Dear List members I have been a bit out of it lately, so please excuse me if this is already water undr the bridge.
The following relates to Frank Keys claim that ionic silver does not survive to enter the body due to chloride compounding. I do not recall the metalloprotein counter-arguement being raised. If not, any comments, especially from Frank, and if its already been dealt with, please advise as to when. The summary and URL follow: "In order to move mineral ions about your body, for delivery to the area where needed, your body uses proteins to envelope the ions and render them inactive, until they are delivered to the cell or area needing them. Numerous essential biological functions require metal ions, and most of these metal ion functions involve metalloproteins. One-third of all proteins are "metalloproteins", chemical combinations of protein atoms (carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur) with ions of metals such as iron, calcium, copper, zinc, etc. If this were not the case, few minerals would remain useable by your body, including essentials like calcium, iron, etc. as they would join other free ions and in many cases make insoluable salts (no bio-availability). Your saliva has over 200 different proteins and thus they can capture metallic ions before they get near the stomach acid! Also, silver ions are so small they can be absorbed sublingually, thru your skin, to directly enter the blood stream, with the help of proteins." http://www.health2us.com/transport.htm Regards Stuart
