There are vitamins, herbs, amino acids, and diet therapy that is extremely effective against cold sores
. Vitamins are like antioxidants to the healthy cells of your skin and lips preventing infection by the herpes virus that causes cold sores increasing the healing time of the blisters. Herbs can fight the virus directly, protect healthy cells from infection, boost your immunity, and the some of the same herbs that are antiviral can even help you relieve anxiety. There are amino acids that specifically help to suppress the virus from replicating itself. A cold sore diet is the foundation of natural treatment of cold sores. Eat the wrong foods and you get a cold sore. Eat the right foods and you prevent yourself from suffering the pain and embarrassment as well as from having a blister.