I have always believed that herpes is a great signal from our body that all is not right.  It can be related to stress either physical or emotional. The problem with me (one of them anyway) is that whenever I am faced with emotional stress I tend to revert back to old habits and unfortunately, my weakness has always been cigarettes.   Sad but true.   Smoking is very difficult on the body and can actually further increase stress by raising your heartbeat and compromising your immune system. This is no way a lecture to get you to quit smoking or to chastise you if you smoke when under stress.  If you are under stress, choosing cigarettes as a coping mechanism and then adding guilt on … [Read more...]