How does Lysine affect my herpes?
Studies have shown that the intake of Lysine can help inhibit the herpes virus from reproducing and growing. While it doesn’t cure or completely stop the cycle, it does however increase the dormant phase, giving you longer, herpes outbreak free periods. Combined with living a good life it can make a big difference in what living with herpes means for you.
What is Lysine?
Lysine is one of the body’s essential aminoacids, meaning that the 
body needs it but cannot produce it itself. To get our share of lysine, we need to get it through our diet or through supplements. Lysine is found in high concentrations in for instance meat, dairy products and lentils.
Some scientists have shown that the amount of lysine in the body is balanced not only by how much lysine you take in, but also on how much arganine you eat. They say arganine is lysine’s “antagonist”. It’s therefore recommended that you stay on a high lysine/low arganine diet to maximize the herpes prevention effects. Arganine is found in high doses in chocolate and nuts.
To simplify your intake of lysine, there are several Lysine supplements out there on the market. The most important things to notice is that the dosage is right. To get any noticable effect, you need doses of over 1 gram per day. Otherwise it’s just a waste of time and money. The second point to notice is that it should be L-Lysine. L-Lysine is the active form of lysine. There’s also R-Lysine, but it is completely useless for herpes prevention.