Once the (HSV2) herpes virus is contracted it is with the body for life, anti viral drugs will only suppress the virus and may even lead to worse flare ups when the drugs are stopped.
The best thing you can do is to build up the immune system and stay healthy, the worse culprit for weakening the immune system is candida overgrowth controlling this will strengthen the immune system and give the best chance of reducing flare ups.
Stress seems to be the biggest trigger for flare ups, the herpes virus is strongly connected to the nervous system and any increase in stress can trigger a flare up of symptoms.
All humans will go through stressful periods and stress is hard to control, so if stress can't be controlled then the body must be in top shape to help reduce flare ups.
Arginine can trigger flare ups if the immune system is compromised or the body is stressed.
Foods with high arginine content can increase herpes reproduction.
Chocolate and nuts are the two most well known culprits but there are many foods with high arginine levels and these are worth checking out just type lysine arginine ratio in your search engine.
So to reduce herpes flare ups you must first control candida overgrowth, I use a proven system of achievable diet, live bacteria's and Homoeopathic's see candidahouse.
This, along with a healthy diet and general vitamin and mineral supplements, should reduce flare-ups dramatically.
Once candida overgrowth is controlled and the body is at optimum health,stress will be the main trigger for flare ups as a stressful period is entered.
Arginine rich foods should be avoided all together and lysine should be taken daily on the high side of the recommended dosage.
This should reduce the chance of flare ups, reduce the severity of flare up and reduce healing time of any flare ups that do occur.
I have seen this regime reduce flare ups by 90% and turn a debilitating disease into an annoyance, surely it is better to try a natural system rather than live a life on heavy and expensive anti viral drugs.