Greetings intrepid and fearless pervaers of the CS art;
Reposting of information;
Compilation of information from many posts.
The research on colloidal silver came from several
sources. Richard Davies and Samuel Etris of The
Silver Institute, in a 1996 monograph entitled
'The Development and Functions of Silver in water
Purification and Disease Control' discusses the
three mechanisms of deactivation that silver
utilizes to incapacitate disease causing
organisms.
Colloidal silver was tested at the UCLA Medical
Labs. Its Report states that " The silver
solutions were antibacterial for concentrations of
1 million organisms per ml of Streptococcus
pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus ( which is now
resistant to Vancomycin, the strongest
pharmaceutical antibiotic available,Ed.),
Neisseria gonorrhea, Gardnerella Vaginalis,
Salmonella Typhi( responsible for salmonella food
poisoning and Typhus, Ed.), and other enteric
pathogens; and fungicidal for Candida albicans
(the common yeast infection, in vaginitis and
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Ed.), Candida globata,
and M. Furfur."
Dr Robert Becker,M.D., author of 'The Body
Electric' and 'Crosscurrents", found that silver
caused cells to dedifferentiate and
re-differentiate in the process of regenerative
healing. " what we had actually done was
rediscover the fact that silver killed bacteria,
which had been known for centuries...when
antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for
silver as an antibiotic were discarded" Becker
said in a 1995 interview with Bio/Tech News.
Extensive research into the curative properties of
silver has been conducted for many years at the
Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse University,
Syracuse, N.Y. under the direction of Dr. Becker.
The experiments concluded that silver works on a
wide range of bacteria, without any known side
effects or damage to the cells of the body. Becker
discovered that the silver was doing something
more than just killing disease causing organisms;
It was also causing major growth stimulation of
injured tissues. Dr. Becker concludes that the
presence of the silver ion may help to regenerate
tissue, eliminate old or cancerous cells, and any
other diseased or abnormal tissue condition.
Dr. Henry Crooks (author, 'Use of colloidals in
Health-Diseases) found that silver in the
colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite
harmless to humans and absolutely non-toxic. From
his bacteriological experiments with silver he
concluded, " I know of no microbe that is not
killed in laboratory experiments in six minutes."
Dr. Bjorn Nordenstrom, of the Larolinska
Institute, Sweden, has successfully used silver as
a component in his cancer treatments for many
years. Dr. Leonard Keene Hirschberg, A.M., M.D.
(John Hopkins) states, "Speaking generally, the
colloidal metals are especially remarkable for
their beneficial action in infective states." Dr.
Richard L. Davies, executive director of the
Silver Institute, which monitors silver technology
in 37 countries, reports; " In four years we've
described 87 important new medical uses for
silver. We're just beginning to see to what extent
silver can relieve suffering."
Finally, Peter Lindemann reports in his 1997
article,'Colloidal Silver, A Closer Look' that a
study conducted in part by the Institute of
Microbiology in Rome, Italy and published in
'Applied Environmental Microbiology (Dec. 1992),
stated that "Pure electro-colloidal silver
outperformed silver nitrate, silver chloride, and
silver sulfadiazine as a broad spectrum germicide.
For all classes of bacteria, fungus, and mold
sample tested, pure electro-colloidal silver
worked better, and at much lower concentrations.
They concluded that any additives reduced the
effectiveness of the pure silver ion; the silver
salts being as much as 100 times less effective."
Metallic minerals from the soil, rock or ancient
sea beds cannot be absorbed as readily as plant
minerals. Minerals from plants are non-toxic,
water soluble and much smaller than metallic
minerals.
The best supplement I can recommend for additional
vitamins and minerals is a product called 'Liquid
Life', It is colloidal minerals, vitamins and
electrolytes derived from plants.
Vitamins and minerals in solid form will be only
20% to 30% absorbed before the body eliminates it.
Colloidal vitamins and minerals will be 98%
absorbed by the body.
This message is for
every one who wants to know
about colloidal silver.
Colloidal ionic silver is a solution of extremely fine
sub microscopic particles (.15-.005 microns) of
pure silver suspended in water by a positive
electric charge on each particle. The particles
remain suspended throughout the solution because
these positive charged particles repel each other
with a greater force than gravity can exert upon.
A powerful germicidal, silver is an exceptional
metal in that it is nontoxic to the human body,
but lethal to many disease causing bacteria,
viruses, fungi, parasites, and molds; while
conventional pharmaceutical antibiotics are
typically effective against only 6 or 7 types of
bacteria. Some new strains of bacteria classified
as MDR ( Multiple Drug Resistant) have proven to
be resistant to ALL pharmaceutical antibiotics,
but NOT to colloidal silver due to different
germicidal mechanisms of deactivation.
There are three mechanisms of deactivation that
silver utilizes to incapacitate disease causing
organisms. They are Catalytic Oxidation, Reaction
with Cell Membranes, and Binding with the DNA of
disease organisms to prevent unwinding.
Catalytic Oxidation:
Silver, in its atomic state, has the capacity to
absorb oxygen and act as a catalyst to bring about
oxidation. Atomic(nascent) oxygen absorbed onto
the surface of silver ions in solution will
readily react with the sulfhydryl (-S-H) groups
surrounding the surface of bacteria or viruses to
remove the hydrogen atoms (as water), causing the
sulfur atoms to form an R-S-S-R bond; blocking
respiration and causing the bacteria to expire.
Employing a simple catalytic reduction/oxidation
reaction, colloidal silver will react with any
negative charge presented by the organism's
transport or membrane proteins and deactivate
them.
Reaction with Bacterial Cell Membranes:
There is evidence that silver ions attach to
membrane surface radicals of bacteria, impairing
cell respiration and blocking its energy transfer
system. One explanation is based on the nature of
enzyme construction: Specific enzymes are required
for a given biochemical activity to take place.
Enzyme molecules usually require a specific
metallic atom as part of the molecular matrix in
order to function. A metal of lower valance in the
enzyme complex, preventing the enzyme from
functioning normally. Silver, with a valance of
plus 2, can replace many metals with a lower, or
equal valance that exhibit weaker atomic bonding
properties.
Binding with DNA:
Studies with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a tenacious
bacteria that is difficult to treat, demonstrated
that as much as 12% of silver is taken up by the
organism's DNA without destroying the hydrogen
bonds holding the lattice together, it
nevertheless prevents the DNA from unwinding, an
essential step for cellular replication to occur.
Colloidal silver may be taken orally or topically:
applied directly to the skin. It can be used
vaginally, anally, atomized or inhaled into the
nose or lungs, and dropped into the eyes. Liquid
silver as well as new gel formations, may be
applied directly to the skin. A few drops on a
Q-tip or Band-Aid may be used to disinfect any
wound or sore. Liquid containing ionized silver
can also be injected.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Poison
Control Center reports no toxicity listing for
Colloidal Silver. Regular ingestion of colloidal
silver can act as a second immune system by
assisting the body in the war against invading
micro-organisms. Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotic
which destroy beneficial enzymes, colloidal silver
leaves these tissue cell enzymes intact.
Colloidal Silver, if used sensibly, is completely
non-toxic and will not harm the immune system in
any way. Critics of colloidal silver will often
warn the regular consumption of colloidal silver
might lead to Argyria, a bluish/grey discoloration
of the skin. I debunk this statement as a scare
tactic by pro pharmaceutical interests. Argyria is
caused by silver compounds, such as silver
nitrate, silver sulfate, silver sulfadiazine,
ect., and not micro-particals of pure elemental
silver. Apparently silver colloids are mostly
absorbed in the upper gastrointestinal tract,
since colloidal silver does not seem to adversely
affect friendly bacteria in the lower intestines.
Some think that silver can be toxic to nerve cells
in the brain
and spinal cord, but is normally prevented from
entering those areas by the blood-brain barrier.
Silver has not demonstrated any evidence of
carcinogenic activity.
The body eliminates excess silver via the
metallothions. These ubiquitous proteins, first
characterized in 1957, have the property of
binding with heavy metals, such as silver, into
metal-thiolate-cluster structures which aid in
transportation, storage, and elimination of
excess trace metals which enter the body.
Bless you Bob Lee
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