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Shingles  Shingles is a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, varicella zoster. However, the herpes zoster viral outbreak is referred to as Shingles. You cannot develop shingles unless you have had a previous infection of chickenpox (usually as a child). Shingles is most common in people over 60 years of age, but can occur in people as young as 3 years old. How does shingles develop?After you recover from chickenpox, the chickenpox virus becomes dormant and remains in your body. It goes to and remains in the roots of your nerve cells (near the spinal cord). Later, when the chickenpox virus is reactivated, the symptoms are called shingles. What causes the reactivation of the virus is still not medically known. However, it is believed that a weakened immune system seems to allow reactivation of the virus. This may occur with immune-suppressing medications, with another illness, or after major surgery. Immune system booster supplements can also help reduce the symptoms of shingles as well as prevent reoccurrence.It is also seen as a complication of cancer or AIDS. Advancing age, cortisone-type drugs, and the stress of major surgery may trigger a shingles outbreak. The virus may also become active again after trauma to the skin from injury or sunburn. Additionally, emotional stress has been linked to trigger an outbreak. Shingles and foodsCertain foods have been linked to Shingles outbreaks. Some foods containing the amino acid L-Arginine have been proven to aggravate the virus and prolong healing of shingles. Click here for a list of arginine containing foods.Conversely foods containing the amino acid L-Lysine have been proven to help reduce and prevent shingles outbreaks. L-Lysine food supplements can greatly reduce the outbreak period and help prevent future outbreaks. Learn More about Shingles
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Shingles Medical Studies Herpes Zoster (Shingles)Subjective Response to Lysine in the Therapy of Herpes Simplex.Walsh DE, Griffith RS, Behforooz A.To test the effect of lysine supplementation on herpes infection, 1543 subjects were surveyed by questionnaire after a six-month trial period. The study included subjects with cold sores, canker sores, and genital herpes. Of these, 54% had been diagnosed and treated by a physician. The results showed that the average dosage used was 936 mg of lysine daily. Eighty-four per cent of those surveyed said that lysine supplementation prevented recurrence or decreased the frequency of herpes infection. Whereas 79% described their symptoms as severe or intolerable without lysine, only 8% used these terms when taking lysine. Without lysine, 90% indicated that healing took six to 15 days, but with lysine 83% stated that lesions healed in five days or less. Overall, 88% considered supplemental lysine an effective form of treatment for herpes infection. PMID: 6423612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Antiviral activity of Melissa officinalis and other plant extracts against Herpes simplex virus type-2.Allahverdiyev A, Duran N, Ozguven M, Koltas S.Tropical Diseases Center, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)and other plant extracts have been used in a variety of practical applications in medical science. Our objective in the current study was to determine the effects of the volatile oil components of M. officinalis on Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) replication in HEp-2 cells. Four different concentrations (25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 microg/ml) of volatile oils were examined. Experiments were carried out using HEp-2 cells. M. officinalis volatile oil was found to be non-toxic to HEp-2 cells up to a concentration of 100 micro/ml. It was, however, found to be slightly toxic at a concentration over of 100 microg/ml. The antiviral activity of non-toxic concentrations against HSV-2 was tested. The replication of HSV-1, and HSV-2 was inhibited, indicating that the M. officinalis and other plant extracts contain anti-HSV-2 substances. PMID: 15636181 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] »view more medical studies
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