What is Herpes?
Over 90% of the population are infected with at least one strain of herpes virus and most of us are infected with more than 1. Its important to know there are many different strains of the Herpes Virus family and lots of different sub strains within that. It’s a hyper intelligent virus that is the root cause of many chronic issues.
Here are the main 8 herpes family virus to be aware of:
HSV 1
HSV2
Varicella zoster/shingles (HHV3)
Epstein Barr Virus (HHV4)
Cytomegalovirus (HHV5)
HHV6
HHV7
HHV8
If you have ever been infected with Chickenpox, that means you have herpes in your system. It’s also very likely you have HHV4 (EBV) which is the root cause of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, all thyroid issues, eczema, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, lupus. When EBV feeds on heavy metals such as mercury, it can lead to a host of chronic other issues like vitiligo, rosacea and even Pandas in children.
These viruses are all about replication and have developed ingenious methods to survive in your system. Fortunately there are things you can do to defend yourself and knock down your viral load. It’s a simple but comprehensive approach that has proven effective even in my own mother who was dealing with a combination of shingles in the form of sciatica and Epstein Barr in the form frozen shoulder and brain fog.
Herpes Herbal Protocol
Rub oregano oil on your sacral spine and trigeminal nerve – it attacks the virus in its latent phase within your nerves.
Consuming Liquorice root as a tea acts as a glue to stop the virus from moving and replicating. This can reduce outbreaks which is HSV’s main mechanism to replicate.
Seamoss contains zinc and iodine which effectively turns the lights off on virus’ when it comes into contact with them. You can also add moringa seeds to top up your dose of zinc.
Consume Black seed oil, cats claw and lemonbalm as powerful antivirals to open up the lymphatic pathways to immobilise and detox the virus
Foods to avoid
Eggs, dairy products, red meat, pork, corn, canola oil, processed food, fried foods, processed sugar, foods that combine high fat and high sugar
Healing foods
Potatoes, winter squash, sweet potato, yams, butternut squash, dark green leafy veg, sprouts, all fruits are great, berries and melons for the nervous system, shitake mushrooms for B12 to nourish the nerves.
Holistic Practices
Earthing on a natural surface for 20 minutes can support your immune system by reducing the build up of free radicals. A less distracted immune system is more equipped to tackle the viral load.
Moderate exercise opens up lymphatic pathways and preps the immune system to combat the virus when it does reactivate.
Deep breathing daily can oxygenate the nervous system which is the best antiviral for the immune system.
For more comprehensive advice, and specific advice for what you can personally do to lower your viral load – book a consultation with me here