Some medical experts claim there is no cold sore cure. Yet you will see many other health professionals claim that there actually is a cure for cold sores. Who can you believe? Who is right?
AMAZINGLY, THEY ARE BOTH RIGHT. The confusion starts to clear up when you realize that they are not talking about the same thing.
When Mayo doctors tells you there is no such thing as a cold sore cure, you can surely believe them. They are referring to the fact that there is no known way to remove the root cause of cold sores from your body. The root of all cold sores is the herpes simplex virus - and, once infected, it will remain in your body for life.
The herpes virus, when not replicating - causing cold sores - hides extremely well. This tiny, living particle will hibernate inside the nerve cells deep below the surface. When dormant, this virus completely shuts down - giving off no signs of life - therefore impossible to find and destroy.
But even if there were a way to eliminate this cold sores virus, you would just get it back again. The World Health Organization estimates that 90% of the world population currently carry this extremely contagious virus.
BUT THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS A COLD SORE CURE ARE RIGHT TOO!
They are not talking about getting rid of the virus, but eliminating the symptoms. After all, in medical circles, it is not the root cause but the outward symptoms that determine if you have a disease. For example, we all carry cancer cells but we do not have cancer unless we develop the symptoms.
Every pathogenic disease is identified based on the display of a specific set of symptoms. The cause may be there, but if there are not any symptoms, there is no disease. This is true with cold sores as well. The primary symptom of a cold sore is the blister on the lip or nostril.
When you no longer get cold sores, by medical definition, you are cured. Whatever treatment you used to accomplish this can be called a cold sore cure. Who cares about the virus, as long as it never becomes active again?
Do not expect to find a cold sore cure treatment that will remove the virus from your body. As we saw earlier, not only is this currently impossible, but you would be quickly re-infected. What we really need to find is a remedy that will totally eliminate cold sores in your life. That would be a true cold sore cure today.
DID YOU KNOW?
About 44% of those carrying the herpes virus never get cold sores. Some lucky people have a built in cold sore cure and will never experience a cold sore. Others, like us, have to work at preventing cold sores.
There are a variety of excellent cold sore treatment remedies you can use today. Some work as comfort treatments, and a few actually heal and prevent cold sores. (Most drug store treatments are basically for comfort.) Since each of us is different, what works for another person may not work for you - so do not be disappointed too quickly.
A cold sore cure does exist for you. It could be as easy as taking a nutritional supplement and lysine on a daily basis, or it may be more complicated. Experiment with different cold sore treatment options, maybe even combining them. Others have developed their own cold sore cure - and you will too.
AMAZINGLY, THEY ARE BOTH RIGHT. The confusion starts to clear up when you realize that they are not talking about the same thing.
When Mayo doctors tells you there is no such thing as a cold sore cure, you can surely believe them. They are referring to the fact that there is no known way to remove the root cause of cold sores from your body. The root of all cold sores is the herpes simplex virus - and, once infected, it will remain in your body for life.
The herpes virus, when not replicating - causing cold sores - hides extremely well. This tiny, living particle will hibernate inside the nerve cells deep below the surface. When dormant, this virus completely shuts down - giving off no signs of life - therefore impossible to find and destroy.
But even if there were a way to eliminate this cold sores virus, you would just get it back again. The World Health Organization estimates that 90% of the world population currently carry this extremely contagious virus.
BUT THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS A COLD SORE CURE ARE RIGHT TOO!
They are not talking about getting rid of the virus, but eliminating the symptoms. After all, in medical circles, it is not the root cause but the outward symptoms that determine if you have a disease. For example, we all carry cancer cells but we do not have cancer unless we develop the symptoms.
Every pathogenic disease is identified based on the display of a specific set of symptoms. The cause may be there, but if there are not any symptoms, there is no disease. This is true with cold sores as well. The primary symptom of a cold sore is the blister on the lip or nostril.
When you no longer get cold sores, by medical definition, you are cured. Whatever treatment you used to accomplish this can be called a cold sore cure. Who cares about the virus, as long as it never becomes active again?
Do not expect to find a cold sore cure treatment that will remove the virus from your body. As we saw earlier, not only is this currently impossible, but you would be quickly re-infected. What we really need to find is a remedy that will totally eliminate cold sores in your life. That would be a true cold sore cure today.
DID YOU KNOW?
About 44% of those carrying the herpes virus never get cold sores. Some lucky people have a built in cold sore cure and will never experience a cold sore. Others, like us, have to work at preventing cold sores.
There are a variety of excellent cold sore treatment remedies you can use today. Some work as comfort treatments, and a few actually heal and prevent cold sores. (Most drug store treatments are basically for comfort.) Since each of us is different, what works for another person may not work for you - so do not be disappointed too quickly.
A cold sore cure does exist for you. It could be as easy as taking a nutritional supplement and lysine on a daily basis, or it may be more complicated. Experiment with different cold sore treatment options, maybe even combining them. Others have developed their own cold sore cure - and you will too.
