Any time someone makes claims of argyria from colloidal silver there are a number of things that you need to take into consideration before concluding that CS was indeed the culprit.
1 - the term Colloidal Silver is sometimes used very loosely to describe any sort of silver-containing liquid compound regardless of how it was made. Only EIS, electrically isolated silver should be used. 2 - Did the person make their own CS? They must be careful to do it right. The jars used should be rinsed with distilled water, then emptied, then they can be filled with distilled water. Some people like to put tap water in to save on the small expense, or perhaps to put in a pinch of salt. Both of these strategies will result in a much quicker batch processing time, but will NOT result in real CS as there will be unpredictable silver salts created as a result. Paul Karason used salt as a primer for years for his 'CS' which has resulted in a deep blue skin condition. This stuff is not poisonous and IS effective and Paul has not stopped taking it. I guess once you turn blue why bother to stop taking that which keeps you healthy? 3 - How much CS/EIS is the person taking? Taking an ounce or so a day of 10 - 20ppm should normally be adequate for protection. Taking large doses for serious illnesses such as lyme disease, syphilis, or other terrible diseases may be warranted in the short run, but a maintenance dose of 8 ounces or so a day seems to be overkill. Even properly prepared colloidal silver over time can, I understand, cause argyria in some people if taken long enough. 4 - Early warning signs. The first place a color change will show up normally, is in the 'moons' of the fingernail beds. Get in the habit of checking them out daily if you are taking a lot of CS. If they have started to turn grey or blue, it is time to reassess what you're doing. Finally, I have read some time back in this mailing list about a guy who cured himself of a very serious late-stage 'fatal' illness (it may have been syphilis) by using megadoses of some silver tincture preparation over the course of several months. He regained his health, but turned blue. Argyria is supposedly permanent, but according to his tale, he reversed his blue skin condition by switching to pure EIS/CS for some time. Later, to prove a point, he took the silver tincture and resumed his argyria condition, then cured himself of it again via EIS/CS. I haven't experienced this myself, and am not anxious to. It may be that some people are susceptible to argyria and some are not, or that for some, argyria IS going to be permanent, but can be reversed in some cases. There is a lot of unknowns here. Best of luck, Steve --- On Sun, 10/28/12, JERRY PRENDERGAST <[email protected]> wrote: From: JERRY PRENDERGAST <[email protected]> Subject: CS>Does CS cause Argeria --turning gray? To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Date: Sunday, October 28, 2012, 2:16 AM Hi, I am new to this list and considering buying a kit to make CS at home for Lyme treatment. I thought I had read CS does not cause Argeria--turning skin gray. But then I read in a post today that Dave said > " After killing Active Lyme for 10 years with a vigorous CS protocol ( 4 > oz > every 20 minutes for three days) and a maintenance dose of a glass a day > or more like drinking water, I started turning quite gray from Argeria" I would appreciate those with experience opinion on this. ALso when I went to silver puppy.com web site I got very confused. THe site does not mention silver puppy. It is about Coyote Zenterprizes. Is that the correct site to order from. IS it the standard automatic CS generator was recommended. Should I purchase a stirrer also? Thank you for your help. Sandy
