How does BHT work?!

I’ve been rattling on for the past few months about the success that I’ve had with BHT in controlling my cold sore outbreaks, yet I haven’t fully explained what BHT is and exactly how it works against this herpes virus.

BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoleune) is a synthetically made antioxidant, it was approved by the FDA as a preservative for food only.

How does BHT work?
It is believed that BHT works by interfering with the viruses’ lipid protein; this is a “shield” that protects the virus from your immune system, hence making it very difficult to defeat. Once this shield is gone, the virus is easily destroyed, so BHT doesn’t directly destroy the virus, it enables your immune system to do this.

Using BHT to help curb herpes outbreaks first become popular with the book “Wipe out herpes with BHT” written by Man and Fawkes and this was way back in the 80’s.

Studies have shown that BHT can inactivate the herpes virus in lab conditions, and to this day no formal experiments have been done on humans to test the benefits of using BHT. BHT is suspected of being able to inactivate viruses, from Newcastles disease which affects chickens, to HIV in humans.

Why has nothing come of it?
Each day I get more and more angry as to why this compound isn’t being tested, it is cheap, affordable, and readily available and if it has some effect on even just HSV (which I am living proof of) why is it not being used? But instead of asking why, we can only create awareness!

I think simply because BHT has been approved as a preservative and cannot be used as anything else. Secondly it cannot be patented, and sadly in the world of medicine, cures don’t make money, on going treatment does.

My experiences with BHT

This is a response to a comment that I received, asking about the experiences I have had prior to my "experiment" and during it.

During last year, I started experiencing the worst cold sore outbreaks I had in my entire life, which I attribute mainly to the stress I was under at the time. These constant outbreaks lead me to looking for other ways to try and control my outbreaks.

In the beginning during the initial stages of an outbreak, I would do the following:

• Apply Acyclovir or a generic topical cream very liberally
• Use ice to try and keep the swelling down
• I would even take anti-inflammatories which I thought helped some what
• To dry out the cold sore I would use hydrogen or spirits, which caused a lot of pain
• Other things that I have tried, is coconut oil, garlic, various other creams, and the list goes on and on

All of these remedies offered very little and most likely no relief in my battle with cold sores.

Finally, I came across someone stating that BHT might be the new "cure" for Herpes on Earth Clinic after reading many methods people use to curb their attacks, most of them which I have tried. I researched extensively about BHT and its side effects, a lot of it not being too positive. I then spent the next few months trying to find distributors of BHT, for some reason I had it in my head that I had to buy in bulk, as no one here sells it in capsule form, or in small quantities. To buy it in bulk I would have had to buy a minimum of 25 kilograms (55 pounds), which at the rate I'm going now that would last almost 20 years!

After having no luck with local distributors, and luckily so, I found out that almost all of the BHT imported here comes from China, and even though it's been labeled as food grade, I have been warned not to use it as such and only use it for industrial purposes. So don't even think of going the bulk route, your health is way more important then the small saving you'll get.

I managed to find a supplier in the states, and it's been history ever since. I haven't had an outbreak in almost 4 months! Yes, some people only have one outbreak in a year. I tend to get outbreaks when I am stressed, and with last year being a very stressful time, cold sores seemed to be a permanent feature on my face, making me very depressed and selfconsious. But I'm glad to say, I've been through two very stressful times while on BHT, being retrenched, and moving to a new location, and did not receive one outbreak! I was even stressing about the stress I was under, and starting a new job with a cold sore would have just shattered my confidence.

There is very little to report with the side effects I have had with BHT, other then me not having any outbreaks. I can say my mood has improved drastically, as I don't get paranoid about getting cold sores anymore. I actually feel normal! When ever I did have an outbreak, and I'm sure others have felt the same, I feel kind of sub-human, it felt like people were looking at me in disgust. I would never wish cold sores on my worst enemy.

Lastly, just some information on my physical attributes so you can judge how BHT may effect you. I'm 1.78m's (5'9") tall, and weigh 82kg's (180 pounds), my body fat percentage is sitting at around 15%. I'm also asthmatic and I've read reports that BHT can induce an asthma attack, I however have never experienced this, but please keep that in mind. My dosage of BHT has is now at 250mg's.

I don't want to say it but I think BHT is the best bet at getting back at this virus, so if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact me, I love answering your emails. It makes me so happy to help people with this at its best extremely irritating problem. :)

Almost forgot! HAPPY VALENTINES EVERYONE!