many patients testimonials explain the greatness of G5 and the persecution the two have endured. It is possible to buy a generic copy of their product online or in health stores (look for organic silica). G5 copies are usually derived from horsetail or bamboo extracts. Avoid ingesting bamboo extracts, as they may have side effects. I have not found one in Europe that was half as effective as the real G5. Several companies distribute G5 but only one sells the genuine paraben free formula. You can order the real thing here. G5 is the best wound healer I have ever used. It is far better than aloe vera. It is extremely soothing, especially if you use it often and keep it chilled in your fridge. I could rave about organic silica gel for hours. Not only does it make your skin stronger and heal wounds faster, but it also relieves the pain and itching associated with genital herpes. If you store the silica gel in the fridge, you'll have a cooling, soothing and healing gel that can relieve genital herpes pain on contact. You may use it as often as needed. It makes the genital herpes outbreak experience much easier. Silica gel has saved me on some of my worst days. If you were unable to prevent blisters, you can use it on your sores to help them heal faster. G5 can heal a cut in 24 to 48 hours and a sore in about two to three days. For best results, apply G5 gel generously to the skin three to five times a day at the onset of an outbreak.
Red Marine Algae Gel:

Another product that one reader has recommended to me as being helpful is Vibrant Health RMA Soothing Ointment. It seems to be quite popular for the relief and treatment of oral herpes. I am a little concerned that a single jar contains a very small amount of the product, and may therefore not be suitable for people with severe genital herpes outbreaks. Vibrant Health RMA Soothing ointments main ingredient is gigartina red marine algae. It also incorporates several interesting essential oils. RMA or red marine algae has anti-herpetic effects, and in-vitro studies have shown it to prevent replication of herpes. Other products, such as painkillers or lidocaine gel may not be sufficient to help with genital herpes pain. It is very important that you use all the treatment directions available to you to immediately lower the severity of your symptoms. That will make the pain go away. You must also use EFT and do some tapping on pain (refer to the next chapter). I find that most helpful for all sorts of physical pain. You can also apply St. Johns Wort oil locally. You can make a decoction of the herb in your bath. It soothes nerve pain. You can also use vervain and chamomile. German chamomile is best because it has some antiherpetic properties as well as being soothing for the nerves. Other products are effective locally, but they cannot all be mixed together. I suggest you use essential oils with organic silica and take a therapeutic warm bath daily while in pain. If you cannot take a bath, you can bathe your genital area with the exact same ingredients, at a lesser concentration.
Herpes Psychological Treatment

I believe herpes is triggered by emotions more than 90% of the time. Of course, this figure is for people who do not have an impaired or weakened immune system. I have seen episodes of anger, fear, anxiety, shame and guilt affect herpes sufferers and I felt a bit shy about discussing it when I first wrote Herpes Wise. After giving a lot of support to a lot of people, I know for a fact that some emotional issues will trigger herpes. Fear of herpes itself is a big trigger and may explain why some people get very frequent symptoms even after several years. Maybe an emotional episode would not trigger herpes on its own; maybe you need to eat some chocolate and peanuts as well as experiencing a strong emotion. You may have several triggers at the same time. Emotion is usually the extra one that will cause herpes to return. I am going to give you amazing techniques that will help you control herpes, as you have never been able to before because these techniques will address emotional triggers. The first one, I wrote about a long time ago. It is Bach flower remedies. The second one is brand new, and I've been studying it for a few months now. It is EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique. Combined with Bach flower remedies, these two simple and inexpensive techniques will remove all the distress associated with an outbreak, if not the outbreak itself.
Bach Flower Remedies

To my surprise, I am not the only one who has thought of Bach flowers as herpes remedies. In fact, I have read several testimonials of complete prevention and remissions within two days, online, just using two of the Bach flower Remedies. Bach Flower Remedies are anything but traditional. They are based on the idea that the vibration of flowers and plants can be captured in remedies that can heal certain emotional states. Each plant corresponds to a certain emotional pattern and will help patients overcome emotional blockage. Bach Flowers can help overcome a sense of loss, unfairness, shame, guilt and fear. That's why I strongly feel that they can be of tremendous help for people with herpes. Many people write to me in a state of panic, shame and guilt, wondering about their future. Their main question is usually, "What will my life be
like now?" I always try to give them reassurance that their lives can still be wonderful because it is the truth. But sometimes at first it is almost impossible for them to really believe it.
I strongly believe that herpes is emotionally and stress triggered at least 80% of the time. Worrying or obsessing about herpes can only make it worse. Up until now, I could only provide reassuring words and advise to seek counseling or join a herpes support group. Now, I can also suggest using Bach Flower Remedies for coping with the emotional turmoil that usually comes along with herpes. I cannot guarantee you will get the same outstanding results, but I will give you the two Bach flower remedies used. One is Holly, which helps alleviate emotions of hatred, envy, and jealousy. The other is Walnut, which protects you from outside influences and makes it easier for you to experience new situations and life transitions. What you can do is find your own Bach flower remedy. Read through your herpes diary and look at all the emotions you have felt during and prior to your outbreak. If you do not know what I am referring to, please read the first chapter of this book. If you haven't done your homework for this particular outbreak, do so now. Scan your thoughts, feelings and emotions. Were you angry or stressed out? Has a new situation sprung up in your life? Are you facing new challenges? How does that make you feel? Are you angry with someone? Close your eyes and meditate. Try to observe your emotions as if they were not your own. Write everything down and then read the definition for each Bach flower remedy. Each flower corresponds to a certain emotional state. Try to see which one fits you best. If you want help, you can get an online consultation about flower specialists near you. For example, if you feel dirty or unclean because of herpes, I suggest you try Crab Apple to help you clear your obsessive thoughts. If you are angry with yourself, your boyfriend, or life, because you got herpes and you hate getting outbreaks, I strongly suggest Holly. I have related my outbreaks to some form of anger about a hundred percent of the time. You may combine it with Impatiens when you are feeling impatient to get rid of the symptoms, and Vervain when your anger was caused by a sense of injustice. If you have a tendency toward resentment, dissatisfaction, and self-pity, you may want to buy Willow instead of Holly.
Here are some specific remedies that could greatly improve your emotional balance and give you back a more positive attitude toward life, as well as forgiveness and acceptance and also limit the severity and frequency of your symptoms. Pine: Pine can help you deal with the guilt of getting herpes in the first place. Pine is for people who blame themselves for having done something wrong in the past or for being guilty for unknown reasons or for having a fault in themselves. It is usually suited for perfectionists who are never satisfied with themselves and their achievements and tend to take the blame for others. It can help you get over the burden of guilt and remorse and forgive yourself through time. Mimulus: Mimulus is a remedy for known fears. If you feel afraid of having herpes, getting herpes in another spot or having herpes symptoms, this remedy is for you. Mimulus will work for fear of illness or pain or for any known fear, for example, telling your future partner that you have herpes. If your fear moves into terror, then you should use Rock Rose. I use mimulus with great success and recommend it to anyone who has a defined fear. It is great for shyness also. It gives you courage, reassurance and a great sense of calmness. Rock Rose: Rock rose works against terror. If your fear of herpes or of telling a partner becomes terrifying, you can use rock rose remedy alone or combined with mimulus. It will restore calmness and courage when all your strength seems lost. Rock rose is part of the rescue remedy. It is a great combination of flower remedies originally designed by Dr. Bach. It is great in time of crises and I would recommend using it during each outbreak to ease the panic that usually goes with it. Crab Apple: Crab apple seems perfectly designed for people with herpes. It is for people who feel dirty about themselves, obsess about certain details and suffer from a bad selfimage. It is great for people with skin disorders like herpes. People who need crab apple become totally depressed during a herpes outbreak or a cold sore if the treatment is unsuccessful. Crab apples help you to restore inner harmony, focus on something else other than herpes and to acknowledge your positive qualities.
Sweet Chestnut: Sweet chestnut will help you to overcome despair, extreme anguish and hopelessness. If you feel you cannot go on with your life because you have herpes, this remedy will bring you hope, help you control your emotions and quiet mental restlessness.
Walnut: If you have acquired herpes recently, walnut will help you adapt better to this change in your life. Walnut is the remedy for important life changes. It is also for people who doubt the choices theyve made in their lives. It will help you make the transition much better and will give you confidence to get on with your life as it was before.
Gentian: Gentian will help you overcome discouragement after a setback. For example, if you were rejected by a potential partner or a certain remedy you had great expectations about didn't work, gentian will help you regain faith and self-confidence to create the life you want.
Impatiens: Impatiens like the name suggests, helps you tame your impatience and feelings of frustration. It will reduce the irritability and impatience you may feel during a cold sore or an outbreak. It is great for people like me who just cannot stand being sick and are extremely impatient to get well. If this is your case I strongly recommend impatiens to you. It will quiet the mental agitation caused by impatience.
Gorse: Gorse is another remedy for people who have given up belief that there is any hope for them, and tend to dwell in pessimism and depression. Gorse will treat despair more acutely than Gentian. If you think you are incurable and your life will always be miserable because of herpes, this remedy is for you.
Star of Bethlehem: Star of Bethlehem will help you recover from the shock of a herpes diagnosis. It is the remedy for unexpected bad news or unwelcome events and grief. If you feel you still haven't recovered from the initial shock of diagnosis, Star of Bethlehem can help you overcome it, even years after diagnosis. It is also present in Dr. Bach's rescue formula.
Oak and Olive: These are two remedies that I feel are interesting for preventing herpes infections. Oak Flower Essence is useful for people who tend to push themselves too hard,
often to the extent of exhaustion. Getting enough rest is important when you have herpes because herpes usually gets reactivated in times of fatigue or intense stress. If you recognize yourself in the oak profile, then this is a good remedy for you. Olive Flower Essence is the remedy for physical and mental exhaustion after too much work or a long struggle against illness. Olive will help you recuperate and restore your vitality. Rescue Remedy: Rescue remedy is wonderful at prodrome (when the first signs of a herpes infection manifest). I use it for any illness with great success. It stops the panic and fright almost immediately. Dr. Bach's description of the rescue remedy is the emergency remedy for cases where there appears to be no hope, in the case of accidents or sudden illness, when the patient is very frightened or terrified, or if the condition is serious enough to cause great fear to others. The rescue remedy exists also in cream, Bach Flower Remedies Rescue Cream. It contains all the ingredients of the rescue remedy plus crab apple. It works very much like arnica cream for bumps and bruises but covers many more ailments. It is very helpful for herpes pain and other minor skin disorders. However, it cannot be substituted for treatment. I cannot scientifically explain why Bach flower remedies work, but they do. They have helped me get out of depression in less than three months, and get rid of an alcoholic boyfriend who was poisoning my life. I did go to a practitioner the first three times because I had no knowledge whatsoever of Bach flower remedies and felt it was best to seek the help of a professional. I believe I found a great practitioner, and the results were great. This is all I will say about Bach flower Remedies. Find the one that works best for you. If you have symptoms that never leave you, or you are still moved from the shock of learning the news that you have herpes I urge you to try Bach flower remedies. It is not too expensive. For example, in the U.K, phone consultation and treatment costs only 11.75. The treatment combinations for the next two months are only 5.00. There is an online questionnaire you can use to help you choose which remedy works best for you, at
www.bachflowersessense.com.
You can apply Bach flower remedies locally as well as taking them orally. Holly, Walnut, and all other remedies are to be used orally in drops with water, never undiluted as they are made with brandy. However, you may want to use one or two undiluted drops locally. By applying locally, you will have some antiseptic value, as well as Bach flower remedy value.
EFT or Emotion Freedom Technique

The second therapy I want to tell you about is EFT. First of all, this therapy is completely free. You can get all basic information at zero cost. To me, this therapy is a godsend. It must be. It succeeds where other therapies fail. You can use it to stop an outbreak successfully. EFT alone can do this especially if herpes is triggered by (an) emotions or stress. What I find fantastic about this therapy is that it helps get rid of stress, resentment, anger and selfjudgment, so quickly. It is a bit unusual but I strongly believe in it. I heard about it more than three years ago, but did not try it, as it seemed implausible and awkward. I am a bit angry with myself now that I look back. It was only much later, when I was faced with personal trauma that I decided to give it a try myself. I became hooked immediately, yet frightened, at the same time. I tried it on something that wasn't so important. I suggest you do the same at first. Do not try it for the first time on a major issue. Think of something that happened during the week and that you do not really care much about. I was angry about something. I felt total relief after ten minutes. I then decided to try it on more touchy subjects, and it worked. After a while, I felt it worked too slowly and got frustrated. It is only when I started reading newsletter archives on www.emofree.com, the website that has all the information about EFT that I realized there was much more to it than the basic formula (the first thing you learn at emofree.com), and I could get relief much faster. You will find one testimonial of genital herpes outbreak 12-hour remission in the emofree.com newsletter archive together with a two day remission of a shingles infection. I am now convinced that EFT can abort or even better can help people with herpes become asymptomatic with practice and time. Telling you all about EFT in this book is beyond of the scope of this project but I urge you to get all the information at www.emofree.com.
You tube videos about EFT: A word from the creator of EFT and testimonials The theory Basic EFT technique For a quick overview, you can also look at the three videos mentioned above. The first video is just a general presentation by the creator and promoter of EFT, so you can see all the testimonials of the people who received very important physical change through that simple EFT therapy. The second one will help you understand the theory behind the technique. The third one will show you the basic technique. The technique used in EFT is called "tapping". In the last video, you will see a basic tapping routine. Watch these videos now. If you are not at your computer, go to it and switch it on. Click on the links and watch the videos. They do not last more than 10 to 15 minutes each. On the video about tapping, you will hear the explanation of the basic statement, called "the setup phrase". I will give you a personalized setup phrase for herpes treatment. If you haven't watched the video, do so now. In your setup phrase, instead of just saying, "Even though I have this problem," or "even though I have herpes, I completely accept myself," say "Even though I hate myself for having another herpes outbreak, I deeply and completely love and accept myself". Then say, "Even though I should never have herpes again, and I am having it again, I deeply and completely love and accept myself". "Even though I am so afraid to have another herpes outbreak, I deeply and completely love and accept myself". Then, tap about it and say, "that anger, that fear, that hatred". I understand that this is very basic and may not exactly fit your emotional state, but it will get you started. An amazing thing about EFT is that not only does it help you alleviate the symptoms and the emotional trauma, it also shows you what you are actually, really feeling inside. If you are very good at hiding emotions from yourself, and you have been doing that for years, EFT will help you understand exactly how you feel.
Start with a very basic, general tapping, and just scan your emotions. If you find new emotions, write them down in your diary and you can start tapping about those. You can write your personalized statement or set of phrases using your diary. Please do not try to do too much in one routine. If for example you have, a lot of anger, a lot of shame and a lot of guilt, do a round of tapping for each of these. If you have a lot of pain, do just one for pain. For example, "Even though I have this horrible pain in the left side of my shaft, I deeply and completely love and accept myself". If you do it often, you will get rid of the fear and anxiety associated with herpes. This will make herpes stay away much longer. You must repeat the rounds of tapping until you feel relief or your feelings have changed. You can read a testimonial of a coaching session on www.emofree.com/articles/herpes-relief.htm. You will see that this person was experiencing a lot of anger and resentment, and was very upset. I tend to think, more and more, that herpes triggers have a lot to do with underlying anger and resentment against your mate, members of the opposite sex, your father or mother, sexuality in general or maybe just life. The fact that several women reacted so well to the Holly Bach remedy, first drew my attention to the fact that anger has a lot to do with herpes reoccurrences. If you are still very angry with the person who gave you herpes and you keep having outbreaks, I strongly suggest you tap on those feelings and try to forgive the person who gave it to you. This will not only free you from emotional discomfort and emotional pain, but this freed energy will serve to heal you, instead. I will not go into further details about EFT in this book, but I urge you to watch the videos, using the links I gave you, if you haven't already done so. I know it is scary, looks weird and feels somewhat awkward, but it just works. Let my past misery be my savior, and your blessing. Give it a try. Sometimes you may even feel more afraid after trying it because you see that it works. Tap on the fear of change. Use the awesome videos your can find on YouTube about the resistance to change. I can only tell you so much about EFT. You have to experience it for yourself. You can give me an "it's a scam" look. It just won't work. I know it is a blessing and I know it works. Please do it, even if you do not believe in it. It doesn't matter. I didn't believe in it when I first started.
Actually, I didn't even believe in homeopathy and Bach flower remedies before using them. Only the results convinced me. Start with a current, mild issue. Never start with something that is from long ago, or very traumatic. Then move to stronger, more emotional issues. Start on something easy and build on that success. I think I have now done all I can do to incite you to try. Do not let your fear get in your way. Give it a try now.
Prayers/ Assertions:
Prayers and assertions are what I used to recommend before I knew EFT. I still think it is great but it requires longer efforts to get results. I think you should consider using both for fantastic long-term results. Whether you believe in God or not, you can reshape your life and control your health by praying or making assertions. I find prayers to be very healing for the mind and the body. I've tried assertions, and I know that they can help as well. First, you must get rid of your fear of outbreaks. Each time you feel an itch or you're anxious about herpes, you can repeat something like, "My body is perfect. My immune system is getting stronger and stronger every day. I claim to be free from outbreaks and I know it will be so." If you're really scared, you can jut repeat "perfect health" as a mantra. It is best to say these words out loud at least twice a day in a relaxed state. If you're in a public place, just repeat them in your mind. Don't ignore your fear; just try not to give it attention. Do not talk to it. If you hear yourself say, "Oh no, I'm going to have an outbreak again, don't say, No, you're not. Just repeat, "Perfect health" several times until the previous fearful thought has completely dissolved. If you want fast results, you can add a positive emotional charge to your words. When you say perfect health, feel the immense liberating feeling that comes with it, the joy, the peace and the sense of control over your health. That will make your assertions ten times more powerful and effective, and youll multiply your chances of getting the results you want. You may not even need any medicines or remedies if you convince yourself that your body can stop outbreaks before they appear. But in order to do so, you may find it easier to at first heal your outbreaks with the techniques I present in this book. You will notice that as you gain confidence in your ability to heal or stop outbreaks, you will become less and less dependent on treatment. Soon, you'll just need to remind yourself that your immune system is
much stronger than you initially thought, and you'll be able to stop an infection on demand. You will see and feel the difference. Now, it may take you several weeks to several months to achieve that but you will then be able to control how this disease affects your life. You can claim the power to have an incredible, fulfilling life through prayers and assertions. But you have to be consistent to achieve good results. Write a prayer or assertion that you feel comfortable with, and repeat it in the morning just after waking up and at night before falling asleep. Also, repeat your assertion throughout the day each time you catch yourself falling back into negative thinking. Do it consistently until you feel that you have reprogrammed your mind, and you will no longer feel helpless against herpes and you will very likely remain outbreak free. Do so consistently and youll get whatever you want in life, the easy way. Its just a mind game. The game is, Feel it until you live it. Its by far my preferred game. Another thing that can help you is hypnosis.
Hypnotherapy:
I became interested in self-hypnosis at the age of 15. I've tried it several times with moderate results. I find it easier to go to a hypnotherapist. Hypnosis can heal many conditions that are psychologically related to health. It has helped me overcome examination panic. I used to be so scared during exams that I would fail them. I had lost my self-confidence and I was about to fail my school year when I went to see a hypnotherapist that helped me get rid of this fear in five to six sessions. My grades kept going up from then on. Hypnosis essentially puts you in a situation you are afraid of and helps you create a new reaction to that situation. It happens in the mind first, but then can be transferred into real life. I told you in this book that I had noticed a pattern between outbreak recurrences and certain emotions. I was more prone to outbreaks when I am angry with my boyfriend I think that my outbreaks occurred when I refused to have sex. Sometimes, I find it difficult to express my emotions and say no to the one I
love. So I had an outbreak instead. You may still find this bizarre, but if you keep a record of your own outbreaks, and the emotions you feel at the time, you are more than likely to find a similar pattern. But what does that tell you? It tells you that the mind has the power to trigger an outbreak. Why wouldn't it also have the power to stop or prevent one? Hypnotherapy can help you break the link that exists between an emotion (anxiety, fear, anger, shame, guilt, etc.) and an outbreak. A good hypnotherapist can help you stop your brain from triggering outbreaks. If you are interested in hypnotherapy, you should start looking for a good hypnotherapist. Diplomas do not make a good hypnotherapist. It is difficult to find one, and one that is good for your friends may not be suitable for you. A good hypnotherapist has certain qualities, such as the ability to sense someones emotions through the tone of his or her voice, posture, and so forth. It is best to find a hypnotherapist who is also a counselor or psychologist because he or she will work on the specific mental blocks that keep you from achieving what you want. There is not one perfect script that will solve everybody's problems. Symptoms may appear for different reasons in different people. A good hypnotherapist should also be a therapist and listen to you and try to better understand your mental disposition. Hypnotherapy is not supposed to put you in a trance. You should be able to remember each session fully and always remain conscious. Forget the Hollywood movies and the TV shows. Hypnosis can be something serious and safe that really helps.
Support Groups:
Support groups can help you better understand yourself. If you go to a support group, you will break the law of silence that most of us abide by. After all, it is hard enough to tell your partner. Why would you go and tell someone else you know you have genital herpes? Because by sharing your experience with people like you, you may start to better accept your situation. I'm not very familiar with support groups myself because I like to talk in very small groups of only two or three people. But support groups can really help you understand your emotions and mental blocks. A support group is a great place to start empowering yourself. I believe it can help people who have been recently infected to accept and understand the new situation they are in.
I like my privacy, so I went to online newsgroups to find support and to feel part of a community. Whether you choose to find support online or offline is up to you, but don't keep your herpes problems to yourself, especially if you're depressed about the big news. You'll see that it will be easy for you to find happy herpes veterans like me that will be more than willing to cheer you up. I've had herpes for several years now, and I have a great love life and sex is good. You also can be happy in love and have great sex in spite of herpes. You can find a list of the most active newsgroups in my herpes links bonus.
HERPES PREVENTION
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We have seen all that you must do to treat herpes properly and fully. Now, I am going to show you what you can do to prevent herpes infections from ever occurring again. This includes some of the remedies I have reviewed with you, such as diet changes, but in a milder form. I do not recommend external treatment for herpes prevention. It is not necessary to use anything on the skin. One reason for this is that external treatment, if used extensively, will more than likely irritate your skin and could actually form micro-ulceration, which could increase the potential of you transmitting herpes to someone else, or receiving another STD. You should be very careful with your skin and not use any detergent or other harsh substances when you are not dealing with a herpes outbreak. This includes essential oils, Releev, hydrogen peroxide, and most of the local treatments I have previously discussed. You must combine several approaches simultaneously to successfully prevent herpes from recurring. You should gradually change your diet, adding certain foods or and/or removing or decreasing the amount of others. You will also have to take daily supplements as well as homeopathic remedies regularly to prevent herpes from returning. Depending on your situation, you may have to use one, two, or perhaps all of the strategies I present for the prevention of herpes, in this chapter. I personally use very few remedies to prevent herpes. I have changed my diet and pay attention to what I drink and think. I have eliminated caffeine from my diet apart from some occasional tea. I use homeopathy, and, depending on my situation (for example, if I experience fatigue in winter time and I have a lot of stress or feel my hormonal balance is a little bit off), I may use one, two or even three extra remedies, depending on the circumstances.
After reviewing all the strategies you can use to prevent herpes, I will show you what you can do to improve your general health to prevent herpes from returning, as well as how to boost your immune system if you feel it is weakened, and that is the reason you have frequent outbreaks. The main goal of this chapter is not only to help you suppress herpes successfully but also drastically cut your number of shedding days, reducing the risk of you transmitting herpes to your sexual partner(s) to a minimum of 10% without medical treatment.
Diet Changes
I told you to make very drastic changes in your diet during the treatment of a herpes outbreak because when herpes is active, you have to be extremely vigilant and not be its accomplice. You must do all you can to stop herpes replication for two weeks. When the herpes virus is dormant or is not causing any visible signs, you do not have to change your diet drastically. You may need to keep a strict diet however, if your herpes symptoms are very frequent and/or severe. Diet explains many things. I receive many comments from readers telling me they have tried many different remedies but are not satisfied. I always ask, "What do you eat on a daily basis?" Invariably, the answer is something that is not good or that is not recommended for the prevention of herpes. The guidelines for herpes prevention are the same as for herpes treatment, but are less restricting.
Eat less meat:

You can still eat meat, unlike during the treatment of herpes symptoms when you should try to avoid meat altogether. Eat little meat, and try to eat it only once each day. It is best to eat meat no less than three times a week, but no more than five or six times. We usually eat far more than that. Reducing your meat consumption on a daily or weekly basis will give you great benefits. You will not be ingesting all the hormones and antibiotics given to cattle, which end up on your plate. You will also keep down the levels of arginine in your body. You can eat fish, eggs or vegetarian dishes instead but very little pizza or pasta.
Avoid refined foods:

Switch from refined flour to whole-grain flour products. If you eat a lot of bread, try to eat whole-grain bread. Make sure the baker is not tricking you. An unethical practice in the food industry is to add a little bit of the good stuff, for example, 2% whole-wheat flour to make a product appear healthy, while leaving all the processed and unhealthy ingredients, like bleached white flour and starch. Make sure to read labels. You want 100% whole wheat or whole-grain flour foods not 2%. Try to eat organic grain products. I have already explained that if you do not eat organic whole-grain food, you are likely to ingest more pesticide residues than when you eat refined or white flour. It is best always to eat organic whole-grain flour. It should not be too costly if you limit the amounts you have. You should curb your intake of all refined grain foods. You must cut down on pizza, pasta, and anything made with white flour, as much as you can, especially if you are having a stressful time, experiencing PMS, yeast infection, or any other triggers you identified earlier. If you suffer from food craving, try to consult a certified EFT practitioner or practice EFT yourself. EFT is very effective for curing food craving. Cook for yourself, as much as you can. If you do not know how, start learning today. It does not have to be perfect immediately. Gradually move away from canned food and microwave food. Microwave ovens are not healthy. The industry that manufactures microwave ovens has a powerful lobby promoting microwaves as healthy and not dangerous. But I think there is sufficient data, today, to support the thesis that microwave foods are not healthy. Try not to eat anything heated with a microwave. Add raw foods and raw vegetables to your diet. Reduce refined foods.
Eat sprouting seeds:

There are certain ways you can eat minerals to give your body many very nourishing elements. One way is eating fresh seed sprouts. You can sprout organic seeds at home. You should eat them after three to five days. A word of explanation about the value of eating freshly sprouted seeds; I can tell you
that in one sprouted broccoli seed, you have as many vitamins and minerals as in a whole head of broccoli. That should be a strong incentive to try to eat sprouted seeds. I discovered sprouted seeds in America, where the most popular one is alfalfa. When I went to high school in the United States, I discovered sandwiches served with alfalfa sprouts. I found them delicious. The amount of sprouts was ridiculous. Eat as much as you want, as much as possible. Alfalfa is a great source of magnesium and calcium. It is always better to eat something that is natural and fresh than to eat something that has been processed and dried. All the supplements you can find will never compete with anything that is fresh. I think most of the naturopaths will agree with me. It is always better to eat something fresh and natural, than to eat something dried up, no matter what the quality of the product. Seed sprouts contain digestive enzymes which cooking or food processing destroys. Enzyme therapy explains that enzyme deprivation resulting from modern cooking can lead to liver exhaustion and weakened immune function. Digestive enzymes provided by seed sprouts not only help you digest better but also restore and protect long lost immune functions. Hiromi Shinya, a professor of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and head of the Endoscopic Center of Beth Israel Hospital in New York claims a 100% success rate in cancer remission with no relapses for all his patients using diet guidelines. Like me, he knows that a person with poor gastro intestinal function is never healthy. He explains yoghurt will not improve your digestion and green tea will not keep you young and healthy. I recommend his book, The Enzyme Factor, if you suffer from digestive problems or diabetes, osteoporosis or any chronic illness. Another incredible benefit is that seed sprouts tend to alkalize your body. Most refined foods and sugar are acidifying. Seed sprouts can help you prevent the acid build-up caused by modern cooking. Eating more alkalizing foods like raw dark green vegetables such as spinach, salad leaves or sprouts will restore your health, give you more energy and may help you lose some weight. Some seed sprouts like broccoli sprouts also contain cancer-fighting compounds like sulphoraphane. Sulphoraphane helps women prevent breast cancer. I always recommend that women who take indole-3
carbinol supplements should eat broccoli sprouts in large amounts regularly. Indole-3 carbinol is quite unstable and its impact on cancer is uncertain. Indole-3 carbinol seems to prevent herpes replication in vitro by a 100% so it is a great supplement to use for people who suffer from frequent symptoms. When digested, indole-3 carbinol turns into Diindolylmethane or DIM. DIM impact on herpes replication is unknown. However it has a significant hormone balancing activity. It is best if you make your own seed sprouts at home from organic seeds. Ready-made seed sprouts can sometimes be contaminated. Quick instructions to make alfalfa sprout: Rinse the seeds place them in a glass container soak them in mineral water throw away floating seeds remove the water after 8 hours rinse morning and evening eat after 3 to 4 days
If you find this does not work well for you, buy a small sprouter. It costs about $15. You can make at least two days supply of sprouts with it.
Eat plenty of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kale:

Another thing you should consider is eating as much cabbage and broccoli as possible, preferably raw. I know that does not sound too exciting, but if you get into the habit, you will not only have beautiful skin since it detoxifies your body, but you will be able to digest it and get used to it. I finely mince cabbage into very small pieces. It is much more pleasant to eat it this way.
If you want to have indol-3-carbinol in your foods, a very potent anti-herpetic compound, it is always best to eat or drink fresh, full-grown broccoli. I have started juicing it to make things easier. Cruciferous vegetables contain indole-3-carbinol, which has shown extremely anti-herpetic effects in vitro. Indole-3-carbinol is unstable. It breaks down as DIM in the body and may interfere with estrogen levels if taken as a supplement. That is why I recommend it to pre-menopause or menopausal women with caution. Indole-3-carbinol supplementation should be taken with care if taken for more than a few days. If you decide to try Indole-3-carbinol supplements for long-term herpes suppressive therapy, please have your doctor monitor your estrogen levels. Eating lots of broccoli and cabbage is safe though. It will give you an extra boost. Try to eat as many raw cruciferous vegetables as possible. You should eat these vegetables raw as often as possible because once cooked, they lose much of their natural benefits and are harder to digest.
Reduce sugar:
You should avoid sugar as much as possible. Sugar takes vitamins and minerals out of your system and impairs your immune system. It creates a rush in your body and causes all sorts of imbalances. If you can, try to lower the amount of sugar you take in every day gradually. EFT is great for dealing with any type of food cravings. I have seen the testimonial of a woman who was drinking about twelve cans of cola per day, or more. She gradually reduced, with the help of EFT, until she stopped drinking them completely. She lost twenty pounds in three months. It was great to watch something like that. If you are a woman and you have cravings during PMS, eating chocolate during PMS is about the worst thing you could do if you have herpes. You may want to try EFT to help you get rid of those chocolate cravings. When you do not have herpes symptoms, you can eat some of the "bad" foods. You can eat some meat, a little chocolate; you can have some sugar or a nice dessert occasionally. It is just that you need to moderate everything. I am not going to repeat all of the guidelines I have already given you in the treatment chapter, but it is basically the same thing, in a more moderate form. You can have a little
candy, but not too much. You can have peanuts but not a whole bowlful. You need to make sensible choices. I think common sense will help and guide you toward what is most important. Try never to eat pizza with peanuts and chocolate, especially during PMS, or if you are stressed out. The more active triggers are present, the more vigilant you have to be in your diet.
Avoid acid forming foods:

Following these diet directions will help you alkalize your body. A body filled with acidic fluids loses its minerals including magnesium and calcium and concurrently reduces its immune response. You must pay attention to something else; acid-forming foods. I do not know if you have heard about the alkaline diet. Hiromi Shinya is also a strong believer of the importance of a PH balanced diet. The theory behind the alkaline diet is that you should get 80% of alkalizing foods in your diet every day. Alkalizing foods are not necessarily alkaline by nature but produce alkalinity when digested. Furthermore, acid taste does not necessarily correspond to acidifying food. For example, lemon water, once digested, becomes alkaline. The most alkalinizing foods are vegetable juices, parsley, raw spinach, broccoli, celery, garlic, barley grass, lemon water, herbal teas and stevia Acidifying foods: Meats are all acidifying, as are dairy products. Acid foods include milk chocolate, brown sugar, molasses, jam, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, white rice, white bread, pastries, biscuits, pasta, eggs, canned fruits, fish, turkey, chicken and lamb. Very acid foods include pickled vegetables, beef, pork, veal, shellfish, canned tuna & sardines, peanuts, walnuts, tea (black), coffee, beer, liquor, artificial sweeteners, parmesan and processed cheese In the light of the alkaline diet, my directions for preventing herpes seem quite sensible. For example: you can help prevent herpes by taking one to two garlic cloves in a glass of water every day for the rest of your life (for severe cases only) and keep your body more alkaline at the same time. Please refer to the treatment part of this book for further details about garlic.
Drink apple-cider vinegar water:

You may think that drinking apple cider vinegar water regularly does not make sense after what I have just said, but some alternative practitioners suggest taking apple cider vinegar as part of a diet to restore alkaline / acid balance. It is also a great source of minerals, vitamin B and digestive enzymes and it helps detoxify the body. You can take organic apple cider vinegar daily. Take one tablespoon in a glass of water, two to three times a day for 20 days and stop for 21 days. If you find that you have herpes symptoms during PMS, take apple cider vinegar 15 days before menstruation to prevent outbreaks. Stop after menstruation. For more detailed instructions, please read the chapter about herpes treatment. Diet conclusion: You do not have to over-restrict yourself by cutting out every food you crave and enjoy eating. But you should eat the bad foods only in moderation and increase your intake of raw vegetables. Do not eat too many fruits, and avoid fruit juices. You can eat plain yogurt, but try to avoid sweetened or flavored yogurts, whether they contain fruits or not. Yogurt contains sugar and when combined with flavoring and added sugar, it will make for too much sugar in one dessert. You will lose the benefit of the yogurt.
Organic Virgin Coconut oil miracle:

I recommend using coconut oil extract as a suppressive therapy. Professor Jon J. Kabara studied monolaurin benefits for several years. He now distributes monolaurin under the brand name, Lauricidin. I think it is much more convenient to take Lauricidin daily than to try to eat the equivalent of three and a half tablespoons of coconut oil, per day. It could be a bit cheaper to take the organic virgin coconut oil, however, so I will leave that information here so you can try to incorporate three and a half tablespoons of organic virgin coconut oil per day into your diet. Some of you may think coconut oil is to be avoided because it contains arginine. Arginine is a friendly herpes amino acid. But studies evaluating several compounds of coconut oil indicate it could be a potential powerful long-term treatment for herpes. Natural coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids
(MCFA), lauric acid being one of them. Lauric acid breaks down into monolaurin during digestion. Monolaurin and lauric acid have been researched for over 40 years. Several researchers reported that monolauric acid has antiviral properties against lipid-coated viruses. AIDS, herpes, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and hepatitis C virus are all lipid-coated viruses. Monolaurin and lauric acids can disrupt or melt their lipid envelopes. Lipid coated viruses cannot survive very long without their coating and soon die. Research also indicates these acids can help control lipid-coated bacteria such as lysteria monocyatogenes and helicobacter pylori, a number of fungi and protozoa parasites. Professor Kabara has written a book about lauricidin called Fats Are Good for You: How Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Actually Benefit the Body but if you want to read an easy book on the subject I suggest you try The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife, who makes a better job at presenting information in an easily digestible way. It also contains some recipes you can use. I will tell you why coconut oil and Lauricidin are so interesting in the fight against herpes soon. First, let me give you my way of taking coconut daily. I eat a coconut cake of my own recipe every morning. My coconut cake recipe: Ingredients 1 part whole grain organic flour 2 parts organic grated coconuts 1 part brown sugar (stevia is much better) 6 tbsp of coconut milk or soy milk a pinch of salt baking powder 6 tbsp of organic virgin coconut oil Take one part flour, one part sugar. [Stevia or Xylitol are better than sugar but I have a hard time digesting Xylitol and Stevia powder is very hard to find where I am so I use brown sugar.] Add two parts
grated coconut or dry coconut, and a little bit of coconut or soy milk to make the equivalent of six tablespoons. Add baking powder, a dash of salt and that is it. I mix all the dry ingredients in the bowl first and then pour the coconut milk over it. You can also pour four to six tablespoons of organic coconut oil in too. It will make your cake feel lighter. Put it in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes. You will soon have a strong coconut-oil containing cake. I take one or two slices in the morning. This is not enough to cover the necessary daily amount but it is a delicious way to start the day. You should not eat too many if you are concerned about your weight. I have observed that coconut oil does not tend to make you gain weight so long as you do not eat too much sugar. If you consume a lot of sugar while taking a lot of coconut oil, you are likely to increase body fat. I do not recommend using coconut milk alone. My feeling is that it does not contain enough lauric acid to counterbalance its herpes-promoting arginine content. You should always use the oil or the grated coconut oil along with it. You may otherwise risk getting an outbreak. One tablespoon of dry shredded coconut contains 2g of lauric acid One tablespoon of coconut oil contains 7g of lauric acid That is why it is best to use the oil. The easiest way to take the oil is to take the habit to cook with it or to pour some in hot drink. Coconut oil or monolaurin alone can help someone become completely asymptomatic. Sometimes a person may have to double the dose temporarily to obtain results. You should use lauricidin if you have frequent herpes outbreaks (more than 4 per year). If you have very occasional outbreaks you will see that a change in diet, vitamin and mineral supplementation along with homeopathy and stress management will be all you need to stop outbreaks from returning. Another extra virgin coconut oil compound is caprylic acid, which is recognized as one of the most powerful natural yeast-fighting agents.
Capric acid, another MCFA found in coconut oil, also has antifungal properties and forms monocaprin in the body. Other benefits of coconut oil are: It is a rich source of anti-oxidants. It promotes weight loss. It supports the digestive tract. It protects the heart. It enhances thyroid function.
So as you can see, you can add extra virgin coconut oil to your diet without taking the risk of weight gain or damage to your heart. Coconut fat does go through the bloodstream, but mainly to reach the liver to be immediately transformed into energy. To boost your immune system, you can take 50 ml or 3.5 tbsp. of virgin coconut oil or eat 66 grams of dried coconut per day. Please make sure that it is the naturally processed, chemical-free extra virgin oil from fresh coconut, otherwise it loses most of its benefits. You can melt a little oil in your tea. You can make coconut smoothies. Desiccated coconut contains approximately 70% coconut oil and coconut cream about 24% coconut oil. You may feel adverse effects if you start eating a lot of coconut oil quickly. It may cause diarrhea and other discomforts, especially if you have fungi and other parasites in your body. That is why you must start taking 1 tbsp a day for one or two weeks and then gradually increase each week until your reach 3.5 tbsp. per day as follows. Week 1: 1 tablespoon/day Week 2: 2 tablespoons/day Week 3: 3 tablespoons/day
Week 4: 3.5 tablespoons/day You should stay at the same amount for two weeks or lower amounts down to one teaspoon if coconut oil intake causes too much discomfort. You should take monolaurin supplements instead of coconut oil if you find coconut oil unpleasant. Jon j. Kabara, PhD recommends taking 1.5 grams of monolaurin once or twice a day for one or two weeks and then increasing the dosage to 3 grams once or twice daily. Please refer to his website for further information www.lauricidin.com. You can find a lot of good information there. Here (http://www.herpeswise.com/John-Kabara.pdf) is a link to a 10 page article "Health Oils from the Tree of Life," written by Jon j. Kabara PhD. In my opinion, Jon j. Kabaras product, lauricidin, is the best source of monolaurin. You can find other brands on the market, but this one is my only choice. You must take monolaurin for at least a year if you do not want to take medical suppressive therapy and you have more than two outbreaks per year. You may use it also as an alternative suppressive therapy during pregnancy but please first consult your doctor. If you want to switch from medical suppressive therapy to alternative therapy including coconut oil or monolaurin, please take monolaurin and homeopathy for 6 months before stopping taking herpes drugs because these drugs may have made you more herpes prone once removed.
Drink vegetable juice NOT fruit juice:

Another thing you can incorporate into your diet to make yourself more resistant to disease is vegetable juice. I recommend you drink a bit of carrot juice to make the juice sweeter with some parsley or dark green vegetable juice like spinach at first in the morning. You can juice the part of the vegetable you usually throw away, such as broccoli stems or celery leaves. It is very good for your health and will not cost you a penny.
You will benefit much more from fresh vegetable juice than from fresh fruit juices. Fresh fruit juices are filled with sugar and are not as good. You should stay away from very sweet juices especially if you have a tendency to have yeast infections, whether in your digestive system or vaginally.
Reduce sugar, alcohol, beer Avoid caffeine like the plague. Switch to herbal tea or water
Please refer to the chapter about herpes treatment for more explanation. This part is extremely important. Try and drink therapeutic herbal tea like lemon balm or sage as often as you can.
Homeopathy
As I mentioned in the treatment of herpes chapter, you must continue taking the specific remedy that your homeopath has given you, or that you have found at abchomeopathy.com daily. This remedy should be taken for at least six months. If you want to pause, you may, but you should try to continue taking that remedy daily, all the time. You should also take vaccinotoxinum or herpes nosode monthly. If you tend to experience outbreaks before PMS or menstruation you should take herpes nosodes (or vaccinotoxinum) between ten and two days before menstruation every month. If you are a man just remember to take it the same day every month. Vaccinotoxinum 9C or herpes nosodes at 16C, or 12C, are the most appropriate for herpes prevention. Take either 10 pellets of vaccinotoxinum 9C or 15 pellets of Herpes nosodes 12C or 10 pellets of 16C herpes nosodes and 10 pellets of 16c again after 24 hours once a month. Let them dissolve under your tongue fully before eating or drinking anything. That is all you need to do with homeopathy, but you have to do it very regularly. If you have the PHP kit, you can spray it ten times under your tongue. If you like, you can spray where you previously had symptoms. It is so mild that it will not hurt your skin. Do that only once a month, every month, for as long
as you feel you are prone to having herpes symptoms. You do not have to take any other homeopathic remedies. You may be able to stop taking homeopathy after 6 months to a year, but if you feel that you have a tingling coming back, or your immune system is weakened or suppressed by stress or any other situation, you will need to go back to taking homeopathy every month. This should take only about two minutes of your time, so it should not be too stressful for you. You can take it in the morning. I take four sepia pellets in the morning. I do not do it all the time, but only when I feel that I need the extra support. At first, I did it diligently for six months. I recommend you do the same. Homeopathy may not help you at all if you do not watch your diet but will help you tremendously if you follow the above diet guidelines.
Gemmotherapy
I have already told you about wineberry or Alpine berry and its wonderful value for herpes treatment. If you think you need to be extra cautious about herpes, you can take one teaspoon in a glass of water, every day, for as long as you want. It is always best to use herbal extracts for no more than twenty-one days or three weeks. Stop for one week and then start again. You will benefit from this plant extract, whether you are a man or a woman. If you are a woman, it may have an impact on your hormonal balance so you should ask your doctor to monitor your hormonal balance. You should always tell your doctor about all the supplements you take. It is not necessary to use wineberry all the time, if you do not have frequent symptoms. You should take this remedy for prevention if you have been having symptoms at least once a month. You can also choose to take it only 15 days before menstruation, if you feel that menstruation or PMS are important herpes triggers.
Garlic
If you are the type of person who has frequent outbreaks, you should take one to two fresh-cut garlic cloves, daily. Please read the chapter about treatment for instructions. If you cannot because it is so troublesome, take Garlinase Fresh daily. Take the recommended daily dosage to prevent herpes from coming back. Garlinase Fresh helps lower blood pressure. If you are concerned that Lauricidin daily will increase your blood pressure no matter what Professor Jon J. Kabara says, you should take garlic, daily along with it. The combination of the two will give you a very potent treatment, cleaning your system of fungi, bacteria, and viruses. I take it when I have a cold and I find it extremely efficient against all sorts of ailments. Women with frequent yeast infection should take garlic as needed and follow my diet guidelines very strictly. Yeast overgrowth causes all sorts of ailments and makes herpes very difficult to stop. William G. Crook was the first to mention that yeast could be the root of other conditions. His book, The Yeast Connection: A Medical Breakthrough was one of the first to make the relationship between yeast overgrowth and other severe or chronic conditions. Yeast infection weakens the immune system and cause a toxic overload in your body. It is highly important that you control yeast to prevent herpes from coming back forever.
Chaparral or Neem
If you have been having frequent and severe outbreaks for several years you may want to add. Chaparral or neem daily. We have seen in the treatment of herpes chapter, that these herbs both have strong antiviral capacity and can help keep your body free from all sorts of pathogens. It will make your immune system stronger, but you should take only two capsules or a strong tea daily. Neem is a natural contraceptive and is not indicated for couples who want to conceive, pregnant or lactating women. Chaparral or neem is optional.
Vitamins and Minerals

We need to take vitamin and mineral supplements during stressful moments, in winter, or at the change of seasons. You can take Source of Life by Natures Plus for at least three weeks or up to a month, at those times. Unlike during treatment, you should only take the normal daily dosage. Extra vitamin C is not necessary to prevent herpes. If you feel or know you are going to enter a stressful period, I recommend that you take vitamin and mineral supplements systematically. Any type of important change in your life will come with a certain amount of stress. It could be a wedding, a divorce, a promotion, changing jobs or changing towns. All these events will cause some stress. I further recommend that you supplement yourself without a second thought if you also find that you have a suddenly increased level of fatigue, or that you are lacking energy. Those are times when your immune system is either overloaded, or just plain tired. You must pay attention to them because periods of stress and fatigue, or even recurrent colds and flu, are periods when you are likely to have an outbreak. Other things you can try are relaxation, yoga, meditation, and positive assertion and of course EFT. The mental aspect of herpes is very important. You can learn to reduce stress by doing certain relaxation exercises. These are long-term changes that you have to incorporate into your life slowly but surely. They will be extremely beneficial over time. outbreak free for life. It is simple yet very effective and doesnt have to cost you an arm or a leg.
Go the Extra Mile

If you want to prevent herpes from returning completely, you need to learn different strategies that you can use to make your body 100% healthy. One is detoxification. Another is maintaining very healthy intestinal flora and the last one I will present here is increasing the amount of enzyme you consume.
Probiotics and Prebiotics

A good way to maintain a good digestive system is to keep a healthy intestinal flora. Your intestinal flora protects you from the harmful bacteria you absorb everyday and helps improve digestion and absorption of some nutrients. Probiotics are friendly bacteria that we ingest to support our digestive system. There is some evidence that probiotics improve our immune system directly. Our food habits and our consumption of antibiotics have weakened our intestinal flora for years. Probiotics seem to help restore it. Nevertheless, it is difficult to assess what dosage is most appropriate for best use. Sometimes probiotics, which are living cells, die while still on the shelf. Thats why prebiotics are becoming more popular today. Homemade kefir doesnt present the same disadvantages. The best kefir is made from kefir grains and not kefir starters. It takes about 5 minutes to prepare kefir and 12 to 24 hours of fermentation. In recent years, prebiotics have demonstrated the ability to increase the concentration of our friendly gut flora. Prebiotics feed our flora and increase its multiplication rate. Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) supplements are the most popular prebiotics today. Their absorption destroys our unfriendly flora and multiplies our friendly flora. Two to three grams of FOS per day are believed to favorably alter the bacteria population of the large bowel. Spirulina is also considered a good prebiotic by naturopaths.
Enzymes
Another thing to consider when discussing the immune system is enzymes. Digestive enzymes are popular today because they can help us improve our digestion. But enzyme therapy or enzymatic therapy, an emerging medicine, explains that they can also play a very important role in our lives. Our body produces certain enzymes and uses some to sustain our immune system. Our eating habits do not provide enough enzymes for good digestion. Enzymes are mostly present in raw foods and die during cooking. As we cook most of our food, our body has to provide for the enzyme shortage. The fewer enzymes we eat, the more we lack for our immune functions, and in the end we are unable to defend ourselves from pathogen attacks. Enzyme therapy suggests that taking enzymes not only during meals but also in between meals can restore our enzyme balance.
Enzyme therapy was tested against Zovirax for the treatment of herpes zoster during a 1995 German controlled study of 192 patients. Here are the conclusions: "Overall, the enzyme combination preparation showed identical efficacy with acyclovir. The results of the prior study were thus confirmed. Further investigations on the immunomodulatory potency, dosage and effects on postherpetic herpes neuralgia are, however, still required." For more information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7713467&dopt=Abst ract Enzyme therapy encompasses several fields, intravenous enzyme therapy, and massive ingestion of enzyme supplements. Basically, enzyme therapy relies on the fact that since we eat most of our food cooked, we deplete our body of vital enzymes. How is that? Cooking food kills enzymes. Enzymes are necessary so that our body functions normally. Our body can produce 22 digestive enzymes, but it also needs a constant intake of enzymes. There are more than 3000 enzymes on this planet. Our body can produce some but depends on nutrition for the rest of them. I am not going to discuss here in depth the power of enzyme therapy. I will just say that if you use the two methods below regularly, you are very likely to increase your energy levels, feel and look younger and boost your immune system. So how do we increase our enzyme intake? We eat more raw food. Do you need to buy enzyme supplements? I am starting to use them to help digest better but they are not necessary. A good way to get a lot of enzymes is to introduce vegetable juices into your diet. These juices also contain phytosterols, which can normalize your immune system and promote interleukin-2 and gamma-interferons, two very important immune helpers in your battle against herpes. A lack of interleukin-2 is believed to be one of the major causes of immune deficiency in AIDS. You can also eat germinated seeds. Germinated seeds contain more enzymes than raw vegetables. Sprouts contain enzymes, minerals, amino acids and other important elements. The increase of vitamin content in sprouts during the sprouting period is tremendous. A clear increase in vitamin content has
been measured in numerous experiments that compared sprouts to seeds. Germinated seeds and grains showed an increase in vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes of 25 to 4,000 percent. Non-germinated seeds and grains contain enzyme inhibitors that are neutralized during germination. That may give you another reason not to eat nuts. Besides their high arginine content, they also contain enzyme inhibitors that can interfere with your digestion and your immune system. You should always soak your beans and grains overnight before cooking them. You can also get a lot of enzymes from daily organic apple cider vinegar. I think ACV enzymatic content mainly explains why ACV helps digest much better. If you want to learn more about enzyme therapy, you may want to take a look at the book The Complete Book of Enzyme Therapy, by Antony J Chicoke.
Kefir
Kefir is a milk-fermented beverage that can restore the intestinal flora. It contains 270 mg of lysine per 100 g ( 3.52 oz), which is pretty good because plain yoghurt, one of richest source of lysine, contains 311 mg per 100 mg, just 41 mg more than Kefir. And Kefir doesn't contain any arginine at all whereas plain yoghurt contains 105 mg. This could suggest that kefir is an even better source of lysine than plain yoghurt. It is also a probiotic. That means it contains microorganisms that restore and add to the intestinal flora. It is a much stronger probiotic than any yoghurt. A strong intestinal flora promotes a strong and healthy immune system. Actually, kefir has been found to be an immune-stimulant in animal studies and antimicrobial, so milk kefir may provide several benefits against herpes. It has been used for the treatment of herpes, but I haven't found any scientific data supporting it. If you want to learn how to make kefir at home, take a look at Dom's Kefir making in-site (http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/Makekefir.html). This website feels a little bit like a maze, but it's filled with great info on kefir. Its very easy to make once you have the kefir grains. I make them from organic milk. I find it delicious, but you may find the taste a little bit strange. Sweetening it with honey or maple syrup may help.
Heres a little advice: start slowly. I've noticed that kefir has very nice detoxifying properties, but it may have a laxative effect at first. So I would advise starting with one glass a day. If you're allergic to dairy products, you can make a stronger kefir with less lactose in it. Dom's explains everything really well. Please avoid kefir starters and use kefir grains instead. This way you'll be sure to make the real thing. Kefir is a beverage a little thicker than milk but much more liquid than yoghurt. I tried to make yoghurts out of kefir and it just doesn't work. So do not let your milk ferment too long.
Boost the Immune System (optional)

If you are in a situation where you suffer from another disease that is impairing or weakening your immune system, for example Lupus, AIDS, or anything that can make you not respond to the treatments presented here, you will need to try and increase the response of your immune system to diseases. Most of the things presented here will help you do that, but in your situation, you will have to go the extra mile. A very important part of your immune system is the natural killer cells. Natural killer cells (NK) are part of our immune system. They can directly attack herpes-infected cells, and recent studies have shown that they play a critical role in innate protection against genital HSV-2 infection in mice. A 1999 study suggested that patients with genetic defects in NK cell function may have more severe herpes infections. People in the late stages of AIDS present similar NK cell dysfunction and tend to have severe herpes lesions. Therefore, artificially increasing NK cell activities seems to be a good idea for people who suffer from herpes. There are several products available on the market that claim to do this. Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC) and MGN-3. MGN-3 is a modified rice bran extract that has been enzymatically modified with a shiitake mushroom compound. It has shown powerful activation of NK cell function both in vivo and in vitro. It seems it can multiply NK activity by two to ten in cancer patients after one to two weeks of intake at 45 mg/kg/day. In other studies, MGN-3 also enhanced B-cell and T-cell activity. Shiitake and reishi are also known for their immunostimulant properties, but they do not seem to particularly target NK cells. MGN-3 can be purchased as a food supplement in the US.
AHCC is a mixture of several medical mushrooms including shiitake. It was developed in Japan. Very little data on AHHC is available in English, but results published in 1995 suggest that AHCC acts on the immune system in the following ways: Stimulates cytokine production. Increases NK cell activity as much as 300%, as well as increases the explosive pellets inside the NK cell. Increases interferon levels. Increases the number and activity of helper T-cells up to 200%.
Moducare is another product that can improve your general immune response. Its action boosts both Tcell and natural killer cells activities. Moducare is a mixture of sitostereol and sitosterolen. Moducare provides standardized amounts of plant stereols and sterolens and seems to provide consistent and long-term results. It was first marketed in 1974, in Germany. It has been studied for a long period, with a solid track record. Stereols are compounds that are present in colored vegetables, like red pepper or dark green vegetables. Moducare seems to help with several autoimmune diseases like Lupus. Fitosterol is contained in cat's claw, for example, and ginkgo. The Moducare brand offers two products. One specializes in promoting the immune system. It is called Daily Immune Support. I suggest you try taking Moducare Daily Immune Support in the daily recommended amounts to support your immune system. Take it in addition to all the treatments and prevention strategies I have given you. If your situation is such that you have to exercise a lot, which weakens your immune system, for example if you are a professional athlete - or if you suffer from an autoimmune disease, or AIDS you should definitely try to take Moducare, Daily Immune Support daily, to support your immune system.
Moducare is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women, diabetics, organ transplant recipients or people who have multiple sclerosis. If you are in this situation, you should consult a healthcare profession for advice. The difference between Moducare and other immune support ingredients or foods is that it balances the immune system, rather than promoting only one of its functions. That is why people who suffer from allergies or inflammation and who also have suppressed immune systems benefit from Moducare. The manufacturer of Moducare also produces a product called ModuChol. This product lowers cholesterol levels. If you suffer from high cholesterol and are concerned about using Lauricidin or taking coconut oil daily, I suggest you talk to your doctor about this, or try it. In some rare cases, Moducare may produce unexpected side effects. It is important that you tell your doctor that you are using Moducare. Some people seem to be able to absorb stereol or the ingredients contained in Moducare much more readily than the average person. These people may experience some unpleasant side effects. If you experience anything new or different while taking Moducare, you should discuss this with your doctor. You may be among the small percentage of the population who can absorb stereols much more readily than most. To sum up, you can take just homeopathic remedies every month and change your diet. You can add certain foods to your diet. You can take Lauricidin, change your diet and take homeopathic medicine, and Moducare or AHCC to boost or regulate your immune system. This will have to depend on your current situation, your average state of health and your immune system. Depending on what is happening in your life, you may need to adapt. I use homeopathy and I have improved my diet. My diet is not perfect but I always take vitamin and mineral supplements when I am having a hard time following my own diet guidelines. These guidelines are simple to follow and you can change your lifestyle gradually to adapt to your new situation. If you do this diligently, you will be able to remain symptom free for life, though it may take you several weeks to six months to achieve. This will depend on how well you were taking care of your health before reading this book.
If you experience extra difficulty remaining symptom-free, then you have another disease or too much stress interfering with you health. Circumstances such as prolonged yeast infection, hormonal imbalance and long-term anxiety may cause herpes to return more often than it should. You must address these, too to remain outbreak free. However, if you follow the guidelines included in this book you should see an improvement for all these conditions as well.
HERPES TRANSMISSION
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In this section, I will present the risk factors associated with herpes transmission. I have created a list of questions and answers to help you understand the most important points which I will summarize in this introduction. Herpes is transmitted when you have no visible symptoms or when you have "asymptomatic shedding" 70% of the time. Shedding refers to the time when herpes moves from the ganglia, where it is dormant, through the nerve paths to the skin cells. Shedding can be symptomatic, developing into a full outbreak. Shedding can also remain asymptomatic or with no visible signs. This means that the person who is shedding is not aware of it. There may not be any redness, large blisters, or pain, yet herpes is still present in the skin. As herpes is mainly transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, you are likely to transmit herpes to your sexual partner if you have sexual contact at that time. According to research, asymptomatic shedding occurs from 15-20% of days evaluated for HSV-2 genital herpes and 3-5% of days evaluated for HSV-1 genital herpes. The number of asymptomatic shedding days tends to decrease after the first year of infection. Therefore, to reduce transmission risks it is very important to cut the amount of time when shedding is considered asymptomatic. Stephen L. Sacks, who wrote The Truth About Herpes, says that you can cut the amount of asymptomatic shedding time by 50% just by paying close attention to your symptoms. For the first year after reading this book, you may want to use a magnifier to look at your genital area, where you used to have the symptoms, to see if you have any micro-blister, any type of small red circle, or anything that could be indicating herpes, even though you do not have any significant symptoms. One of the most common asymptomatic areas is around the anus, perhaps because it is difficult to see. Sometimes herpes is mistaken for something else and goes undetected. As Stephen L. Sacks, MD says in his book The Truth About Herpes, An itch in the pubic hair is probably a pimple or just an itch; if there is a little sore behind some hair it could be herpes. So it is essential to pay extra attention to mild symptoms in your genital area.
Just by doing that, you can cut your chances of transmitting herpes by 50%. Currently, the only medical therapy available for reducing the risk of herpes transmission by 50% is taking either Valtrex or acyclovir daily. Taking Valtrex daily costs about $380 to $400 per month. If you pay attention to the smallest symptoms and learn to scan your body, scan your thoughts, understand your triggers, and watch your genital area with a magnifier from time to time, you will be able to reach the same level of success as if you were taking Valtrex every day, without the side effects.
Understanding when you are contagious:

It depends upon which phase herpes is in. Shedding: The virus is present on the skin. You are contagious. You could infect your partner. Your risks are much greater if you are a man and if you are not using a condom. Dormant: Your chances of infecting your partner are nil. The virus needs to be on the skin to be transmitted. During an outbreak: You are highly contagious. You cannot have sex with your partner without infecting them. You should not share towels with anyone and wait until your skin has fully healed to have sex again. In a study from The University of Washington, entitled "Virologic Characteristics of Sub-Clinical and Symptomatic Genital herpes Infection", the authors concluded that "Women with frequent symptomatic recurrences tend to also have frequent sub-clinical shedding, and may be at high risk for transmitting HSV".
More scientific research has shown that the more symptomatic herpes outbreaks you have, the more likely you are to transmit herpes to a partner. This is explained by the amount of shedding days involved. Shedding is the amount of time where herpes is present on the skin. The more outbreaks you have, the more likely you are to have a large number of shedding days. It is important to take that into consideration. In other words, the more you suppress herpes, the less likely you are to transmit herpes. Another important factor you should take into consideration is that HSV-2 genital herpes is much more likely to be transmitted than HSV-1 genital herpes. The probability of transmission of HSV-1 genital herpes is much lower. If you have HSV-1 genital herpes, the figures that you have read about genital herpes probably do not apply to you. The number of shedding days explains the difference between HSV-1 and HSV-2 transmission risks. According to research at the University of Washington, Seattle, genital herpes HSV-2 recurs ten times more often than genital HSV-1. This implies that the number of shedding days also differs greatly. HSV2 genital herpes could therefore be ten times more likely to be transmitted than HSV-1 genital herpes. One study published in the New England Journal of Medicine established that the average number of genital HSV-1 recurrences per year was zero. Another study showed it was one per year. By contrast, genital herpes HSV-2, which is herpes type 2, is much more common in the genital area and causes many more problems than HSV-1, whose natural home is the trigeminal ganglion located at the base of the neck. HSV-2 usually remains in the sacral ganglion, located between the hips or behind the lower back. HSV-1 genital herpes is usually acquired through oral sex. Genital HSV-1 was once fairly uncommon, but now accounts for at least 30% of cases of genital herpes. By the time they reach adulthood, most people are infected with HSV-1, which is the string of virus that usually causes cold sores. These people are partially protected against HSV-2. Having HSV-1 oral herpes decreases the likelihood of catching genital herpes by 40% to 50%. It does not fully protect from getting genital herpes type 2.
If you have HSV-1 genital herpes, you can get HSV-2 genital herpes but if you have HSV-2 genital herpes, it is very unlikely you will ever catch HSV-1 genital herpes (University of Washington virology research clinic). Those people who have never acquired either form of herpes are most at risk of contracting genital herpes. The risk of spreading herpes is even greater if you have HSV-2 genital herpes and your partner does not have any type of herpes virus. If you have genital herpes HSV-1 and your partner has oral herpes HSV-1, it is quite unlikely but still possible that you will contaminate your partner during oral sex. If you have oral herpes HSV-1, and your partner has HSV-2 genital herpes, you are very unlikely to catch HSV-2 oral herpes by practicing oral sex (less than 1% risk). If you do catch HSV-2 oral herpes, you will probably never have symptoms or shed. Cases of HSV-2 oral herpes outbreaks are extremely rare. Your partner is very unlikely to catch HSV-1 genital herpes from you. It is virtually impossible to acquire HSV-1 genital herpes after first getting HSV-2 genital herpes. People who have both HSV-1 and HSV-2 genital herpes acquired HSV-2 genital herpes after first catching HSV-1 genital herpes. These are facts to consider because they influence most of the information you will read online. Depending on yours and your partners personal circumstances, the risk factor of passing genital herpes to your partner can vary from negligible to extremely high. According to Annals of Internal Medicine (1983); "Studies show that genital HSV-1 infections almost always occur in people who have no prior infection with herpes of either type". It is mostly people who have never had HSV-1 oral herpes who are likely to catch genital HSV-1 from oral sex. A main difference between HSV-1 and HSV-2 is the shedding time. Only 25% of genital HSV-1 sufferers shed herpes in the absence of symptoms, whereas 55% of people infected with HSV-2 genital herpes shed. Genital herpes type 1 recurs less frequently, has fewer symptoms, sheds less, and is less likely to be transmitted. It is even less likely to be transmitted to someone who has HSV-1 oral herpes. It is much more usual to acquire HSV-1 genital herpes from oral sex than from genital sex.
An interesting study (Knowledge of Partners Genital Herpes Protects against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 acquisition) by Anna Wald
Diseases 2006;194:4252)
, Elizabeth Krantz
Stacy Selke et al. (The Journal of Infectious
reveals that genital herpes is mostly transmitted when people are unaware
that they have herpes. The study concludes: These findings suggest that testing persons with HSV type-specific serologic assays and encouraging disclosure may result in a decreased risk of HSV-2 transmission to sex partners. What the study effectively shows is that if you have HSV-2 genital herpes and you are aware of it, you are much less likely to infect your partner, because you are more likely to be careful and protect your partner from infection. When you disclose the fact that you have genital herpes to your partner, it is important to let your partner know that this knowledge actually puts him or her at less risk than having sex with someone who has genital herpes but is unaware of that fact. 25 percent of the population is infected with genital herpes, and of those people a massive 80 percent are unaware of their infection. If you are doing all you can to prevent herpes transmission to your partner, you are actually protecting your partner from genital herpes much more than if he/she went out with somebody who did not know they had herpes. That is something you should stress when you disclose it to your partner.
Herpes Transmission and Pregnancy

I receive a lot of questions about herpes and pregnancy. Some women with genital herpes ask me if they will ever be able to have a baby. I want to make one thing very clear. YES you can. It is actually much more dangerous to acquire herpes at the end of pregnancy than to be aware that you already have genital herpes before getting pregnant. This information is provided by the University of Washington virology research clinic. If you acquire herpes during pregnancy, it usually does not cause problems unless it occurs at the end of pregnancy. "Based on binomial probability calculation, we are 95% confident that the chance of transmitting the infection to the newborn by a woman who acquires genital herpes during pregnancy is
less than 3.2%, however, among nine women who acquired genital herpes close to the onset of labor, neonatal HSVC occurred in four, with one fatal infection". In other words, a pregnant woman who acquires genital herpes during pregnancy has a 3.2% or less chance of infecting her baby, but a woman who catches genital herpes for the first time, near the onset of labor, based on the research clinics sample has a far more significant risk of transmitting herpes to her infant (44%). In one of my blog posts, I related the story of an infant mortality where a woman had acquired oral herpes just before she kissed her infant. In other words, a newborn baby was exposed to a cold sore from a person who had an oral herpes primo infection. The infant died due to the infection. So herpes is a concern if primo infection occurs at a time when the mother is in contact with her child whether it is oral or genital herpes. Child mortality mostly concerns women who catch herpes just prior to delivery. That is why men who have genital herpes should avoid sexual contact with their wives, including giving oral sex, during the last three months of pregnancy if their female partner has never been infected with either HSV-1 or HSV-2. I do not just mean sexual intercourse, but any sexual, skin-to-skin contact because that is enough to transmit herpes. Another study, also published by the University of Washington and entitled "Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Relation to Asymptomatic Maternal Infection at the Time of Labor" concluded: "Of the asymptomatic women who shed HSV in early labor, about a third had recently acquired genital HSV. Their infants are ten times more likely to have neonatal HSV than those of women with asymptomatic reactivation of HSV. The presence of maternal antibodies specific to HSV-2, but not HSV-1 appears to reduce the neonatal transmission of HSV-2". In other words, if you are a woman who knows she has genital herpes, the fact that you have it and your immune system has created antibodies to herpes Type 2 helps protect your child from infection. It is when the mother who has recently acquired herpes and does not yet have symptoms or antibodies gives birth and transmits it to her infant that neonatal herpes occurs in most cases.
Many women who write to me tell me that they want to get pregnant, but are very concerned that they have herpes. The main concern is this: If you are a man who has HSV-1 or HSV-2 and your wife/partner has HSV-1 but does not have genital herpes or is unsure of whether she has genital herpes or not it is very important to refrain from any genital contact for three months before the birth. Both strains of herpes can cause neonatal death and it usually takes at least six weeks and sometimes up to three months to create antibodies to fight herpes infection. But it is very important to stress that women with genital herpes CAN have babies. I am not yet a mother myself, but I am preparing to become one. I hope to be able to tell you more about this later. Your doctor will probably request a cesarean or C-section if the mother has a history of genital herpes. If the mother is experiencing a herpes recurrence or primary infection during labor, a C-section will become necessary to ensure the safety of the baby. Suppressive therapy with acyclovir for primary infection during the 3rd trimester of labor has been suggested and used. A registry of over 1000 pregnant women who were exposed to acyclovir during early pregnancy suggests that it is probably safe, as there were no increases in birth defects. Please ask your doctor as you are unique and they can better tell you what your options are. If you or your partner has genital or oral herpes, you should mentally prepare to have a cesarean delivery. For further reading, you can take a look at these very informative articles: Herpes Simplex Virus Infection During Pregnancy The Impact of Viruses in Pregnancy (Please ask your male partner to read this one for you because it contains a rather traumatizing picture).
Condoms and Herpes Transmission:

Condoms cannot protect your partner fully. Condoms protect only the area they cover. If you have experienced blisters on your buttocks, or anywhere else, you will have the potential to transmit herpes. The same thing applies female condoms. They only reduce the risk of infection where they cover the skin. Female condoms cover more skin than male condoms and therefore may offer greater protection potential.
It is very important to develop the habit of scanning yourself for any type of symptoms. Condoms protect women better than men. Herpes is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. Several small studies noted that condoms reduced transmission by one third in heterosexual couples who were not using suppressive therapies. Another study aiming at testing a new vaccine found that couples who regularly used safe-sex practices acquired herpes 58% less than those who did not. In a University of Washington study: Relationship between Condom Use and Herpes Simplex Virus Acquisition, Dr Anna Wald and others stated: No statistically significant association between condom use and infection with HSV-1 was found". The same however was not true of the HSV-2 virus, where the study found that participants reporting more frequent use of condoms were at lower risk for acquiring HSV-2 than participants who use condoms less frequently". The studys conclusion was that "Consistent use of condoms is associated with lower rates of infection with HSV-2 and should be routinely recommended". Condoms will not reduce the risk of herpes transmission if you have HSV-1 genital herpes but will cut transmission risks if you have genital herpes type 2. This can be explained by the fact that HSV-1 genital herpes is mostly transmitted through oral sex. I recommend you use quality latex condoms every time you have sex. If you are involved in a long-term relationship, you may want to have unprotected sex. Your partner has to fully understand that it will increase his or her chances of contracting the virus if you do. I have been with the same partner for more than 8 years now, and we do not always use a condom. My husband is well informed of the potential consequences and has accepted them. A blood test has recently confirmed, he has not acquired herpes from me. I consider this a victory.
Herpes Transmission and Spermicides

Spermicides used to be recommended to improve protection. Unfortunately, it seems clear now that spermicides actually increase the risk of herpes and other STD transmission
That is the case for Nonoxyl-9. Nonoxynol-9 is a spermicidal agent that can kill germs, sperm and herpes in the test tube. It was first found to prevent transmission of genital herpes in mice. Now several studies have shown that the micro ulcerations of the genital skin, that usually appear with frequent use of nonoxyl-9, act as open doors for viruses such as herpes and AIDS and increase the chances of infection. Do not use nonoxyl-9 or other spermicides. You may increase your chances of herpes transmission. Always use water-based lubricants as it prevents condoms from tearing and minimizes skin irritation.
Frequent Herpes Transmission Questions:

Can I have a long-term relationship without infecting my partner? There are records of long-term discordant couples (couples where only one member is infected), so it is possible. There is always a small risk though. This guide will help you greatly reduce transmission risks to a minimum. After a while, you may decide that you do not want to take all the safety measures to prevent transmission. It is up to you, but you have to make sure that you both understand what it implies. Herpes is not lethal for most of us. Nonetheless, if you suffer from another condition that compromises your immune system, you should always stick to the strict rules of transmission prevention and ask your doctor for guidance. Can I transmit herpes to myself from one place to another? You may, but chances are very slim. For example, it may happen if you rub a blister and then a scratch. It is more likely to occur during primary infection. Your immune system hasnt had time to build a response to herpes yet. You are fairly protected from autoinoculation after primary infection. Herpes can be dangerous when it reaches the eyes because it can cause blindness. So, it is important to avoid rubbing your eyes after touching your genitals. Fortunately, we do not tend to do that very often. People with oral herpes are more likely to infect their eyes because it is more usual to touch your mouth then your eyes than to touch your genitals then your eyes. Young children are also more likely to transmit herpes to themselves during primary infection by moving their hands back and forth from mouth to
genitalia. Just remember to wash your hands after touching your genitals and youll be fine. Soap kills herpes quite quickly. Sometimes, herpes infects fingers or other areas of the body when it reaches broken skin. This is called herpetic whitlow. Can I get a second herpes infection from someone else? It is quite unlikely, but it is possible. After primary infection, your immune system has built a great defense barrier against any herpes virus strains. Therefore it is very difficult for herpes to infect you a second time, but it is possible. Can I transmit herpes through towels, toilet seats or anything that comes in contact with my herpes? First of all, you should know that washing towels, toilet seats or other articles with plain soap kills the virus by dissolving its protective envelope. Secondly, herpes cannot survive long away from its host. Its envelope dries in the air and it consequently dies. It is always preferable to avoid sitting on dirty, wet toilet seats and sharing unclean underwear and towels. So avoid doing so even though there is no real evidence that genital herpes can be transmitted via non-physical contact.
What You Must Do to Successfully Protect Your Partner

Prevent herpes from coming back:
The first one is to constantly suppress herpes. I believe that the suppressive therapy presented in this guide can make someone asymptomatic for the rest of their lives after 6 months but for the lack of solid scientific evidence it is safer to keep suppressing herpes.
Learn how to detect when you are shedding herpes:

After a few outbreaks, you will know how it feels when herpes is shedding. You may feel a little tired, a warm sensation, or an itch at the site of a previous outbreak. If you are extra careful, you may be able to detect most of your shedding periods. If you use the prevention techniques in this guide, you will also
greatly reduce the shedding time. I cannot assure you that you will stop 100% shedding so you have to remain vigilant. If you know your triggers well (see chap1), you will be aware of when you are shedding more than anyone else. I have to warn you that if you read somewhere that some treatment can stop all shedding, it is a lie. MMS, liquid oxygen and the likes are not 100% proven cures. Actually, they are quite the contrary. They may be interesting to suppress herpes but no one has demonstrated they stop all herpes spreading. I, on the contrary, have not transmitted herpes to my loved one in 8 years so I have some evidence that my method works. My method is simple. Pay attention to the smallest symptoms, know your triggers and avoid sex when in doubt. The even greatest part of my method is that after a while, you will not have any doubts. This does not mean you should become careless. If you have love and respect for your mate(s), then you should always take good care of your health and pay attention to potential triggers and symptoms. You may also use H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) to help detect asymptomatic shedding. To achieve that, youll need to spray 3% H2O2 on your skin around where you previously saw blisters. If herpes is present on the skin, H2O2 will react and start foaming. It happened to me several times. When I felt a mild itch or had any doubts, I would spray H2O2 on my skin. Once, I saw a circle of foam forming exactly at the place of a previous outbreak. It was as if the H2O2 was taking the precise shape of a former outbreak. I was amazed. When that happened, I decided to avoid sex for a few days. I sprayed H2O2 the next day and looked for any reactions. Most of the time, there were none. I am not using that practice any more. Unfortunately, H2O2 reacts to many germs, so it is not certain it is reacting to herpes when it foams. It may be something else. For example, if you use diluted 3% H2O2 as a mouthwash, youll see it react to the bacteria present in your mouth. That's why it is best to wash your genital area before spraying H2O2 over it. I honestly do not know how accurate a herpes detector H2O2 is, but I feel that it is another aid to prevent transmission. It can help you understand when you are shedding and learn what signs to look out for but do not take it as a fail-proof test. Always follow your instinct.
Use protective lubricants:

There are two products that are likely to prevent herpes transmission if combined with condom use. They both contain a seaweed extract, called carrageenan. Carrageenan has demonstrated the capacity to prevent herpes transmission and HPV in both in vitro and animal studies. The Population (POP) Council studied a carrageenan gel, Carraguard, for its capacity to prevent AIDS transmission. It was found ineffective in protection from AIDS, but has been found effective to protect from HPV and HSV in animal studies. No human studies contradict those findings as yet. Two US commercial lubricants contain carrageenan. These are Carrageenan and Divine. Carrageenan is my favorite choice because it is paraben-free, PH balanced, and works well with condoms. It contains a bit of aloe and vitamin E to retain moisture, but does not contain silicon. It contains natural ingredients that support the vaginal micro-flora. It is parabenfree, which is something you should look for in cosmetics that are used in such intimate locations. This is a product I highly recommend. This company has been around for a long time, and has produced this product for a long time. A word of warning however; the manufacturers of Carrageenan also promote a product called Carrageenan-G Female Stimulating Gel. You should stay away from it because the formula contains arginine. Carrageenan does not contain any. The stimulating product may actually cause a herpes reoccurrence so you should avoid it. Another product I had not noticed until recently is called Divine 9. Divine 9 manufacturers aggressively advertise that their product can protect you from the Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV). HPV has been shown to cause cervical and anal cancers. However, the claim that their product is also likely to block transmission of HIV AIDS is unfounded. It has been demonstrated that Carraguard, which contains the same active ingredient, does not protect women or men from HIV transmission. Divine 9 is unscented and water-based. Divine 9 is my second choice because it is not paraben-free. Also, I do not recommend Divine 8 because it scented with vanilla. Even though the scent of vanilla may be sexually arousing, it is best not to use scented cosmetics in the vaginal area. Anything that could
irritate the vagina can, after extended use, cause micro-ulceration and make herpes more likely to be transmitted than otherwise. Several studies of anti-herpetic compounds including zinc and benzalkonium chloride have concluded that they promote herpes transmission by irritating the vaginal walls. Any type of detergent contained in a lubricant will cause disruption to the vaginal walls that will actually make diseases such as AIDS and herpes more likely to be transmitted than otherwise. That is why it is always best to use very natural and plain, unscented lubricants. If you decide to stick to your favorite lubricant, you must check that it does not contain arginine, which is present in several lubricant formulae. Use the most naturally based lubricants. My advice is to always use a lubricant. Friction can be a herpes trigger and can sometimes promote a herpes recurrence. I strongly suggest that you use Carrageenan and that you make a habit of treating yourself when two or three triggers, which you know are 50% likely to bring about a herpes outbreak, are present.
Neem:
As I mentioned earlier, you may use neem to help protect your partner from catching genital Herpes-2 from you. Neem, however, has an unpleasant smell, which may make it difficult to remain sexually aroused. You should also keep in mind that the use of any type of oil is incompatible with latex condoms and may actually make your condom porous. You could try using neem vaginally if you are considering unprotected sex with a long-term partner. To use neem oil, you will need to insert it and wait for fifteen minutes before intercourse, each and every time. This is something I find very impractical and which I do not recommend even though it may be quite useful. Theoretically, neem oil can protect you from transmitting herpes to your partner and from getting another STD from him/her. It also acts as a spermicide and may prevent pregnancy. Further human studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Upcoming local protection:

Of all the microbicide gels currently being studied, Pro 2000 seems likely to reach the market first. It has reached phase three clinical trials. This means it has been shown to be safe in use and effective enough
to warrant continued research. The phase three trial is basically to prove the efficacy of a product before applying for FDA release. You can find more research about microbicides and their development, as well as what is likely to reach the market, by going to http://www.microbicide.org/cs/pipeline. Pro 2000 is the product that is most likely to be released to the market. It works by changing acidity in the vagina so that it is impossible for viruses to be transmitted. Another great source of information about microbicide research is www.global-campaign.org. On this page, you have a link to "latest trial news" which will lead you to the page http://www.globalcampaign.org/microbicide-trials.htm. Here you will have a link to a summary of all the research that is taking place right now. A great place to get information on which studies are enlisting in the U.S. is Microbicide Trials Network. The network address is www.mtnstopshiv.org. If you click on the "studies" link, you will see the studies that are close to accrual and the studies that are enrolling. Right now, all our hopes are on Pro 2000 gel, which seems to be most likely of all gels to be released soon onto the market. A site where you can find more generalized research about Herpes is www.clinicaltrials.gov. Type in the key words "genital Herpes" and you will find all the information. The company that produces Buffer Gel is ReProtect. You can find their website at
www.reprotect.com/products.shtml.
Preserve your genital skin:

I must also warn you that many studies have proved that long-term use of gels containing any type of antiseptic can lead to an increased risk of herpes and AIDS transmission. That is why you should never use spermicidal products containing Nonoxyl-9, too much soap, essential oils or anything harsh on a daily basis. Use them occasionally to abort symptoms but not on a regular basis or you may increase both your chances of transmitting herpes or of catching other STDs including AIDS from your sexual partner.
It may seem like a good idea to wash often or use harsh products like rubbing alcohol daily to kill herpes locally but it really is not. It will make the thin layer of your genital skin irritated and more penetrable. Viruses are extremely small, so the smallest hole in your skin increases your risks of getting and transmitting herpes. It is also important that you do not use soap more than once a day in your genital area and that you use only bar soap. If you use liquid soap, you will probably use too much. Gynecologists often recommend that women use only very mild bar soap only once each day. The same thing applies to men with herpes. You can always rinse with water. Using too much soap may irritate your skin like any over harsh ingredient. It only makes you more prone to catching other STD as well as increases the probability of you transmitting herpes to someone else. All these strategies combined, including checking yourself with a magnifier and avoiding the overuse of soap, will help you protect your partner. You will actually reduce the risk to less than 10%. By doing this, the risk of catching genital herpes from you will be much lower than if your partner became sexually active with a new partner.
Protect yourself:
One last word of wisdom is that just because you have herpes you should not be the only person thinking about protecting your partner. Many people are extremely worried about transmitting herpes to someone else, but fail to realize that having genital herpes makes you more prone to contracting other STDs. A recent study concluded that people with genital herpes are four times more likely than others to contract AIDS. Scientists are not really sure why, but it remains a fact. Now that you have genital herpes you have to look after yourself even more carefully, because you are more likely to catch another STD than the rest of the population. The fact that you have herpes does not mean you are worthless. You should think of yourself as someone very important, who you must protect and take good care of. This actually will also make you less prone to transmitting herpes to anyone because you will take your health seriously
You may not feel this way right now, but always remember that you should protect yourself as well as your partner. I hope this book has helped you feel a bit better about whom you are.
Congratulations! You have reached the end of this book. It is great that you have gone so far
and you can give yourself a little pat in the back and a big smile in your mirror. Now, it is time for you to take action. Reading this book will not get you any results if you do not use its information. If you use its information well however, you can become outbreak free and not be a danger to your sexual partner; but you must take all the necessary steps. I can guarantee you that you will not regret taking my Herpes Antidote. This is the closest thing to a cure that you can get without compromising your health or your wallet. Imagine how better you life can be right now without outbreaks and the fear of transmitting herpes to your partner. It can happen. It may happen in a week or 6 months depending on your current situation but if you are persistent, you will succeed. I have succeeded myself but this is not enough. I want to share my success and nothing will make me happier than to see you outbreak free. This is your life. You deserve it. I wish you an excellent health and a blooming love life. If you have had any trouble understanding something in the book you can contact me through my support system and if you have great testimonial to give me, please do so as well with the support system. I will be extremely delighted to hear about your success.

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Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

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WHAT IS GENITAL HERPES

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UNDERSTANDING HERPES TRIGGERS

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Your herpes trigger diary:

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Foods and Drinks

Thoughts Emotions Stress

Other factors: Hormones/PMS/menstruation, Friction, Sport, Pollution, Sun exposure

Day 0 (When you first notice the outbreak)

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Foods and Drinks

Thoughts Emotions Stress

Other factors: Hormones/PMS/menstruation, Friction, Sport, Pollution, Sun exposure

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Blister formation and redness

Redness, ulceration and several blisters

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Understanding the different stages of an outbreak

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Blisters and lesions

Does everyone have the same symptoms?

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Can I have an outbreak outside the genital area?

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Internal Herpes Treatment

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What do I do during an outbreak?

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Diet Changes - What to Avoid

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Diet Changes What to Eat More of

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Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition

Herpes Antidote (formerly Herpes Wise) 2009 Edition