Lysine

Optimal dose 500-1,000 mg/day

Lysine helps make L-Carnitine, which is used by the body to burn fat for energy. Carnitine deficiencies can also appear as mental confusion or cloudiness, angina, and weight gain. Lysine is used to fight herpes because it lowers arginine levels, starving the viruses. Unfortunately, the dose needed to do this may also lower growth hormone levels, so I prefer to use the anti-viral medications instead for cold sore and genital herpes prevention.

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Nutritional primer

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