Best Herpes Treatment

Controlling Herpes Outbreaks With Dieting

Attention to diet and nutrition is a simple and effective method to manage herpes outbreaks.

Proper Diet in relation to herpes refers primarily to the amino acids Lysine and Arginine which are in many foods that we consume daily. Arginine is a nonessential amino acid, meaning it can be manufactured by the human body and does not need to be obtained directly through the diet. Arginine is required by the herpes virus to grow and become active so foods low on Arginine are recommended.

Lysine, which is an essential amino acid, meaning humans cannot synthesize it, does the opposite and slows down the growth of the herpes virus by naturally restricting the levels of Arginine in the body. So, to help manage outbreaks it is best to eat foods HIGH in Lysine and LOW in Arginine.

Below are Lysine and Arginine comparison charts.

Food list	Lysine	Arginine
Swiss Cheese	733	263
Gouda Cheese	752	273
Whey, dry, sweet	77	28
Blue Cheese	526	202
Provolone Cheese	750	290
Papaya	76	30
Brie Cheese	525	208
Camermbert Cheese	501	199
Parmesan Cheese	937	373
Gruyere Cheese	768	276
Edam Cheese	754	273
American Cheese Spread	427	155
Margarine	9	3
Plain Yogurt	706	237
Fruit Yogurt, lowfat	810	272
Plain Yogurt, skim	1160	391
Plain Yogurt, lowfat	1060	359
Parmesan Cheese, grated	192	77
Gjetost Cheese	231	93
Goat Milk	708	291
Brick Cheese	602	248
Muenster Cheese	606	250
Beets	72	30
Limburger Cheese	475	198
Tilsit Cheese	578	241
Port du salut Cheese	563	235
Processed Swiss Cheese	696	293
Cream Cheese	192	81
Mozzarella Cheese, part s	699	295
Processed American Cheese	623	263
Mozzarella Cheese	559	236
Neufchatel Cheese	253	107
Butter	9	4
Colby Cheese	561	254
Monterey Jack Cheese	578	262
Cheshire Cheese	551	250
Cheddar Cheese	588	267
Buttermilk	679	309
Skim Milk	663	302
Half and Half Cream	568	259
Sherbet	171	78
Condensed Milk, sweetened	1920	876
Chocolate Milk	629	287
Nonfat Milk, dry	3440	1570
Lowfat Milk, 2%	644	294
Evaporated Milk	681	311
Ice Cream	381	174
Whole Milk	637	291
Whole Milk, dry	2670	1220
Nonfat Milk, dry, instant	1890	864
Ice Milk	409	187
Whipping Cream, heavy	387	177
Evaporated Milk, skim	763	349
Whipping Cream, light	411	188
Ice Cream, rich	327	150
Mango	85	39
Whipped Cream, pressurize	152	70
Apricot	103	48
Coffee Cream	32	15
Apple	17	8
Ricotta Cheese	3290	1550
Ricotta Cheese, part skim	3320	1570
Pear, dried	116	56
Eggnog	758	378
Applesauce, unsweetened	24	12
Crabapple, slices	28	14
Loquat	2	1
Apple, dried	37	19
Pear	23	12
Apricot, dried	89	49
Cottage Cheese, creamed	2120	1190
Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 2%	2510	1410
Cottage Cheese, dry	2020	1140
Fig, dried	228	131
Fig	19	11
Human Milk	168	105
Avocado	189	119
Salmon	1550	1000
Swordfish	1550	1000
Haddock	1480	961
Smelt	1380	897
Snapper	1600	1040
Pollock	1520	989
Eel	1440	938
Catfish	1420	925
Anchovy, in oit, drained	531	346
Whitefish	1490	971
Tuna, in water	4480	2920
Cod	1390	906
Flat fish, flounder and s	1470	959
Mackerel	1450	946
Pike	1500	979
Herring	1400	914
Sardines, in oil, drained	542	354
Bass	1380	902
Shark	1640	1070
Carp	1390	907
Perch	1450	948
Bluefish	1560	1020
Halibut	1620	1060
Tomato	41	27
Turnips	47	31
Tomato juice	54	36
Soybean sprouts	386	266
Canadian Style Bacon	7370	5100
Wild pheasant	7470	5240
Pork Spareribs	4730	3340
Tomato paste	282	200
Liver cheese	334	237
Chicken, dark meat, w/o s	1860	1320
Chicken, light meat w/o s	1730	1230
Chicken neck	298	212
Summer sausage	318	228
Pineapple	39	28
Pork leg	7550	5530
Pork loin chop	1950	1430
Pork Shoulder	7140	5240
Potato	190	140
Chicken breast	2500	1870
Cream of Mushroom soup	127	95
Turkey noodle soup	212	159
Celery	32	24
Chicken drumstick	1160	872
Potato, baking	283	214
Beef Flank steak	7270	5500
Chicken gumbo	161	122
Chicken noodle soup	219	166
Beef Round steak	7320	5550
Beef noodle soup	261	198
Vegetable w/beef soup	344	261
Cream of Asparagus soup	112	85
Porterhouse steak	6560	4980
Beef T-bone steak	6330	4810
Beef Sirloin steak	6880	5230
Knockwurst	634	482
Beef Rib roast	6050	4600
Beef Short ribs	5430	4130
Beef Chuck roast	6900	5250
Beef Tenderloin	6990	5320
Persimmon	55	42
Squash, summer	85	65
Chicken leg	2470	1890
Chicken, light meat	1920	1470
Ham, boneless	6750	5170
Chicken canned, boned	2500	1920
Turkey, dark meat	2620	2020
Cream of chicken soup	215	166
Chicken heart	79	61
Turkey, light meat	3540	2740
Bratwurst, ckd	910	706
Turkey, canned boned	3040	2360
Italian sausage, ckd	1020	792
Pork sausage	252	196
Wild quail	6660	5180
Chicken thigh	1310	1020
Chicken, dark meat	2150	1680
Goose, domesticated	4010	3150
Pork and beef sausage	141	111
Bologna, beef and pork	250	198
Peach, dried	151	120
Black bean soup	415	331
Bean w/ frankfurters soup	415	331
Peach	20	16
Corned Beef, brisket	5100	4100
Pastrami	375	302
Bologna, beef	254	205
Frankfurter, beef	389	314
Ground beef, regular	1560	1260
Cream of celery soup	73	59
Ground beef, lean	1670	1350
Chicken liver	35	352
Duck liver	624	505
Turkey liver	1540	1250
Mortadella	358	291
Goose liver	1160	943
Plum	90	74
Green beans	97	80
Chicken back	1090	900
Beef smoked, chopped	467	386
Pork Bacon	2900	2400
Beef, dried	673	557
Brotwurst	323	268
Polish sausage	315	262
Salami, hard	182	152
Bologna, pork	341	285
Chicken wing	698	585
Braunschweiger	258	217
Duck, domesticated	2610	2210
Lentil sprouts	548	470
Lettuce, romaine	58	50
Lettuce, iceberg	60	52
Caviar, black and red	293	254
Cauliflower	108	96
Vienna sausage	127	113
Liver	1570	1420
Guava	21	19
New England Clam Chowder	251	229
Cream of potato soup	83	76
Spinach	98	90
Kale	132	123
Chicken rice soup	251	234
Kielbasa	286	267
Frankfurter, beef and por	407	382
Whole Egg	410	388
Egg White	206	195
Whole Egg, dried	155	147
Watermelon	99	94
Cabbage, chinese	62	59
Corn	210	200
Sweet potato	105	100
Turnip greens	54	52
Clams	1720	1680
Scallops	1060	1040
Banana	55	54
Abalone	1090	1060
Oysters	444	433
Asparagus	194	192
Oat flakes	583	579
Endive	32	32
Leeks	97	97
Pumpkin	96	96
Mayonnaise	1400	1400
Vegetarian vegetable soup	99	99
Beet greens	20	20

Food List	Lysine	Arginine
Lima beans, cooked	765	775
Egg Yolk	189	193
Chicken gizzard	465	484
Strawberries	37	39
Collards	140	72
Minestrone soup	183	198
Okra	82	84
Broccoli	124	128
Carrots	44	48
Shrimp	1500	1510
Crab	1350	1360
pea soup w/ham	696	703
Dates	50	55
Peppers, sweet	38	42
Radish	16	18
Watercress	172	200
Swiss chard	36	42
Eggplant	42	50
Tomato soup	51	61
Cabbage, common	40	48
Wheat germ	1330	1790
Peas, green	463	625
Brussels sprouts	130	178
Tangerine	27	37
Orange	62	85
Onions, green	4	6
Mushrooms	48	72
Cucumber	22	36
Wheat granules	101	169
Corn grits	68	114
Snails	1250	2100
Wheat, shredded	79	133
Wheat flakes	101	171
Cream of wheat	98	166
Pistachios, shelled	1640	2790
Corn, puffed	65	112
Wheat, puffed	49	85
Squash, winter	902	1590
Bran flakes	177	314
Elderberries	38	68
Plantain	89	160
Oats, puffed	175	320
Oatmeal	78	147
Cashews	246	470
Chestnuts, fresh	246	470
Rice, puffed	38	73
Yams	89	191
Pumpkin seeds & squash	2530	5570
Garlic	8	19
Macadamia nuts	434	1200
Blackberries	17	49
Blueberries	17	49
Onions, mature	90	262
Grapes, slip skin	13	42
Grapes, adherent skin	24	78
Orange juice	22	117
Hazelnuts	459	2480
Walnuts	466	2520
Peanuts	1450	5050
Peanut butter	176	613
Coconut, shredded	118	437
Almonds	946	3540
Sesame seeds	1240	4990
Hickory nuts	70	298
Brazil nuts	757	3350
Rutabaga	55	207
Pecans	315	1190
Tahini	82	378
Grape juice	25	119
Tangerine juice	17	84
Pine nuts	256	1330

The alternative to dieting is taking Lysine supplements.