Cold Sores Home Remedies from Canada

A cold sore is an outward symptom of an outbreak of the Herpes Simplex Virus (usually Type 1, aka “HSV-1″, although HSV-2 can cause oral herpes) usually due to a decreased in immune function, a very common cause of which is exposure to cold weather hence the name “cold sore”. To the left you will [...]

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Ok, we’re going to go through a quick process I use every time I start getting a cold sore or can feel an outbreak coming on, plus a couple of little tips you can try out for yourself and see if they work for you (home remedies are finicky–they consistently work great for some and [...]

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So you’re looking to concoct something in your kitchen to combat the dreadful cold sore of doom huh? Well, you’ve come to the right place . I myself, and about half a dozen of my friends (cold sores are especially prevalent in Canada due to the cold weather), have experimented with literally [...]

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Ok, now I’ve been dealing with cold sores for a few years now, and between me and my friends who simillarly suffer, we’ve found through good old-fashioned trial and error of just about everything out there (prescription, OTC, and what I call “kitchen concoctions” or home remedies) what works, what doesn’t, and what’s crap.
Prescription and [...]

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There is currently no known cure for cold sores (although there may be one soon, see the Time Magazine article at the bottom of this post), and once you’ve got it the herpes simplex virus stays in your body for the rest of your life, hiding out in the nerve cells in your face (check [...]

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The Herpes Simplex Virus (usually the HSV-1 strain, although cases of oral infection involving HSV-2 have been documented, although rare) is what causes your cold sores, and as you probably already know, you can never get rid of the virus so therefore you’ll always continue to suffer from outbreaks of cold sores, although after you’ve [...]

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Here’s a list of 20 various remedies that myself and my friends have tried and found effective to one degree or another, plus our personal comments and opinions on each one.  I really hope that you not only find this list useful but actually go ahead and try some of these yourself and post your [...]

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(To the left is a picture of the Herpes Simplex Virus from a scanning electron microscope)
A cold sore is a blister on the skin, usually around the mouth, that is the primary (and usually the only) symptom of an outbreak of the Herpes Simplex Type 1 virus (aka “HSV-1″).  Something to point out is that [...]

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