> Sol -- maybe I mis-read this, but I understood it to say that CS does
> not harm the friendly bacteria -- and gives the reason (because CS
> decomposes enzymes required by anaerobic bacteria, which are the
> unfriendly bacteria). Did I get this wrong? MA
Hi MaryAnn,
It was a misunderstanding, I believe. Early advocates of CS noticed
that it was often effective without apparently disrupting the normal
intestinal flora. Their attempt to answer this was the assertion Orv
relates to us in his post below, from Dr. Clark. (Hulda, I presume?)
It turns out, in reality, that there is a very poor correlation between
an organism's status as aerobic versus anaerobic and its role as a
pathogen (bad germ!) or useful symbiote (good germ?) in humans.
If you look at healthy flora, you'll find both anaerobic and aerobic
bacteria. If you look at pathogenic bacteria, you'll find both aerobic
and anaerobic. You'll even find some bacteria that can be either,
depending on the state of the environment they are in.
In addition to the above happy fact, there isn't a one of 'em that
silver won't kill if it can get to the beastie; good, bad, aerobic, or
anaerobic. The exact mechanism by which silver does this miracle might
even include the features described in Orv's snippet. I don't know,
frankly, but CS does kill 'em all.
(Again, with the exception of a few highly adapted strains of bacteria
that have been located in areas of extreme silver concentration in
moist soils around ore deposits and mines. This relative immunity is
lost within a few generations if the organisms are removed from that
highly stressed environment.)
So, if that's not what's going on, why does CS seem to spare the good
bacteria?
As has been observed many times since the assertion was first
circulated, CS seems generally to have little effect on the flora
unless large amounts are used. Yet it has very beneficial effects when
the flora are severely disrupted, as in the case of food poisoning and
severe diarrhea.
We surmise that the difference is simply that a wee bit of silver in
normal feces is not mobile enough to have an effect on much of the
colonies of healthy flora in the lower intestine. It can't kill 'em if
it can't get to 'em, and it's pretty hard to move around in there.
<wink>
When the gut contents are quite fluid, however, the CS gets around just
fine, and thus is quite effective.
Nothing, however, prevents the marketing department of many a vendor of
silver products from continuing to repeat outdated notions. Thus we
still see this idea repeated widely and often.
I hope that puts it in perspective, MaryAnn.
Be well!
Mike D.
> This is one of those CS claims that have been around forever. I do not
> believe it. Ode already responded with a much better explanation of why
> than I can give, so I'm just adding my opinion that he is correct and
> the statement below is wrong. sol
>
> At 12:40 AM 2/16/2010, Orv wrote:
>
> certain BACTERIA ARE ESSENTIAL TO HEALTHY BODY FUNCTION. SEVERAL
> RESEARCHERS CLAIM COLLOIDAL SILVER ONLY ATTACKS THE UNFRIENDLY PATHOGENS
> AND WILL LOT HARM THE FRIENDLY, BUT ONE MUST WONDER HOW IT CAN POSSIBLY
> DIFFERENTIATE. THE EXPLANATION IS THAT THE FRIENDLY BACTERIA ARE
> AEROBIC, WHILE UNFRIENDLY BACTERIA ARE ANAEROBIC. SILVER DOES NOT ATTACK
> BACTERIA DIRECTLY, BUT RATHER DECOMPOSES CERTAIN ENZYMES THE ANAEROBIC
> BACTERIA, VIRUSES, YEAST, AND MOLDS REQUIRE. THE SILVER ACTS AS A
> CATALYST AND IS LOT CONSUMED IN THE PROCESS. IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS
> INDIRECT ACTION IS ALSO THE REASON BACTERIA CANNOT DEVELOP A RESISTANCE
> TO SILVER, AS THEY DO TO ANTIBIOTICS. FROM DR. CLARKS ARTICLE
> NEWSLETTER FOR PRACTITIONERS,{ FINDING THE WAY}. Makes sense
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