This is really interesting Steve; one for saving. dee
Norton, Steve wrote:
Ode, Thanks for the interesting reply. I had seen your references to Frank Key before but I did not make the connection to the Efficiency chart. Trying to look into the issue further turned up some fascinating information. For example, here is a later comment made by the person who posted the link to the chart: "The ionic version might be best for throat, sinus and other applications you mention - IF you use the Utopia Silver ionic silver - but the colloidal version works well too because it contains about 25-30% ionic silver and the ultra small particles still give more surface area than most purely ionic products. Just so you know, it is ionic silver that actually works - not colloidal silver. The value of having the silver initially in colloidal form is to get it past the stomach acids in the digestion process. Colloidal silver converts to ionic upon contact with single cell pathogens and at the cellular level where needed." So, it is the ionic silver that is effective and the colloidal silver converts to ionic upon contact with single cell pathogens. But as I understand it, the issue with ionic silver is that the HCl in the stomach converts the ionic silver to silver chloride which is insoluble and the silver chloride molecule is to large to pass through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. I found that this too is controversial, with one theory that ammonia created in the body can convert the silver chloride into another form of silver that is adsorbable into the body. This led to a webpage that resurrects some silver list message exchanges back in 2001 that provide a window into some times when the silver list hosted some very controversial and interesting people, many of which we are fortunate to still have available for counsel. One statement I found especially intriguing was found at http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/Assets/Images/Pdf/Ammonia%20Hypothesis%20o f%20Ionic%20Silver%20Utility%20In%20Vivo.pdf and I quote:
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