I am going to present you with the research about a very simple supplement and you can decide if it makes sense for you. Just in case the FDA is reading this, “only a drug can cure a disease” as are your edicts. I am merely presenting the research from Pubmed the National Institute of Health so you don’t need to come knock down my door with 50 FBI agents.

I was doing some research yesterday for a friend about herpes. If you have it, you are actually in the majority, “Globally, an estimated two-thirds of the population under 50 are infected with herpes simplex virus.”

“In the Americas: 178 million women (49%), 142 million men (39%)” From the WHO . Not going to bore you, you can click and read their article (see FDA ? quoting from your favorite places the WHO, PUBMED National Institute of Health.

Lets move on to the “CURE” Lysine. You can stop reading now. I know first-hand. 30 years ago, I got a breakout every few months It was awful, embarrassing, and certainly put a wet blanket on my sex life. The antivirals are useless. Lysine works fabulously. The day it was “cured” was when I read an article that Lysine is so safe, that you can take it every day, and its great for your skin.

Instead of waiting for that itch or bump, I took it every day. Now I take it a few days a week and definitely after sex, solo or otherwise. But technically it is not cured. It is dormant. But dormant for 30 years works for me. That is why I put CURE in parenthesis, so the FDA does not put me in jail. I have not had a breakout in 30 years. If you are OK with those kind of results, you might want to start taking it.

I just found out why. It stops the virus from replicating. I was searching for safe levels of lysine, I found articles about lysine stopping viruses like the flu or Covid, WOW!!! Why wouldnt an antiviral affect another popular virus (covid) ? See the articles below from PubMED National Library of Medicine. So now you have a life saving reason to take Lysine besides a cold sore.

I found the research when I was searching to make sure there is no downside to taking Lysine. Lysine is an amino acid, a building block of protein. You get it from food. There are 21 different amino acids. They are found in protein. Lysine helps create collagen, connective tissue, skin and cartilage. Lysine is found in meat, poultry, fish, cheese, eggs and soybeans, to name a few. If you have liver or kidney disease you should not take the supplement without consulting with your doctor. But to repeat you should always consult with a doctor, especially if you have any particular issue or are taking any medication.

I wouldnt risk giving advice without knowing the “safe” levels. Here is the research on adverse events from PUB MED, (the National Library of Medicine) be Here is a study of adverse events. Read it. Who is going to take 17,000 mg a day for 100 days ? It comes in 250, 500 and 1000 So that would mean taking between 17 and 58 tablets depending on size. Should we laugh or take that study seriously?

I guess they do not want people to “cure” themselves, they want them to take drugs. To be clear, the research there has control groups and strict research protocols thats why you should always check PUB MED a lot of it is done at medical schools. But you still have to have common sense and follow the money. Drug companies fund most of the research. You rarely see research on a supplement because you cant patent something found in nature. Probably why we never heard about this research. You can buy it anywhere from anyone. It is inexpensive.

By the way, you can even drink too much water. Have you ever heard of hyponatremia? Thats when you drink so much water you actually dilute the sodium so low you could die. The overall mortality rate was 6.1% among all 45,693 hospitalized patients with hyponatremia. Too much of anything poses a risk. I read a bunch of articles. To close the door on that issue if you are drinking more than a few liters of water, consider adding sodium to it. Thats why gatorade was invented, to replenish essential salts. OK so dont take 50 lysine capsules a day ?

1st Study on how it works on viruses; Medical School Study on PubMED here is the abstract

Now we are getting into the weeds for those that care. Lysine helps (blocks replication), Arginine hurts ( boosts replication) they compete with eachother. Now you can read it with that understanding. Direct quote from the study “Amino acids have been implicated with virus infection and replication. Here, we demonstrate the effects of two basic amino acids, arginine and lysine, and their ester derivatives on infection of two enveloped viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and influenza A virus. We found that lysine and its ester derivative can efficiently block infection of both viruses in vitro. Furthermore, the arginine ester derivative caused a significant boost in virus infection. Studies on their mechanism of action revealed that the compounds potentially disturb virus uncoating rather than virus attachment and endosomal acidification. Our findings suggest that lysine supplementation and the reduction of arginine-rich food intake can be considered as prophylactic and therapeutic regimens against these viruses while also providing a paradigm for the development of broad-spectrum antivirals.

Here is their conclusion not mine “Lysine and Lys-ester can prevent SARS-CoV-2 and IAV infection, particularly in the entry stage. In contrast to that, Arg-ester can potently boost infection of both viruses. It would therefore be beneficial to consider the nutrient intake of COVID-19 and flu patients. We recommend the inclusion of lysine supplementation in addition to a reduced arginine intake for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 and IAV infections”. PS for you work out guys and gals, watch your arginine intake it competes with Lysine and arginine boosts virus infection in case you missed that.

2ND Study about Covid only This is not from a sales or crunchy granola website. This is from PUB MED much of it is Medical School peer reviewed research. “20-week study period was large and stark: Just under 4% of the compliant test group presented flu-like symptoms, but none of the test group was COVID-positive; whereas 20% of the non-compliant control group presented flu-like symptoms, three-quarters of whom (15% overall of the control group) were COVID-positive.”

THIS IS HUGE; So over 20 weeks 5 times as many people, thats 500%, got covid, who were not taking lysine. For perspective the FDA approves devices and drugs that show 5 to 10% improvement. Our laser for hair growth adds 10%. Thats great if you are a woman who only lost 10% of 100,000 hairs But what about me with 100 hairs on my head? So now I have 110 hairs on my head vs 100?

Final Caveats As I knew 30 years ago, and the research just figured out, in the first study, Lysine competes with Arginine. I had a friend who is actually a heart surgeon who started to get a cold sore and asked me what to do. I gave him Lysine and he said the cold sore never expressed itself. He was sold and started taking it Sure enough I got a call a few months later he said, ” I am taking it but I still got a cold sore” I knew the problem, I asked are you taking a workout supplement? Of course he was. I said read the ingredients. It was thousands of milligrams of arginine. Arginine competes with Lysine. So up your dose of lysine.

I am not a doctor. You should check with your physician before you embark on any protocol no matter how seemingly innocent it seems. According to the FDA only a drug can cure a disease. Everything I write is merely my opinion based on my experiences over my many decades on this planet and the many protocols I have tried. Everyone should engage in routine checkups with their doctor even when they are feeling well. And you should absolutely see your doctor first if you are not feeling well or experiencing any symptoms or abnormalities. Your body knows best. When your body is sending you a signal it could be an indication of a serious underlying disease. You should never attempt to self medicate without first checking with your doctor. Something as seemingly innocent as a cosmetic condition could be the result of a serious underlying condition.