Here is another thought.
Assume the ionic silver forms silver chloride and it is removed by the kidneys as though it was excess sodium chloride or potassium chloride. As postulated by Marshall relative to the absorbtion of silver chloride into the bloodstream, it could be possible that as silver chloride is removed by the kidney the amount of silver chloride in solution is reduced. Allowing some silver chloride particles to go into solution. Thereby providing a timed release of silver chloride into the blood. - Steve N ----- Original Message ----- From: Norton, Steve <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon Aug 24 16:21:53 2009 Subject: RE: CS>Silver/Autism/Safety My opinion is not just based on a simplistic assumption as you have stated. It is actually based on the test results posted at: http://www.silvermedicine.org/altmanstudy.html Those test results are striking in one important way. If you take a look at the scientific studies that have measured silver excretion, those studies show that about 99% of silver is excreted through the feces and 1% through the urine. However, none of those studies used EIS as the silver source. But if you look at the Roger Altman test where EIS was used, roughly 79% of the silver was excreted in the urine and 21% in the feces. So the question you have to ask is why the extreme difference in excretion paths for EIS vs. other forms of ingested silver? The primary difference in EIS as the silver source and other silver sources is the silver ions in the EIS. Now note that the amount of silver excreted in the urine is about what you might expect as the ionic portion of the EIS. I think it is a reasonable assumption that it is the ionic silver that is excreting in the urine. The next question is why? Now I admit that this next leap of logic is open to other possibilities. But I think it is either because silver chloride is processed out through the kidneys same as the body would excrete excess sodium chloride or potassium chloride. Or it could be because the silver chloride is removed by the kidneys because it is in the form of insoluble silver chloride particles due to the low solubility of silver chloride in water. While one may question whether silver ions and HCl form AgCl in the stomach, I think that it is the highest probability reaction and speculating on some other unknown conclusion is the unlikely solution. Whatever the source of the silver in the urine, one other interesting point is that it must be formed in the body before assimilation into the blood and remains unchanged until excretion. If it was formed while in the bloodstream then you would expect to see other sources of silver, especially metallic silver, also form the same compound. But they do not because for other sources of silver less than 1% of the silver is excreted in the urine. - Steve N
