But there is a HUGE difference between mixing CS and saline vs. using saline to
make CS.  The former will likely be a mix of CS and AgCl, the latter almost pure
AgCl with virtually no CS at all.

Marshall

[email protected] wrote:

> In a message dated 6/13/01 6:45:28 AM EST, [email protected] writes:
>
> << Subj:     Re: CS>Saline Starter Solutions: Do They Deserve Another Look?
>  Date:  6/13/01 6:45:28 AM EST
>  From:  [email protected] (Nina Silver, Ph.D.)
>  Reply-to:  [email protected]
>  To:    [email protected]
>
>  I wanted to jump in here briefly and tell you what an engineer friend of
>  mine discovered with CS that was "started" with a very mild saline solution.
>  He fed two similar petri dishes of bacteria CS, one solution of which had
>  been "started" with salt and one without. He discovered that the
>  salt-started CS was highly inferior to killing the critters.
>
>  The experiment was repeated at least 5 times. Five out of the six times my
>  friend did the experiment, the non-salt CS did a vastly superior job of
>  killing bacteria.
>
>  However, he DID find that tiny amounts of baking soda "started" the solution
>  without compromising the microbe-killing ability of the CS.
>
>  I like to make my initial batch of CS by heating the distilled water first.
>  I heat it in the pyrex measuring cup in which it's being made, and place it
>  in a pan of water like a double boiler. I do this to avoid the possibility
>  of metal from a pot leeching into the CS water. Then, with subsequent
>  batches, I use some already made CS to "start" the solution.
>
>  Regards,
>  Nina Silver, Ph.D.
>  dedicated to world healing and social change
>  visit my website http://www.Heart-of-Healing.com
>   >>
>
> Nina: Interesting in vitro results. Remember though, I initiated this thread
> recollecting what Brooks Bradley had to say about the synergy between
> Gatorade and CS with respect to IN VIVOS results in humans. I guessed that
> perhaps the electrolytes in Gatorade are similar to saline. Roger
>
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