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Controlling Herpes Naturally: A Practical Guide to Treatment & Prevention

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This book is packed with information about herpes virus. Why spends hours researching on the net when you can get it all in one simple book? I'm glad I purchased it despite the other negative review!

I bought this book because I would like to keep my little herpes friends in check through diet and exercise rather than with drugs. I found this book very poorly edited and irritating to read. I would have beeen willing to overlook this had there been any new or insightful information that couldn't be found on Wikipedia. There isn't. Avoid processed foods, exercise regularly and try not to get stressed out. Imagine that. Save yourself the 2 hours it will take to read this book and go play with your lover/dog/cat instead.

Loads of info on what herbs, vitamins, foods and exercises to help manage the virus.

Presentation is clean and organized. I continue to use as a reference to stay free from outbreaks.

I've suffered from cold sores for years, and have tried all sorts of treatments and read as much as I can on the subject. I came across this book and really hoped it would help. But, unfortunately, it falls short on several levels.

One other reviewer noted that there are numerous typos, and this is true. I found a number of typos, odd formatting, and other type-related errors. Since this is an updated version of a previous book, I would have thought these would have been corrected. Again, I could live with these type of errors if the information was worthy.

Overall, I rate this book as "fair." There is good information here, though it may not be presented in the best way. The author begins with an overview of the herpes virus, then presents the current drugs/topical methods of treatment in medicine. However, the focus of the book is natural treatment. She lists a number of supplements to support the immune system, then moves on to treating an outbreak (such as using congealed red wine as a topical treatment).

Other (somewhat obvious) methods of treatment are discussed, such as reducing stress, exercising, and doing yoga. A fair chunk of the book covers diets. For those of you familiar with cold sores, you might be aware of eating foods with more lysine and less arginine in them. I can understand that. She also discusses reducing (or eliminating) things like white sugar, corn syrup, and processed foods. Again, no problem and it's good for overall health. Where it gets confusing is when she starts talking about other diets and the glycemic index. One section says to avoid whole oats, while another says it's good. So which one do I believe?

The order of some of the chapters is a bit out of whack. For instance, toward the end of the book she discusses good hygiene. I think that would have made more sense to include before the chapter on topical treatment, since cold sores are very contagious upon outbreak.

I would not suggest that someone who is a beginner read this book. I think it would be confusing. If you've read a little on herpes before, give it a try, with the above caveats.