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Nutrition for Shingles NOTE: SOME PEOPLE SUFFER AFTER-EFFECTS FROM A BOUT WITH SHINGLES. IN SUCH CASES PAIN PERSISTS AFTER THE LESIONS HAVE DISAPPEARED AND MAY OCCUR FOR OVER A YEAR OR LONGER.
Nutrition
Dietary Principles:
* If on a regular diet, try a vegetarian diet, rich in vegetables and complex carbohydrates.
* If on a vegetarian diet, try a simple fruit and vegetable diet or a short fast.
Therapeutic Foods:
Mung beans, daikon radishes, carrots, foods rich in Vitamins B-complex, and C, and zinc: citrus fruits and grains
Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Lemon juice in water (in the morning, on an empty stomach) Carrot Celery Apple Lettuce and dandelion Parsley Carrot, celery, lemon Cucumber, endive, pineapple Carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley
Foods to Avoid:
Meat, hot sauces, spicy, fried, fatty, or salty foods, coffee, teas and colas containing caffeine, and alcohol.
Specific Supplements:
Vitamin B12 - 1000 mcg. sublingual tabs - Take as directed.
Vitamin C - 5 grams a day
Vitamin E - (for post-herpetic neuralgia) 1200 to 1600 I.U. a day, topical (on the skin) application. Apply directly to area.
DL-phenylalanine - Use this amino acid as directed on the bottle.
Vitamin B5 - 500 mg. 3 x day in acute stage
Vitamin E - 200 to 600 I.U. a day. (Start at 200 I.U.s and increase to 600 I.U.s over a 3 week period)
Lysine - Use this amino acid as directed on the bottle. |
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