Canker/Cold Sores
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: Apples, apricots, berries, grapes, papayas, pears
- Vegetables: Arugula, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, onions, romaine lettuce, squash, watercress
- Fish (especially halibut, salmon, sardines & tuna)
- Legumes/Beans (except chickpeas), nutritional yeast, sea herbs, sprouted beans, yogurt
- Garlic
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Whole grains, nuts, chocolate, carob, bacon, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, mushrooms
- Alcohol & caffeine
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Bergamot, blue cypress, galbanum, geranium, German & Roman chamomile, hyssop, laurel, lavender, lemon, tea tree, oregano, rosalina, sage (throat, bottom of feet, on location)
- When you feel the tingling of a sore starting, try rubbing tea tree directly to area and it will sometimes prevent the sore from developing.
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Astragalus, birch, burdock, calendula, cayenne, chamomile, cloves, dandelion root, echinacea, elderflowers, garlic, ginseng, lemon balm, licorice, noni, parsley, St. John's wort, sumac, yarrow
- Can be worsened by stress, try yoga & meditation
- Zinc Lozenges: 1 lozenge every 2 hours for 3-4 days (do not exceed 150 mg zinc daily from all sources).
- Daub with apple cider vinegar, cornstarch, alum powder or Goldenseal tincture.
- Rinse with Epsom salt water.
- Swish liquid echinacea in the mouth for 2-3 minutes, up to 3 times daily.
- Mix myrrh tincture with warm water and swish in mouth for 2-3 minutes, up to 3 times daily.
- Melissa Cream: apply cream to sores 2-4 times daily (also called lemon balm); Can also make a tea out of lemon balm and apply liquid with cotton ball.
- Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) a day; take in the morning.
Yoga Therapy:
- Yoga For Anxiety and Stress (27 minutes - Yoga With Adriene)
- Yoga for Anxiety (16 minutes - Yoga With Adriene)
- Relax & Restore Yoga (10 minutes - Sadie Nardini- BeFit Yoga)
- Meditation for Anxiety (14 minutes - Yoga With Adriene)
- Instant Stress & Anxiety Releasing Yoga Meditation (4 minutes - sadienardini)
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Lysine: 1,000 mg L-lysine 3 times daily (take on empty stomach, do not take with milk, discontinue when sores heal).
- Vitamin C/ Flavonoids: 1,000 mg vitamin C and 500 mg flavonoids 3 times daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
- Vitamin A: 25,000 IU twice daily for 5 days (pregnant women should not exceed 5,000 IU daily).
- Echinacea/ Goldenseal: 200 mg echinacea and 125 mg of goldenseal 4 times daily.
- Selenium: 600 mcg a day only during flare-ups (don't exceed 600 mcg daily; higher doses may be toxic).
- Licorice (DGL): Chew 1-2 deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) wafers (380 mg) 3-4 times daily between meals.
- Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill each morning with food (look for B-50 complex with 50 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin; 400 mcg folic acid; and 50 mg of all other B vitamins).
- Lactobacillus acidophilus: 4 tablets 3 times daily.
- Natrum Muriaticum 6c: 3-4 times daily until symptoms improve.
- Mercurius Sol 6c: 3-4 times daily until symptoms improve.
- Arsenicum Album 6c: 3-4 times daily until symptoms improve.
- Borax 6c: 3-4 times daily until symptoms improve.
- Iron: 100mg daily
Mind-Body Connection:
- Can represent feelings of blame, or having a fear of expressing nasty/angry words out loud.
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Apple-Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Blueberry-Pomegranate Smoothie (GF)
- Cranberry-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Mango-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Sunrise Smoothie (V, GF)
- Super Skin Smoothie (GF)
Meals:
- Adult Ramen (V, GF)
- Baked Salmon with Dill Sauce (GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Fish Fillets with Broccoli Stuffing
- Garlic Soup (V, GF)
- Salmon with Mustard Sauce (GF)
- White Chili (GF)
Sides & Salads: