nutritional supplementsOne of the nutritional supplements I take to keep my skin looking nice is lysine. Why do I take lysine? Well if ever you get cold sores around your mouth or nose then perhaps you have already heard of lysine nutritional supplements or take them yourself. I take lysine nutritional supplements because I am prone to developing big ugly cold sores right on the end of my rather prominent nose. I find these cold sores particularly embarrassing and they have a detrimental impact on my self-esteem. If fact when I have one of these cold sores on my nose I would rather not leave the house unless it is absolutely necessary. I take my lysine nutritional supplements every day because I read that they help control and prevent the number of cold sore outbreaks a person gets. I find that I do get fewer outbreaks now that I take lysine nutritional supplements each day. Not only that, but the outbreaks are less severe than they once were. That means there are fewer days on which I feel bad about my physical appearance, which is fine by me.