I am going to say something that will make some doctors uncomfortable. Antiviral drugs — Valtrex, acyclovir, famciclovir — are presented to most people with herpes as the primary, and often the only, meaningful response to their diagnosis. They are prescribed widely,...
I have said this for twenty-three years and I will keep saying it. The stigma is the disease. Not the virus. The virus, for the vast majority of people who carry it, is manageable. It is inconvenient. It is sometimes painful. It disrupts relationships and creates...
Diet is the most immediately actionable thing most people can do to change their relationship with herpes. Not supplements. Not expensive herbal formulas. Not specialised equipment. Food. What you put in your body every day, consistently, over time. It is unglamorous....
Most people who find their way to holistic herpes management have already tried everything else. They have taken the antivirals. They have googled every supplement on the market. They have bought the lysine tablets, the essential oils, the alkaline diet books. Some of... 