Carol Ann wrote: > > > "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'd say that the several of our members reporting bluish > nail beds are > among our senior participants and probably have inherited > that from the > early experiments we all did when we didn't know any better > how to make > this stuff and how much to take. > > I know I've taken a lot more in the past than I'd ever take > now. > > > Hi Mike, > Your statement about senior members bluish nails beg the question..... > > and in a way contradicts previous statements (not necessarily your) > that Silver does not stay in the body for great lengths of time. Such > a statement implies also a consistent build up, with not enough > exiting in proportion to what is being taken in. > > Any thoughts? > > Carol Ann
I am not convinced that it is that at all. I took CS for years, 2 ounces of 5 ppm every day and never got any blue nail beds. Then I got bitten by a tick, got the Lyme circle around it and got terrified and drunk about half a gallon of CS for about 3 weeks. That is when I got the blue nail beds, which have not gotten any better or worse since that time. I think what happens is that the body disposes of silver by several methods, the majority of which is by the kidneys, liver and sweat. But it also disposes of it by putting it into the hair and nails, so even though the silver would have left the body eventually anyway, some does get trapped in the hair and nail growth. I have given some thought as to why the nail beds turn blue in the moons, and do not appear to grow out. Apparently the body concentrates excess metals at the point of hair/nail growth so they can get transferred to the nail or hair, but with heavy concentrations, some will aggregate and get stuck in the tissues and never make it into the nail itself, which apparently never has that problem and does not turn blue. This is only a hypothesis, and if a better explanation comes along lets take a look at it. I am not certain if photoexposure is a part of this or not considering that toenails seem to be immune to this effect. I do know that mine occurred in the summer when I was working outside, but could just be a coincidence since that would be the only time I would get a tick. Marshall
