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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.
Diet for cold sores - Vitamin C play important role in healing cold sores. Take 200-500 mg. of vitamin C along with 200-500 mg. of citrus bioflavonoids thrice a day. This remedy greatly reduces the formation of the sores. One of the greatest diet for cold sores is application of Vitamin E topically.