Herpes is a long-term condition cause by the herpes simplex virus. It is estimated that over 50% of the American population have the virus. However, many people never have symptoms even though they are carrying the virus. The virus effects the external genetalia, anal region, mucosal surfaces, and skin in other parts of the body.
Symptoms include blisters, ulcers, pain when urinating, cold sores, and vaginal discharge. It is caused by sexual contact from an infected person.
Although there is no known medical cures for herpes, it is generally treated with anti-viral medications.
Of course, the modern medical coummnity would have yout to believe there is no cures or other effective treatment options, there is in fact simple vitamin therapy for not only herpes, but HPV as well. In this post from DoctorYourself, Dr.Andrew Saul talks about topical vitamin C as an effective treatment option.
“Topical Vitamin C for HPV, Genital Herpes, and Herpes Simplex: Vitamin C as an Antiviral
Common-sense caution: The author is not a virologist and he is certainly not a physician. He has taught cell biology at the university level, though, and wishes to emphasize that viruses are almost never entirely eraticated by ANY treatment. Work directly with your own physician on this, and any other health issue.
The problem: “My doctor says there is no cure for herpes or for HPV.”
“No cure” is an absolute statement. There may be no pharmaceutical cure; there may be no medical cure; there may be no well-publicized cure. But before you resign yourself to accepting painful and otherwise problematic herpes lesions as your lot for life, consider this:
The greatest natural enemy of herpes, and HPV, is vitamin C. It is effective taken orally in very high doses, or applied directly (topically) as a paste, or both.
If you do not agree with this, it may be because you have yet to try it.
DIRECT APPLICATION OF VITAMIN C: Make a paste with vitamin C powder and a few drops of water. Apply the paste directly to external herpes lesions. You will likely experience a significant reduction in both discomfort and in size overnight.
Ascorbic acid powder works best, in my opinion, but may smart a bit if there is a break in the skin. Sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate are non-acidic forms of vitamin C, and both are “ouchless.” If you cannot easily find those forms, just mix in some sodium bicarbonate (“Arm and Hammer Baking Soda”) to make ascorbic acid pH neutral. (It will fizz when you do.)
If the lesions were fluid-filled (that liquid is loaded with viruses), you will soon notice that the lesions are drier. For lesions that have broken and fluid leaked out, apply the paste not only on, but liberally AROUND the whole area. Sure, when the vitamin C paste dries, you will see a slight white “frost” of left-over C crystals. But no big deal. It sure looks better than a herpes sore. Repeat this process twice daily until the skin is completely healed.
I have knowledge of cases where such treatment has gotten rid of the problem in two or three days. What is even more important is that there was no reoccurrence, even over many years.
Antiviral properties of vitamin C are especially noticeable at the highest concentrations. There is no way to get a higher concentration than pure vitamin C powder applied directly to herpes lesions or human papilloma virus “warts.”
Common sense caution: Is herpes contagious? Yes. You never know for sure if you’ve killed every single virus, so assume that you have not. Use all cautions that you have learned to avoid spreading herpes or HPV. If you don’t know them, read up on the subject. That is what Google searches and public libraries are there for.
One of the topics that any internet search will bring up is HPV vaccination. Concerns about the safety of this vaccine are discussed by Professor of Medicine Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD in “Orthomolecular Treatment for Adverse Effects of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine”
ORAL DOSING WITH VITAMIN C: Lowered resistance can trigger an outbreak of latent herpes viruses. Marta, age 30, was in her sixth month of a long-desired pregnancy. She came to see me specifically because of genital herpes. Her obstetrician had correctly told her that she could not deliver vaginally as long as there were active lesions. Exposure to herpes constitutes a real danger to a newborn. The doctor had said that if the lesions were inactive, and preferably gone, for a period of so many weeks, he’d OK a natural delivery. Otherwise, it would be a Cesarean for her.
Her question was expected.
“Is there any way to get rid the lesions with nutrition?” Marta asked.
Conformist, party-line dietitians will vigorously deny such a possibility, but then, they don’t read their own journals, and certainly not Linus Pauling’s books or the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine.
So the truthful answer, the one I’d have to give if under oath, is: Yes, there probably is: very large doses of vitamin C.
I ran this past Marta, and her concern was, once again, entirely predictable.
“Are megadoses of vitamin C safe for the baby?”
I knew that Frederick R. Klenner, M.D. (the trailblazer of vitamin C docs) gave large doses to over 300 pregnant women and reported virtually no complications in any of the pregnancies or deliveries (Irwin Stone, The Healing Factor, chapter 28, https://vitamincfoundation.org/stone/ ). Indeed, hospital nurses around Reidsville, North Carolina, the region where Dr. Klenner practiced, noted that the infants who were healthiest and happiest were in Klenner’s care. The hospital staff dubbed them the “Vitamin C Babies.”
Specifically, Klenner gave: 4,000 milligrams during the first trimester, 6,000 mg during the second, and 10,000 milligrams of vitamin C a day – or even 15,000 mg – throughout their third trimester. This was his routine prescription for healthy women. He would respond to any sickness with daily vitamin C injections totaling many times that.
Over a nearly 40 year practice, Klenner (and previous animal studies) rigorously ascertained the safety and effectiveness of vitamin C during pregnancy. Specifically, there were no miscarriages in this entire group of 300 women. There were no postpartum hemorrhages at all. There was no cardiac distress and there were no toxic manifestations (Stone, p. 191). Among Klenner’s patients were the Fultz quintuplets, who, at the time, were the only quints in the southeastern U.S. to survive. Upon admission to the hospital for childbirth, Klenner gave all mothers-to-be “booster” injections of vitamin C.
So my answer to Marta’s question of safety was an unfettered “yes.”
Additionally,” I added, “For the ladies who had all the vitamin C, labor was both shorter and less painful.”
Soon to be facing her first delivery, Marta had a vested interest in that little side benefit.
“I’ve never given birth myself,” I went on, “But my wife’s two deliveries confirmed what Klenner said. Her first labor was two hours and forty-five minutes total, and her second labor was one hour and forty-five minutes from the very onset to “it’s a girl.”
“Wow!” Marta said, happier than ever.
“I hesitate to keep this going, but there’s still more. The obstetrical nurses at Klenner’s hospital repeatedly verified that stretch marks were seldom seen on Klenner’s post-partum patients. I can personally vouch for this being true with my spouse. After two kids, the second with a birthweight of 10 pounds, two ounces…””
The amino acid L-lysine also treat herpes. An effective dose is about 3 grams (3,000 milligrams) of lysine daily. However,don’t feel the need to go out and buy lysine supplements as lysine is abundant in many foods such as : eggs, fish, meats, and cheeses. No need to rush out and buy supplemental lysine.
To finish reading the article on this simple and natural vitamin treatment for Herpes, finish reading the article at Dr. Saul’s webiste over at DoctorYourself.com.
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