Hi Nenah, silver jewelry almost always is sterling which has lots of copper and that is usually what does the irritation.
Take care, V > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betsy Coffey" <latimergi...@yahoo.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:32 PM Subject: CS>>silver allergy and fluoride >> How would a person know if they were in fact allergic >> to silver? I have a friend that can wear some silver >> jewelry but other silver jewelry makes her itch >> terribly? She would like to try silver but is afraid >> of allergic reactions. I am not sure how an allergic >> reaction would manifest internally. With silver rings, >> her fingers turn red,itchy and bumpy. But other rings >> that are silver, she has no problems with. >> Also regarding fluoride, they added it to our water >> several years ago and now alot of people(self >> included)are drinking bottled water. We really dont >> know what is in bottled water either though. Isnt a >> form of fluoride in the drug cipro and also prozac? > Betsy, > One thing to realize is that jewelry presumably made of "silver" is mixed > with nickel and other metals. This includes "sterling" silver, which is not > pure enough to be used for making CS. So-called "Mexican silver" is not even > silver at all. > Add to the mix the fact that excess acidity on the skin can make jewelry > tarnish. Now you really have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what's > going on! Is your friend truly allergic to silver? Or is it the other metals > mixed in *with* the silver? Or, is it the interaction of toxins excreted by > the skin that are interacting with the jewelry she's wearing? > You give us clues by telling us that she can wear some "silver" jewelry but > not other jewelry. I would *guess* (and this is my opinion ONLY) that she's > not allergic to silver, but that she is reacting to some of the other > metals. > I would also *guess* that silver in its ionic or even colloidal (larger > particles) form might induce a different response than silver worn on the > skin. > It might be worth taking a tiny amount of CS -- say, 1/4 teaspoon -- in 8 > ounces of good water and seeing if there are any negative reactions. If not, > your friend can build up to larger, more concentated doses. CS is such a > valuable healing tool that it might be worth the slight risk of itching. > Best, > Nenah > Nenah Sylver, PhD > http://www.nenahsylver.com > available now: > The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing > The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy > products and services for wellness > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> --
