These are very good questions Terry. Who can answer them? Silver has always been a part of the diet, mushrooms and wheat have (used to have?) relatively high amounts. The oral rfd (reference dose) for silver allowed by the EPA is 5micrograms/kg/day with a critical dose estimated at 14 ug/kg/d. Based on this rfd, a 150lb adult should not exceed 350 ug/d. This is equivalent to 70ml (about 2.4 oz) of 5 ppm CS, or 17.5ml (0.6oz) of 20 ppm CS. (Dr John Hill)
It is probable that the body has always contained some appreciable amount of silver, more in the past than now, but, would it have been high enough to eliminate an infection in full swing or, in conjunction with a healthy immune system, stop infections before they had a chance to establish. Would the later allow the development of antibodies to specific pathogens. Does taking amounts of CS large enough to rid oneself of some infection, mean that the immune system is not working and making antibodies also. My guess is that the immune system is continually working and fashioning antibodies against new pathogens, silver assisted or not. However maybe it would be wise to limit ones intake of silver to a small maintenance dose when one is well, and to up it dramatically for a short time as the need arise. I don't know about the symbiosis between good and bad organisms. Enderlein and others maintain that the body exists as a symbiosis between human cells and primitive organisms. Our cells needs these to process properly. But when the internal environment is compromised in some way (pH levels, toxins etc.) then these organisms may evolve to higher forms and exist as bacteria and yeasts etc., and cause disease. Restoring the environment causes these pathogens to devolve to their benign form. Is using CS a palliative therapy? Is any treatment other than those which aim to restore a healthy environment, stop gap measures? Could be. ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Wayne <[email protected]> > Actually, this brings up a question: I remember reading how when the > first white missionaries went to Hawaii, the natives there died like > flies from measles, chicken pox, etc. (not that flies die from these > things). It was explained in what I read that this was because the > natives had no specific antibodies for these specific diseases, never > before having had these diseases in their society. Assuming this to be > true (although Dr. Carey Reams insisted that the body doesn't create > antibodies for each disease, but healthy bodies have general antibodies > to fight off everything); I say, assuming this to be true, does cs rid > the body of all pathogens? Doesn't that go counter to the idea of > symbiosis (the balance between "good" organisms and "bad" ones)? The > other idea is that we need cs (like we need selenium) for the overall > health of our immune systems. So can we use cs to the point of > unbalancing our metabolisms? > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
