What if you did a short fast or just ate really simply for a day or two.
One of the things that I have heard is that when you are eating things that
take more energy to digest (like nuts) it leaves less energy for your body
to heal itself.  I really believe when your body is throwing out symptoms
one should eat less and more simply.

Kim


On 7/11/07, Adrienne Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Anyone else out there who gets cold sores find that altering their paleo
> diet in
> certain ways speeds the healing?  I ask because I've been under lots of
> work/family stress recently and the mother of all cold sores popped up
> under
> my lip right above the chin crease.  I'm in the sun daily for 1-2 hours
> but sun
> has never bothered me before.  Only significant diet changes have been
> that
> I've been eating way more pumpkin seeds (raw) and dry roasted almonds than
> usual -- stress eating... I also had some teeth whitening recently -- at
> home
> but the gel was from the dentist -- used it 2 days and my gums got very
> sore.  Maybe that's related?
>