canker sores

[Guest guest]

Hi- I recently joined this group and am seeking advice. I have had

consultations with an Ayurvedic practitioner and I am a vata-kapha

type. For the most part I am juggling these doshas pretty well but I

have a problem with recurring canker sores.

 

I thought canker sores were primarily a pitta type disease. Any info

you can share is greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

[Guest guest]

I would have to presume that your practitioner is referring to you Prakruti

{primordial constitution} and not your Vikruti {any possible imbalance you

might be experiencing}. Cold Sores are a side effect of the herpes virus,

which become active when the balance of L- L-Arginine and L-lysine get off.

The best product I have seen for this is Super Lysine by Quantum. You can

find it at http://www.quantumhealth.com/productgroups/coldsore.html

Good luck with this..

Noel Gilbert

[Guest guest]

Hi LIsa and Noel;

 

Good point on the prakruti/vikruti issue, of course. I find sometimes

my vata may be very high and pushing pitta into narrower channels, I

bleive is what happens in part, the stress level say from travel

really brings it out for me.

 

Topical use of this lysine plus beautiful formula has been very

helpful for me. But if I take lysene internally for more than a couple

days, I feel my immune system weakened in other ways and prone to

congestion in throat and colds. I have read llysine in high doses can

do this. But if I catch it within the first couple hours of initial

symptoms, I have found that very high doses along with high doses of

garlic capsules can turn it around. So can sleep and other good

nutritional factors often! Most find it important to avoid nuts, any

alchohol, chocolate, excess sun and fatigue, and caffienne.

 

I favor coconut oil/coconut and the high arginine foods including

fresh corn, amaranth and quinoa. The coconut oil had been extract

formulated with a key ingredient people are finding very helpful - I

just take 2 - 3 tablespoons a day in my food, much cheaper and more

enjoyable. I also have found chapparal with vitamin C to be helpful,

but it is a strong bitter to reckon with. I'm most interested in

eliminating the virus from my system, which I bleive to be possible.

Martha

 

>Cold Sores are a side effect of the herpes virus,

> which become active when the balance of L- L-Arginine and L-lysine

get off.

> The best product I have seen for this is Super Lysine by Quantum.

You can

> find it at http://www.quantumhealth.com/productgroups/coldsore.html