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Arginine and Lysine What It Has To Do With Your Herpes

Ep 091 arginine & lysine blog

What you need to know about Lysine & Arginine to prevent herpes outbreaks.  

Prior to being diagnosed with herpes you probably never heard of arginine and lysine. At least I never did. I am pretty sure it was covered in biology class at some point in high school but not being the science geek that stuff went right out of my memory bank. So what is all this fuss over arginine and lysine and how does it affect people living with herpes?  

Here are the deets.

Let’s go back to science class. Rem…

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Herpes And Dating, 7 Things You Need To Know

Herpes & Dating 088

What You Need To Know When Dating With Herpes

I get it, you were either just diagnosed with having herpes and you feel like your whole world is up in the air or you just broke up and now you are back in the dating game. Regardless, it is scary and now adding herpes to the dating game is a whole new animal. I can remember when I was first on the market after finding out about my diagnosis. I already had herpes for about 2 years before I had broken up with my ex and decided to get out there. All …

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Sexual Ways Herpes Can Be Transmitted

100_ Sexual Ways Herpes Can Be Transmitted With Alexandra Harbushka blog

There's more than just sex that can transmit herpes. 

A lot of times when we are diagnosed with herpes we can become germaphobes. I mean, I already was one and when I got herpes I went over the edge. Anyone else guilty? When I had an outbreak I would begin to alienate my body. I wouldn't touch certain parts of my body and I would ALWAYS wash my hands like 25 times before I touched anything. It was like self-punishment. There is a level when you need to stop, take a deep breath and move on. Peop…

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What Is Herpes?

101_ What Is Herpes_ With Alexandra Harbushka Youtube

Everything You Need To Know About Herpes! 

In general when we hear the word herpes, or STD or STI our heart sinks. We become paralyzed and think, no way this is happening to me. Right? We also hear the word herpes and think, what the heck is it or oh I better google that. Since launching Life With Herpes in June of 2017, I’ve heard pretty much everything when it comes to herpes. Just an FYI...nothing is TMI. So if you DM me don’t be afraid to say it and don’t hold back. I’ve heard things like…

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6 Activities That Cause Herpes Outbreaks

Activities That Cause Herpes Outbreaks with Alexandra Harbushka

Life With Herpes

As someone who has herpes, and I’m guessing you do too because you are reading this, leaning ways to prevent outbreaks is on the top of our list. Clearly after having our first outbreak, which is typically the worst, we never want to experience that again. I know I sure don’t.  Chances are you’ve googled or tuned into Life With Herpes to find out what causes herpes outbreaks. I know I wanted to know what foods cause outbreaks or are there any lifestyle changes I need to make to…

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I Slept with Someone and Didn't Tell Them I Have Herpes

I slept someone and didn't tell them I have herpes with Alexandra Harbushka

What Do I Do Now?

 Hi my friend. Ok, firstly, breath. If you just did this or have been in a relationship with someone have not told them yet that you have herpes then just breath. Let me first start off by saying, I personally did not just sleep with someone and forget to tell them.  However, I know how hard it is to tell someone and in the heat of the moment we get scared and the convo just doesn’t happen. I hear it a lot in our one on one coaching sessions or its the reason why a lot of us …

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089: Herpes Rejection with Alexandra Harbushka

6 Ways To Handle It 

 

https://youtu.be/UwBdPAWRvFU

Life With Herpes

Nobody likes rejection. In fact, I believe that rejection is what holds most of us back from reaching for the stars, following our dreams, quitting that job, asking that hottie out, being who you are and absolutely loving who you are. I would never want to repeat those jr. high days of wondering if all of a sudden you are not going to be asked to sit at the cool kid table. Or if you missed the memo that everyone was suppose…

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086: Have Him (or Her) Your Way, with Jenn Burton

Life With Herpes

https://youtu.be/AMdOwNLTaxQ

Your Fairy Godmama has got your back...

Welcome to this edition of Life With Herpes. One of the most common topics people ask me about is dating, and I could think of no better person to share with you than Jenn Burton.

Jenn’s business is called Have Him Your Way - and it’s based on her life story of dating, relationships and marriages. She always tried to be who she thought the man wanted her to be. One day she woke up and said no more. Hea…

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090: Sex with someone who has herpes with Alexandra Harbushka

Life With Herpes

 

https://youtu.be/4OhInpaPqJI

Welcome to today’s show on life with herpes. As always, I am thrilled to be here with you and spending the time with you.

 

So, here’s the deal. Yes, you can have sex with someone who has herpes. Or if you have herpes then yes, you can have sex with someone who doesn’t have it. Let me break it down for you and tell you what herpes is and isn’t:

Herpes Is:

  • A virus that you will have for life
  • Contagious even if there is no outbreak present
  • C…

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093: Coconut Oil and Herpes with Alexandra Harbushka

Coconut oil, amino acids and what it has to do with the herpes virus

 

https://youtu.be/STKVUA-OC-I

 

Life With Herpes

In the recent years, coconuts have become the holy grail of the beauty industry and is the solution to so many ailments. It’s claimed to prevent Alzheimer's, prevents heart disease, it doesn’t store as fat in your body, it is an immune booster and the benefits of coconuts just goes on and on.  Trust me, I love coconut oil too. It’s great for cooking, I love using it as a loti…

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