This paper has several interesting things in is. 1. Argyria is caused by the photoreduction of silver chloride in the skin as we thought. But then this reacts with sulfur in the tissues and produces black silver sulfide or an organic sulfur compound. This information is new to me, but it does make sense.
Now, if the silver particles that are produced in this way become silver sulfide, why don't the silver particles of colloidal silver? This may explain the reason why colloidal silver seems to have an effective half life much less than the half life of silver in the body according to this paper. But it is hard to say, their silver is in the form of compounds, and the collidal part of silver is in the form of metal, at least initially. 2. Selenium can also combine with the silver. According to this paper it is important to have the proper amount of selenium. A diet which is deficient in selenium in conjunction with a high silver intake can lead to liver necrosis. A diet that is high in selenium and silver both can lead to a high silver deposition rate in the body. It appears that one should not only avoid a selenium deficiency, but also an excess of this mineral as well. Marshall Marshall Dudley wrote: > Here is the CDC paper on silver toxcidity: > > http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp146.pdf > > Please note that all toxic reports for silver in this are based on > silver nitrate or other silver compounds, not colloidal silver or EIS. > > Marshall > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
