Dr. HingHau Tsang's Crusade on Nutrition

1. Avoid factors that brought on herpes like stress, infection, fevers, cold and flue, sun exposure, menstruation and sexual conflict or ambivalence.
2. Avoid food which contain high levels of Arginine (an amino acid) such as chocolate, nuts (peanuts), grains, beans.
3. Avoid acidic food such as tomatoes.
4. Avoid direct skin and sexual contact with person actively infected with herpes.
5. Avoid vitamin deficiency especially vitamin A, B complex, zinc, folic acid, iron, or vitamin B-12. Take potent multiple vitamin and mineral "Clinical Nutrients for Men or Clinical Nutrients For Women" for adult or Vita-Kids for children daily.
6. Keep your immunity high especially in winter and early spring by taking Resistance Support Formula. Resistance Support Formula provides support for healthy immune function. Resistance Support Formula contains Siberian Ginseng, Echinacea, Elderberry Powder, Goldenseal, Garlic, Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice, Astragalus, Korean Ginseng, Bioflavonoids, Beta- Carotene, Lycopene, Reishi Mushroom, Lutein and optimal amount of multiple vitamins and minerals. These components have been proved clinically to be effective in improving immune function against infections.
7. Take Selenium daily can reduce the incidence of herpes outbreaks.
8. Take L-Lysine 1000mg daily. L-Lysine is an amino acid that opposes arginine.

• Apply ice every ten minutes to the area for an hour or so at the first sign of an outbreak. Ice can stop the movement of the virus from the nerve to the skin.
• Increase L-Lysine to 1,500 mg to 3,000 mg daily. Lysine inhibits the virus' ability to replicate itself. In a study of 1,543 people with herpes simplex, 88 percent of the people who took an average of 936 mg a day of supplemental lysine showed an improvement in symptoms, with lesions healing in an average of five days or less in 83 percent of those people.
• Apply Lemon Balm Cream (Melissa Officinalis Extract) if a cold sore has already erupted. It's best to pop the vesicles by rubbing them with something abrasive so they can dry out and heal faster. Then apply this cream - it is especially beneficial if used within the first two days. Studies done in Germany found that cold sores healed completely in five days on this herb, compared to 10 days using other agents. The Melissa group also had fewer scabs. Early studies of melissa ointments showed a significant reduction in the duration and severity of herpes symptoms (both genital and oral) and, when the cream was used regularly, a marked reduction in the frequency of recurrences.
• For chronic cold sore, Use both L-Lysine and Lemon Balm Cream (Melissa Officinalis Extract) for best result.
• For painful canker sores inside the mouth, take Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice Root Extract (DGL). Chew the tablet into a paste, then use your tongue to coat the sore with the paste, and the paste will eventually dissolve in your mouth. Repeat this four times a day. DGL works by thickening the mucosal lining of your mouth, where canker sores often form.

One double-blind placebo-controlled study followed 52 participants with a history of herpes flare-ups.⁵ While receiving 3 g of L-lysine every day for 6 months, the treatment group experienced an average of 2.4 fewer herpes flare-ups than the placebo group-a significant difference. The lysine group's flare-ups were also significantly less severe and healed faster.

Another double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study on 41 subjects also found improvements in the frequency of attacks.⁶

Numerous test tube studies have found that extracts of melissa possess antiviral properties.^1,2,3 Apparently, the herb blocks viruses from attaching to cells.¹

Early studies of melissa ointments showed a significant reduction in the duration and severity of herpes symptoms (both genital and oral) and, when the cream was used regularly, a marked reduction in the frequency of recurrences. In initial study, the melissa-treated participants recovered in 5 days, while participants receiving nonspecific creams required 10 days.¹ Researchers also described a "tremendous reduction" in the frequency of recurrence. A subsequent double-blind study followed 116 individuals with oral or genital herpes at two dermatology centers.¹ Treated subjects showed a significantly better rate of recovery than those on placebo, according to physician and patient ratings.

A recent double-blind placebo-controlled study followed 66 individuals who were just starting to develop a cold sore (oral herpes).⁴ Treatment with melissa cream produced significant benefits on day 2, reducing the intensity of discomfort, number of blisters, and the size of the lesion. The researchers specifically looked at day 2 because, according to them, that is when symptoms are most pronounced. Furthermore, long-term follow-up suggested that prophylactic use of melissa can prolong the interval before the next herpes flare-up.

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