tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905061735935929610.post4064737197590195205..comments2023-11-05T01:30:43.742-08:00Comments on Colloidal Silver Secrets: How Do We Know Colloidal Silver Actually Works?Steve Barwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609959967400251679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905061735935929610.post-79081916551329878912010-03-25T23:20:52.896-07:002010-03-25T23:20:52.896-07:00Actually, the study on the Cystic Fibrosis lung di...Actually, the study on the Cystic Fibrosis lung disease was on a human.<br /><br />Dr. Farber's book, although not a study, also explained how he overcame chronic wasting Lyme Disease through oral use of colloidal silver. <br /><br />And many of the clinical studies conducted in the 1980's by the late Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D., of Syracuse Medical University were conducted on humans. Dr. Becker demonstrated, for example, cured every case of "incurable" bone disease (osteomyelitis) they sent to him, and found that the electrically generated silver ions caused no discernible harm to the cells and tissues of the human body.<br /><br />But you are basically right -- there is a dearth of actual human studies, because no medical university is willing to spend the millions of dollars on human studies for a natural substance that can't be patented and sold as a "drug." They simply can't make their money back on the studies, when there is nothing to patent and sell. <br /><br />So we have to go by the handful of human studies conducted way back in the early 1900's (published in the early medical journals both here and in England). Here's a quote from 1919 that you might find interesting: <br /><br />"Applying colloidal silver to human subjects has been done in a large number of cases with astonishingly successful results...it has the advantage of being rapidly fatal to parasites without toxic action on its host. It is quite stable. It protects rabbits from ten times the lethal dose of tetanus or diphtheria toxin."<br /><br />-- Colloids In Biology and Medicine (1919) by Alfred Searle, founder of the giant Searle Pharmaceuticals firm<br /><br />BTW, as soon as Dr. Becker found that he could make complex cancer cells dedifferentiate into simple, non-cancerous cells using electrically generated silver ions, his university pulled his funding, and he was forced to write his two bestselling books, The Body Electric and Cross Currents, explaining the clinical studies he had conducted at the university and the amazing results he had achieved before his funding was pulled.<br /><br />Finally, a number of large commercial manufacturers of colloidal silver have conducted some very good human studies on oral use of colloidal silver. ASAP brand colloidal silver comes to mind. Due to the costs, and bureaucratic red tape here in the U.S., and the general anti-silver attitude among the medical profession here, they've had to go to countries like Ghana or Costa Rica or others to have the human studies performed in hospitals there. <br /><br />Generally, these human studies have proved out colloidal silver's effectiveness against illnesses ranging from yellow fever to serious lung infections and much more. However, those studies belong to the companies that conducted them, and cannot be reproduced by others, including myself. But you can do some research on your own and probably find the study references on their web sites.Steve Barwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609959967400251679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905061735935929610.post-86312187286875989172010-03-25T03:17:00.628-07:002010-03-25T03:17:00.628-07:00I think the question is a good one and your answer...I think the question is a good one and your answer provides a lot of support, but what I don't see too much of, and what most skeptical reports on CC indicate, is that it doesn't do much/anything when taking INTERNALLY. Can you specifically point out some sources where it's been shown to work internally? I'm a supporter of CC, but have never used it yet. I have been VERY happy with my 3 year old Samsung SILVERCARE washer which uses ionic silver (instead of bleach- hate the stuff) as an antimicrobial. I believe all their washers now have this as a standard feature. No, I don't work for samsung, but I've never seen it mentioned and thought you're readers might like to know about it. Even Consumer Reports found it to be effective. Hopefully I will be trying CC soon and plan to join your facebook group.Thanks. -JZap2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09060654290979820330noreply@blogger.com