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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

7 Deadly Microbes Killed by Colloidal Silver at Very Low Concentrations: Study

A 2011 study demonstrates that very low concentrations of colloidal silver produced “pronounced antibacterial effect” against six well-known and potentially deadly disease-causing microbes, and even against one microbe used to simulate anthrax in germ warfare tests.

What does this mean to you? It means colloidal silver can help protect you and your family against six of the most common disease-causing microbes known to man – microbes that produce millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths every single year. What’s more, colloidal silver may well protect against deadly germ warfare pathogens, as well.

Read my short article below to learn which well-known – and sometimes deadly -- disease-causing microbes have been clinically proven to be eradicated by colloidal silver in lab studies, even at extremely low concentrations, and why this information is so important for you to know…

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In a clinical study published in the Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, researchers from the Metallurgical and Material Science Engineering Department at Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey documented that colloidal silver demonstrated a pronounced antibacterial effect against seven pathogens.

What’s more, the colloidal silver evidenced this pronounced antibacterial effect in very low concentrations, i.e., 2-4 ppm.

The seven pathogens tested were:

· Escherichia coli

· Staphylococcus aureus

· Candida albicans

· Salmonella typhimurium

· Pseudomonas aeruginosa

· Klebsiella pneumoniae

· Bacillus subtilis

Silver: A Noble Metal

One of the most interesting aspects of the above-linked study, for me, is that the researchers correctly refer to silver as a "noble metal," rather than a "heavy metal."

The term "noble metal" is the correct scientific nomenclature for silver. After all, silver is in the same family of metals as platinum, palladium and gold (all noble metals) and NOT in the family of metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, cobalt and arsenic, which are known as the "heavy metals".

Unfortunately, unscrupulous groups and individuals who are known naysayers of colloidal silver continue to refer to silver as a "heavy metal" – this, as a sensationalistic means of scaring people into believing it's a cumulative toxic poison, when it is not.

Why Bacillus Subtillis?

Another interesting thing is that the researchers in the above-linked study tested colloidal silver against six well-known, disease-causing microbes, plus one relatively non-pathogenic microbe known as Bacillus subtilis.

The researchers don't explain why they included Bacillus subtilis among the bacteria tested, as it is generally considered to be a benign microbe except in cases of immuno-compromised individuals.

While Bacillus subtilis has been implicated in rare cases of eye infection, meningitis and bacteremia, as well as some cases of nosocomial infection (i.e., of surgical wounds in hospitals), it's actually a common soil bacteria that's considered to be ubiquitous in the environment, and generally harmless.

However, the unusual hardiness of this microbe may have been the reason it was included in the study, as it is considered to be very difficult to kill.

You see, although relatively harmless, Bacillus subtilis has also been used as a “simulant” in germ warfare studies for its first cousin, Bacillus anthracis – the deadly anthrax pathogen.

In other words, Bacillus subtilis is generally thought to be as difficult to kill as anthrax. According to one researcher, Bacillus subtilis has many of the same protective characteristics as the deadly anthrax pathogen:

“Like anthrax, Bacillus subtilis has the capability to become dormant. It does this by producing endospores – a kind of armour plating, which makes it impervious to temperature variations, desiccation, ultra-violet light, starvation and some disinfectants.”

Apparently, it’s the formation of these endospores that gives Bacillus subtilis its unusual resistance to toxic chemicals and physical agents, including common disinfectants.

Demonstrating that colloidal silver easily stops Bacillus subtils in its tracks is essentially the equivalent of demonstrating that it can also stop anthrax or other serious and difficult-to-kill pathogens, as well.

Indeed, in the book The Hot Zone, author Richard Preston tells the true story of how the U.S. Army stopped a deadly Ebola outbreak at a research facility using formaldehyde gas. Not wanting to risk lives testing for the presence of Ebola, they first inoculated the facility with Bacillus subtilis, knowing how extremely difficult it is to kill.

After releasing the formaldehyde gas into the facility for three days, they then tested for signs of live Bacillus subtilis, and found none. Therefore, they concluded, the deadly Ebola was gone, too. And of course, it was.

Now, researchers have demonstrated that colloidal silver – even in very small concentrations -- is also effective against Bacillus subtilis.

You can learn more about the use of colloidal silver for deadly germ warfare pathogens in my previous article, Colloidal Silver and Biological Warfare.

Colloidal Silver Effective Against “All Tested Microbes”

According to the researchers, concentrations as low as 2-4 ppm demonstrated "pronounced antibacterial effect" against the seven pathogens tested.

The researchers concluded that, "all seven tested microorganisms were completely inhibited at the concentration of 2-4 μg/ml of nano silver.” (That’s a mere 2 to 4 ppm colloidal silver.)

While these were admittedly test tube studies, and not human studies, this research demonstrates the fact that very low concentrations of colloidal silver are indeed able to kill some of today’s most prevalent and serious disease-causing pathogens, as well as one of the most extremely hardy and difficult-to-kill of all microbes, Bacillus subtilis.

Not a Peep…

Colloidal silver’s astonishing and clinically proven ability to destroy these well-known disease-causing pathogens at very low concentrations should be headline news around the world.

But thanks to Big Pharma’s government-enforced lock on prescription antibiotic drugs, you’ve probably never heard a peep about this study, or about any of the other dozens of clinical studies on colloidal silver that have amply demonstrated its undeniable infection-fighting benefits.

According to the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, the rate of infections striking Americans in hospitals alone is now astronomical:

“The CDC claims that 1.7 million people contract infections in U.S. hospitals each year. In fact, the truth is several times that number.

The proof is in the data. One of the fastest growing infections is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a superbug that doesn’t respond to most antibiotics.

In 1993, there were fewer than 2,000 MRSA infections in U.S. hospitals. By 2005, the figure had shot up to 368,000 according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

By June, 2007, 2.4 percent of all patients had MRSA infections, according to the largest study of its kind, which was published in the American Journal of Infection Control. That would mean 880,000 victims a year.

That’s from one superbug. Imagine the number of infections from bacteria of all kinds.”

I might add, imagine the number of infections if you included those that have taken place outside of the hospital environment, as well as inside.

We are talking staggering numbers of annual infections that would make your head spin.

So you’d think that medical authorities would be screaming from the rooftops about the studies demonstrating colloidal silver to be effective against E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiela pneumonia.

After all, these six pathogens cause some of the most serious and commonly acquired of all infections, costing hundreds of billions of dollars per year in health care and leaving tens of thousands of people dead in their wakes.

But you won’t hear a word on the nightly news about the clinically proven ability of colloidal silver to kill these pathogens. And that means you have to educate yourself.

Learn More…

Here’s links to a handful of short articles on colloidal silver and its proven ability to decimate the six disease-causing pathogens discussed above:

E. coli is well-known as one of the most common food poisoning pathogens in the world today, resulting in 265,000 illnesses and about 100 deaths annually in the U.S. alone. For more information on using colloidal silver against E. coli, click the link.

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of skin infections, and is well-known for its ability to mutate into MRSA, the potentially deadly form of Staph which kills up to 93,000 people per year in the U.S. alone – more than all annual AIDS mortalities. For more information on using colloidal silver against Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA, click the link.

Candida albicans is the well-known fungal pathogen normally found in small numbers in the human body, but that can easily grow out-of-control under certain conditions. It can affect the skin, genitals, throat, mouth and even become blood-borne, at which point it has a mortality rate of approximately 40%, resulting in close to 40,000 deaths per year. For more information on using colloidal silver against Candida albicans, click the link.

Salmonella typhimurium is another well-known food poisoning pathogen infecting up to one million people per year in the U.S., resulting in 20,000 hospitalizations and causing symptoms ranging from vomiting, diarrhea and severe abdominal pain to death in severe cases (up to 400 deaths per year). For more information on using colloidal silver against Salmonella typhimurium, click the link.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of lung infections and burn infections, and one of the most frequent causes of death in lung disease and among burn victims, with mortality rates ranging between 18% and 61% depending upon the microbial strain and the site of infection. For more information on using colloidal silver against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, click the link.

Klebsiela pneumonia is found in the mouth, skin and intestines, but can also infect the lungs, causing pneumonia and destroying lung tissue, leading to death. The mortality rate can be as high as 50%. This microbe can also mutate into CRKP – the latest of the deadly super-pathogens medical science is having trouble controlling with prescription antibiotic drugs. For more information on using colloidal silver against Klebsiella pneumonia, click the link.

It’s up to you to educate yourself about the remarkable infection-fighting qualities of colloidal silver against some of today’s most common and potentially deadly pathogens. No one is going to do it for you.

So read the above articles when you get a chance. You can’t count on the news media to tell you. And you certainly can’t count on Big Pharma.

How People Use Colloidal Silver

To learn more about how people just like you are already using colloidal silver successfully to help keep their families safe and infection-free, be sure to read the colloidal silver testimonials page at TheSilverEdge.com website.

There, you’ll learn from hundreds of experienced colloidal silver users exactly how they’ve used colloidal silver to deal with MRSA infections, herpes infections, sore throats, eye infections, prostate infections, skin cancer, Candida yeast infections, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome…

…infected cuts and burns, Poison Ivy, Swine Flu, sinus infections, infected boils, earaches, pet infections, viral infections, upper respiratory infections, low energy levels, diarrhea, allergies, infected abscesses, gum disease, tinnitus, arthritis, Pink Eye, facial rash…

…infected teeth and root canals, colitis, mononucleosis, toenail fungus, athlete’s foot, bad breath, body odors, so-called “incurable” cancers such as renal carcinoma and others, urinary tract infections, catheter and Indiana Pouch infections…

…canker sores, insomnia, depression, dandruff, psoriasis, infectious peritonitis, antibiotic-resistant pneumonia, and yes, way more than I could list in such a short article!

And if you’re already convinced that colloidal silver should be an important part of your natural health arsenal against infection and disease, then be sure to learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for less than 36 cents a quart. Just click the link in this paragraph.

Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another great article on colloidal silver…

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

Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Is Silver a Toxic “Heavy Metal”?

Silver is often referred to by its detractors -- in ominous, sensationalistic tones -- as a “toxic heavy metal.”

But is this true? Or is it just overblown rhetoric and propaganda from those with a vested interest in keeping people in abject fear of silver, and in ignorance of its powerful healing and infection-fighting qualities?

Let’s face it. Just about anything can be toxic if used abusively. But as I’ll explain below, silver is not in the least bit toxic when used within reason and moderation.

Here’s what you need to know…

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Silver, gold, copper and platinum are noble metals, not "heavy metals" like mercury, plutonium or lead.

Indeed, silver is not even mentioned at all in the Wikipedia.com article on "heavy metals" at this link. And that’s because it’s not a heavy metal.

The confusion comes in because silver has been used alongside of mercury for decades, in mercy amalgam fillings.

In dentistry, the silver, a noble metal, is combined with mercury, a toxic heavy metal, because silver helps defeat many of mercury's toxic qualities by acting as a stabilizer. And it provides antimicrobial protection as well.

Because the two metals are used together in dentristy, people tend to lump them together. But nothing could be further from the truth.

As Harvard-educated Dr. Jonathan Wright, M.D. states:

"Silver belongs to the family of metals that also includes copper and gold (both of which can also have numerous health benefits when they're used properly).

One of the primary concerns people tend to have about using these metals is the risk that they'll accumulate in the body and lead to 'heavy metal toxicity'.

But if you have plenty of antioxidants in your diet, such as selenium, vitamin E, and amino acids like N-acetyl cysteine, you're safe from any harmful effects from this family of metals. Germs, however, are not."

In other words, the body has a perfectly good mechanism for processing and eliminating silver, as long as the proper antioxidants are present.

Indeed, people have safely been ingesting silver in small amounts for thousands of years. As the Dartmouth University Toxic Metals Research Program states:

"Trace amounts of silver are in the bodies of all humans and animals. We normally take in between 70 and 88 micrograms of silver a day, half of that amount from our diet.

Humans have evolved with efficient methods of dealing with that intake, however. Over 99 percent is readily excreted from the body.

Is silver harmful to humans?

Unlike other metals such as lead and mercury, silver is not toxic to humans and is not known to cause cancer, reproductive or neurological damage, or other chronic adverse effects."

As Britain’s greatest expert on the use of silver in healthcare, Dr. Alan B.G. Lansdown has stated:

“Contrary to statements that all forms of silver are cumulative once they enter body tissues and that very little is excreted, silver is actively metabolized in the human body and a large part eliminated eventually via the liver, urine and hair...

…there is very little substantive evidence that silver acts either as a cumulative poison in the human body like lead and mercury, or that it reaches toxic levels in any tissue.

Silver does accumulate preferentially in the basement membrane region of the dermis, but no evidence has been seen to show that this is either life-threatening or a clinical manifestation of toxicity.”

-- “Silver in Healthcare: Its Antimicrobial Efficacy and Safety in Use,” by Alan B. G. Lansdown, pg. 45, 59, 60

According to researchers Drake and Hazelwood, in the study “Exposure-Related Health Effects of Silver and Silver Compounds: A Review” (see earlier link for full study):

“Silver in any form is not thought to be toxic to the immune, cardiovascular, nervous, or reproductive systems (ATSDR, 1990) and is not considered to be carcinogenic (Furst and Schlauder, 1978).”

And as stated in the April 2010 issue of Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance:

"Noble metals such as copper, gold, and silver have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity.

For example, silver has several effects on microorganisms, including impeding the electron transport system and preventing DNA replication...

…In previous studies, silver has demonstrated antimicrobial activity against a broad range of fungi, viruses, and bacteria."

The bottom line is that silver is not a “heavy metal.” And any “toxicity” is strictly related to taking excessive dosages.

“The Dose is the Poison”

After all, anything on the face of the earth can be toxic if ingested in excessive dosages. As the ancient physician Paracelcus used to teach:

“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.” -- Paracelsus PA (1493-1541)

In other words, there's no substance on the face of the earth that's not harmful at some dosage level.

Most common nutritional minerals in your daily, multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, for example, can be extremely toxic if taken in excessive dosages.

· The mineral selenium can cause nervous system damage when ingested in excessively high doses.

· The mineral iron can cause heart disease and other serious problems when ingested in overly high doses.

· The mineral copper, in excessive dosages, can be a nervous system toxin.

· Zinc or any of the other minerals that are essential to human health, and which you probably take every day in your daily multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, can be toxic if ingested in excessive quantities.

I could go on and on through all of the minerals, but I think you get the point. This does not make any of these nutritional minerals “heavy metals” or “toxins.” It just makes excessive usage of them problematic.

The same is true with silver. Silver is virtually harmless when used in small daily amounts (except in extremely rare cases of silver allergy, in which the most common side effect is rash or hives).

But like all other minerals silver can be toxic if used abusively over long periods of time. So the key is to use silver in moderation – just like you do with minerals like iron, selenium, zinc, or chromium -- and not in excessive quantities over long periods of time.

It’s All a Matter Of Perspective

It might surprise you to learn that in many countries, silver is consumed orally, literally by the tons every single year.

For example, in India, several times a year during certain festivals, as well as at weddings and at the traditional outdoor food bazaars, the people eat traditional Indian sweets. And these sweets are wrapped in a pure silver foil called Varak (or Varakh) that’s been beaten thin so it can be used to wrap the food.

These sweets are generally ingested silver foil and all by the Indian people. This has been going on for thousands of years in India. Just about everybody there does it. (See article here.)

And there's apparently never been any cases whatsoever of “silver poisoning” or harm from "heavy metal toxicity" from this traditional cultural activity.

Indeed, the government of India has approved silver foil as a food-grade ingredient, as long as it’s 99.9% purity or better.

In other words, the Indian government doesn’t limit the use of edible silver, but they do regulate the purity of the silver that can be used in food applications and eaten, allowing their citizens to eat only the purest silver possible!

(See “Justifying the Need to Prescribe Limits for Toxic Metal Contaminants in Food-Grade Silver Foils, journal of Food Additives and Contaminants, 2005 Dec;22(12):1219-23.)

As stated in the journal Materials Research Innovations, Vol. 11, No. 1, (2007)

pages 3-18:

“A recent paper by Das et al. provides the remarkable datum that some 275,000 kg [605,000 pounds -- ED] of edible metallic silver foil are consumed every year (in food) in India.

No known adverse health effects have ever been recorded. This epidemiological evidence that silver as a metal is not toxic in any way needs no further comment.

Further support for the obvious safety of consuming metallic silver (Ag0) is in the worldwide consumption of (so called) silver colloids, often made at home in primitive electrochemical cells by probably some millions of citizens, again with no ill effects.”

-- Das, M. Dixit, S. Khanna, S. K., Food Additives and Contaminants

Again, that’s an astonishing 605,000 pounds – or 302.5 tons – of silver are ingested every single year in food, in India. You’d think the entire population of India would be in the hospital suffering from “heavy metal poisoning” by now, but obviously they’re not.

As Keith Moeller of American Biotech Labs has pointed out in his very interesting White Paper titled “The Safety of Using Silver Solutions and the Risk of Argyria”:

“It is estimated that the Indian tradition of eating candy and cakes wrapped in metallic silver foil (eaten foil and all) came from their historically gained knowledge that in their warm, moist climate with little refrigeration of foods, eating the silver-covered candy and cakes after meals would kill the bacteria consumed with the food, before it had a chance to do damage to their body systems.

In other words, the people of India have proven over the last thousand years that eating or consuming small amounts of metallic silver in traditional Indian foods has no negative effect on the body or body systems."

-- Keith Moeller, The Safety of Using Silver Solutions and the Risk of Argyria, American Biotech Labs, January 15th, 2008

New Clinical Safety Study

Interestingly, researchers at the University of Utah recently released the first-ever double-blind, placebo-controlled human ingestion safety study of colloidal silver, and found zero signs of “toxicity” or other detrimental effects on the human body from the daily ingestion of small amounts of colloidal silver.

What was most fascinating to me was that as a preliminary to the study, the researchers conducted MRI scans and blood work on one individual who had been using small daily amounts of colloidal silver for 15 years, and could find no evidence whatsoever of silver deposition in the tissues or organs, and no signs of toxicity either.

You can read my article on this recent study at this link.

So I think that carries along pretty well with the notion that the vast majority of ingested silver is indeed effectively eliminated from the body, and causes no “toxicity” at all as long as excessive/abusive amounts are not taken that could overwhelm the body's built-in mechanisms for eliminating silver.

Use of Silver in Foods in

Europe, India and the U.S.

Silver is also used in foods in both the U.S. and throughout Europe.

Indeed, for hundreds of years here in the U.S., cake decorators have added silver dragees (those little tiny silver balls) to cakes and cupcakes.

Most people don't know those little silver balls contain a combination of pure, ground-up silver mixed with sugar. Yet in all of these years, there was never a case of "poisoning by dragee" or "heavy metal toxicity by dragee," even though Americans have eaten literally tons of these silver-based sweets on baked goods and cakes.

Heck, when I was a kid my mom was a cake decorator, and I used to pick those little silver balls off the cupcakes and eat them first because they tasted so good.

Sometimes I'd even swipe her little plastic container full of silver dragees from the kitchen cupboard and eat them all. Now that was probably 45 or 50 years ago, and I was never harmed by it.

But now apparently some money-grubbing lawyer has started suing U.S. companies that make the silver dragees, claiming the silver is "toxic." As a result, most companies that sell silver dragees now print the words "for decorative purposes only" on the package.

According to the news articles I’ve read, this lawyer openly admits he’s never been able to find anyone who’s been harmed by consuming the little silver dragees. Nevertheless, he’s actually won some court victories by claiming silver is a ‘toxic metal’ and the companies selling the dragees are acting irresponsibly by selling them as a food item.

According to news reports, he uses a “protect the children” approach, which of course, gains him great sympathy from ignorant trial jury members who believe his claims even though these little silver balls have been consumed by kids and adults alike for many decades here in the U.S. and there’s never been a single person harmed by eating them.

In Europe, silver is also allowed as a food ingredient in cakes, candies and other sweet goods. In fact, in the European Union silver has its own “E-number,” meaning its own food additive approval number, which is E 174.

It’s approved in quantum satis, meaning in practically unlimited amounts, as long as it’s pure, and is used as a food “colourant” in decorative cakes, candies or other sweets, such as the little silver dragees discussed above. It’s apparently even approved for use in the ultra-thin sheets such as those used on sweets in India.

Here’s what the EU document allowing the use of silver as a food additive states:

“E 174 (Silver) is used to decorate cakes, candies, and other sweets, and Annex IV of Directive 94/36 allows unlimited use (quantum satis) of this colourant in foods.

The standards for purity regarding E 174 (Silver) are reported in EC Directive 94/45 of the 26 July 1995 Commission, which deals with colourants that can be used in foods.

The Directive notes that silver presents as a powder composed of finely ground particles of the metal. The metal can also be transformed into ultra-thin sheets or films.”

According to Anders Sultan, Sweden’s largest manufacturer of colloidal silver:

“In Europe one of those tiny silver balls used in sweet foods like cakes and candies contains the equivalent of 30 ml [i.e., a little over one fluid ounce – ED] of 10 ppm colloidal silver.

That’s 300 micro grams per decoration ball. Two year old kids usually have ten or more of these on a piece of birthday cake.

That is the same as drinking 300 ml [i.e., a little over 10 ounces – ED] of a 10 ppm colloidal silver product.”

Well, all I can say is don’t let the damned lawyers in Europe find out about this, or they’ll be suing the European Union health and food authorities for promoting “toxic heavy metal poisoning” of children.

Finally, according to a study published in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants (2005 Dec; 22(12):1219-23), even the United Nations and the World Health Organization have approved of pure silver as a food additive.

Indeed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO and the World Health Organization WHO, which evaluate the safety of food additives, has included silver in the list of approved food additives for use world-wide.

Look At the Facts

So when you can step back and look at the facts, the whole idea that silver is a “toxic heavy metal” is ridiculously overblown.

As Keith Moeller of American Biotech Labs has pointed out:

“As of late, many doctors, scientists, and now the media, have been claiming that silver is a problem because it is a ‘heavy metal,’ and as such can poison the body.

The problem is not with the silver but with the misinformation and inaccurate knowledge being spread by the people speaking about silver.

The real answer is that silver is not toxic when used at reasonable levels and quantities. Any substance, even water, in excessive amounts can be fatal.

Toxic nephropathy or heavy metal poisoning is defined as, “Any functional or morphologic change in the kidney produced by an ingested, injected, inhaled, or absorbed drug, chemical, or biological agent.”

The MERCK Manual is sometimes referred to as the “Scientific Bible of Diagnosis and Therapy” by many scientists and doctors.

Silver is not listed in the manual for causing heavy metal poisoning, because it does not cause it. (See MERCK manual, 17th Edition, Pg 1880, table 226-1, third item listed, for the full list of heavy metals that cause toxic nephropathy).”

The bottom line is that tens of millions of people worldwide use products like colloidal silver regularly. And literally tons of pure silver is consumed in food items by tens of millions of people around the world.

What’s more, silver has been used in the drinking water on space flights for both the Space Shuttle and in the Russian Space Station (see here).

It's used in Mexico to disinfect the drinking water...it's used on cruise ships to disinfect the water…it's used in third world countries to disinfect the drinking water (see here).

So, literally all around the world to this day silver is regularly ingested in relatively small amounts. And it virtually never causes any harm except when people get stupid and start abusing it by taking excessively large quantities on a regular basis.

Otherwise, it has a number of fabulous infection-fighting and health-promoting qualities which you can read about on the Colloidal Silver Success Stories website.

Mom’s Protective Rule

Clearly, if silver was actually a “toxic heavy metal” it would not be approved as a food additive by the governments of India, America, the European Union, or organizations like the World Health Organization and the United Nations.

Could you imagine actual heavy metals like lead or mercury being approved of as food ingredients? Of course not.

But the reality that silver is approved virtually worldwide as a food ingredient, as well as a nutritional supplement in most countries, won’t stop people with hidden vested interests (usually drug company shills) from making the sensationalistic claim that silver is a “toxic heavy metal.”

We just have to make our own decisions, from the facts at hand, and take responsibility for our own personal choices.

When I was a very young child my mother taught me a simple rule to live by: "Moderation in all things."

Whenever I've stepped outside of the boundaries of that rule for any prolonged period of time, I've usually paid quite a price for it. And when I've lived by that rule, I've done pretty well.

It's common sense that taking substances abusively – regardless of how otherwise benign they may be -- can lead to harm.

And considering the fact that over the past few decades a very tiny handful of people who have taken colloidal silver abusively have ended up with what have been described as toxicity issues, I think I'll stick to the "moderation in all things" rule when taking colloidal silver.

I've been taking colloidal silver almost daily for nearly 20 years now, in relatively small dosages of an ounce a day or less, on average, and have had only good and healthful experiences with it.

If I'm experiencing an infection or illness of some kind, I might dramatically increase my colloidal silver dosage, sometimes to as much as four ounces, two or three times a day.

But afterwards I always take a nice two or three week "vacation" away from colloidal silver usage, during which time I drink lots of fresh, pure water to help flush any excess silver out from my kidneys and liver.

Then I go back to my normal (for me) one ounce a day daily regimen. Some people say I'm overly-cautious. And so be it. I think it's prudent not to take excessive amounts of colloidal silver daily for long periods of time.

What’s more, I always take the antioxidant supplements known to help the human body process silver efficiently and effectively – supplements recommended by Dr. Jonathan Wright, M.D., such as Vitamin E, selenium and N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC).

And I regularly supplement with a good, probiotic supplement composed of a “grid” of beneficial digestive microbes, just in case my colloidal silver usage kills off any of the good bacteria in my digestive tract.

The bottom line is that I thoroughly believe in my mom’s old maxim of “moderation in all things.” It’s never let me down. And I'd like to keep it that way. So I won’t abuse colloidal silver (or any other substance, frankly) by taking excessive amounts.

To learn more about colloidal silver and safety, read my article "Is Colloidal Silver Safe to Use?" at this link.

To learn about determining a safe daily dosage of colloidal silver, based on your body weight and the ppm (i.e., concentration) of colloidal silver you’re taking, see the article titled “How Much Colloidal Silver Can You Take Safely Each Day?” at this link.

To learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, and for less than 36 cents a quart, just click the link in this sentence.