Canker Sores, Cold Sores, Chicken pox, Shingles, Herpes Virus

The other day I came across a copy of something I had found while browsing through Monica's Feel Good Cookbook and it caught my attention since I was so vulnerable to cold sores and canker sores. I have tried essential oils, which are also helpful, but I thought if this could treat them internally, it would be all the better:
"When you feel any of these forms of herpes virus coming on (Canker sores, cold sores, chicken pox, shingles), immediately take 4-6,000 mg L-Lysine tablets, 1-2 cayenne capsules (capsaisin found in cayenne helps shut down herpes zoster virus. A new drug called 'Zostrix' has been developed containging this component of cayenne). Then try this little experiment. For the next 24-48 hours avoid all foods containging the amino acid "Arginine" which promotes the growth of herpes viruses. They are: carob, chocolate, coconut, dairy products, chicken, gelatin, oats, wheat and white flour, soybeans, almonds, cashews, refined sugar, and citrus. Instead, eat foods high in another Amino Acid, "Lysine" which inhibits herpes viruses: Eggs, fish, lima beans, vegetables, potatoes, and red meat. If you feel the cold sore ignite and hour or more after a meal review what you ate to see if you've just fueled the virus with Arginine. Kind of a fun way to minimize the public performance of this ornery virus.
"Just recently our family has discovered for ourselves the effectiveness of a permanent homeopathic remedy for chronic cold sores made by Deseret Biologicals. It costs about $50, but is worth it to be done with sores for good. Look for it online where homeopathics are sold."
Within about an hour of glancing at this in my cookbook, I felt a cold sore coming on. I had cayenne on hand, but not L-Lysine. So I took the cayenne and followed the diet for almost a whole day, but since it was a holiday and a birthday, I didn't stick with the diet much longer, but I did make it to the store and bought some L-Lysine. This combination of half-efforts was enough to keep my cold sore small and noticeable only to me.