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Would you like to know how to prevent cold sores and get your social life back? Then be sure to read this article. You will discover an easy method to effectively prevent cold sores.

I know it may be hard to believe, but many folks have been preventing cold sores with premium quality vitamin supplements. You really must try this for yourself.

If you get a cold sore, your best bet are topical cold sore remedies. But to prevent cold sores, you must treat it internally.

About 90% of the population carries the herpes simplex virus – the virus that causes all cold sores.

Normally it is dormant, hiding in the root cells of a facial nerve. It will only cause cold sore symptoms if it senses the right conditions and becomes active.

When it all boils down, these are the three main conditions causing cold sore events.

1. Your immune levels have diminished due to effects of stress and lack of proper nutrient intake.

2. Your pH balance is no longer alkaline and has dropped into the acid zone.

3. You have too much of the amino acid Arginine available for use by the herpes virus.

Stress can, and often does, bring about the first two conditions listed above. That is why stress is thought to be the main cause of cold sore activity.

The best way to address or prevent these conditions from occurring is to take in high quality and proper quantity of vitamins and minerals daily.

But there are two things you must know.

A. Scientists have been shocked to find that produce today contains up to 70% less vitamins and minerals than in the 1950′s.

Depletion of our soil is the culprit. This is considered part of the reason diseases of all kinds are becoming rampant today. That is why you need supplements.

B. Do not waste your money on those cheap drug-store vitamins – the one or two per day variety. They do not work. They do not contain enough of any nutrient to be effective.

Get the highest quality you can afford – from a vitamin store or on-line. Otherwise you won’t get the results you want.

The entire spectrum of vitamins are needed to prevent cold sores – A, B, C, D and E. Also the minerals calcium, magnesium and zinc.

The oil-based vitamins are A, D and E. These are critical for the health and beauty of your skin – and help resist attack by the cold sore virus.

Vitamins B and C are known as the stress vitamins. They dramatically reduce the effects of stress. They burn up fast so need to be replenished often – at least once a day.

Zinc is the healing mineral and is powerful in prevention of cold sore infections. Take no more than 30 milligrams per day.

A form of Zinc (called zinc sulfate) is found in some topical cold sore remedies. It also is quite effective in stopping and healing an existing sore.

Calcium is one of the most important keys to preventing cold sores. Your body needs it to keep itself in the healthy alkaline pH range. Magnesium helps in calcium uptake.

Try to keep an alkaline pH. When your body goes acid, your oxygen levels drop and you are vulnerable to another cold sore event.

Calcium is so critical to your immunity that your body will steal it from your teeth and bones to protect itself. Most folks should take at least 1000 – 1500 milligrams daily.

In addition to vitamins and minerals, take some Lysine capsules. Lysine is a powerful amino acid for preventing cold sores.

Lysine will reduce or eliminate condition number 3 by keeping the Arginine away from the herpes virus. Flood your cells with Lysine and get rid of excessive Arginine.

Without Arginine, the herpes virus cannot get any traction and will go back into the dormant phase.

Arginine is very common and can be found in most foods. A little is just fine. You can’t avoid getting some Arginine in a healthy diet.

Lysine is common in many foods also. But if you want to prevent cold sores, you need the higher levels provided by Lysine capsules. 500 to 1000 milligrams per day is the usual dosage.

The internal methods mentioned above is the only way how to prevent cold sores in your life. Try it.

There are other great cold sore remedies for preventing cold sores I would love to tell you about. But, this internal method is basic to the success of all other treatments.