Hi Garnet, Could you please give the references to your quotes below. thanks, Tony
On 13 Feb 2004 at 10:47, Garnet wrote: > This is one reason taking supplements is not without risk. You can > unbalance and do more damage than you know. > > Phosphorous must be in a 1.2-2:1 ratio of Calcium : Phosphorous or you > can produce metabolic bone disease. It is well known in horses and in > herpetoculture enthusiasts that messing with the mineral balance in > the diet should not be undertaken lightly, particulary when taking > high doses over a long period of time. > > To keep this on topic, I just read that we used to get 130 mcg of > Silver in our diets. Have also seen figures as high as 430 mcg. The > author of the booklet on CS speculated that soil depletion has led to > a Silver deficiency and perhaps is an explanation for the increase in > infectious disease rates. > > On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 04:44, Ode Coyote wrote: > > Old time match makers used to have a bone disease problem from too > > much > > phosphorous. > > > > Ode > > > > At 04:16 PM 2/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > >Quite a few years ago I got a supplement, I believe it was Calcium > > >with Phosphorous. I'm not exactly sure why I was wanting to take > > >it, but I think it was for the calcium, and the phosphorous just > > >happened to be in there. After about a week I had the worst aching > > >joints that I have ever had, before or since. I believe it was > > >from the phosphorous. Needless to say, I stopped taking the > > >supplement. (Calcium is not a problem for me to take.) > > > > > >Dan > > > > > > > > >Re: CS>Organic and standard foods (fertilisers) > > > > > >From: Rowena Evans (view other messages by this author) Date: Wed, > > >11 Feb 2004 21:48:06 > > > > > >Further to my post on Percy Weston's book, here is a site which > > >says more about the book: > > >http://phosadd.com/support%20evidence/weston.htm > > > > > > > > > > > >"Later again Weston himself was afflicted with arthritis and a > > >cancerous tumour which developed on his hand. Remembering his early > > >life experiences and realising that phosphorus had been involved, > > >and recalling his experiences with the sheep, Weston wondered > > >whether reducing his own intake of phosphorus would have any > > >effect. Like Hafer, he set about developing a low phosphate diet. > > >He also experimented - as he had earlier with his sheep using > > >mineral licks - with supplements of alkaline minerals such as > > >magnesium and potassium, which he believed would counteract the > > >harmful effects of phosphorus and promote its excretion. The > > >results exceeded his expectations; the arthritis eased and > > >gradually disappeared; the cancer tumour dried up, shrivelled, > > >separated and finally broke away from his hand." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > > >silver. > > > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: > > >http://silverlist.org > > > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > > >Silver-list archive: > > >http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > f
