Dear Dee, You write: > Thanks for correcting me Mike, but this is what I have understood from > some article I have read on an actual silver site. (can't find it now > of course) I.e.. That some bacteria are not single celled or some > viruses either.
Well, I've seen a fair amount of erroneous information on the websites of people trying to sell "CS." Many are not any better informed than their customers. They only repeat what others have told them. > If what you say is correct, how is that silver kills some but not > others? Could it maybe be that they *don't* have an external lung (for > want of a better word?) Somewhere back in the darkest early days of the rediscovery of colloidal silver, somebody wrote an article in a magazing claiming that silver kills bacteria by interfering with the enzyme that controls the respiration (breathing) of the cell, causing it to suffocate. That article, whether accurate or not, has become the basis of thousands of web pages that re-state that claim with no more authority than "they've seen it somewhere else." Sadly, it's one of the signs of a copycat, me-too, I don't really know what I'm talking about but it sure sounds good website. Another clue is any mention of "CS kills 650 diseases," which is another claim from the same article. Such a process *may* play a role in CS' effectiveness, but if so it's not really explained fully anywhere I've seen. > As for colds, I have found that if silver is used it cuts down the time > span of the cold, and lessens the symptoms. It certainly gets rid of > sore throats almost immediately. I have had great success even with > flu in my family. It cuts the 'poorly' time by more than half. I > suppose if we knew the answer to this then we would have the answers to > a lot more! Dee There are a couple of things at work in these results... One, it seems that maybe CS can interfere directly with the processes that viruses use to infect cells, but we don't really know much about how it might do this. All we know is that plenty of people believe they've "nipped a cold in the bud" by taking large doses of CS at the very first signs of symptoms. Another aspect is that nearly every viral infection is usually followed by a secondary, complicating bacterial infection which brings along another layer of even worse symptoms. Tissues affected by the virus are more vulnerable to bacteria. The CS prevents or minimizes the secondary infection, hastening recovery and reducing the severity of symptoms. So, with colds and flu, you're able to keep it down to a *simple* viral infection which the body will normally clear in a week or two. Without CS, you'd almost inevitably pick up an additional case of strep or some other kind of bacteria, which makes things a lot worse. Be well, Mike D. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: M. G. Devour > Date: 17/07/2008 12:03:49 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>How do I defend CS against this website? > > Careful, Dee! <smile> > > You write: > > Well no, it won't if the virus is multi celled. > > Viruses, by definition, are not even one-celled. They are large > molecules of DNA or RNA, possibly with a protective coating of one sort > or another. They are *much* smaller and less complex than any actual > cell. > > > Everyone should know that CS only kills single celled varieties of > > bacteria and viruses and no-one claims that it does that I know of. > > Bacteria are *only* single celled organisms. > > Now, if you want to talk about parasites, then at least some of them > will be multi-cellular! > > > However, it is highly effective in treating these forms as everyone on > > this list knows. Dee > > It is effective on nearly all bacterial infections. That we know. It > seems to be effective on some viral infections at certain times -- for > example, it seems you can stop a cold with CS if you catch it early > enough. On the other hand, I can believe Scott's report of it not wiping > out an established infection. It may have in some cases, but he's not > alone. > > CS may also be effective against some single celled pathogens besides > bacteria, like yeast or fungus, but, as I think you intended to say, it > is generally ineffective with more complex, multi-cellular organisms. > > I hope that clears things up a little! > > Be well, > > Mike D. > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: 17/07/2008 05:58:41 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: CS>How do I defend CS against this website? > > > > I don't think CS can kill virus in vivo, at least I haven't seen any > > scientific studies that indicate that it can. Beware of anyone who > > claims too much about CS. It is usually just testimony from a salesman > > that cannot be referenced to a scientific study. > > > > I hope this helps... > > > > Andy [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- 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: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
