Posted by Eva (PA) on 10/27/2026
★★★★★
I've been coming to earth clinic for well over a decade and once again, it did not disappoint! I've never had foot problems and have always been active and enjoyed long walks etc. Last summer I overdid it for a marathon week of working on my homestead, wearing stiff garden shoes because I was working in mud and manure. I was gardening a lot and planting which entailed jamming on the shovel with my foot. I developed what turned out to be plantar fasciitis, and it plagued me for around two months. It was painful, walking a lot, doing chores, or when I'd wake in the morning and step on the foot, or after getting up from sitting down. Sometimes a stabbing, burning pain, other times a niggling deep pain. It was a bit swollen at times. I tried the stretches (which are also recommended by orthopedic doctors), but they only offered temporary relief. I tried wrapping it. I tried massage of the foot and leg, acupressure, castor oil, DMSO and magnesium oil. These things helped some, temporarily, but they didn't fully resolve the problem.
I decided to try the lysine people wrote about here as we had some in our cabinet, so - hey, nothing to lose. I'm on day 5 of taking lysine and what a WORLD of difference! I barely felt anything upon waking in the morning, I feel almost nothing when I get up from sitting, and I only have the faintest feelings of pain upon walking a lot or being on my feet for hours (I am always moving). Thank you, all you wonderful earth clinic people who write in to share your experiences with the rest of us. Thank you so much, I am able to enjoy all my chores and hobbies and taking care of my children without that pain. I will update this if anything changes. At this rate, the pain is 95% gone. It's not even pain, it's just a shadow of the pain. I took 500 mg capsules. The first day I did 1,000 (separate doses 500 morning and 500 night). I felt some relief so upped to 1,500 the following day, and I've been doing between 1,000 to 1,500 daily. I was feeling continued improvement every day, and now on day 5, I'm so grateful and thankful - my foot feels SO MUCH better. I look forward to making a complete and permanent recovery. I would give this remedy 100 stars if I could!
Posted by judith (USA) on 12/30/2023
★★★★★
Lysine for canker sores works wonders! My son had a mouthful after having his wisdom teeth out and they healed up quickly. Recently I had plantar facitis and found 5 star reviews for lysine and tried it and it worked in 24 hours! Amazing stuff. I don't know what the chemistry behind it is, but I am grateful!
Posted by Judith (Duxbury, MA) on 11/03/2023
★★★★★
Thank you, Priscilla and others who posted their lysine plantar fasciitis healing accounts! I wish I could give you each a huge hug and high five! I had never heard of plantar fasciitis until recently I felt like I bruised the sole of my heal and it was worsening by the day. I'm fairly sure it happened when I started walking miles in new shoes. By yesterday, three weeks into this, I really couldn't walk at all without a fairly high level of pain. So, I came to Earth Clinic to see what I could find. After reading through all the different suggestions, I noticed that lysine was the only remedy offered where each person who reviewed it gave it 5 stars. I had it at home and immediately took 4,000 mg. This morning when I woke up all the pain was gone! I find myself still walking gingerly and then realize I don't have to! I will continue taking lysine for the next several days and if there is any change in symptoms, I will return and post. This is a miracle treatment! Thank you and bless you Earth Clinic! You always come through, changing lives and healing people!
Posted by Olivia (Sacramento, CA) on 05/26/2023
★★★★★
I have been suffering with plantar fasciitis since Nov. 2022. This past Monday evening I felt a fever blister developing on my lip so I took 3,000 mg. of Lysine at bedtime. The next morning I was amazed to find the pain in both feet reduced by 95%!!! I have been taking 2,000 mg. of Lysine 3 times a days for the past 4 days and feel I will be completely healed in the 2 or 3 days. Once I am healed I plan to slowly reduce my dosage down to 1,000 mg. once a day so I will never have to deal with this painful condition again. I am so glad my fever blister led to this simple miracle cure! Everyone, please try this remedy and pass it on to everyone you know.
Posted by Priscilla (Ny) on 06/30/2022
★★★★★
It's definitely the Lysine! Same thing w me. I was told to take lysine if I felt a cold sore coming on so I did and the next day my foot felt normal. I've been suffering for so long w my plantar fasciitis to have so much relief was amazing. Going to start taking more.
Posted by Leefel (Denver, Colorado) on 07/01/2016
★★★★★
Plantar fasciitis: I tried Lysine also and the next day my left heel pain was gone to my disbelief. That was 500 mg two times a day. What a relief! Worth a try for somebody.
Posted by Kristie (Chattanooga, Tn) on 11/07/2011
★★★★★
Recently I started taking Lysine as an immune booster because I have severe allergies. I have had plantar fasciitis since January 2011. It has gotten to the point where my foot feels broken the first few minutes I get up in the morning. After that it mostly feels like a severe stone bruise most of the day. If I sit for awhile and then get up, then I have to stretch it back out again to be able to walk.
Well the day after taking Lysine I got up that morning and was not crippled. It just felt like the stone bruise. I have been taking Lysine for a week now and my foot is feeling 90% better! I'm not sure if it is the Lysine but it's the only thing I am doing differently. I thought I would pass it along so someone else could try it.
