It seems to me that your friend has raised a valid question, and that
no one on the list will be able to answer this definitively. Apropos
of hormone studies, it seems that exogenous hormones can be quite
harmful, whereas endogenous hormones, enhanced by nutrition, and
entirely beneficial. Of course we can not generate silver
endogenously, but the point here is that there may be more "natural"
ways of boosting immune function that would be much better, and safer
in the long run, than taking large quantities of EIS.
I myself have a hunch that supplementation with CS should be done with
caution if carried out on a regular basis, not out of concern for
argyria, but simply because I think no one can be certain that the
question raised below is irrelevant. My own layman's intuition is
that if carried out on a regular basis, the supplementation should be
at a low level aimed at creating a "natural" level that might be
obtained by consuming foods and drinking water in which silver might
ordinarily be present. There are some postings about this in the
archives I think.
I stress that I am not a clinician or professional scientist, and
think that even if I were, I might not be able to provide any more
insight than anyone else. I doubt that large clinical studies will
ever be carried out, and without those, anything one says is, from a
scientific point of view, merely speculative or at best hypothetical.
On Friday, Sep 3, 2004, at 01:07 Asia/Tokyo, David wrote:
I have a question I hope someone has an answer or some
thoughts on. I pretty much preach CS to my friends
telling them the health benefits. I am a firm
believer in taking a lot as I know it isnt going to
hurt me and only help. One of my friends brought out
a point I never thought about and I am not sure how
valid of an argument this is. She sees the benefits
of taking a small amount of CS to support her immune
system but she says by taking too much CS, even taking
it everyday, it (the CS) becomes your immune system
and suppresses the bodys natural ability to become
immune to things it comes in contact with from day to
day. Is this really a danger or concern we should
have?
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