If you are having regular herpetic outbreaks, you may want to investigate if any of the below are major players in your life. These foods and habits, as per Ayurveda, in excess may be the cause of aggravation to your system.
Chronic herpetic outbreaks may be due to some of these factors:
Food
- Spicy
- Deep fried
- Too oily
- Too much dry crispy foods
- Excessive raw foods
- Excessive cold foods & drinks
- Sour foods, like tomatoes, yogurt, unripe fruit..etc.
- Fermented products, pickles, kombucha..etc.
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Chocolate
Habits
- Going to bed late, past 10:30pm
- Excessive exercise
- Exercise in the heat of the day
- Excessive exposure to heat, be it sun or cooking stove
- Excessive fasting
- Vomiting
- Arguing
- Excessive grief or anger
- Smoking
- Stress
Information shared here is not meant to diagnose, treat or replace the advice of a medical doctor.