There are several things that make it difficult for uninformed people to
have confidence in "Colloidal Silver."
First of all, "Colloidal Silver" is a catch-all term like "Kleenex" or
"Cancer." There are many different types of silver preparations which
have been used over the years and some of these have some side effects,
generally caused by excessively high silver content (eg: silver proteins
etc) or by toxic substances that are combined with the silver (eg:
silver nitrate, silver chloride). One of the main side effects cited is
argyria which is a purely cosmetic condition of the skin. This might be
preferable to dying. Even this side effect is exceedingly rare with the
low ppm silver that people refer to on this list. However, people with
agendas that are more important to them than you getting well find it
convenient to continue to discuss all silver preparations as one group,
so that any problem that may be inherent to one is implied to be
inherent to all, so that all silver products may be discredited by the
shortcomings of any one product.
Most "Colloidal Silver" preparations are not able to be patented since
they have been used for years and the most effective ones are easy to
make, even at home. Therefore, it is not in any drug company's interest
to make the financial investment necessary to prove colloidal silver
effective as a drug. The government is probably not interested either
as it is obvious that wide use of colloidal silver would devastate the
earnings of drug companies which are major businesses and a large part
of our economy. There are actually some who actively work to discredit
all colloidal silver products in order to prevent this from happening
(eg: Stephen Barrett, ex-MD).
If read closely, the objection of the FDA to colloidal silver is against
the CLAIMS that colloidal silver cures or treats any disease since it
has not passed through the process necessary to accredit colloidal
silver as a drug according to the FDA RULES. They do not actually deny
that it is effective, just that it has not passed through the required
process that would qualify it as a drug since their definitions state
that if a substance cures something it has to be a drug, and if it is a
drug it then has to go through the process that they have set up in
order to be sold. I think that they know very well that it is effective
but are prevented by law from acknowledging this, and I sometimes wonder
if their position about CLAIMS is a contrivance that allows colloidal
silver to be sold and used without coming under the regulations that it
would if it were classified as a drug.
Another thing is that colloidal silver may be difficult to get to the
area it needs to get to in the body to be effective, making it a bit
more difficult to use for some conditions than some other medications.
Dosages and timings for the use of low ppm colloidal silver have not
been fixed.
I personally would not use most silver preparations other than
Electrically Isolated Silver (EIS) made electrolytically with pure
silver in distilled water without additives, with concentrations between
5 and 30 ppm. My experience has shown that additives such as H202,
DMSO, and electrolytes may be added for specific purposes, usually just
before use.
Scientific studies and reports may exist, some coming even from the
period before the FDA, but it is my impression that it is difficult to
access these over the internet unless one has a subscription to the
scientific database which holds them. It also appears to be
career-limiting for scientists to come out in favor of colloidal silver
regardless of their research results.
Because of the laws which prohibit practicing medicine without a license
and liabilities that may be incurred, it is difficult for a person who
knows the value of colloidal silver to give adamant statements about the
effectiveness of colloidal silver. This ambivalent recommendation does
not inspire confidence in someone who is uninformed; they want their
Doctor to have absolute confidence and promise them that they will be
cured by following their God-like recommendations.
It is necessary for someone who would use colloidal silver in the face
of all this to have a good ability to discriminate, have a certain
self-confidence and the ability for self-actualization. These qualities
are not likely to be found in a group of (ex) drug addicts who need
counseling.
Most people, whether due to incapacity, conditioning, or fear, would
rather die than go against conventional wisdom.
Sorry for my harsh evaluation.
Dan
Scott wrote:
To Whom It May Concern:
I need to know what information is available regarding whether or not
colloidal silver kills the Hep C virus and how quickly. I need
information that is empirical and scientifically supported by experts in
the research field. I also need testimonials from people who have been
"cured" of HCV as a result of taking CS.
The main reason I need this information is that I am an addictions
specialist in a methadone clinic and I counsel clients who are being
treated for opiate addiction. The majority of our clients have a long
history of I.V. heroin use and our statistics show approximately 85% of
our clientele are infected with this horrific virus. I also belong to
an HCV support group that meets regularly to provide education and
support to persons infected with HCV and their concerned others. I,
myself, was not infected as I, too, was an illicit drug abuser/addict.
Besides my counseling the addict, I have been educating them on the
realities of HCV, current forms of traditional treatment (which is
primarily chemotherapy, using pharmaceutical drugs that cause severe
side effects) and _*suggesting*_ the use of alternative treatments
including colloidal silver. Even the folks in the support group are
very skeptical about the use of CS. When I first started going to the
group, I gave them a synopsis of what I knew of CS and asked if I could
bring my "lab" and show them how it is made and some information I had
gleaned off of the internet telling of the uses and successes of its
use. They said "sure, anything to kill this disease". However, when it
came down to actually using it, they were still skeptical and not even
one person has tried it.
So, I am needing some information that shows empirical evidence that CS
does kill HCV, other viruses and the supposedly hundreds of bacterias
it kills too. I have been making and using CS for about a year now and
have not become ill except for a few allergies that I have had this spring.
I know this stuff works but I need very strong evidence for the skeptics
that are needlessly dying, putting the pharmaceuticals in their bodies
and having to suffer the consequences of such. Please send me information.
Thank you for your time and the all the hard work you folks do!
Sincerely,
Scott <><
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