If you have been using natural health options for very long, you quite likely have heard about colloidal silver at least in passing. Maybe you know someone who uses it. Maybe you have seen a small bottle for sale at a health food store. Or maybe you know someone with a Colloidal Silver Generator. But do you know what it's all about and why people use it? Do you want to know more?
Well, I have been using it for more than 25 years and have shared it with others and helped people get what they need to be able to use this natural powerhouse option economically and conveniently.
I would love to share the many ways I have seen it used and the testimonials I have heard about it, but in case you are new to this natural method of treatment, let me first get you started with a research article written by a Master Herbalist, that contains many references to tests, studies, and articles.
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The Colloidal Silver Generator
The End of 650
Diseases
research review
by Truman Berst,
Master Herbalist
Imagine having your own doctor on call 24
hours-a-day. Not just any doctor either. After all, the mortality rate
generally drops when doctors and hospitals go on strike.(1,2,3,4) Death due to
toxic drugs, unnecessary treatment, rampant ignorance and a sea of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria make most hospitals the Devil's own playground.
No, I'm talking about a doctor that makes people well again. Now, imagine that
your new doctor is essentially cost free, works anywhere and is the size of a
transistor radio, neatly fitting in your shirt pocket. Impossible? Not at all.
The only thing unbelievable about it is that everyone doesn't already have one.
The doctor I am talking about is a Colloidal Silver
Generator. Silver is a powerful, natural prophylactic/antibiotic, used for
thousands of years. Ancient Greeks lined their eating and drinking vessels with
silver, as did many other cultures throughout the world. (5) Pioneers of the
American West would put a silver dollar in a jug of milk to keep it fresh
without refrigeration. (6) Did you ever wonder why silverware was made from
silver? One of the properties of silver is that it kills bacteria on contact in
six minutes or less. (7) It may be that gold and silver were first used as
valued currency because of their medical properties. Currently, in the United
States we are spending $3,700 per person per year to treat our diseases-- the
highest amount in the world. Ironically, our health problems are getting worse.
As absurd as it may seem, the third leading cause of disease and death in the
United States is now infectious disease. These deaths are completely
preventable.
EARLY RESEARCH
At the turn of the century, scientists had
discovered that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature;
suspended ultra-fine particles. Blood, for example, carries nutrition and
oxygen to the body cells. This led to studies with Colloidal Silver. Prior to
1938, Colloidal Silver was used by physicians as a mainstream antibiotic
treatment and was considered quite "high-tech." Production methods,
however were costly. The pharmaceutical industry moved in, causing colloidal
research to be set aside in favor of fast working, more toxic and potentially
dangerous drugs. The Food and Drug Administration today classifies Colloidal
Silver as a pre 1938 drug. A letter from the FDA dated 9/13/91 states:
"These products may continue to be marketed...as long as they are
advertised and labeled for the same use as in 1938 and as long as they are
manufactured in the original manner." Some of the manufacturing methods
used before 1938 are still used today. An electrocolloidal process, which is
known to be the best method is used.
CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
Laboratory tests in 1988 by Larry C. Ford, M.D.,
UCLA School of Medicine, and other researchers showed that destructive
bacteria, virus and fungus organisms are killed within minutes of contact with
simple metallic silver. While studying regeneration of limbs, spinal cords and
organs in the late 1970’s, Robert O. Becker, M.D., author of The Body Electric,
discovered that silver ions promote bone growth and kill surrounding bacteria
he recognized a correlation between low silver levels and sickness. He said
silver deficiency was responsible for the improper functioning of the immune
system. Dr. Becker's experiments conclude that silver works on the full
spectrum of pathogens without any side effects or damage to the body. He also
states that silver does more than kill disease-causing organisms. It also
causes major growth stimulation of injured tissues. Burn patients and even
elderly patients notice more rapid healing. And he discovered that all cancer
cells can change back to normal cells. All strains of pathogens resistant to
other antibiotics are killed by silver. The March 1978 issue of Science Digest,
in an article, "Our Mightiest Germ Fighter," reported: "Thanks
to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An
antibiotic kills perhaps a half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver
kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is
virtually non-toxic. "The article ended with a quote by Dr. Harry Margraf,
a biochemist and pioneering silver researcher who worked with the late Carl
Moyer, M.D., chairman of Washington University's Department of Surgery in the
1970’s. "Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have.”
HOW IT W0RKS
The presence of Colloidal Silver near a virus,
fungus, bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables its oxygen
metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. Within a few minutes, the
pathogen suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the body by the immune,
lymphatic and elimination systems. Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which
destroy beneficial enzymes, Colloidal Silver leaves these tissue-cell enzymes
intact, as they are radically different from the enzymes of primitive
single-celled life. Thus Colloidal Silver is absolutely safe for humans,
reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter. Colloidal Silver is the
result of an electro-magnetic process that pulls microscopic particles from a
larger piece of silver into a liquid, such as water. (8) These microscopic
particles can more easily penetrate and travel throughout the body. Colloidal
Silver works as a catalyst, disabling the enzyme that all one- celled bacteria,
fungi and viruses use for their oxygen metabolism. In short, the bad guys
suffocate. Unlike with antibiotics, resistant strains have never been known to
develop. In fact, antibiotics are only effective against perhaps a dozen forms
of bacteria and fungi, but never viruses. Because no known disease-causing
organism can live in the presence of even minute traces of the chemical element
of metallic silver, Colloidal Silver is effective against more than 650
different disease- causing pathogens. (9) Since there is not enough room to
list all the diseases against which Colloidal Silver has been used
successfully, here is a tiny sample: acne, allergies, appendicitis, arthritis,
blood parasites, bubonic plague, burns (colloidal silver is one of the few
treatments that can keep severe burn patients alive), cancer, (10) cholera,
conjunctivitis, diabetes, gonorrhea, hay fever, herpes, leprosy, leukemia,
lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, parasitic infections
both viral and fungal, pneumonia, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet fever, septic
conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth and throat, shingles, skin cancer, staph
infections, strep infections, syphilis, toxemia, trench foot, all forms of
viruses, warts and stomach ulcer. In addition it also has veterinary uses, such
as for canine parvo virus. You'll also find Colloidal Silver very handy in the
garden since it can be used against bacterial, fungal and viral attacks on
plants. Simply spray diluted Colloidal Silver on the leaves, and add to soil
water.
INGESTING COLLOIDAL SILVER
Taken orally, the silver solution is absorbed from
the mouth into the bloodstream, then transported quickly to the body cells.
Swishing the solution under the tongue briefly before swallowing ensures fast
absorption. In three to four days the silver will have accumulated in the
tissues sufficiently for benefits to begin. Since Colloidal Silver is
eliminated by the kidneys, lymph system and bowel after three weeks, a regular
daily intake is recommended as a protection against dangerous pathogens. In
cases of minor burns, an accumulation of Colloidal Silver can hasten healing,
reducing scar tissue and infection. The lives of millions of people susceptible
to chronic low-grade infections can be enhanced by this powerful preventative
health measure.
FOR CHRONIC OR SERIOUS
CONDITIONS
Take double or triple the recommended amount for 30
to 45 days, then drop to the maintenance dose. If your body is extremely ill or
toxic, do not be in a hurry to clear up everything at once. If pathogens are
killed off too quickly, the body's five eliminatory channels, i.e., the liver,
kidneys, skin, lungs and bowel, may be temporarily overloaded, causing flu-like
conditions, headache, extreme fatigue, dizziness, nausea or aching muscles.
Ease off on the Colloidal Silver to the maintenance amount and increase your
distilled water intake. Regular bowel movements are a must in order to relieve
the discomforts of detoxification. Resolve to reduce sugar and hydrogenated
fats from the diet, and exercise more. Given the opportunity, the body's
natural ability to heal will amaze you.
TOPICAL USES
Colloidal Silver is painless on cuts, abrasions, in
open wounds, in the nostrils for a stuffy nose, and even in a body's eyes
because, unlike antiseptics, it does not destroy tissue cells.
TOLERANCE TO DISEASE
ORGANISMS
It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate
into silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional antibiotics.
Therefore no tolerance to Colloidal Silver ever develops. Also, Colloidal
Silver cannot interact or interfere with other medicine being taken. Inside the
body, silver forms no toxic compounds nor reacts with anything other than a
germ's oxygen-metabolizing enzyme. Colloidal Silver is truly a safe, natural
remedy for many of mankind's ills. It would appear highly unlikely that even
germ warfare agents could survive an encounter with Colloidal Silver, since
viruses like Ebola and Hanta, or even the dreaded "flesh-eating
bacteria" are, in the end, merely hapless viruses and bacteria. To top it
off, Colloidal Silver is non-toxic, making it safe for both children and
adults, as well as pets. (11, 12) In short, anything bigger than a one-cell
animal seems to like it. Nor does one have to worry about that FDA (Food and
Drug Administration) fox being put in charge of this home remedy hen house.
Colloidal Silver is a pre-1938 healing modality, making it exempt from FDA
jurisdiction under the grandfather clause. (13)
So what doesn't colloidal
silver do?
It doesn't interact with any other medications. It
doesn't upset the stomach, and, in fact, is a digestion aid. It does not sting
in the eyes. Medical journal reports and documented studies spanning the past
100 years indicate no known side effects from oral or I.V. administration of
colloidal silver in animal or human testing. Colloidal silver has been used
with good results under the most demanding health care circumstances. Without overstating
the case, it may be time to recognize colloidal silver as not only the safest
medicine on Earth, but also the most powerful!
Questions and Answers About
Colloidal Silver
WHAT IS IT? Colloidal Silver is a pure all-natural
substance consisting of sub-microscopic clusters of silver, held in a
suspension of pure ionized water by a tiny electric charge placed on each
particle.
WHAT DOES IT DO? Colloidal Silver is a powerful,
natural antibiotic. It is the most usable form of the most effective disease,
germ, virus and fungal killers known. It has been found to be both a remedy and
a prevention for colds, flu, all infections and all fermentation due to any
bacteria, fungus or virus, especially staph, and strep, which are often found
in disease conditions. It has been reported to rapidly subdue inflammation and
promote faster healing. The body needs Colloidal Silver to fight disease
causing organisms and to aid healing. Taken daily, Colloidal Silver provides a
second immune system resulting in more energy, vitality, vigor, relaxation,
faster healing and reduced bodily toxins. An artificial antibiotic kills, on
average, 6 different disease organisms, but Colloidal Silver is known to kill
over 650 diseases without any harmful side effects or toxicity.
SILVER IN OUR BODIES? We get silver and all minerals
in our bodies through the food we eat. This comes directly from organic soil.
This soil is rich in living organisms. These organisms break down the soil so
plants are provided minerals in a form assimilable to the plant. Hence, we get
silver naturally from the minerals present in organically grown plants. If we
eat plants that have been grown on chemical fertilizers, as most plants are
grown today; without living organisms in the soil to help provide nutrition to
the plant, we do not get the quantity of vitamins and minerals which are
available in organically grown foods. Thus deficiencies develop. As we age our
ability to assimilate silver decreases. We develop a silver deficiency and an
impaired immune system that can lead to cancer and other diseases. Dr. Robert
Becker noticed a correlation between low silver levels and sickness. People who
had low levels of silver were frequently sick, had innumerable colds, flu,
fevers and other sicknesses. He believed a silver deficiency was the reason for
the improper functioning of the immune system. He found that silver works on a
wide range of bacteria without any side effects or damage to the cells of the
body and can stimulate major growth of injured tissues. WHY SILVER? Silver has
benefited mankind's health for thousands of years. In ancient Greece and Rome,
people used silver containers to keep liquids fresh. American settlers
traveling across the West often put a silver dollar in the milk to delay its
spoiling. Around the turn of the century, doctors prescribed silver nitrate for
stomach ulcers and it has been common practice to put a few drops of a silver
solution in the eyes of a newborn baby to kill bacteria that might cause
blindness. A silver compound known as silver sulfadiazine has been used in 70
per cent of the burn centers in the U.S. It helps stop the herpes virus. Note:
It is not the silver in dental fillings that is harmful but the mercury which
is a deadly poison.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF COLLOIDAL SILVER? It was
widely used decades ago when, among other reasons, the cost became prohibitive
- about $100 per ounce in 1930 dollars. The quicker, more specific and fast
acting man-made antibiotics became prevalent in the 1940s. High quality
Colloidal Silver can now be produced at a low cost.
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS? Colloidal Silver
is non-toxic, non-addictive and has no side effects. The body develops no
tolerance and one cannot overdose. Colloidal Silver cannot cause harm to the
liver, kidneys or any other organs in the body. It is safe for pregnant and
nursing women and even aids the developing fetus in growth and health, as well
as easing the mother's delivery and recovery. Colloidal Silver is odorless,
tasteless, non-stinging, harmless to eyes, contains no free-radicals, is
harmless to human enzymes and has no reaction with other medications. It
improves digestion, aids in the regeneration of damaged cells and tissues,
helps prevent colds, flu and organism caused diseases . HAS IT BEEN MEDICALLY
TESTED? YES! Colloidal Silver has been successfully tested at the UCLA Medical
Labs where it killed every virus on which it was tested.
WHAT DOES THE FDA SAY? According to the FDA
Colloidal Silver may continue to be marketed and used as it was originally
intended. Colloidal Silver exceeds FDA recognized standards (Sep. 13, 1991
letter written by Consumer Safety Officer, Harold Davies, U.S. Food and Drug
Admin.) FDA has no jurisdiction regarding a pure, mineral element.
WHAT ABOUT COLLOIDAL SILVER FOR AIDS? since in
active aids, the suppressed immune system of the body is open to all kinds of
disease, Colloidal Silver is the perfect non-toxic medicine to use for its wide
spectrum antibiotic effect. A researcher at Brigham Young University sent Colloidal
Silver to two different labs including UCLA Medical Center, and reported
"It not only killed the HIV virus but every virus that was tested in the
labs". According to FDA rules, Colloidal Silver cannot be used for
treating the HIV virus, but it could be used as an antibiotic for all acquired
diseases of active AIDS.
WHAT OTHER USES ARE THERE FOR COLLOIDAL SILVER?
Tests prove, due to the high absorption of silver in the small intestine, the
friendly bacteria in the large intestine are not affected. All bacterial, viral
and fungal organisms are killed within 6 minutes of contact. Higher silver
content in the body causes faster and more frequent contact with these
organisms. No disease causing organism can live in the presence of simple
silver. The following is a partial list of the more than 650 diseases that
Colloidal Silver has been successfully used against Acne, Arthritis, Athlete's
Foot, Toxemia, Blood Poisoning, Burns, Cancer, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis,
Candida, Cholera, Colitis, Conjunctivitis, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Diptheria,
Dysentry, Enlarged Prostate, Excema, Fatigue, Fibrositis, Gastritis, Gonorrhea,
Herpes, Hepatitis, Infantile Diseases, Impetigo, Keratitis, Leprosy, lesions,
leukemia, lupus, lyme disease,Pymphagitis, Malaria, Meningitis, Neurasthenia,
Pluerisy, Pheomonia, Prostate, Psoriasis, Pruritis Ani, Ophthalmia, Rheumatism,
Ringworm, Rhiritis Rosacea, Scarlet Fever, Seborrhea, Septicemia, Shingles,
Skin Cancer, Cystitis, Staph Infection, Strep Infections, Stomach Fu, Stomach
Ulcers, Herpes Virus, Ulcers, Strep, Thryroid Conditions, Tonsillitis, Toxemia,
Trenchfoot, Tuberculosis, Virus Warts, Whooping Cough, Yeast Infections.
Colloidal Silver vs.
Pharmaceutical Antibiotics
Interest in Colloidal Silver has increased most
recently, probably because illness causing organisms do not seems to build up a
resistance to Colloidal Silver the way they do to pharmaceutical antibiotics.
Antibiotics are becoming less effective as resistance to them grows.
The Los Angeles Times states "But in the last decade, a broad
resistance to antibiotics has begun to emerge. And because bacteria can
transfer genes among themselves, experts only expect the resistance to grow.
The potential nightmare is an Andromeda strain, which is immune to all
antibiotics and could wreak havoc. ("Arsenal of Antibiotics Failing as
Resistant Bacteria Develop," October 23, 1994)
In the early 1900's an antibacterial solution called
Colloidal Silver became the choice of medical practitioners. It proved to be
enormously effective against infectious organisms and extremely safe to use,
without the negative side effects associated with drugs. But Colloidal Silver
became increasingly expensive and the pharmaceutical companies developed
antibiotics as we know them today. Silver took a back seat. However, as usual,
as we deviate from nature, unforeseen problems develop. Forty years after the
advent of antibiotics, many types of disease-causing organisms had built an
immunity to their action. Over the years the medical establishment has reported
on the new strains of “Super Bugs" that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics. Newsweek Magazine reported in March 28, 1994 that in 1992, 13,000
hospital patients died of infections that resisted every drug doctors tried.
Also a well known fact is the detrimental effect of antibiotics on the
naturally occurring flora in the colon. Colloidal Silver does not disturb this
very necessary environment.
Fortunately, the timely re-emergence of Colloidal
Silver due to new technology and much reduced costs in production, may prove to
be one of the best remedies that the public now has to protect themselves.
In 1834, the German obstetrician F. Crede
administered 1% silver nitrate to the eyes of newborn infants, virtually
eliminating the incidence of disease causing blindness in newborn babies.
However, it was not until the late 1800's that Western scientists were able to
prove what had been known in Eastern medicine for thousands of years...that
silver was a proven germ fighter! Once the discovery was made that the body's
chief fluids were colloidal in nature, the endless possibilities which could
occur from the use of colloids in medicine were recognized. As a result, a
silver solution known as Colloidal Silver became widely used in medicine as one
of the main-stays of anti-microbial treatment, until money became an
issue. "What we actually have
done, was rediscover that silver kills bacteria", stated Dr. Robert Becker
M. D. "It is non-toxic in
micro-concentrations of 3-5 parts per million." And now it's silver that is
finding wholly new uses as a wonder in modern medicine...perhaps it soon will
be recognized as OUR MIGHTIEST GERM FIGHTER." (Science Digest, March
1978.)
Silver is considered to be one of the most universal
antibiotic substances known. Jim Powell reported in the Science Digest article
quoted above, that an antibiotic kills perhaps 7 different disease organisms,
but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver
is non-toxic! The comeback of silver in medicine began in the 1970's. The late
Dr. Carl Moyer, chairman of Washington University's Department of Surgery,
received a grant to develop better treatment for burn victims. Dr. Harry
Margraf of St. Louis, as the chief biochemist, worked with Dr. Moyer and other
surgeons to find an antiseptic strong enough, yet safe, to use over larger
areas of the body. Dr. Margraf reviewed 22 antiseptic compounds and found
drawbacks in all of them. (SILVER IS USED IN ALL MAJOR BURN CENTERS TN THE
UNITED STATES. UCLA MEDICAL LABS FOUND IT EFFECTIVE ON EVERY BURN)
He noted that many of these antibiotics were
ineffective against a number of harmful bacteria, including the biggest killer
in burn cases - greenish blue bacterium called Pseudomonas acruginose.
Extensive trials proved silver to be the most effective and is currently used
in all major burn centers in the United States.
WHAT IS COLLOIDAL SILVER
Colloidal Silver is a tasteless, odorless,
non-toxic, pure, natural substance consisting of sub-microscopic clusters of
silver particles, suspended by a tiny electric charge placed on each particle,
within a suitable liquid. The molecule's size usually ranges from 0.01 to about
0.001 micron in diameter (very small). The particles do not settle but remain
suspended since the electric charge exerts more force than gravity on each
particle. Colloidal is the form of choice since the body must convert a
crystalline solution to colloidal before it can be used. Taken daily, it is a
powerful adjunct to our immune systems, by killing harmful disease-causing
organisms, and aids healing.
Silver and all minerals are obtained from food we
eat. This comes directly from organic soil containing living organisms. These
organisms assist in making the minerals available to the vegetation. However,
if we eat fruit and vegetables grown on chemical fertilizers, as most plants
are grown today, we do not get the necessary quantity of vitamins, minerals and
trace elements which occur in organically grown foods. This results in
deficiencies which progress over time resulting in an impaired immune function.
The results are diseases of aging. Dr. Robert Backer noticed a correlation
between low silver levels and sickness; colds, flu, etc. Some Biochemists
suspect that a silver deficiency is possibly one of the main reasons cancer
exists and is increasing at such a rapid rate today. Dr. Bjorn Nordstrom of the
Karolinska Institute, Sweden, has used silver in his cancer treatment for many
years. He says it has brought on rapid remission in many patients whom other
doctors had given up on.
HOW DOES COLLOIDAL SILVER
WORK?
According to medical journals from around the world,
it disables the particular enzyme that all one-celled bacteria, fungi and
viruses use for their oxygen metabolism. Colloidal Silver co-mingles with the
blood and enters the cells to seek out and destroy harmful organisms. It
suffocates them in six minutes or less, after initial contact. This phenomenon
was recently demonstrated in tests at UCLA Medical Lab. Trace amounts protect
and strengthen the immune system.
USES OF COLLOIDAL SILVER
Several decades of clinical use of Silver have been
proven in the treatment of burns, and for eye, ear, nose, throat, vaginal,
rectal and urinary tract infections. Silver has been prescribed in medicine as
an aid to the brain, reproductive disorders in women and the circulatory
system. It has been used as a remedy for mental imbalances, sleepwalking and
anorexia nervosa. Additional uses include the treatment of AIDS, allergies,
anthrax bacilli, arthritis, parasites, blood poisoning, boils, wounds of the
cornea, chronic
So why haven't you heard of
it?
I suspect the user friendly economics of Colloidal
Silver may have something to do with its low profile in the media. Colloidal
Silver can't help but shine a spotlight on the expensive and deadly nature of
our pharmaceutical industries, who are bigger than the Pentagon economically.
For example, the pharmaceutical cartel's relentless promotion of dangerous
vaccines for humans and animals through government programs have now been
linked to everything from increasing crib deaths in infants (who in many
documented cases scream for hours before dying), to the increasingly common
disease, feline leukemia, in house cats. Colloidal Silver, on the other hand,
is a safe and reliable alternative to expensive pharmaceuticals.
It is possible that consuming large amounts over
long periods of time may kill some friendly bacteria in your intestines. If
taking large amounts, you should supplement your diet with cottage cheese,
yogurt or acidophilus, or compensate for possible bacteria loss with acidophilus powder daily half hour before
meals. This is not, however, a serious problem, and unlike antibiotics,
Colloidal Silver does not weaken the body's immune system. In fact, it is said
to give the body a second immune system, creating a shield against disease of
all kinds.
As it is currently marketed through local health
food stores, colloidal silver contains anywhere from 1 to 5 parts per million
(ppm) and sells for as much as $21.95 for two ounces. An average adult dose
might be anywhere from a tablespoon per day to a sixteen ounce tumbler, or
more, since no toxic dose is known. Thanks to one physicist's brilliantly
simple design, you can now construct your own generator and produce unlimited
amounts of high-quality colloidal silver concentrate for the price of water!
APPLICATION OF COLLOIDAL
SILVER
Liquid silver as well as new gel formulations, may
be applied directly to the skin. A few drops on a q-tip or band-aid may be used
to disinfect any wound or sore. Liquid silver is administered orally and can
also be injected. It can be used vaginally, anally, atomized or inhaled into
the nose or lungs and dropped into the eyes. To start, take one teaspoon per
day, for seven days, then reduce to half a teaspoon per day. Children should
use proportionally smaller doses. For colds and flu symptoms, up to a
tablespoon three times daily. Overdosing should not be of concern even if more
than recommended doses are administered. After a few days of use, one might
experience a deter effect in the form of feeling sluggish or mild aches.
Consumption of water will cause these symptoms to disappear.
It is safe for pregnant and nursing women and is
known to aid the developing fetus in growth. It will not generate free radicals
or interfere with enzyme activity. It has no reaction with other medications. A
person could safely drink several ounces a day of 5 ppm concentration Colloidal
Silver indefinitely, as this small concentration of silver is easily flushed
from the body.
What Do Health Professionals
Say About Silver and Colloidal Silver?
"In 1992, 13,300 hospital patients died of
infections that resisted every drug doctors tried. Newsweek Magazine, March 28,
1994
"A 65-year-old diabetic cut himself on the leg.
He washed and bandage it but, as often happens with diabetes, the pain
persisted, and the cut grew into a sore. Soon it became bigger than the
bandage, and he had to apply a dressing. Still, it grew bigger and ugly. In
desperation he went to a clinic. His sore was diagnosed as a'stasis ulcer.' For
a year, one treatment after another was tried. Nothing, including penicillin
and sulfonamide, could heal the ulcer. If his condition had continued
unchecked, his leg probably would have been amputated. But finally he was referred
to a clinic that treated skin ulcers with a silver compound. This promptly
stopped the growth of all bacteria. In less than two months, the ulcer was
completely healed." -Science Digest-March 1978
"We have had instant success with Colloidal
Silver and immune compromised patients. A few examples are: Pink eye (topical)
totally resolved in less than six hours; recurrent sinus infections (oral
ingestion) resolved in eight days; acute cuticle infections -(topical) - twenty
four hours. Another major area in which we have improved our clinical results
is in the area of bowel detoxification and dysbiosis. The Colloidal Silver has
provided excellent removal of abnormal intestinal bacteria; also it has proved
to be a great adjunct to our Candida albicans, Epstein Barr Virus and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome protocols." Dr. Evan M., Kansas.
"What we have actually done was rediscover the
fact that silver kills bacteria, which had been known for centuries... when
antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver as an antibiotic were
discarded" concludes Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D. Extensive research into
the curative properties of silver has been conducted for many years at the
Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. under the direction
of above mentioned Dr, Becker. The experiments conclude that silver works on a
wide range of bacteria, without any known side-effects or damage to the cells
of the body. Silver was doing something more than killing disease-causing
organisms. It was also causing major growth stimulation of injured tissues. Dr.
Becker concludes that the presence of the silver ion may help to regenerate
tissue, eliminate old or cancerous cell, and any other diseased or abnormal
condition.
Dr. Henry Crooks (Use of Colloids in Health-Disease)
found that silver in the colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite harmless
to humans and absolutely non-toxic. From his bacteriological experiments with
silver he concluded, "I know of no microbe that is not killed in
laboratory experiments in six minutes."
Dr. Bjorn Nordenstrom, of the Larolinska Institute,
Sweden, has successfully used silver as a component in his cancer treatments
for many years.
Dr. Leonard Keene Hirschberg, A. M., M. D. (John
Hopkins) states, "Speaking generally, the colloidal metals are especially
remarkable for their beneficial action in infective states.
Dr. Richard L. Davies, executive director of the
Silver Institute, which monitors silver technology in 37 countries, reports:
"In four years we've described 87 important new medical uses for silver.
We're just beginning to see to what extent silver can relieve suffering."
More In-depth Information
First
some basics. A colloid consists of minute particles that float within a liquid
despite the pull of gravity. To stay in suspension for any length of time,
these particles must be smaller than 1 micron (1/1000 of an inch). When fresh
produce is processed through a juicer, a colloid results in the form of a glass
of juice. Drinking fresh juices makes it possible to consume far more nutrients
than by eating. Because juice is considered a pre-digested food, the body can
process large amounts with minimal effort and correspondingly better health
results. As a juice colloid sits, the larger particles begin to fall out of
suspension and settle at the bottom of the container. To evenly distribute the
contents it is common to shake up a bottle of juice before drinking.
In the case of colloidal silver, silver particles
are pulled off of a pure silver electrode that is emersed in water by applying
a low voltage electric current, giving each particle an electric charge. This
charge, though long lasting, is not permanent, and both daylight and time will
cause a colloid to lose its charge. This loss is referred to as "falling
out", or "plating out". Note, while colloidal silver is light
sensitive, it is not nearly so light sensitive as camera film. If taken to the
beach under mid-day California summer sun, colloidal silver can be expected to
oxidize in about ten minutes. Indoors, under ambient and artificial light,
colloidal silver will oxidize in about three days. This only means that once
made, colloidal silver should be stored in tinted or opaque containers. The container and dropper must be glass, as
plastic cannot preserve the silver in liquid suspension for any length of time.
Many colloidal silver manufacturers claim that if
the silver particles are "too large," the resulting brew will prove
injurious to the public health. The truth can be found in many science text
books. When applying current to silver in solution, metallic silver will always
break off at the same size, 1.26 angstroms (.00001 microns). This particle is
so small that the next stop on the road to smallness is the atom itself.
Colloids are by nature the smallest particles matter
can be divided into while still retaining individual characteristics. Reducing
a piece of metallic silver into a cloud of microscopic particles greatly
extends its total surface area, and so its healing properties, while deepening
its penetration into the body.
Because the silver particles are charged, they
strive to combine with other elements in the solution. Trace elements exist
even in distilled water, and when the charged silver particles combine with a
specific trace element, the solution will turn one of a number of colors like
gray, yellow, green or brown. Whatever element the silver chooses is largely
irrelevant: Once in the body, the silver releases its bond in search of
stronger attachments in an effort to stabilize its charge. Therefore, once the
silver colloid has entered the body, the original silver particles measuring
1.26 angstroms (about the size of fifteen atoms) quickly pass through the
stomach lining and into the blood stream, where they circulate for about a week
before elimination.
Yellow Colloidal Silver.
The real reason yellow colored colloidal silver is
favored by most manufacturers is not because it is more effective than other
types, but because it has a longer shelf life before falling out of solution.
This stability in solution doesn't automatically translate into a smaller
combined particle size between the silver ion and the trace element which it
has attached itself to. It may simply be that the trace element which the
silver has combined with is more water soluble. In either case it's a moot
point. Simply put, the most effective colloidal silver is not a question of
color, but of freshness and highest concentration density.
A disadvantage of the yellow colloidal silver is its
bitter taste - unlike the silver colored colloid. Also, the yellow solution is
more difficult to make. When using a 27-volt generator, it is helpful to reduce
the water volume to mitigate the much longer activation time that the yellow
solution requires. I couldn't find any medical evidence that the yellow colloid
is more effective than the silver colored colloid. People can always create and
compare the effects of the yellow and silver solutions for themselves.
To make the yellow solution, use a tall narrow glass
with six to eight ounces of distilled water. Use no saline solution. The water
will not gain conductivity as it does when saline is added, so the process will
take about forty-five minutes. It will produce a concentration of around 10
parts per million (ppm). Be sure to keep an eye on the color of your solution
or it will eventually turn a murky brown and then black. If this happens, just
throw it out and start over.
Making High Concentrations of
Colloidal Silver.
As more silver ions travel through the water, the
current flow increases which alters the physical parameters necessary for
colloidal silver production. The result is a process time limit of about
fifteen minutes when using distilled water with saline solution.
To create high concentrations of silver, you can
heat the water. For every 10 degrees that the water is heated above room
temperature (72 degrees), the parts per million (ppm) will be doubled.
Therefore, if 5 ppm resulted after seven minutes of activation with sixteen
ounces of water at 72 degrees, then 82 degrees would yield 10 ppm, and 92
degrees would deliver 20 ppm, etc. You should not boil the water; however,
there is still a great deal of leeway between 72 degrees and 212 degrees
(boiling). For heating purposes, do not use a tea pot because of the pot's
calcification. Use something cleaner, like a stainless steel cooking pot before
pouring water into a glass, or 1 qt Vison Ware glass pan.
The body's ability to process the tiny atoms of
colloidal silver makes silver build-up in the body impossible. The Environmental
Protection Agency's Poison Control Center reports a No Toxicity listing for
colloidal silver. In fact, it appears that harmlessness is one of the
attributes of the colloid physiology, regardless of content. For example, when
examining a bottle of colloidal minerals from the local health food store I
noticed arsenic, nickel and lead among the sixty-five trace minerals listed in
the contents. In other words, if the
particles are small enough, you can even drink arsenic. Since the body is known
to have a vital need for silver to maintain both the immune system and the
production of new healthy cells, and due to the harmonious nature of colloids
entering the body (our blood is also a colloid), it stands within reason that
colloidal silver may literally be the safest medicine on earth.
Just to prove a point to myself, I made a
sixteen-ounce solution of well over 250 ppm and drank it. I repeated this
procedure every day for four days in a row. I easily drank the equivalent of
fifty sixteen-ounce glasses of 5 ppm colloidal silver every day! I did not eat
yogurt, acidophilus, or compensate for friendly bacteria loss in any way. The
only side effect was that I just seemed to feel better. This makes sense
according to Capitol Drugs pharmacist Ron Barnes, R.Ph.; "Many strains of
pathogenic microbes-- viruses, fungi, bacteria or any other single-celled
pathogen-- resistant to other antibiotics are killed on contact by colloidal
silver, and are unable to mutate. However, it does not harm tissue-cell enzymes
and friendly bacteria.
Cutting two flowers in the back yard and leaving one
on a shelf without water for twenty-four hours. When picked up the next day it
was completely limp. Making a fresh cut at the bottom of the stem, then placing
it in a glass of high concentrate colloidal silver. Each day it got better. On
the third day, the stem had become firm again, as if it had just been cut. Not
a single petal was lost. The second flower that was cut had been placed
immediately in ordinary water. Many of its petals had already fallen. Though
the flower was in water from the start, it was already dying.
Copyright 1996 Truman Berst. All rights reserved.
References:
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and
Physics, 56th edition, 1975-76, page F209
Healing Spiral /Banishing Disease With Three 9v
Batteries -- Perceptions, Nov/Dec 1995
1.
"Medical malpractice alone kills an estimated 45,000 people annually (in
the U.S.), making it the leading cause of accidental injury and
death."--Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
2.
As many as 14,000 people die in Australian hospitals every year through
preventable mistakes, ranging from misdiagnosis to being given the wrong drugs.
This makes hospitals the third- largest killer in Australia after heart disease
and cancer. For those who survive, between 25,000 and 30,000 patients are left
with a serious and permanent disability as a result of such mistakes.--The Sydney Morning Herald, 6/2/95 and The New
Scientist, 6/10/95.
3.
Using statistics from the 1984 Harvard study, the National Safety Council and
other sources, the Campaign to Protect
Consumer Rights says that more people die in the U.S. from medical negligence
than any other accidental cause. If these statistics are valid, medical errors
kill more people each year than automobiles, falls, drownings, fires, choking,
guns and poisons combined.
4."Only
10 to 20 percent of all medical procedures currently used in medical practice
have been shown to be efficacious by
controlled trial.--U. S. Office of Technology Assessment.
5.
Encyclopedia Britanica, 1910
6.
Health Consciousness Magazine, vol. 15,
no. 4
7.
Colloidal Silver is proven particularly effective in cases of intestinal
troubles. Dr. Henry Crooks found that Silver in the colloidal state is highly
germicidal, quite harmless to humans and absolutely non-toxic. Rather than in a chemical
compound, the Silver, in the colloidal state, may be applied in a much more
concentrated form, with correspondingly better results. All fungus, virus bacterium, streptococcus,
staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms are killed in three to four
minutes: in fact there is no microbe known that is not killed by Colloidal
Silver in six minutes or less, with a
dilution of as little as five parts per million, though there are no side
effects whatsoever from huge concentrations.
“Use of Colloids in health and Disease,” quoted in “Report: Colloidal
Silver”< Health Consciousness, Vol. 15, No. 4
8.
“(Colloidal Silver)” is not a chemical compound containing silver, but a pure
metallic silver of sub microscopic clusters of just a few atoms, held in
suspension in pure water, by the tiny electric charge on each atom. Health Consciousness, Vol. 15, No. 4
9.
As an antibiotic, Silver kills over 650 disease causing organisms: Resistant
strains fail to develop. Silver is
absolutely non-toxic. Silver is the best
all-around germ fighter we have. Doctors
are reporting that taken internally against syphillis, cholera, and maleria,
diabetes, and severe burns. - Bio/Tech News 1995
10.
Dr. Bjorn Nordstrom, of Karolinska Institute, (Sweden’s equivalent of the USA’s
National Institute of Health.)
11.
Metallic Silver (Colloid) is non-toxic, however, silver nitrate and other
compounds of silver are and should not be ingested. - Dr. Bob Beck
12.
Environmental Protection Agency’s Poison Control Center reports no toxicity
listing Colloidal Silver, considering it harmless in any concentration.
13.
The FDA has stated because Colloidal Silver is (by fifty years) a pre-1938
drug, it may continue to be marketed.
(Sept. 1991, letter received from Consumer Safety Officer Harold Davies,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.) Moreover, the FDA has no jurisdiction over
a pure, mineral element.
Reprinted from internet article by Truman Berst,
Master Herbalist from American Health & Herbs