Imagine how wonderful it would be to know how to prevent cold sores. You can – if you read this short article. In it is revealed a proven method to honestly prevent cold sores.

Many folks have found taking simple high quality nutritional supplements is all they need for preventing cold sore onset. You too can enjoy the same excellent results with very little effort.

Topical cold sore remedies are great for immediate relief, but to truly prevent cold sores you must use internal remedies.

About 90% of the population carries the herpes simplex virus – the virus that causes all cold sores.

The majority of time the virus is latent. It hides in your facial nerve root cells. If the herpes virus feels the conditions are right, it will activate.

These three conditions are responsible for most cold sore activity.

1. An immune system that has been diminished by stress and lack of proper nutrition.

2. Your pH balance is no longer alkaline and has dropped into the acid zone.

3. High levels of the Arginine protein are present in your target area.

If you have heard that stress is the main trigger, it is true. But only because stress is a primary cause of conditions 1 and 2 above.

Proper levels and quantities of vitamins and minerals will usually correct these stress induced conditions very quickly and easily.

But there are two things you must know.

A. Scientists have been shocked to find that produce today contains up to 70% less vitamins and minerals than in the 1950′s.

The cause of this is depleted soils. Now you know why diseases are making more and more people sick. We all need to be taking supplements.

B. Don’t buy those two per day vitamins. They are expensive and do not give you the quality or quantity you must have for therapeutic results.

For successful results, you must take quality supplements. Go to a vitamin store or web-site. Do some research.

The entire spectrum of vitamins are needed to prevent cold sores – A, B, C, D and E. Also the minerals calcium, magnesium and zinc.

Vitamins A, D and E are oil-based and extremely important for skin health and healing. Putting these oils directly on an existing cold sore really speeds healing as well.

The water-based C and B vitamins protect you from the affects of stress – thus helping to prevent cold sores. They are the stress vitamins and must be taken every day.

Zinc is considered a very powerful mineral for healing and fighting infections. Limit intake to about 30 milligrams per day.

A form of Zinc (called zinc sulfate) is found in some topical cold sore remedies. It also is quite effective in stopping and healing an existing sore.

Calcium is an essential nutrient to prevent cold sores. It keeps your body alkaline and out of the acid zone. Calcium needs magnesium for best absorption.

When your body drops into an acid condition, you are very vulnerable to cold sore activity. Essential tissue oxygen levels drop as the pH levels drop too.

Calcium is so critical to your immunity that your body will steal it from your teeth and bones to protect itself. Most folks should take at least 1000 – 1500 milligrams daily.

In addition to vitamins and minerals, take some Lysine capsules. Lysine is a powerful amino acid for preventing cold sores.

Lysine takes care of condition 3 above by neutralizing excessive Arginine in your cells. Lysine effectively keeps Arginine from being used by the herpes virus.

If the cold sore virus cannot get enough Arginine, it will give up and go back into hiding.

Arginine is very common and can be found in most foods. A little is just fine. You can’t avoid getting some Arginine in a healthy diet.

Lysine is common in many foods also. But if you want to prevent cold sores, you need the higher levels provided by Lysine capsules. 500 to 1000 milligrams per day is the usual dosage.

Using internal treatment methods, like those mentioned here, is how to prevent cold sores in your life too.

There are other great cold sore remedies for preventing cold sores I would love to tell you about. But, this internal method is basic to the success of all other treatments.