Do you know how to heal cold sores quickly? Read this short article now and you will see how to heal cold sores in less than half the normal time using proven cold sore treatment techniques.

Without any help from you, your immune system knows how to heal cold sores. But, without a good cold sore treatment program, it could take three weeks or longer.

You do not want to suffer any longer than necessary. Greatly speed elimination of your cold sores by using one or more of the below listed cold sore treatment methods.

All cold sore events are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Medical science has not yet found a way of removing this lifetime virus from your body.

At initial infection, this virus will choose to live for life in a nerve fiber set nearest the entry site.

This virus will normally remain dormant in the root cells of its chosen nerve. If it senses the opportunity to replicate, it rushes to the surface and forces the cells there to create new virus.

This parasite virus then destroys thousands of these cells to release all the new virus particles – causing the open wound.

Cold sore treatment methods can either be internal or external – or both. External usually gives the fastest results but internal ones are very effective also.

1. HOW TO HEAL COLD SORES INTERNALLY.

Internal treatment of cold sores will reduce the severity and healing time of your outbreaks. It is also the primary way of protecting you from future cold sore events.

First of all, anyone who is susceptible to cold sores should be taking a good quality multi-vitamin and mineral supplement.

There are many top brands from vitamin suppliers and stores. Do not sucker for those highly-advertised 1 or 2 per day pills. They do not provide enough nutrients to keep even a hamster healthy.

Therapeutic levels of vitamins and minerals take a lot of room. Expect to take three to six capsules or tabs daily with a good vitamin. You get what you pay for.

Important vitamins to get are vitamin A, C, D and E and all the B vitamins. Important minerals are calcium, magnesium and zinc.

All these nutrients are important, but the most critical one is calcium. This is the key mineral for keeping your body alkaline. As long as you are alkaline, you are very resistant to cold sore attack.

Get some lysine capsules too. Lysine is one of the leading internal cold sore treatment options. It works by stopping the herpes simplex virus replication activity.

Most folks use 2000 to 6000 milligrams each day during a cold sore, and 500 milligram per day as a prevention method.

2. HOW TO HEAL COLD SORES BY EXTERNAL METHODS.

A cold sore always appears on the surface where you can get at it directly. External cold sore treatment is usually the first and quickest way to deal with a cold sore.

There are several different oils that are extremely effective when you want to heal cold sores. These include garlic oil, oregano oil and oil of mint. They are all very good against any viral infection.

My first choice would be garlic oil. It will travel right through the skin, so you can use it from the very beginning to the very end. Many folks combine the oils to create their own powerful cold sore treatment.

Once the cold sore has opened up, apply heat using warm tea bags. This rushes healing blood to the scene, plus tea contains strong anti-viral properties. Use on top of the oils or other topical treatments.

Also, a good zinc salve works very well at this time. Not all forms of zinc will absorb. Look for zinc sulfate. Or you can use those zinc lozenges you see advertised for head colds. just wet and hold to the sore.

Continually cleanse the area with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Use every caution to not spread the herpes virus to any other part of your body – especially your eyes.

There are some more advanced cold sore treatment techniques you could try, but use the above mentioned ones first. They are powerful and may be all you need.

And here is your key to quick success. Combine both the internal and external cold sore treatment methods and supercharge your success.

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