The herpes simplex virus actually has become one of the world's most widespread viruses. Around sixty percent of the worlds entire human population is viewed as infected by the virus Are you unfortunate enough to catch the herpes simplex virus? If you do not understand what I'm talking about then in layman's terms it's known as the cold sore virus. A lot of people are going to be aware of the cold sore virus, it arises from time to time leaving your mouth area in chaos. Not all HSV-1 sufferers begin to see the tell-tale cold sore signs that many of us get, many infected people never get an break out at all. Many people get multiple cold sores, others will get just one and in most cases in the same location each and every time, others may never even see an episode while they are infected.
When you are infected by the cold sore virus it is with you forever and never leaves your system! The herpes simplex virus will sit within the nerves behind your cheek and continually fight with your immune system, busting out when defences are low. The only thing preventing continuous cold sore breakout's is your immune system which battles against it all day long.
A lot of outbreaks may happen when a individual if feeling sick, the body's immune system are going to be down enabling the herpes simplex virus to attack. When the immune system is down the herpes simplex virus makes it's way down the nerve then breaks out on the lips. I have come to the realization that post-tingle measures never works for me as I have yet to see a cold sore not break out after I've applied cream once I feel that tingle sensation. I can honestly say not on one occasion has cold sore lotion prevented an episode once I have sensed the tingle that cold sores are well known for. original resource came from here
For me personally it's obvious that measures after you first feel a cold sore does not work properly and thus maybe it's the body's immune system that requires help in preventing them to start with! Will improving the immune system help prevent cold sore breakout's? Using preventative measures is something I've never tried out before therefore I don't know what kind of benefits I will or will not achieve!
I m going to spend my next 3 months improving my immune system through food, exercising, rest and ending bad habits such as alcohol consumption to see if it makes a difference. Over the course of 3 months I would usually have around 2 breakout's on average, my aim is to change that to 0! If I do get no breakout's throughout the next 3 months then the life-style change could become long term. I may keep going forever but that depends on the results.
If you do experience breakout's I recommend trying this too as the body's defense mechanisms is the thing that the herpes simplex virus is based around and it appears we are not getting a cold sore cure in the near future. Starting tomorrow my goal is to begin trying to prevent cold sores instead of deal with them following the tingle!