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Many folks eat high lysine foods prior to or during a cold sore event, and avoid high arginine foods. For many folks, healing cold sores fast has been as simple as taking 1,000 milligrams to 3,000 milligrams of lysine in capsule supplements during an outbreak. High lysine foods to eat are most meats and dairy products.
Natural cold sore remedies include: eat immune-boosting foods, supplement with vitamin E and C, boost your zinc intake, take L-lysine, use sunscreen, apply aloe vera gel, use peppermint essential oil, apply vanilla oil or extract, drink echinacea tea, get a new toothbrush, avoid touching the outbreak, and ice it.