Both red pepper and black pepper caused significant increases in parietal secretion, pepsin secretion, and potassium loss. Gastric cell exfoliation (as reflected in DNA loss into gastric contents) was increased after red or black pepper administration; the increase after red pepper administration was dose dependent.
L-lysine may work the same way on virus that causes shingles, however UMHS cautions that this remains unproven. Sources. Nutritional medicine specialist Alan R. Gaby, M.D. explains that foods such as turkey, chicken, salmon, tuna, halibut, sardines, cheese, tofu and beans contain relatively high amounts of L-lysine and low amounts of L-arginine.
It also contains l-lysine. L-lysine helps inhibit the wicked work of an ammino acid called arginine, which has been shown to cause outbreaks, and may help speed up the healing process as well. In short to prevent outbreaks, drink whole milk and get your dose of l-lysine.