Due to the lengthy list of side effects and relatively sparse information on what colloidal silver can actually do for you, you won't find many health experts promoting the substance. Two arguments in favor of colloidal silver is that hospitals use silver products topically as silver sulfadiazine for burn patients and silver nitrate is placed in the eyes of newborns to 'prevent infection.'
Silver sulfadiazine has been used in burn years for at least the 30 years I have been around. A small container costs thousands and it works out to many thousands of dollars a day per patient... in all burn units. Do the math. Who has the power to carry on a 30 year plus study, making money hand over fist for a product that is arguably 'safe' but completely ineffective? Thirty years ago when I did a brief internship in the burn unit one of the doctors turned to me and said, "This stuff is crap. We'd be a lot more effective with a $20 tub of raw honey." What are the clinical results of this study? Here is what was found after daily topical application:
1. Silver staining of the treated burn wound (turns the skin mechanism off to prevent further absorption.)
2. Hyperosmolality ( the effect of increased extracellular osmoles to draw water from cells by osmosis, ie. water leaves the cell.)
3. Methemoglobinemia ( an overall reduced ability of the red blood cell to release oxygen to tissues leading to shortness of breath, cyanosis, blue from lack of oxygen, mental status changes (~50%), headache, fatigue, exercise intolerance, dizziness and loss of consciousness.)
4. Hemolysis (premature breakdown of red blood cells usually associated with ingestion of toxins and poisons.)
5. Oliguric renal failure (decreased urine output.)
The practice of placing silver nitrate into the eyes of newborns has ceased. If your clinician is not up to date I suggest you educate them. What are the results of this study? SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE! That is certainly handy for the ophthalmology business....guaranteed customers. But here's the clincher: apparently it is 'excruciatingly painful' as well! How esoteric is that? Arrival on planet earth starts with excruciating pain in the head that will alter vision.
Silver is not alone in having the ability to kill all microbes. It is called the oligodynamic effect: "a toxic effect of metal ions on living cells, algae, molds, spores,
fungi,viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, even in
relatively low concentrations." Other metals that have this effect are gold, mercury, lead, aluminum, copper, and a few others.
When the concentration of silver in solution increases, more microbes are killed. That is more or less the definition of a poison. In the holistic world, any substance that kills ALL microbes is called a TOXIN. Why? We never ever want to kill all microbes. That is suicide. Despite the fact that people have been brainwashed to correlate bacteria with disease, a marketing endeavor that produced trillions of dollars, bacteria is essential to life, photosynthesis, regeneration and all those other life-giving activities. We have 500 species of bacteria in our mouth alone and a billion in a teaspoon of soil. Who the hell are we, in all of our glowing ignorance, to strut about and say we want to kill all microbes? That is the philosophy of chemo and antibiotics and both have failed long term.
I have, however found a use for nano-silver particles and that is in my veggie container. Yes, it will keep greens fresher longer. Spraying the veggies with Miracle II Neutralizer first, before placing in the container, will ensure greens are crisp and green after 3 weeks.....that's more in tune with the culture of life.
If anyone has been damaged by silver products, please contact a holistic practitioner that is familiar with Miracle II. We'll see if we can get your color back!
All that said, sorry folks! Silver may have some uses but it is best left to industry, the original users of silver products. The culture of life has something more discerning to use if people are still scared of bacteria. It is completely non-toxic, destroying pathogens without harming surrounding cells and bacteria. It even has high anti-tumor properties. Unlike silver, it is safe and highly effective for kids and their ailments. It does not kill indiscriminately. It is wild oil of oregano, structured water, Miracle II, salt....living substances meant for the living body. After all, we are trying to remove metals not see how many more we can cram in.
