From: The Hidden Trigger: Why Nuts Can Wake Up Herpes

How can you balance your meals to avoid flare-ups without giving up your favorite foods?

You do not need to banish nuts forever. If you eat high-arginine foods, you can balance them by pairing them with lysine-rich foods like yogurt or taking a supplement.

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Keep a food diary for a month to see if certain foods like chocolate or almonds correlate with physical symptoms.

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Nuts contain a high ratio of arginine to lysine, which can trigger outbreaks.

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Clinical evidence linking diet directly to herpes outbreaks in humans is limited.

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The herpes simplex virus uses the amino acid arginine to replicate.

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The Hidden Trigger: Why Nuts Can Wake Up Herpes

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