Silver is a mineral that is known for its effective anti-viral, bacterial and fungal properties when used therapeutically. Recently interest has been sparked in the scientific community regarding its amazing properties which have been forgotten for many years. Silver has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years in all kinds of ways to prevent infection - as silverware, silver food preservation containers etc.
There are curently many silver liquid products out there which are being sold at crazy prices with all kinds of claims as to their effectiveness, purity and superiority. Most of them are pseudo-scientific claims, and aren't backed up with actual scientific knowledge or research. Most are sold using the name Colloidal Silver, but are actually only Ionic Silver preparations. What's the big deal you might ask? Why care?
Well, true Colloidal Silver products contain stable, non-reactive silver particles that are suspended in pure water. They are superior to ionic silver products in that they contain a far higher percentage of colloidal silver, on average at least 80%, and therefore have a greater success rate at killing pathogens with less concentration.
Ionic solutions are different in that Silver is simply ionized in distilled water using an electrolysis process, creating a solution with on average 90% Silver ions and only 10% true colloidal silver. In Ionic silver, the silver ions are more unstable as they will combine with other ions to form compounds (such as silver chloride) which are then insoluble and are simply excreted from the body. The effectiveness therefore of Ionic silver products rests mostly in their concentrations of true colloidal silver, which is only about 10% at best. However this can still be effective although less so than true colloidal silver preparations.
The Ionic silver we sell is a simple ionic solution and not a colloidal silver suspension, which is far superior but is also far more expensive and difficult to produce. Although Ionic silver is a much more diluted solution, it is still an effective therapy when used at the right dose and when taken for the appropriate length of time. We make it available to our clients who would rather have a natural alternative to antibiotics which disrupt the delicate balance of intestinal flora as well as other side effects caused by their toxic nature.
Antibiotics are also mostly bacteria specific and do not treat any viruses or fungal infections. In addition, many bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant, leading to super infections which are very hard to treat. Silver on the other hand does not create silver resistant organisms, as it is not possible for them to become immune to silver's antibiotic mechanisms. Ionic Silver is also completely non-toxic in therapeutic doses as long as it is not made with any proteins or other ions present.
I would advise anyone who wants to know more about colloidal silver and ionic silver products to check out the following article and the website http://www.silver-colloids.com/Pubs/pubs.html which gives a wide range of more detailed information on how colloidal silver works, different scientific analysis of products etc.
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Colloidal Silver: Expert Opinions
Because of the research showing colloidal silver's superior performance in fighting microbes, it has attracted the attention of leading scientists and medical researchers throughout the world. Its benefits are now stirring new interest as 50 prominent doctors are currently researching the efficacy and applications of colloidal silver in human health. As a result, many interesting studies have emerged.
According to experts, no microorganism ever tested has been able to stay alive for more than six minutes when exposed directly to colloidal silver.
Science Digest cites colloidal silver as "...a wonder of modern medicine," and further states "Antibiotics kill perhaps a half dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills hundreds. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic. Colloidal silver, used as an anti-microbial agent, will not create super bugs as antibiotics do."
Alfred Searle, founder of the giant Searle Pharmaceuticals (now Monsanto) stated, "Applying colloidal silver to human subjects has been done in a large number of cases with astonishingly successful results. For internal administration ... it has the advantage being rapidly fatal to pathogens without toxic action on its host. It is quite stable." Further information indicates that Colloidal Silver does not cause harmful interactions with other medications or topical treatments.
In laboratory tests with colloidal silver, bacteria, viruses, and fungal organisms are killed within minutes of contact. Larry C. Ford, M.D. of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Centre For The Health Sciences reported in November 1, 1988, " I tested them (the silver solutions) using standard anti-microbial tests for disinfectants. The silver solutions were anti-bacterial for concentrations of 105 organisms per ml of Streptococcus Pyogenes, Staphylococcus Aureus, Neisseria Gonorrhea, Gardnerella Vaginalis, Salmonella Typhi and other enteric pathogens, and fungicidal for Candida Albicans, Candida Globata and M. Furfur."
Because of the many organisms that have developed strains resistant to modern antibiotics, Dr. Robert Becker's finding is of particular importance. Becker, of Syracuse University stated, "All of the organisms that we tested were sensitive to the electrically generated silver ions, including some that were resistant to all known antibiotics...In no case were any undesirable side effects of the silver treatment apparent.”
http://www.purestcolloids.com/history-silver.htm
There are curently many silver liquid products out there which are being sold at crazy prices with all kinds of claims as to their effectiveness, purity and superiority. Most of them are pseudo-scientific claims, and aren't backed up with actual scientific knowledge or research. Most are sold using the name Colloidal Silver, but are actually only Ionic Silver preparations. What's the big deal you might ask? Why care?
Well, true Colloidal Silver products contain stable, non-reactive silver particles that are suspended in pure water. They are superior to ionic silver products in that they contain a far higher percentage of colloidal silver, on average at least 80%, and therefore have a greater success rate at killing pathogens with less concentration.
Ionic solutions are different in that Silver is simply ionized in distilled water using an electrolysis process, creating a solution with on average 90% Silver ions and only 10% true colloidal silver. In Ionic silver, the silver ions are more unstable as they will combine with other ions to form compounds (such as silver chloride) which are then insoluble and are simply excreted from the body. The effectiveness therefore of Ionic silver products rests mostly in their concentrations of true colloidal silver, which is only about 10% at best. However this can still be effective although less so than true colloidal silver preparations.
The Ionic silver we sell is a simple ionic solution and not a colloidal silver suspension, which is far superior but is also far more expensive and difficult to produce. Although Ionic silver is a much more diluted solution, it is still an effective therapy when used at the right dose and when taken for the appropriate length of time. We make it available to our clients who would rather have a natural alternative to antibiotics which disrupt the delicate balance of intestinal flora as well as other side effects caused by their toxic nature.
Antibiotics are also mostly bacteria specific and do not treat any viruses or fungal infections. In addition, many bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant, leading to super infections which are very hard to treat. Silver on the other hand does not create silver resistant organisms, as it is not possible for them to become immune to silver's antibiotic mechanisms. Ionic Silver is also completely non-toxic in therapeutic doses as long as it is not made with any proteins or other ions present.
I would advise anyone who wants to know more about colloidal silver and ionic silver products to check out the following article and the website http://www.silver-colloids.com/Pubs/pubs.html which gives a wide range of more detailed information on how colloidal silver works, different scientific analysis of products etc.
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Colloidal Silver: Expert Opinions
Because of the research showing colloidal silver's superior performance in fighting microbes, it has attracted the attention of leading scientists and medical researchers throughout the world. Its benefits are now stirring new interest as 50 prominent doctors are currently researching the efficacy and applications of colloidal silver in human health. As a result, many interesting studies have emerged.
According to experts, no microorganism ever tested has been able to stay alive for more than six minutes when exposed directly to colloidal silver.
Science Digest cites colloidal silver as "...a wonder of modern medicine," and further states "Antibiotics kill perhaps a half dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills hundreds. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic. Colloidal silver, used as an anti-microbial agent, will not create super bugs as antibiotics do."
Alfred Searle, founder of the giant Searle Pharmaceuticals (now Monsanto) stated, "Applying colloidal silver to human subjects has been done in a large number of cases with astonishingly successful results. For internal administration ... it has the advantage being rapidly fatal to pathogens without toxic action on its host. It is quite stable." Further information indicates that Colloidal Silver does not cause harmful interactions with other medications or topical treatments.
In laboratory tests with colloidal silver, bacteria, viruses, and fungal organisms are killed within minutes of contact. Larry C. Ford, M.D. of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Centre For The Health Sciences reported in November 1, 1988, " I tested them (the silver solutions) using standard anti-microbial tests for disinfectants. The silver solutions were anti-bacterial for concentrations of 105 organisms per ml of Streptococcus Pyogenes, Staphylococcus Aureus, Neisseria Gonorrhea, Gardnerella Vaginalis, Salmonella Typhi and other enteric pathogens, and fungicidal for Candida Albicans, Candida Globata and M. Furfur."
Because of the many organisms that have developed strains resistant to modern antibiotics, Dr. Robert Becker's finding is of particular importance. Becker, of Syracuse University stated, "All of the organisms that we tested were sensitive to the electrically generated silver ions, including some that were resistant to all known antibiotics...In no case were any undesirable side effects of the silver treatment apparent.”
http://www.purestcolloids.com/history-silver.htm
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