Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Colloidal Silver, Scarlet Fever and Streptococcus Pyogenes – a New Plague Begins to Spread!


Scarlet Fever was a leading cause of death among children in the 19th century. The situation was so serious, homes in which victims of Scarlet Fever lived were quarantined by health authorities in order to help prevent its spread to the general public.

Now it appears Scarlet Fever is making a comeback in some countries such as China, where up to 21,000 cases have been reported in the past year alone!

And the bad news gets worse: An antibiotic-resistant strain of the pathogen responsible for Scarlet Fever has developed, prompting new fears at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that U.S. tourists traveling to China might bring the deadly new strain back with them.

Will colloidal silver help? The results of several clinical studies indicate silver-based antimicrobials are indeed very effective against this potentially deadly pathogen…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...

According to a recent article on Yahoo! Health, the highly infectious and potentially deadly disease, Scarlet Fever, is making a comeback that has health authorities quite concerned:

“Scarlet fever—the much-feared scourge of the past—is back, with an outbreak in Hong Kong that has killed two children and sickened hundreds.

More than 21,000 cases have also been reported in China so far this year, nearly quadruple the rate for the same period in 2010, while infections have tripled in Macau, prompting the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to issue a warning to travelers to China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

What makes the outbreak particularly alarming is that the strain infecting the region is 60 percent resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat it, compared to 10 to 30 percent resistance in previous strains, according to a microbiologist from Hong Kong University.”

According to the Macau Daily Times, the situation is quite serious, and is reaching epidemic proportions:

“Experts meanwhile warned that the epidemic sweeping through Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of China may worsen…The situation is rather serious at the moment…

…We are facing an epidemic because the bacterium that is causing scarlet fever is widely circulating in this region -- not only in Hong Kong but in mainland China and Macau."

According to health experts, at this point in time there has (thankfully!) been no similar surge of Scarlet Fever cases in the U.S.

But the Centers for Disease Control has issued an alert asking U.S. tourists visiting China to take precautions.

“Hong Kong scientists who isolated the bacteria in a six-year-old patient found a genetic mutation that may make the new strain more contagious than usual, which could explain the dramatic rise in cases in the affected region.”

Is the outbreak likely to spread to the US?

So far, there are no reports of any surge in scarlet fever cases in the US. Health authorities warn travelers to Hong Kong, China and Macau to wash their hands frequently and avoid crowded places that lack fresh air to reduce the risk of catching the disease.”

What Is Scarlet Fever?

According to Dr. Ron Kennedy, M.D., the same pathogen that causes strep throat – Streptococcus pyogenes -- also causes Scarlet Fever:
“Scarlet fever is a disease caused by infection with Group A streptococcal bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes) that occurs in a small proportion of people with strep throat.

The incubation period between contracting strep and the onset of scarlet fever is short, typically 72 hours but may range from 1 to 7 days.

Illness usually begins with a fever and sore throat and may be accompanied by chills, vomiting, abdominal pain and malaise.

The strep bacteria produces a toxin that causes a rash that appears 1 to 2 days after the onset of illness. The rash initially appears on the neck and chest, then spreads over the body. Typically the rash begins as small red macules which gradually become elevated.

The redness fades over a few days and the patient is left with a rough "sandpaper" feeling rash. While the rash is still red the patient may develop what are called Pastia's lines, bright red coloration of the creases under the arm and in the groin.

The rash usually lasts for 3 days. As the rash fades, desquamation (peeling) may occur around the finger tips, toes, and groin area.

The throat culture should be positive for group A Strep. There is a rapid antigen test (throat swab). 
Therapy is designed to treat the infection with antibiotics (usually penicillin) and relieve symptoms with analgesics, rest, and plenty of fluids.”
Is Colloidal Silver Effective Against Scarlet Fever?

While there have been no modern in vivo (i.e., human) laboratory clinical studies conducted on colloidal silver to determine whether or not it will heal Scarlet Fever…

…there have been a number of in vitro (i.e., test tube) studies demonstrating the effectiveness of silver-based antimicrobials against the pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes that causes both Scarlet Fever and strep throat.

According to a May 13, 1999 report signed by Brigham Young University microbiologist David A. Revelli and BYU Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Biology Dr. Ron W. Leavitt, Ph.D….

…a colloidal silver solution was able to kill four different strains of the Streptococcus pathogen, at surprisingly low concentrations, and including the strain that causes both Scarlet Fever and strep throat, Streptococcus pyogenes.

Here’s a brief synopsis of what the researchers discovered:

Streptococcus pyogenes (skin infections, upper respiratory infections (i.e. strep throat) impetigo, hospital-acquired infections, Scarlet Fever, etc.) inhibited and killed @ 1.25 ppm. 1/22/99 BYU Report.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia, meningitis, sinusitis, otitis media (ear infection) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. BYU Report.

Streptococcus faecalis (Urinary tract infections, endocarditis, wound infections, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. BYU Report.

Streptococcus mutans (A major cause dental plaque and tooth decay etc.) inhibited and killed @ 5 ppm. BYU Report.

Streptococcus gordonii (Tooth decay, also implicated in infective endocarditis-an infection of the heart valves) inhibited and killed @ 5 ppm. BYU Report.

As you can see, in in vitro testing, extremely low concentrations ranging between 1.25 ppm colloidal silver and 5 ppm colloidal silver were able to kill the Streptococcus pathogens tested…

…including Streptococcus pyogenes which was killed at only 1.25 ppm – an astonishingly low concentration of silver!

This is very good news, because the pathogen causing the current outbreak of Scarlet Fever in China appears to be resistant to antibiotic drugs, which means an alternative means of treatment for stubborn critical cases is going to be needed.

Is Colloidal Silver Effective Against Antibiotic-Resistant Strains?

In another in vitro clinical study titled, “Bactericidal Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria,” published in the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Volume 26, Number 4, 615-621, DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0211-3)…

…researchers tested the efficacy of silver nanoparticles against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pyogenes (the cause of Scarlet Fever) as well as four other bacterial strains including Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and E. coli.

The results?

According to the study authors:

“In our study, silver nanoparticles exerted a bactericidal effect against the six bacterial strains… there was no significant difference between the bactericidal effects of silver nanoparticles on drug-resistant and non-drug-resistant microorganisms.

the same nanosilver concentration inhibited 99.7% of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, 95.7% of ampicillin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 and 92.8% of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa.”

The researchers further concluded that silver nanoparticles exhibited bactericidal effect rather than merely bacteriostatic effect.

This is important news, because it means the use of silver nanoparticles is so effective against the drug-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, it outright kills them rather than merely inhibiting their growth!

The researchers stated in their conclusion [italics and underlining are mine]:

“For all strains, the average ratio of the minimum bactericidal concentration to the minimum inhibitory concentration indicated that silver nanoparticles have a bactericidal rather than bacteriostatic effect on the tested bacteria.

In theory, a bactericidal agent is preferred clinically because bacterial killing should produce a faster resolution of the infection, improve clinical outcome, and reduce the likelihood of the emergence of resistance and the spread of infection.

If pathogens are killed rather than inhibited, resistance mutations that might otherwise emerge as the result of antibiotic pressure are eliminated…

The data presented here are novel in that they prove that silver nanoparticles are effective bactericidal agents regardless of the drug-resistance mechanisms that exist in multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa, ampicillin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 and erythromycin-resistant S. pyogenes and show the importance of silver nanoparticles in the nosocomial and community environment.

Therefore, silver nanoparticles can be recommended as an effective broad-spectrum bactericidal agent.”

In short, silver-based antimicrobials represent a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against drug-resistant pathogens such as Streptococcus pyogenes.

What the Experts Say About Colloidal Silver and Streptococcus!

Since the early 1900’s various forms of silver-based antimicrobial substances have been tested against different strains of streptococcus, and found to be effective.

Here are just a few examples where medical experts and clinical researchers have attested to the efficacy of silver-based antimicrobials against various forms of the Streptococcus pathogen, including the “group A” Streptococcus pyogenes strain responsible for strep throat and Scarlet Fever:

“The author has shown antibacterial activity against four major pathogens namely MRSA, pseudomonas, group A streptococcus and E.coli in the laboratory.”

-- Noted South African Colloidal Silver Researcher Dr Peter J. Price, MBBCh (Rand), MMed (Clinical Pathology)

"Colloidal silver just might be the next germ-fighting wonder drug. And not just for the serious threats making headlines: It's also effective against bacterial infections like strep throat, viruses like the flu, and fungal infections like Candida."

-- Dr. Jonathan Wright, MD, of the famous Tahoma Clinic in Seattle, WA

“Silver in the colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite harmless to humans and absolutely non-toxic…All virus, fungus, bacterium, streptococcus, staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms are killed in three or four minutes upon contact. There are no side effects whatsoever from the highest concentrations.”

-- Dr. Henry Crooks, quoted by Alfred B. Searle in Use of Colloids in Health and Disease, 1910

“...Staphylococcus pyogenes, various Streptococci, and other pathogenic organisms are all killed in three or four minutes; in fact, no microbe is known that is not killed by this colloid in laboratory experiments in six minutes…”

-- Alfred B. Searles, Use of Colloids in Health & Disease, 1910

“The writer found that guinea-pigs and rabbits survive the opening of the peritoneal cavity and infection of the peritoneum with staphylococci, streptococci or diphtheria bacilli if a few pieces of metallic silver are introduced simultaneously, but die if this is omitted.”

-- The Medical Review, Volume 3, Page 38, January-December, 1900

“This 'colloidal silver' is almost entirely soluble in water and albuminous fluids, and apparently hinders the development of and destroys certain pathogenic germs, viz., staphylo and streptococci, to such an extent as to very often effect a rapid and absolutely surprising cure in recent cases, and also in chronic ones, such as slow sepsis and furunculosis, where secondary changes of vital organs, such as abscesses, or gangrene, have not occurred.”

-- Albany Medical Annals, Volume 21, No. 1, January, 1900

As you can see, the effectiveness of silver-based antimicrobials against Streptococcus pathogens – including Streptococcus pyogenes, the cause of strep throat and Scarlet Fever -- is nothing new.
Clinically, silver in various forms has been found to be effective against various strains of Streptococcus from the early 1900’s to the present time.

Colloidal Silver Success Stories!

Since Streptococcus pyogenes is the cause of both strep throat and Scarlet Fever, I thought it interesting to include some real-life colloidal silver success stories demonstrating the effectiveness of colloidal silver against this pathogen.

These testimonials are from the Colloidal Silver Success Stories web site:

Saved My Son’s Arm From Cellulitis (Strep) Infection!

“I have two fascinating experiences to tell you about. The first one is about my son. He had gotten a cellulitis infection caused by strep [i.e., Streptococcus] in his finger.

He was treated by medical doctors, but lost the finger to prevent the infection from taking his arm.

Not much longer after that he got cellulitis again. This time I took matters into my own hands and treated him myself.

Each night for 5 nights I drove to his house and wrapped his hand and arm in colloidal silver-soaked gauze, wrapped it with plastic wrap and sealed it with Gentle Paper tape.

Each morning he would remove the wrap to allow air to get to the area. That procedure stopped the strep infection and saved his arm.”

-- Joyce M., AR

Cured My Wife’s Strep Throat Infection!

“My wife had pneumonia once, and colloidal silver alone made her well. Another time she had strep throat, and colloidal silver was what took it away. We no longer use other antibiotics...no need.”

-- M.K., OR

Works Instantly on Strep Throat!

"Whenever we use the micro-particle silver, it really works! It works waaaay better than the old fashioned silver solution! The micro-particle silver works almost instantly on strep throat, flying pig flu, cough, lung issues, near pnuemonia....high fever....We've had almost universal instant problem solving with it.”

-- Kathy W., KS

Began Healing Strep Throat in Just One Day!

"I am an elementary school secretary and right now strep throat is rampant there. Several days ago, I knew I was coming down with it, red sore throat with blisters, swollen glands.

Had some 30ppm CS from the health food store, put two dropper fulls in a bit of water, swished, gargled and swallowed it. The next day, my throat... was almost completely better!”

-- Dianne M.

Healed a Nasty Case of Strep In Just 3 Days!

"One of our earliest experiences with colloidal silver was when our then-16 year old son Ron came home from school with a red, inflamed throat that had huge white pus pockets.

His doctor took a throat culture and diagnosed it as strep throat. He gave us a prescription of some kind of penicillin derivative.

But we took Ron home, made a batch of colloidal silver, and had him drink 6 ounces of our homemade colloidal silver and gargle with an ounce every hour.

By the next day the pus pockets were nearly gone, and the inflammation was in retreat. Three days later he was fine. We never did have to give him the antibiotics."

-- S.B., CA

Again, the above anecdotal accounts, expert quotes and in vitro (i.e., test tube) clinical studies do not prove that colloidal silver will be effective in stopping Scarlet Fever, because no in vivo (i.e., in the human body) studies have yet been conducted.

But they do demonstrate the fact that silver-based antimicrobials are indeed effective against the Streptococcus pyogenes pathogen behind this deadly infectious disease – including the antibiotic-resistant strains.

Should this dread disease of old spread from China to the U.S., there is certainly enough clinical evidence available to warrant researchers to do additional studies on colloidal silver and other silver-based antimicrobials, for the sake of protecting the public!

As more information becomes available, I’ll report it on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook. Meanwhile, I remain…

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this Ezine have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Information conveyed herein is from sources deemed to be accurate and reliable, but no guarantee can be made in regards to the accuracy and reliability thereof. The author, Steve Barwick, is a natural health journalist with over 30 years of experience writing professionally about natural health topics. He is not a doctor. Therefore, nothing stated in this Ezine should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this Ezine meant to be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. Nothing reported herein is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The author is simply reporting in journalistic fashion what he has learned during the past 17 years of journalistic research into colloidal silver and its usage. Therefore, the information and data presented should be considered for informational purposes only, and approached with caution. Readers should verify for themselves, and to their own satisfaction, from other knowledgeable sources such as their doctor, the accuracy and reliability of all reports, ideas, conclusions, comments and opinions stated herein. All important health care decisions should be made under the guidance and direction of a legitimate, knowledgeable and experienced health care professional. Readers are solely responsible for their choices. The author and publisher disclaim responsibility or liability for any loss or hardship that may be incurred as a result of the use or application of any information included in this Ezine.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Antimicrobial Silver and Food Products


With the recent outbreaks of deadly E. coli and MRSA in foods, why isn’t antimicrobial silver being used more often in food-related products such as food storage containers, food wrapping products and food processing equipment?
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...
In recent weeks we’ve seen massive outbreaks of E. coli food poisoning throughout Europe, and now in the United States too.
In Europe, nearly 3,000 have been sickened by the latest outbreak, and 30 people are dead.
Here in the U.S., 13 cases of E. coli infection, with one death so far this past week.
What’s more, recent studies have demonstrated that nearly 50% of all U.S. meat is contaminated with MRSA, the drug-resistant strain of staph that now kills more people in the U.S. than AIDS.
Yet, here in the U.S. and around the world, the environmental bureaucrats are doing everything in their power to stop the use of silver-based antimicrobials in food-related products and food processing equipment…
…even though incorporating silver into food-related products would dramatically reduce food-borne illness and disease, and save millions of lives globally!
Many companies have wanted to use nanosilver, for example, as a coating on food processing equipment to keep bacterial counts down, or in food storage products to prevent food spoilage and dramatically reduce bacterial contamination.
But they have met nothing but resistance from the environmentalists.
There is even a silver-impregnated butcher paper for wrapping meat, which would prevent the spread of dangerous pathogens on meat products.
But the environmentalists have been trying to stop that product from coming to market, too.
EPA Regulations Now Prevent the Public From Knowing About Silver-Based Products
There have been a small handful of food-related products utilizing antimicrobial silver that have actually made it to market.
For example, some small plastic food storage containers now have silver imbedded in the plastic, which keeps germs from spreading too quickly in the food stored in these containers.
Some of these silver-impregnated plastic food storage containers were sold by the well-known company, Sharper Image.
But Sharper Image quit carrying these products because of new regulations from the EPA preventing them from mentioning the antimicrobial silver in the product without registering them with the EPA and having to perform millions of dollars worth of environmental impact studies first to prove the products are "safe for the environment."
(Here’s where to get these nano-silver impregnated food storage containers, before they’re taken off the market completely.)
Daewoo Corporation, from Korea, has also come out with a refrigerator that utilizes silver-impregnation on all inside contact surfaces, in order to reduce food spoilage and bacterial contamination. But the product isn't selling well in the U.S. due to all of the negative publicity from the environmentalists, and the new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
It's ridiculous, of course, but these are the kinds of roadblocks innovative companies trying to use silver in food-related products to help prevent food-borne illness and disease are running up against.
Worldwide Blockade Against Silver In Food Products
The same thing is happening worldwide. For example, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has recently ruled that there's "no place for nanosilver in consumer products such as foods."
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is essentially the German equivalent of our Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency rolled into one. This German institute is also heavily influenced by environmentalists.
In my recent article explaining the environmental blockade against the use of silver-based antimicrobials in food products, I decimate the contention that silver is dangerous to the environment and therefore should not be used in food, food storage, or food processing.
For many decades now silver has been safely used in family and public swimming pools here in the United States and around the world.
It has also been used extensively in spas and hot tubs...in prescription medicines like Silvadene cream...and it is also sold as an oral nutritional supplement in the form of colloidal silver to tens of millions of people across North America annually.
Indeed, in Mexico a colloidal silver product called Microdyne is the #1 selling product for decontaminating water and preventing water-borne bacteria from causing bowel infections and diarrhea.
Yet problems with these silver-based products are extremely rare even though they are used extensively by millions of people. And uncountable cases of illness and disease are prevented or quickly healed, thanks largely to the use of antimicrobial silver in these arenas.
Unfortunately, the environmentalists are fighting tooth and nail to prevent silver from being used in foods, food storage, food wrapping or food processing.
Even though tens of millions of people are sickened every year by food-borne pathogens, hundreds of thousands of lives are lost, and billions of dollars in unnecessary health and medical costs are incurred...
...the environmentalists doggedly cling to the mistaken notion that silver might somehow harm the very environment it comes from in the first place – even to the point of making up wild and unsubstantiated charges against silver in order to scare the public away from using it.
It's a sad situation. But that's where things stand right now.
Using Colloidal Silver to Protect Your Family Against Food-Borne Illness and Disease
In the meantime, you can be proactive by using colloidal silver to spray your store bought fruits and vegetables before storing them in the fridge.
Many people even use a simple colloidal silver-based fruit and vegetable wash, which you can make quickly and easily out of common kitchen products.
You can also spray colloidal silver onto your kitchen cutting boards, countertops, sinks, faucets and handles, etc. to help prevent the spread of dangerous pathogens that can cause serious illness and disease.
(Spray bottles for colloidal silver can be found at some of the sources listed in the article at this link.)
And of course, at the first sign of tummy troubles, many people start using colloidal silver orally, right away, to nip the potential food poisoning in the bud.
In a future issue, I’ll write more extensively on this topic of antimicrobial silver and food. Until then, I remain...
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this Ezine have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Information conveyed herein is from sources deemed to be accurate and reliable, but no guarantee can be made in regards to the accuracy and reliability thereof. The author, Steve Barwick, is a natural health journalist with over 30 years of experience writing professionally about natural health topics. He is not a doctor. Therefore, nothing stated in this Ezine should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this Ezine meant to be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. Nothing reported herein is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The author is simply reporting in journalistic fashion what he has learned during the past 17 years of journalistic research into colloidal silver and its usage. Therefore, the information and data presented should be considered for informational purposes only, and approached with caution. Readers should verify for themselves, and to their own satisfaction, from other knowledgeable sources such as their doctor, the accuracy and reliability of all reports, ideas, conclusions, comments and opinions stated herein. All important health care decisions should be made under the guidance and direction of a legitimate, knowledgeable and experienced health care professional. Readers are solely responsible for their choices. The author and publisher disclaim responsibility or liability for any loss or hardship that may be incurred as a result of the use or application of any information included in this Ezine.

How to Post a Positive Review of Colloidal Silver on the WebMD.com Web Site…


Here’s your chance to help show WebMD.com -- a notorious detractor of colloidal silver usage -- that their negative stance against colloidal silver is incorrect, and needs to be adjusted to a more positive and realistic view for the sake of their readers!
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...
The popular health web site, WebMD.com, has been a notorious detractor of colloidal silver usage for as long as it’s been in existence.
They rate colloidal silver as being “Likely unsafe for use.”
However, to their credit they do offer a “User Reviews” function on their web site where you can post a short review of any nutritional supplement they’ve discussed, good or bad.
So far, the reader reviews posted by colloidal silver users to the WebMD.com site have been overwhelmingly positive.
In fact, colloidal silver rates a big “five stars” positive review on almost every aspect of the WebMD.com rating system, which includes effectiveness, ease of use and satisfaction.
These extremely positive reviews by WebMD.com readers stand in stark contrast to WebMD’s long-time highly slanted editorial policy of trashing colloidal silver usage.
I think this is wonderful!
In fact, one day, if enough positive reviews of colloidal silver are posted to the WebMD.com web site, it might even goad WebMD.com into reconsidering their long-time anti-silver editorial policy.
So I’m asking you to please go to the WebMD.com “User Reviews” section for colloidal silver at the following link (see below), and post a very positive review, based upon your own best experience with colloidal silver.
The “User Reviews” system is very simple to use, and it should take you less than two minutes to post your review and rate colloidal silver in terms of effectiveness, ease of use and satisfaction.
Posting a positive review of colloidal silver at the above WebMD.com link will serve two very important purposes:
1.) Your positive review of colloidal silver will put WebMD.com on notice that users of colloidal silver are wildly enthusiastic about its benefits (and hopefully this will encourage WebMD.com to change their editorial stance on colloidal silver to a more positive one).
2.) Since literally millions of people each year visit the WebMD.com web site looking for effective solutions to their most pressing health and medical problems, your positive review of colloidal silver will help other people who may be unfamiliar with colloidal silver usage gain a good first impression of the supplement, and perhaps include colloidal silver in the list of natural health options they intend to pursue!
Educating people about the many positive healing benefits of colloidal silver has become my life’s work. You’ve likely read the story of how colloidal silver saved my wife’s toe from amputation, when we were first married some 17 years ago.
So I do all I can to help counteract the negative publicity Big Pharma and their media lackeys are constantly circulating against colloidal silver.
And I’m hoping you’ll join me in doing the same, simply by going to the WebMD.com “User Reviews” link for colloidal silver, and posting a positive review of colloidal silver.
Thanking you in advance, I remain…
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this Ezine have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Information conveyed herein is from sources deemed to be accurate and reliable, but no guarantee can be made in regards to the accuracy and reliability thereof. The author, Steve Barwick, is a natural health journalist with over 30 years of experience writing professionally about natural health topics. He is not a doctor. Therefore, nothing stated in this Ezine should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this Ezine meant to be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. Nothing reported herein is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The author is simply reporting in journalistic fashion what he has learned during the past 17 years of journalistic research into colloidal silver and its usage. Therefore, the information and data presented should be considered for informational purposes only, and approached with caution. Readers should verify for themselves, and to their own satisfaction, from other knowledgeable sources such as their doctor, the accuracy and reliability of all reports, ideas, conclusions, comments and opinions stated herein. All important health care decisions should be made under the guidance and direction of a legitimate, knowledgeable and experienced health care professional. Readers are solely responsible for their choices. The author and publisher disclaim responsibility or liability for any loss or hardship that may be incurred as a result of the use or application of any information included in this Ezine.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Colloidal Silver and E. Coli

As of this writing (June 2011) practically the entire European Union is now being affected by the deadly drug-resistant E. coli superbug that has apparently contaminated food crops.

Well over a dozen people have been killed, and thousands more sickened throughout the EU.

Too bad the EU outlawed the sale of colloidal silver in January 2010. As you’ll see below, numerous clinical studies demonstrate the fact that silver-based antimicrobials are one of the few substances left on the face of the earth that are still effective against drug-resistant forms of E. coli.

Here’s what you need to know now, so you can protect yourself and your family…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...

The outbreak of E. coli bacteria now sweeping through the European Union is already considered the third-largest involving E. coli in recent world history, and according to Associated Press it may also be the deadliest.

The new superbug, which researchers believe is food-borne, has killed at least 18 people, sickened more than 1,600 and spread to least 10 European countries.

Why is this new superbug wreaking such havoc and costing so many lives? Because it is extremely drug-resistant, meaning Big Pharma’s antibiotic drugs simply don’t work against it.

The good news, of course, is that colloidal silver has been clinically demonstrated to be effective against E. coli – even against some antibiotic-resistant strains of the pathogen! I’ll demonstrate that fact for you – conclusively – in just a moment, by showing you seven of the best studies on this subject.

The bad news, unfortunately, is that the European Union has banned colloidal silver from sale as a nutritional supplement in January 2010, leaving European citizens virtually helpless against the current onslaught of the deadly antibiotic-resistant E. coli.

It seems like every time a safe, natural and highly effective substance like colloidal silver is outlawed by the medical bureaucrats as they seek to protect drug company profits, there are, sadly, subsequent dire consequences for the millions of men, women and children left defenseless against the super-
pathogens.

The European Loophole

For our European readers, it’s very important for you to know that some enterprising colloidal silver vendors based in European countries have re-labeled their product as a “water disinfectant” rather than a nutritional supplement, making it legal for European health food stores and online vendors to continue selling their colloidal silver products.

This loophole will allow you to purchase colloidal silver in the European Union. You’ll have to check with your local health food store or do a Google search for online vendors in Europe who might still be carrying colloidal silver.

One such European colloidal silver vendor is our good friend Anders Sultan, Sweden’s largest colloidal silver manufacturer, maker of the Ionosil brand of colloidal silver.

Or, better still, if you can’t find colloidal silver commercially, order a high-quality Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from www.TheSilverEdge.com so you can make all of the high-quality colloidal silver you want – any time you want – in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

When you own the means of colloidal silver production, you can make your own high-quality colloidal silver for a tiny fraction of the cost you’d have to spend on store-bought brands. And by making your own colloidal silver, you bypass the bureaucrats and will never have to worry about scrambling to find a reliable source for colloidal silver again!

If colloidal silver turns out to be effective against this virulent new strain of E. coli – and based upon the clinical research I’ll show you below in just a moment, there’s no reason to believe it won’t – it may well be your only effective defense since antibiotic drugs simply aren’t able to do the job against this very dangerous pathogen.

Still Legal in America!

Fortunately, colloidal silver is still legal to sell as a nutritional supplement in America, even though the radical anti-silver environmentalists are doing everything in their power to have colloidal silver banned here, too.

There are numerous brands of colloidal silver available online and in local health food stores (some of our favorites are Sovereign Silver, ASAP Colloidal Silver Solution, Utopia Silver, Nutra-Silver, Silver 100 and R-Garden brand).

If you’re unfamiliar with colloidal silver usage, you can read for free how dozens of experienced colloidal silver users are curing their own infections and boosting their health and well-being by using colloidal silver, at the Colloidal Silver Success Stories web site

Or, learn how easy it is to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver – for about 36 cents a quart – by watching this short, 3-minute video:

But Is Colloidal Silver Really Effective Against E. coli?

There are at least seven different clinical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of silver-based products – including silver ions, silver nanoparticles and colloidal silver – against E. coli.

Check out the following studies located on the “Colloidal Silver Clinical Studies” page of TheSilverEdge.com web site, and see for yourself why colloidal silver may well turn out to be your last and most effective all-natural line of defense against the deadly E. coli pathogen:

In this clinical study, conducted by the Department of Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia, and published in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, researchers demonstrated that silver ions inhibit the respiratory chain of E. coli, effectively killing the pathogen. This study was conducted in 1974, meaning medical science has known about the effectiveness of silver against E. coli for over 37 years!

In this clinical study, conducted by the Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, researchers discovered that one of the most powerful ways silver ions destroy pathogens like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus is by attaching to the DNA of the pathogen and preventing it from replicating. No replication, no infection!

In this clinical study, researchers from Department of Microbiology1 and KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute at Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, found that electrically generated silver ions cause significant reductions in bacterial counts of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and that even the pathogens that survive exposure to silver ions become “non-cultivable,” meaning they are no longer able to reproduce, and eventually die. Of course, if they can’t reproduce, they can’t infect.

Here’s a clinical study demonstrating that silver nanoparticles dramatically reduce E. coli bacterial counts. The study showed that the silver nanoparticles not only adhered to the cell walls of the E. coli microbes, but also penetrated the cell walls resulting in death of the microorganisms. The researchers concluded the deaths of the E. coli pathogens were ultimately caused by the release of silver ions from the silver nanoparticles.

In this clinical study, published in the International Journal of Biological Research in 2010, it was found that colloidal silver exhibited “powerful antimicrobial activity” against multi-drug resistant pathogens including E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aregnosa and Salmonella typhi. The study authors state that colloidal silver showed antibacterial activity “against all tested pathogens.”

In this clinical study, conducted by researchers from the Department of Applied Microbiology at Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki, Nigeria, it was found that even low dose colloidal silver kills antibiotic-resistant E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus pathogens, whether used alone or used in conjunction with prescription antibiotics. The study also found that colloidal silver does not interfere with therapeutic efficacy of the prescription antibiotics tested, but in many cases enhances their effectiveness!

In this study, published in the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology [(2010) 26:615–621], clinical researchers challenged different drug-resistant pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, with silver nanoparticles. They found that the silver nanoparticles inactivated both drug-resistant and drug-susceptible bacteria (Gram positive and Gram negative), through a powerful bactericidal mechanism, and actually began inhibiting the bacterial growth rate from the very first moment of contact between the bacteria and the silver nanoparticles.

Silver-Based Antimicrobials ROCK!

As you can clearly see, colloidal silver, silver nanoparticles and silver ions have been clinically demonstrated to be highly effective against E. coli – including multi-drug-resistant strains of the pathogen!

In other words, silver-based antimicrobials ROCK against E. coli – even the deadly drug-resistant forms! The research is conclusive.

Yet in January 2010 the European Union banned the sale of over-the-counter nutritional supplement products containing any form of silver. And now the European Union is in crisis, with thousands of people ill and nearly two dozen dead, because their prescription antibiotic drugs are proving to be next to worthless against the latest strain of E. coli which is infecting the European food supply.

What Next?

According to Agence France Presse, in just the past few weeks here in the United States there have already been three suspected cases of people infected with the new drug-resistant form of E. coli reported.

Here’s the AFP report, which begins with this startling paragraph: “Health officials said Thursday three people in the United States are suspected to have fallen ill from e-coli bacteria after traveling to Germany where the mystery outbreak has killed 17.”

So the superbug appears to have jumped “across the pond,” as our European cousins like to say, to 
America.

This, on top of the already out-of-control medical crisis here in the U.S., with the spread of the deadly drug-resistant staph pathogen known as MRSA, which now kills more people in the U.S. each year than AIDs.

Worse yet, MRSA has recently been discovered to be spreading through the U.S. food supply, with studies showing that as much as 50% of all meat is now contaminated by the drug-resistant MRSA pathogen.

(Thankfully, colloidal silver also kills MRSA, as many colloidal silver users have gratefully attested.)
And of course, we can’t forget the growing new medical crisis with CRPK, the drug-resistant form of the highly infectious pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae, which has already infected some 315 people in the Los Angeles area alone in recent months!

(Again, thankfully, silver-based antimicrobials are highly effective against many strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, including forms that are often resistant to Big Pharma’s flagship antibiotic drugs.)

What This Means…

Obviously, silver-based antimicrobials are one of the last (and most highly effective) lines of defense against the growing legions of drug-resistant pathogens.

What this means is that it’s now more important than ever to have colloidal silver readily available.
In this Age of Strange Diseases in which we live, nothing could be more important than to include colloidal silver in your natural health-care arsenal, and learn how to use it effectively for your own personal health and well-being as well as that of your family and friends…

…particularly now that deadly, drug-resistant strains of E. coli are contaminating food crops, and equally deadly strains of MRSA are now contaminating the U.S. meat supply.

To start learning more about colloidal silver, be sure to first learn how easy it is to make your own colloidal silver.

And if you’re still not sure colloidal silver is right for you, read these real-life testimonials from people who have resolved numerous illnesses and infectious diseases through the simple, judicious use of colloidal silver.

You can also learn the basics of colloidal silver usage in under one hour through the inexpensive new Colloidal Silver Secrets Video from Life & Health Research Group.

And of course, if you’d like encyclopedic knowledge of colloidal silver and its usage – including specific dosages for a myriad of specific diseases – consider getting a copy of my 547-page book, The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual.

Whatever you do, don’t wait until it’s too late to learn more. The super-pathogens are spreading. And Big Pharma’s antibiotic drugs simply aren’t able to stem the growing tide.

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

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