Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: herpes simplex/L-Lysine
Created on: 02/25/10 10:42 AM Views: 3738 Replies: 4
veveveveggie Joined: 12/28/09 Posts: 114	herpes simplex/L-Lysine Posted Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:42 AM I have had herpes simplex (mouth) since I was a kid. I'm not sure if my increase in symptoms has to do with my changed diet. I started taking 500 mg L-Lysine last week because of another outbreak. Now I am taking one tablet every other day and crossing my fingers. I am a big fan of walnuts. One of Dr. Barnard's books says that arginine (found in the walnuts I love) is bad for herpes. Are other kinds of nuts bad? Are there veggies I should limit also? Eggplant? It may be that when I switched to vegan I accidently increased my arginine intake! Jean
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191	RE: herpes simplex/L-Lysine Posted Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:33 AM Actually, arginine is quite high in dairy products, fish, meat, seeds, and nuts. It's very low in frutis and vegetables. Beans and grains vary. Basically, any food with high protein content will likely have high arginine levels. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
veveveveggie Joined: 12/28/09 Posts: 114	RE: herpes simplex/L-Lysine Posted Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:45 AM Are there foods with higher lysine content that I should eat more? Or, because of the herpes, should I just stick with the supplements? Jean
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191	RE: herpes simplex/L-Lysine Posted Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:40 AM veveveveggie wrote: Are there foods with higher lysine content that I should eat more? Or, because of the herpes, should I just stick with the supplements? I would stick with the supplement for now, especially if you think it is working. It won't hurt you. Of course, the foods with lysine content are also the foods with arginine content. Protein food sources have all the amino acids only in varying amounts. You could do some detailed research to see which foods lean more in the favor of lysine than arginine. For example, lima beans have more lysine and less arginine than walnuts. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
cch22 Joined: 09/08/10 Location: New York State Posts: 1000	RE: herpes simplex/L-Lysine Posted Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 4:55 PM I used to get these periodically.. stress .. But then i found if EVERY SINGLE TIME I went outside I put a sunscreen on my lips... no more outbreaks!! it went from about 4-5 a year to 1x in 2 years. I don't like chapstick. it leaves white on the lips.. try others. There are two i found at Rite Aid. One is their brand w/an spf of 30. Another one was an off brand with an spf of 45. Now i can kiss my honey more!!
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom

New Topic Reply Subscription Options

Page: 1

There are 67 active user sessions right now.