People are constantly
asking me “How does colloidal silver actually kill pathogens?” It’s a question clinical researchers have
been studying for over 100 years.
The good news is that modern
clinical research is finally shedding some light on silver’s many mechanisms of
action against infectious microbes.
And it turns out that
the key to silver’s astonishing effectiveness lies in the fact that it attacks
pathogens in a multi-pronged manner that leaves them helpless in its
presence. Here’s what researchers know,
so far...
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The
Silver Edge.com…
Researchers have demonstrated that silver ions damage the cell wall of pathogens through the release of nascent oxygen, which inactivates microorganisms through a process called catalytic oxidation.
As stated in the report, "The Development and Functions
of Silver in Water Purification and Disease Control," by Richard L. Davies
and Samuel F. Etris of The Silver Institute in Washington, DC:
"Atomic
(nascent) oxygen adsorbed onto a bed of silver atoms or ions in solution
readily reacts with the sulfhydryl (H) groups surrounding the surface of
bacteria or viruses to remove the hydrogen atoms (removed as water) causing the
sulfur atoms to form an R-S-S-R bond; respiration is blocked and the bacteria
expire."
As Albert T. McManus, MD, Chief of Microbiology, Institute
of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston Army Burn Center, Houston, Texas,
observes:
"Silver
kills bacteria by simple catalytic reduction/oxidation by reacting with any
available negative charge...Any organism that is available to the powerful
catalytic activity of silver for oxidation is inactivated”.
What this means, put simply, is that silver first attacks
the cell wall of the infectious microorganism.
Upon contact with the surface membrane of the cell wall of the microbe,
silver releases what other researchers have referred to an “oxygen burst” that
severely damages the membrane.
This catalytic oxidation results in specific chemical
changes to the cell wall of the pathogen that block energy transfer and respiration,
preventing the normal life-sustaining chemical processes from continuing, and
thus initiating the demise of the pathogen.
A 2011 study titled Control of Microorganisms in Drinking
Water Using Ag-Cu/C Catalysts, which was conducted by the Indian Institute of
Chemical Technology in conjunction with researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in New York, draws a similar conclusion:
“Silver
in its atomic state, has the capacity to absorb oxygen and act as a catalyst to
bring about oxidation.
Because
oxygen is more electronegative than sulfur, atomic (nascent) oxygen absorbed
onto the surface of silver particles in solution will readily react with
hydrogen attached to sulfur in the sulfhydryl (- S- H) groups surrounding the
surface of bacteria or viruses.
The
removal of hydrogen atoms (as water) causes the sulfur atoms to condense to
form R- S –S- R bond. This blocks the respiration and causing the bacteria to
expire.”
Even More…
Apparently, however, silver does even more to destroy pathogens.
According to a study
published in the Journal of Biomedical
Materials Research in December 2000, titled “A Mechanistic Study of the
Antibacteiral Effect of Silver Ions on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus
aureus”:
“To
investigate the mechanism of inhibition of silver ions on microorganisms, two
strains of bacteria, namely Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) and
Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), were treated with AgNO3 and
studied using combined electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis.
Similar morphological changes occurred in both E. coli and S. aureus cells after Ag+ [i.e., silver ion] treatment.
The
cytoplasm membrane detached from the cell wall.
A
remarkable electron-light region appeared in the center of the cells, which
contained condensed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules.
There
were many small electron-dense granules either surrounding the cell wall, or
depositing inside the cells.
The existence of elements of silver and sulfur in the electron-dense granules and cytoplasm detected by X-ray microanalysis suggested the antibacterial mechanism of silver:
DNA
lost its replication ability and the protein became inactivated after Ag+
treatment.”
In other words, after silver destroys the cell wall of the
pathogen through catalytic oxidation, it then enters the cell and binds with
the bacteria’s DNA, stopping the bacteria from being able to replicate.
No replication, no
spread of the infection.
Layman’s Terms
Harvard educated Dr. Jonathan Wright, M.D., of the famous
Tahoma Clinic in Washington State, insightfully summarizes and explains how
silver kills pathogens in his article, “Stop Supergerms in Their Tracks With
One Powerful Silver Bullet”:
"Silver
attacks all three of the germ's vulnerable targets at once.
First,
the silver ions easily rupture a germ's outer membrane when present in the
right amounts, causing the germ's vital internal components to be exposed in
the bloodstream to our white blood cells.
While
the white blood cells attack the internal components, the micro-particulate
silver continues to destroy these vital internal components by cutting up vital
enzymes.
The
silver ions then easily attack the germ's third vulnerable target: its delicate
gene pool.
Silver
ions have the ability to reach into the nucleus of the germ, where its gene
pool is located. Once they combine with the genes, the genes become paralyzed,
and the germ cannot replicate itself..."
Dr. Wright goes on to point out:
"In 1909, the Journal of the American Medical Association was the first
medical journal to point out that colloidal silver could actually increase our
immune cells' phagocytic index.
In
the past few years, more studies have shown that silver ions greatly enhance
the essential second part of the phagocytic index -- the part where the germ is
digested by our immune cells.
This
is brought about because silver ions increase the 'digesting juices' (what you
know as hydrogen peroxide) of these immune cells."
As Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease expert and the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill further explains, it’s this multi-faceted
mechanism of attack against pathogens that makes silver so effective. While the use of an antibiotic drug could be
likened to shooting a bullet at pathogens (because of the limited mode of
attack), using silver is like dropping a bomb on the pathogens:
“An antibiotic like penicillin works by hitting a bacterium in a limited
fashion, at specific sites. Because the killing is done precisely, the
bacterium has a good chance of developing a mutation that would confer
resistance.
In
contrast, silver kills microbes in a broad, unspecific fashion -- like tossing
a bomb at a bacterium. It hits many essential points such as a bacterium's
entire respiratory system. This makes it much more difficult for
silver-resistance to develop.”
In a technical white paper titled “Antimicrobial
Activity of Silver,” published by Industrial Microbiological Services Ltd,
the authors concur with the idea that silver’s multi-faceted mode of action
against pathogens is what truly distinguishes it as a supreme germ-killer:
“Silver ions clearly do not possess a single mode of action. They
interact with a wide range of molecular processes within microorganisms
resulting in a range of effects from inhibition of growth, loss of infectivity
to cell death.
The
mechanism depends on both the concentration of silver ions present and the sensitivity
of the microbial species to silver.
Contact
time, temperature, pH and the presence of free water all impact on both the
rate and extent of antimicrobial activity.
However, the spectrum of activity is very wide and the
development of resistance relatively low…”
In short, the one
thing clinical and medical researchers universally agree on about silver is
that its medical and therapeutic appeal lies largely in its broad-spectrum mode
of action against pathogens.
To use an analogy from nature, if antibiotic drugs represent
a wind storm, colloidal silver represents a windstorm, a flood, a lightning
strike and a hailstorm all pounding the pathogen at once.
And yet because silver is completely natural, toxicity to
the human body is extremely low compared to antibiotic drugs.
As Dr. Kent Holtorf, M.D., of the Holtorf Medical Group
points out, “The modern versions of
colloidal silver (oligodynamic silver) are shown to have little or no toxicity."
And as Byron J. Richards, CCN, has pointed out, “The high efficacy in the use of silver to
kill bacteria and fungus is not in question by anyone… and
the risk to human health in terms of toxicity is negligible. This is a far
better risk/benefit profile than commonly used antibiotics."
And as Dr. Murray J. Height, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer
of the Silver Nanotechnology Working Group has pointed out, “Silver ions are active against a broad range
of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Unique qualities of silver ions
are: Low risk for bacteria resistance, effective in very low concentrations, no
human toxicity."
Make Your Own
Colloidal Silver
For Just Pennies Per
Quart!
This is why colloidal silver has become so popular with the
public over the last 20 years.
Its infection-fighting qualities can be astonishing. And because it’s completely natural, side
effects and toxicity are virtually non-existent as long as it’s not used
abusively.
People absolutely love it when they can heal their own infections with a
safe, natural substance like colloidal silver, rather than having to use
expensive and potentially toxic antibiotic drugs.
Colloidal silver can be easily obtained at well-stocked
health food stores. And a dizzying array
of brands can be found online, at Amazon.com, SwansonVitamins.com and numerous
other sources.
Unfortunately, because colloidal silver works so well
against infections, it can be pricey, costing as much as $20 to $30 for a tiny
four-ounce bottle which might last a week at best.
But the truly good
news is this:
You can make
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That’s a little more than one cent per ounce – an astonishingly low cost.
And you can do so any
time you want, for the rest of your life. You’ll never again
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Compared to typical health food store prices of $20 or $30
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Edge literally pays for the entire cost of your new generator!
Do you know of any other health product that literally pays
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And it’s so easy to make, you won’t believe
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ounce:
4
Simple Steps to
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Here’s how simple it is to use:
In fact, we have 80-year old grandmothers who make their own colloidal silver! And they wouldn’t give up their Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generators for anything!
Here’s how simple it is to use:
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2.) Sit
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water, so that the two silver rods and the bubbler tube are immersed in the
water.
3.) Set
the handy appliance timer for three hours, and plug it into any convenient
grounded household electrical outlet.
4.) Plug
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It’s really that easy! You just “Set
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And when you’re finished, you’ll have a full quart of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver. And you can make quart after quartfor the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents each, or just over a penny per ounce!
So again, I must ask: Why should you ever again pay $20 to $30 for a tiny, four-ounce bottle of colloidal silver at the health food store, when you can make your own superior-quality micro-particle colloidal silver for about a penny per ounce?
And when you’re finished, you’ll have a full quart of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver. And you can make quart after quartfor the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents each, or just over a penny per ounce!
So again, I must ask: Why should you ever again pay $20 to $30 for a tiny, four-ounce bottle of colloidal silver at the health food store, when you can make your own superior-quality micro-particle colloidal silver for about a penny per ounce?
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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
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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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
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