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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Colloidal Silver and Pseudomonas Infections

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of post-operative infections, burn infections and lung infections such as those found in cases of cystic fibrosis and obstructive pneumonitis.

In fact, Pseudomonas is also one of the leading causes of death in post-operative infections, burn infections and lung infections.

What’s more, it’s also a major cause of urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia (invasion of the bloodstream by a pathogen), bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections

Worse yet, Pseudomonas is likely to become an even greater cause of illness and disease in the future, because it is now one of the most highly antibiotic-resistant pathogens on the face of the earth.

Fortunately, as this article will reveal, for decades colloidal silver has been known to be an effective remedy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. And recent clinical research confirms this fact.

First, a little background...

Slime Cities

The Pseudomonas pathogen is known as a biofilm pathogen because it secretes a slime film and then forms colonies within that slime, creating in essence what amounts to a “slime city” of pathogens.

The pathogen is ubiquitous. In other words, it can be found throughout nature. And its slime can be found attached to both inert surfaces and to living surfaces such as plants and animals. And it can be found both inside and outside of the human body.

Researchers now believe the slimy protective biofilm produced by Pseudomonas is – at least in part – a major contributing factor to the profound antibiotic resistance of the pathogen.

According to Kenneth Todar, PhD, writing in Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology:

“Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen, meaning that it exploits some break in the host defenses to initiate an infection.

In fact, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the epitome of an opportunistic pathogen of humans. The bacterium almost never infects uncompromised tissues, yet there is hardly any tissue that it cannot infect if the tissue defenses are compromised in some manner.

It causes urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, particularly in patients with severe burns and in cancer and AIDS patients who are immunosuppressed.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is a serious problem in patients hospitalized with cancer, cystic fibrosis, and burns. The case fatality rate in these patients is near 50 percent.”

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is primarily a nosocomial pathogen [i.e., it originates primarily in hospitalized patients – ED]. According to the CDC, the overall incidence of P. aeruginosa infections in U.S. hospitals averages about 0.4 percent (4 per 1000 discharges), and the bacterium is the fourth most commonly-isolated nosocomial pathogen accounting for 10.1 percent of all hospital-acquired infections.

Colloidal Silver to the Rescue!

Fortunately, there are a number of in vitro studies demonstrating the effectiveness of colloidal silver against the Pseudomonas pathogen.

In one time-kill study conducted at the University of North Texas by Mark A. Farinha, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, colloidal silver killed the Pseudomonas pathogen within four minutes, in concentrations of 15 ppm and 30 ppm.

According to the study analysis, the 30 ppm colloidal silver worked faster, but even at that, the 15 ppm colloidal silver worked within four minutes.

“Two concentrations of isolated silver were used, one 15 PPM isolated colloidal silver and one 30 PPM isolated colloidal silver.

The 30 PPM colloidal silver achieved results markedly faster, although both formulations achieved the desired results within four minutes...

...The in-vitro lab results conclusively demonstrate that a high quality isolated colloidal silver product is remarkably effective in concentrations of both 15 PPM and 30 PPM against Psuedomonas aeruginosa.

A greater concentration demonstrated faster action, however, the results in the first four minutes dropped population counts to nearly non-existant levels with both formulations.”

This was an in vitro (i.e., test tube) study, of course. So that kind of speed may not translate over to an infection in a human being.

But it certainly suggests that persistent application of 15-30 ppm colloidal silver to the wound site would resolve the infection.

Brigham Young University Study Shows Colloidal Silver

Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of Pseudomonas, MRSA and E. Coli

In another this study, conducted in October 2006 at the Department of Microbiology/Molecular Biology of Brigham-Young University, and published in the journal Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 7, October 10, 2006 –

-- it was found that a number of the antibiotic drugs that were no longer effective against multiple drug-resistant pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MRSA and E. Coli, could actually be restored to full efficacy against the deadly pathogens –

-- but only if a liquid silver solution similar to colloidal silver was used in conjunction with the antibiotic drug!

The researchers wrote:

“Silver–Water–Dispersion™ solution has been shown as an effective antibiotic against many...multiple drug-resistant (MDR) strains (including) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. Coli and MRSA.”

The study authors pointed out that combining a silver solution with the formerly effective antibiotics made good sense, stating, “As high level acquired resistance to conventional antibiotics is frequent, it seems reasonable to use combination therapy in order to achieve bactericidal synergism.”

They went on to state, “Active silver solutions have shown marked activity against proven bacterial-resistant strains…It is clear that the combination will allow a more complete clearing of the pathological organism.”

In short, what the researchers found is that when they used the liquid silver solution in conjunction with the antibiotic drugs that had previously lost their effectiveness against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other deadly super pathogens –

-- the antibiotics began to work again. The synergism between silver and the antibiotic drugs brought the deadly pathogens back under control.

Since the antibiotic drugs tested at Brigham Young had previously lost their effectiveness against deadly super-pathogens such as Pseudomonas, this clearly demonstrates that the silver was the deciding factor in the deaths of the deadly pathogens!

Colloidal Silver Kills Both Pseudomonas and MRSA!

Another study, this one conducted in Taiwan, also demonstrated that colloidal silver nanoparticles kill both Pseudomonas aeruginosa as well as MRSA.

In this study, a special colloidal silver solution was tested on contact surfaces where the deadly pathogens are known to colonize, and from which they can spread to humans. The silver solution proved to be completely effective against both the MRSA and Pseudomonas super-pathogens.

The study, which demonstrated conclusively that silver could be applied to contact surfaces to stop colonies of the pathogens from forming, was titled, "Formation of colloidal silver nanoparticles stabilized by Na(+)-poly(gamma-glutamic acid)-silver nitrate complex via chemical reduction process."

It was conducted at the Department of Textile Science, Nanya Institute of Technology, Chung-Li, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. And it was published in the journal Colloids Surface B Biointerfaces in October 2007.

Dilute Colloidal Silver Solution Kills Pseudomonas!

A May 2008 in vitro clinical study, titled “In vitro evaluation of the activity of colloidal silver concentrate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from postoperative wound infection,” –

-- and conducted jointly by the Department of Applied Microbiology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria, and the Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Nigeria, at Nsukka, Nigeria –

-- also demonstrated colloidal silver’s effectiveness against Pseudomonas.

Using a diluted colloidal silver concentrate, the Pseudomonas pathogen was killed within 90 minutes after application.

The author's wrote "Our study has further confirmed the potent antibacterial activity of colloidal silver concentrate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

This presents a clear indication for the potential applicability of colloidal silver in the treatment of some post operative wound infections caused by this organism."

They also wrote:

“In the present study, colloidal silver was shown to demonstrate very potent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa isolated from post operative eye infection.

This activity should be urgently explored in the development of highly active antibacterial therapeutic agents to combat the rapidly increasing infectious diseases that currently challenge the present arsenal of antibacterial drugs.”

Egyptian Study Shows Colloidal Silver

More Effective Than Antibiotics Against Pseudomonas

In another new study, titled “Colloidal silver as a new antimicrobial agent,” –

-- which was conducted by the Department of Microbiology at the National Organization for Drug Control and Research in Giza, Egypt, and published in the International Journal of Microbiological Research, [1 (1): 33-36, 2010] –

-- it was demonstrated that multiple antibiotic-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were decimated by colloidal silver, and indeed, the colloidal silver was far more effective than the antibiotic drugs tested!

Quoting the study:

“Table 2 shows that all tested bacteria were resistant to more than one antibiotic.

The important observation was the antibacterial activity of colloidal silver against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa which exhibit superior effects when compared with other antibiotics.”

So again, we have a published clinical study showing that colloidal silver was found to be more effective than antibiotic drugs against the Pseudomonas bacteria as well as a number of other antibiotic-resistant pathogens!

Colloidal Silver, Pseudomonas and Burns

The most prominent infection affecting burn victims is Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In fact, more burn victims die from the ensuing Pseudomonas infection, than for any other reason.

But according to the Congressional testimony of William D. Moellar, president of American Biotech Laboratories (April 26, 2005) the Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogen was killed in burn infections using as little as 5 ppm concentration of colloidal silver!

Of course, the information on colloidal silver’s effectiveness against Pseudomonas infections in burn victims is not new. Way back in 1966, researchers Moyer, Brentano, Gravens, Margraff and others reported that silver was very effective against Pseudomonas infections for burn victims.

As reported in The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual, quoting Zane Baronowski, CN, author of the booklet, Colloidal Silver: The Natural Antibiotic Alternative:

“The comeback of silver in medicine began in the 1970s. The late Dr. Carl Moyer, chairman of Washington University’s Department of Surgery, received a grant to develop better treatments for burn victims.

Dr. Margraf, as the chief biochemist, worked with Dr. Moyer and other surgeons to find an antiseptic strong enough, yet safe to use over large areas of the body. Dr. Margraf reviewed 22 antiseptic compounds and found drawbacks in all of them.

‘These compounds are ineffective against a number of harmful bacteria, including the biggest killer in burn cases – a greenish-blue bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It almost always shows up in burns, releasing a poison.’

Reviewing the medical literature, Dr. Margraf found repeated references to silver. It was described as a catalyst that disables the enzymes microorganisms depend on to ‘breathe.’ Consequently, they die.

Therefore, Dr. Margraf decided to use the best known pharmaceutical compound of silver: silver nitrate. Concentrated silver nitrate was corrosive and painful. So he diluted the silver nitrate to a .5 percent solution and found that it killed the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria and permitted wounds to heal. Resistant strains did not appear.

Silver nitrate, however, was far from ideal. It disturbed the balance of body salts, was thick and cumbersome to use and stained everything it touched. Dr. Margraf searched for other preparations of silver, and in the process helped re-discover colloidal silver, which he found to be highly effective on the burns.

As a result of these efforts, the topical burn cream Silver Sulphadiazine (aka Silvadene) was created, and hundreds of important new medical uses for silver were found.

Dr. Harry Margraf later concluded, ‘Silver is the best all around germ-fighter we have.’”

So in a very real sense, it was the virulence of the Pseudomonas pathogen that was largely responsible for the development of Silvadene Cream (Silver Sulphadiazine) –

-- which has since saved countless tens of thousands of lives of burn victims by preventing the infection that could have killed them!

Pseudomonas Lung Infections and Colloidal Silver

Based upon anecdotal accounts I’ve seen, colloidal silver also seems to work for internal pseudomonas infections.

Here is a quote from a doctor, taken from the Expert Quotes page on The Silver Edge site (http://thesilveredge.com/experts.shtml):

"I have a friend who has suffered for years from chronic pneumonitis, caused by Pseudomonas. Sputum cultures were consistently positive, despite massive doses of horribly expensive antibiotics. Then colloidal silver was suggested, and taken. Sputum cultures since have been negative, and the patient’s general health and vitality greatly improved. Her internist can’t deny the improvement, but won’t attribute it to the silver, of course! It would have occurred anyway; the silver just happened to come on the scene at the right time. Uh-huh." -- Dr. Paul Hine, M.D. (retired ophthalmologist)

In the above case, pneumonitis caused by Pseudomonas infection was apparently easily cured by colloidal silver, even after "massive doses" of prescription antibiotics had failed. However, the doctor didn't mention how much colloidal silver was used by the patient, nor how often.

Since the above case involved the lungs, I suspect that simply inhaling colloidal silver mist through a nebulizer would have equally well resolved the case, but of course I cannot be sure.

That would not be the case, of course, with a topical Pseudomonas infection, such as in a surgical wound or a burn. Topical treatment with colloidal silver would be required in such a case.

Another testimonial, from the SilverMedicine.org web site, states:

“I have had for years an ugly urinary infection, from Pseudomonas and Proteus, taken in hospital, both resistant to all the antibiotics, except that Amikacina [i.e., an antibiotic drug available in Mexico – ED].

With only 1 month of CS, one glass per day, the infection is gone. After first week no more symptoms yet.

The results have been confirmed with two several following analyses, one and two months later: everything is sterile.”

Of course, testimonials are accounts of subjective experiences, and are not objective proof of efficacy. But it is interesting that there are anecdotal accounts of both Pseudomonas lung infections and urinary infections in which colloidal silver was found to be effective.

Potential Oral Colloidal Silver Therapy for Pseudomonas

I'm not a doctor, I’m a journalist. So I can't (and won’t) advise for any specific kind of health condition for any person.

But if I had a topical Pseudomonas infection, based on the research I've seen I'd most certainly consider applying 15-30 ppm colloidal silver three or four times a day, using a pump spray bottle, allowing it to air dry afterwards.

I'd also consider taking at least an ounce of colloidal silver three times a day, orally, until the infection was resolved.

For a case of pneumonitis (or even a case of bacteremia) caused by Pseudomonas infection, I’d consider taking an ounce of 15-30 ppm colloidal silver three times a day, then doubling that after several days, and doubling it again after several more days if needed, until the infection is resolved or the treatment proves to be not worthwhile.

I’d also consider inhaling colloidal silver using a nebulizer – twice a day for three minutes each session.

I'm a big fan of nebulizing colloidal silver. It gets the silver directly into the bloodstream via the lungs, bypassing the stomach.

Essentially, you are simply breathing in colloidal silver mist, deep into the lungs where it is then distributed to the bloodstream and taken to the tissues and organs throughout the body.

Nebulizers can be purchased relatively inexpensively on eBay (around $30-$35). Or, alternatively, a cool mist vaporizer (not a hot steam vaporizer) can be used, though not as effectively.

However, one caveat: There are ZERO studies on the safety of long-term inhalation of colloidal silver.

That’s potentially serious, because frankly, no one knows for sure whether or not silver particles inhaled over time get imbedded into lung tissue, or if they can detrimentally effect the actions of the cilia which help clear the lungs of fluids and toxins.

Therefore, I’d only use this method sparingly, such as several times a day for three minutes each time. Never for more than a few days in a row.

I tend to be ultra-conservative on the idea of nebulizing colloidal silver, until studies show long-term safety. After all, safety first is the best motto when it comes to your health.

The above idea are simply that: ideas. I am not a doctor. And I’m not “prescribing” what anyone else should do. Just musing, journalistically, about what I’d consider trying if I had a serious Pseudomonas infection.

*Nothing stated in the above text should be construed as being a substitute for professional medical advice, nor a claim that colloidal silver is a cure for Pseudomonas or a specific remedy for any type of disease. Please note there is a significant difference between personal anecdotal evidence such as that described above, and legitimate medical proof. You should ALWAYS make ALL health-care decisions under the guidance of a licensed and experienced health care practitioner. Postponing or foregoing prescribed medical treatment in favor of a natural remedy could result in serious health consequences. Always work with your doctor. Never attempt to undergo an alternative course of treatment on your own just because you read or heard something in the popular media.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Colloidal Silver and Cancer

Recent clinical research utilizing silver nanoparticles against cancer cells has demonstrated that there just might be something to the myriad of anecdotal stories for silver’s oft-claimed but as yet unproven cancer-fighting properties…

Here’s some potentially good news for cancer patients.

Two recent clinical studies have looked at the idea of using silver nanoparticles as a method to shrink cancer tumors.

You can read about one of them here. And another one here.

These studies are fascinating, because they demonstrate that if doctors can get enough silver to the site of a cancer tumor, they can potentially shrink or even kill the tumor.

Indeed, according to the first study, which was conducted on tumor-bearing mice, silver nanoparticles (referred to as AgNPs) showed "dose-dependent cytotoxicity" against cancer cells.

In other words, the silver nanoparticles flat out killed the cancer cells when high enough levels of silver came into contact with them.

What's more, there was no acute or chronic toxicity, and no negative effects on the blood or biology of the mice.

And elevated white blood cell and platelet counts were actually brought to normal. Tumor volume shrank dramatically.

The study authors concluded, "These findings confirm the antitumor properties of AgNPs [i.e., silver nanoparticles – ED], and suggest that they may be a cost-effective alternative in the treatment of cancer and angiogenesis-related disorders."

The second study, this one a test tube study conducted on breast cancer cells, produced similar results.

In fact, it concluded, “Colloidal silver had dose-dependent cytotoxic effect in MCF-7 breast cancer cells through induction of apoptosis.”

Once again, that simply means if you put enough colloidal silver into direct contact with the breast cancer cells, it kills them.

Different Than Dr. Robert O. Becker’s Method

This is quite different than the method employed by Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D. back in the 1980’s.

Dr. Becker generated very minuscule amounts of silver into a cancer cell culture, using tiny positive micro-amp currents of electricity.

He was able to cause the cancer cells to dedifferentiate and revert to stem cells, which could then renew themselves through mitotic cell division and re-differentiate into healthy specialized cell types.

In other words, if new heart cells were needed, they became heart cells. If new prostate cells were needed, they became prostate cells. And so on.

As he stated in chapter 8 of his bestselling book, The Body Electric:

“…we found that we could suspend mitosis in the fibrosarcoma cells with silver ions injected by minute levels of positive current.

During one day of exposure, the cells appeared to dedifferentiate completely, and they stopped dividing for a month without additional treatment, even though we changed the nutrient medium regularly.

Obviously, this entire subject needs to be investigated more thoroughly.”

He also stated, in his second best-selling book, Cross Currents:

“…we did find that some human cancer cells in culture appeared to dedifferentiate when exposed to these silver ions.

I also had a patient with a severe, chronic bone infection who had an associated cancer in the wound. He refused amputation, which would have been the treatment of choice, and insisted that I treat his infection with the silver technique.

After three months, the infection was under control, and the cancer cells in the wound appeared to have changed back to normal. When I last heard from him, eight years after the treatment, he was still fine.

It is important to realize that this is not simply an electrical effect, but the result of the combined action of the electrical voltage and the electrically generated silver ions. It is an electrochemical treatment.

While we do not have firm evidence at this time, what probably happens is that the silver ion is shaped so as to connect with some receptor group on the surface of the cancer-cell membrane.

After that connection is made, an electrical-charge transfer sends a signal to the nucleus of the cancer cell that activates the primitive-type genes, and the cell dedifferentiates.

In that state it awaits instructions as to what it is to become. The process is exactly the same as that in Rose's experiments, except that in this case the dedifferentiation is caused by the unexpected action of the positive silver ions.

This technique obviously requires more study before any clinical use can be made of its antitumor effect. However, it does appear to be a promising lead in an otherwise rather grim picture."

Killing the Cancer v/s Reverting Cancer Cells

Unfortunately, the current method discussed in the two above-referenced studies is much cruder than Becker’s. The researchers are simply putting so much nanosilver into contact with the cancer cells that it induces apoptosis, which means cell death.

This is typical orthodox medicine mentality when it comes to cancer. You don’t heal the body of the cancer. You jump in and kill the cancer.

It’s kinda like your local bug spray guy. He doesn’t tell you that removing the excess brush and bushes growing alongside your house will help keep the bugs away. He just comes and sprays poison around your home every week, and charges you money for it.

Of course, I'd much prefer Dr. Becker's method, which he was developing at Syracuse Medical University back in the 1980's, until his funding was mysteriously pulled and he was never allowed to finish his clinical work. (See his books for more information on this, i.e., The Body Electric and Cross Currents.)

But at least the current method under study is demonstrating that colloidal silver can, indeed, kill cancer cells – another wonderful feather in the cap for safe, natural silver!

And the really good news is this: One day it might just replace toxic chemotherapy, radiation therapy and perhaps even surgery, saving millions of cancer victims every year globally!

FDA and Cancer Claims

These two studies should go quite a way toward opening the doors to additional research –

-- and perhaps even spurring the FDA to back off on some of its rhetoric against using silver for serious diseases such as cancer.

After all, for years now they FDA has complained vociferously that "unscrupulous" colloidal silver vendors have touted colloidal silver as a "cancer cure."

Now, with these two clinical studies, there’s a little more ammo available for that claim.

However, it is important to note that oral ingestion of colloidal silver could not possibly deliver to a tumor site the levels of silver used in these studies.

More than likely, a specially prepared isotonic solution of silver nanoparticles would have to be injected directly into key areas of the tumor site, probably repeatedly, over long periods of time, until the cancer cells were obliterated.

This would require skilled professionals utilizing modern monitoring technologies such as CT imaging or MRI or other imaging techniques, so the administering physicians could track the results and strategically administer the therapy to the precise areas needed.

Nevertheless, it is quite interesting that medical science appears to be moving in this direction. And it is my sincere hope that one day medical researchers will develop a successful protocol allowing silver to be used for this purpose.

It would certainly be a Godsend for cancer victims.

Oral Colloidal Silver Use, and Cancer

In spite of the fact that oral use of colloidal silver could not possibly get the concentrations of silver needed to a specific tumor site, such as a breast tumor –

-- there nevertheless have been some fascinating testimonials over the years from people who have enjoyed "spontaneous remissions" of their cancer after starting a regimen of oral colloidal silver.

For example, I’ve spoken with one reader of The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual who swears* he cured his confirmed case of prostate cancer by drinking copious amounts of micro-particle colloidal silver.

He later purchased a Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator and sent it to his brother in Ireland, who also had prostate cancer. And he says his brother was cured, too, using the same protocol he had followed.

In short, they both drank ungodly amounts of the micro-particle colloidal silver (a quart a day for a month) -- which I would never recommend to anyone due to the distinct possibility of ending up with argyria (i.e., skin staining).

But as this very personable Irish gentleman put it to me at the time, in his classic Irish accent, "And my choices were what, me boy? Dying from cancer, or getting gray skin? I'll take the risk of the gray skin over the other, any day."

Well, the reality is he had other options, such as conventional medical treatment.

But he was adamantly against the recommended conventional medical protocol, as his doctor had told him he could end up impotent, and in a worst case scenario may even end up needing to have certain pertinent body parts surgically removed.

So he chose on his own volition to at least temporarily forego the conventional medical treatment, in favor of trying the colloidal silver first.

And it apparently worked for him, as well as for his brother in Ireland.

Of course, that’s not something I could ever advise anyone to do. Why?

Because if the colloidal silver treatment didn’t work, then valuable time may have been lost that could have been used to stop the spread of the cancer through conventional medical means before it went too far to be arrested.

But this bold and self-reliant individual made up his own mind, and it apparently worked out splendidly for him, as well as his brother!

More Cancer Remissions After Using Oral Colloidal Silver*

There’s also an individual on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Group on Facebook who has used colloidal silver in conjunction with other powerful natural supplements and regimens, to cure some pretty serious cases of cancer.

Here are several of his fascinating stories, taken with permission from the Colloidal Silver Success Stories* web site:

“I’ve seen numerous cases of cancer cured through natural means, and in my experience the colloidal silver water needs to be an integral part of any naturopathic cancer treatment protocol. Examples:

A friend of mine's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in Florida. Before starting any treatments, the oncologists wanted to wait and see how quickly or slowly it would develop so they could choose the best of allopathic treatments for it.

Her husband, my friend, called me immediately after diagnosis, and I told him we were not going to wait one more second to work on helping her. Her mother had died previously from breast cancer so she was very fearful of what might happen to her.

I have a lot of different alternative protocols for going after different types of cancer.

Because these folks were used to "regular" medical doctors and allopathic philosophy, I chose two simple forms of "treatment' because I didn't want to overload their circuits with an abundance of possible protocols.

I suggested that she use the 7-10 ppm colloidal silver water and drink it often in between meals on a daily basis - a few ounces at a time.

I also suggested she purchase Flor*Essence tea (the best formula of Essiac tea that I'm aware of) and with 2 ounces of stove-top heated (not microwaved) pure spring water (no chlorinated water whatsoever!) or distilled water, mix with 2 ounces of Flor*Essence tea and drink that an hour before each meal and before retiring.

She adopted those two protocols religiously and with great discipline followed it for six months.

In six months, she returned to her oncologist for scans and possible treatment. To his and her surprise, the cancer was gone. The oncologist told her: "I don't know what you're doing, but keep doing it."

Upon returning home, she called me in tears of joy to let me know the cancer was gone. I was so excited for her that it brought tears to my eyes, too.

That was six years ago, and for maintenance, she still drinks colloidal silver water and a cup or two of her Flor*Essence tea, daily.”

Another Example*

Here’s another example, cited by the same gentleman:

“One serious case of cancer I came into contact with was with a friend's brother who had cancer of the kidney and was scheduled to have it surgically removed in four weeks.

I explained that I didn't know if I could help him get rid of the cancer in that short a period of time (if at all), but that I'd give it my best shot. I used several protocols with this particular person:

1. Colloidal Silver Water several times daily in-between meals for the entire four week period.

2. Flor*Essence tea (Essiac) four times daily - an hour before each meal and before retiring. Plus 2 ounces of pure spring water (no chlorinated water) stove-top heated (not micro-waved) mixed with 2 ounces of Flor*Essence tea. Flor*Essence tea was learned from an Ojibway Indian and developed by Registered Nurse Rene Caisse and later perfected even further by Dr. Charles A. Brusch, President John F. Kennedy's Physician, while JFK was in the White House. Dr. Brusch had cured his own intestinal cancer using Flor*Essence tea. Ms. Rene Caisse had cured tens of thousands of terminal folks from 1928 - 1978 at her clinic in Bracebridge, Canada.

3. 10 grams of Vitamin C taken orally over the course of the day to strengthen his immune system. (Intra-venous {IV} vitamin C can help immensely, but I couldn't find a practitioner to administer it).

4. A good muliti-vitamin and mineral capsule taken daily, again, to strengthen his immune system. Additional vitamin E, D, A, and selenium.

5. Dr. Hulda Clark's 2004 "Zapper" using the Cancer program driver. He used the Zapper daily for the remaining three weeks after running the 8 day program (which is one session the first day, 2 sessions of the Zapper the second day with an hour in between sessions, 3 sessions the third day, an hour in between sessions, 4 and four, 5 and five, 6 and six, 7 and seven, and 8 sessions on the eighth day, again with an hour in between each session). so the last day it takes fifteen hours to complete the Zapper run. After the eight day run with the Zapper program, he used it off and on daily for the remaining three weeks.

6. Lots of raw vegetables and fruit daily.

He was very disciplined in using all of these protocols for the entire four weeks. When he went in for his surgery, the oncologists did a scan to locate all of the cancer, but the cancer was totally gone, to his and the doctor's surprise, and they had to cancel the surgery!

In my opinion, it was the combination of all of these protocols including Colloidal Silver Water that saved his kidney from the ravages of cancer.

This was a very tough situation because we had a very short time limit of only four weeks to work on ridding his body of the cancer.

I was as surprised as he and the doctors because of the short time span. He was very thankful about the outcome. But it proved to me once again, that anyone can overcome cancer using natural, alternative methods.

To me, the optimal time to begin natural, alternative treatments is immediately after diagnosis before any allopathic treatments have been administered.

Once chemotherapy begins, a person's own immune system becomes weakened and impaired and then it becomes extremely difficult for the body to fight off the cancer.

I cannot guarantee that we'll beat cancer every time we go after it with alternative methods, but I've seen and experienced success in defeating it many times with a number of different types of cancer (throat, tongue, brain, skin, stomach, bladder and intestines to name a few).

Yes, I've lost people to this dreaded disease, but only if they did not religiously follow all of the protocols I suggested, and if they had undergone any number of prior allopathic treatments (radiation, chemotherapy and surgery) that eventually weakened and partially destroyed their own immune systems so their bodies could not aid in the battle.

Even since this time of five or more years ago when we fought the kidney cancer and won (thank God!), through my continued alternative research, I have learned even more helpful protocols to help people win the battle of their life against this very dreaded disease, cancer.

I thank God for his divine intervention in leading me to research the protocols I've been fortunate enough to learn over the years.”

Worked for Pets, Too!*

The same individual tells me he also used colloidal silver to cure his cat of stomach cancer:

“One of my felines came down with stomach cancer and would spew blood all over her chest. This started about a year and one-half ago. I treated her daily with Colloidal Silver Water 15-21 ppm that I made, dispensed through an eye-dropper with at least 6 eye-dropper doses usually six to eight times daily.

I also gave her 6 eyedropper doses of undiluted Flor*Essence tea before she ate, about six to eight times daily. Within three months, she was healed, and is now as rowdy and playful as ever.”

Skin Cancer and Colloidal Silver*

And of course, we’ve told the story before of Mr. Al Koblik, who was able to avoid costly skin cancer surgery by using colloidal silver instead.

Mr. Koblick was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma on his right leg in early 2005. His doctor told him he would have to undergo the standard medical procedure for trying to stop this type of cancer, which is a process called electrodesiccation.

So he decided to try making and using his own colloidal silver first, with a new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from www.TheSilverEdge.com.

He began by taking about two ounces of colloidal silver per day internally, and also using a wet tissue to gently "dab" 10 ppm colloidal silver, full strength, directly onto the cancerous site several times a day, allowing it to air dry.

You can see the "before" and “after” photos at www.ColloidalSilverSuccessStories.com (second success story down the page).

The “before” photo shows a very red, inflamed leg with cancerous lesions beginning to spread. The "after" photo, taken four months later, shows phenomenal healing of the same area.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line is that any thinking person would conclude there is enough anecdotal evidence available to justify research into the use of silver for cancer.

And now there’s the bona-fide preliminary clinical research cited in the beginning of this article, which demonstrates nanosilver to be a potentially viable treatment for cancer.

This of course is really good news, because unlike personal testimonials, it is quite difficult to ignore clinical research or write it off as being strictly “anecdotal.”

Hopefully, this new clinical research will spur medical researchers to conduct even more clinical studies, and eventually come up with an effective treatment protocol using silver.

I suppose it would be too much to hope that they'd look back in time and examine Dr. Robert O. Becker's original clinical research at Syracuse Medical University from the 1980’s…

…and do some additional clinical studies to see if Dr. Becker's method of using very small amounts of silver and positive electrical micro-currents to promote cellular dedifferentiation -- reverting cancer cells to fresh, new stem cells -- is a viable option to using larger concentrations of silver as a cancer cell toxin.

Regardless, the two clinical studies discussed at the beginning of this article represent absolutely fascinating and very hopeful work that may one day lead to medical protocols resulting in a true cure for cancer…

…and from a substance that is just about as natural as you can ever get – pure silver.

*Nothing stated in the above text should be construed as being a substitute for professional medical advice, nor a claim that colloidal silver is a "cancer cure" or a specific remedy for any type of disease. There is a significant difference between personal anecdotal evidence such as that described above, and legitimate medical proof. You should ALWAYS make ALL health-care decisions under the guidance of a licensed and experienced health care practitioner. Postponing or foregoing prescribed medical treatment could result in serious health consequences. Always work with your doctor. Never attempt to undergo an alternative course of treatment on your own just because you read or heard something in the popular media.