Natural Cures For Cold Sores - By: Betty Jones

If your looking for natural cures for cold sores then keep reading. Below will be tips to help the pain and speed up healing time. First off, let's discuss what causes a cold sore. Well, cold sores are caused from the Herpes Simplex Virus. A person can have this virus but show no signs of cold sores. This is because the virus lies dormant until a trigger sets it off.

Triggers That May Cause A Cold Sore To Erupt

* Menstruation Cycle

* Drinking a lot of alcohol

* Exposure of the area to strong sunlight

* Conditions that compromise a person's immune system

* Prolonged periods of stress

* Fatigue

* Ultraviolet light

* Skin irritation (such as sunburn)

* Diet and certain foods

* Temperature extremes

* Steroid medication (e.g., asthma medication)

* Anything that lowers your immune system or causes local injury can trigger
recurrences.

Are Cold Sore Contagious
The simple answer is yes. A cold sore is spread mainly through kissing and skin to skin contact. The virus can also be spread even if your not having any signs or symptoms due to what is called Herpes Viral Shedding.

Things To Do To Lessen The Severity Of A Cold Sore
A few things you can do to help heal your cold sore.

1. Keep your lips coated with Aloe Vera. This is very moisturizing and will keep your lips from cracking and splitting. This will also soothe the cold sores. If you don't have any, you can substitute with a good lip balm.

* Use Ice. Sometimes ice will stunt the growth of the cold sore preventing it from spreading. Ice is also a good pain reliever and swelling reducer.

* Use green tea. Not only should you drink this great beverage for all the health benefits, but use the warm, moist tea bag on the cold sore to help draw out toxins. Keep it on for approximately 30 minutes a few times throughout the day.

* Don't pick the sores. This is a hard one for some people, but by not picking your cold sores, they will heal quicker.

Tips for healing and soothing of a painful cold sore. Why people get cold sores and how their spread.

The above tips should help to relieve pain and swelling from your cold sore, but if your looking fornatural cures for cold soresthat will banish them for good, look no further.

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