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variety of different vegetables with uncooked sausages and lysine rich fish on the table

FUEL YOUR LIPS

Eating For Lip Health

To manage cold sore flare-ups, it helps to keep your immune system strong. You can start by adding a few vitamin-rich foods to your diet each day. Here are some foods to look out for:

Vitamin Benefits Natural Sources

Helps skin and lips to repair damage and retain moisture.

Eggs, milk, carrots, spinach, apricots

Helps boost immune system, restore lips after sun or wind damage, and retain collagen.

Orange juice, strawberries, green peppers, citrus fruits, tomatoes, sweet potatoes

An antioxidant that helps keep skin smooth.

Nuts, leafy green vegetables, fortified cereals, vegetable oils

Zinc is a mineral that helps skin and lips maintain moisture.

Oysters, beef, crab, lobster, yogurt

Benefits

Helps skin and lips to repair damage and retain moisture.

Natural Sources

Eggs, milk, carrots, spinach, apricots

 

Benefits

Helps boost immune system, restore lips after sun or wind damage, and retain collagen.

Natural Sources

Orange juice, strawberries, green peppers, citrus fruits, tomatoes, sweet potatoes

Benefits

An antioxidant that helps keep skin smooth.

Natural Sources

Nuts, leafy green vegetables, fortified cereals, vegetable oils

Benefits

Zinc is a mineral that helps skin and lips maintain moisture.

Natural Sources

Oysters, beef, crab, lobster, yogurt