Herpes and Diet

Posted by Marjolein Brugman on Thursday, October 28, 2010

FACT or FICTION: You can help reduce your Herpes outbreaks through diet.

The answer is FACT: The herpes virus needs arginine as an essential amino acid for its metabolism. So cutting out arginine-rich foods such as chocolate, cola, peas, grain cereals, peanuts, gelatin, cashews, and beer may  help reduce outbreaks and may also reduce their severity.

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