Cold Sore Treatment: Proven 3-Step Remedy
Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2007
by Denny Bodoh
http://www.3daycoldsorecure.com
Are you searching for a good cold sore treatment? Thousands of cold sore folks like you and I
are every day.
Well, do not spend your hard-earned money before you read about this powerful cold sore treatment 3-step plan. It is a home remedy that provides amazing relief, without having to buy some hyped up "secret" formula.
There are a lot of over-the-counter and prescription cold sore treatment products that claim to be the latest and greatest miracle. You buy one and try it, and, again, you are disappointed.
Truth is, most cold sore treatment products you find in stores are mainly comfort remedies.
Doing whatever you can to reduce the pain and discomfort while the cold sore is healing is just common sense.
Fact is, even the prescription drugs that you read about in the papers have a very poor track record for reducing the length of the cold sore event. Studies show that the best of these may reduce the cold sore period by a few days. No big deal when they last three to four weeks.
If you could find a cold sore treatment plan that would give you maximum comfort, while cutting the healing time by a week or more - would that not be great?
You can do that right now.
But, quickly, let us first look at what we are dealing with here.
The root cause of cold sores, fever blisters, or oral herpes is an infestation of the herpes simplex virus. This parasite virus lives in your nerve cells and is usually dormant. For cold sores, which occur mainly on the face, the herpes virus hides in the nerve ganglia under or behind your ear on the same side as your cold sore outbreak.
When this virus senses a weakness in your immune system, it will grab the opportunity to replicate. To do so, the cold sore virus will travel to the end of the nerve where it is living - ending up on the surface of your lip or nose.
During the replication process, a hoard of new herpes virus is created. Millions of your cells are destroyed in this process, creating an open wound right on the end of a nerve. Ouch!
Now you need an effective cold sore treatment.
If you are vigilant, you can stop the replication process, wipe out millions of viruses, and send the remaining virus back into hibernation. And it is amazing how quickly your cold sore will heal once you have removed the cold sore virus from the area.
What cold sore treatment can do this?
Plain ice or another cold object, such as a can of soda. Seems too simple, right? But ice is a very good cold sore treatment. It reduces swelling, heat and pain and chases the cold sore virus away. Ice, or similar, is free and available just about anywhere you might be when you suddenly feel a cold sore coming on. Put the ice in a plastic bag for less mess.
But, you must act quickly, at the first inkling of a cold sore. Even a couple hours delay can mean you will get a full-blown cold sore that could last 3 weeks or more.
Yes, as soon as you can, apply some cold object to it.
No matter how far along your cold sore, ice is a very good cold sore treatment. It can reduce the cold sore event by 35% or more. It will also work with, and boost, any other treatment, whether oral or topical.
A great virus killer for surface use is alcohol. It can sting, if you have not numbed it with ice first, but it is the gold standard for keeping a wound clean and reducing infections. Use a cotton ball or tissue to apply it. You do not want to contaminate your fingers and spread it to someone else or to another location on yourself.
To speed healing even faster, try using some fresh sap from the Aloe Vera plant leaf. Just break off an inch or so of a leaf and apply the sap to the wound. Be sure to use the alcohol, or some other germ killer first. Aloe can heal right over an infection.
Also, do not waste your time on bottled Aloe Vera. It just does not have the healing power. Get a live plant for home - they are available nearly anywhere. Every household should have one. Aloe Vera is useful for a great many things besides a cold sore treatment.
There you have it - one of my favorite cold sore treatment plans in a nutshell. It is a powerful plan you can use right this minute to heal that cold sore.
Yes, it is quite simple but it is a well proven and powerful three-step cold sore treatment.
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Denny Bodoh is a veteran research writer on alternative health and nutrition. Get the latest information on cold sores and great cold sore treatment ideas at Denny's popular site:
http://www.be-cold-sore-free.com/
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)i have a question you said that you dont wanna spreed the virus to another part on my body myself 1 how do you provent that from happing and 2 can somebody else cath a cold score from you? thanksHey Kittyon
Great to hear from you. Hope I can help.
You can spread the virus by getting it on your fingers and then touching another part of your body. The virus must get through the skin to the mucus membrane to infect that spot. This can happen if you have a crack, cut or otherwise break in the skin. For example, you are itching or fooling with your cold sore and then maybe touch a pimple, your eye or genital area. The worst time is when the cold sore is weeping.
This fluid is teeming with virus particles.
When you treat your cold sore, always use a throw-away tissue, cotton ball or cotton-tip. Then wash your hands thoroughly or use hand sanitizer.
Yes, other people can easily get the cold sore from you if you touch them with the sore or contaminated fingers or saliva. That is how you got the virus. Most cold sores are on the lips or nose because kissing is the primary way it is passed on. Once the virus invades you, it commonly chooses a nearby nerve fiber as its permanent residence. This colony then will usually always cause a sore in the same place each time - on the skin end of that nerve.
It is extremely contagious. People get these sores on their fingers (herpetic whitlow), eyes (serious!) and any place where the virus can get through the skin.
For a ton more info, if you are interested, be sure to check my two websites.
Thank you so much, Kittyon, for stopping by and commenting. Also, thanks for the stars.
Take care and have a great weekend.
Denny
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