Saturday, October 4, 2014

Silver Nanoparticles Stop Cancer Without Toxic Harm

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In a 2010 study conducted by researchers from the Department of Biotechnology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, at Kalasalingam University in India, researchers found that silver nanoparticles caused Dalton’s lymphoma cancer cells to self-destruct, reducing tumor progression and increasing lifespan in the animals tested.

What’s more, the cancer cells were caused to self-destruct without any toxic harm to surrounding cells or organs, putting the lie to the propaganda claims from silver detractors that “silver harms normal cells.” 

This, of course, isn’t the first time researchers have found silver to be safe and effective against cancer cells.  And thankfully, research into silver as an anti-cancer agent is continuing.  Here’s what researchers were able to discover in this particular study…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge

In this study, titled “Anti-tumor Activity of Silver Nanoparticles in Dalton’s Lymphoma Ascites Tumor Model,” published in September 2010 the International Journal of Nanomedicine, researchers confirmed the antitumor properties of silver nanoparticles against a form of cancer called Dalton’s lymphoma, and suggested they may be a cost-effective alternative in the treatment of cancer.

Lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system (specifically the lymphatic system).  It largely affects white blood cells called lymphocytes.  Dalton’s lymphoma is a T-lymphocyte lymphoma, meaning it’s a cancer of white blood cells called T-cells.  

This particular cancer is characterized by its highly invasive nature and its immunosuppressive properties, meaning it rapidly wears down the immune system as it spreads. 

Cancer Tumors Regressed

The researchers tested the silver nanoparticles against Dalton’s lymphoma ascites tumor model both in vitro (i.e., test tube study on cancer cells) and in vivo (i.e., in a mouse study in which cancer tumors were induced in the test animals).

According to the researchers, in the mouse study the silver nanoparticles were demonstrated to significantly reduce tumor progression and increase the lifespan of the mice compared to the control group. 

The researchers found “a substantial decrease in cancer cell numbers in the treated tumor mice.”  They also found that “AgNPs (i.e., silver nanoparticles) had a significant inhibitory effect on tumor cell proliferation.”

In other words, the silver nanoparticles both reduced the number of cancer cells in the treated mice, and significantly inhibited the reproduction of new cancer tumor cells.

The researchers also concluded, “The effect of AgNPs in increasing mean survival time and life span depends on their ability to reduce tumor cell viability and induce cytotoxicity.” 

This means the researchers found that the silver nanoparticles increased the survival time and life-spans of the tumor-afflicted mice by causing the cancer tumor cells to become unable to maintain their growth rate.  Instead, the tumor cells began to self-destruct.      

Cancer Tumor Cells Self-Destructed

As the researchers further noted, cancer cells don’t grow old and die like normal cells. 

Instead, due to metabolic problems or genetic problems, cancer cells proliferate, meaning they start spreading out-of-control.  “The prime feature of tumor development is the escape of cells from programmed cell death due to a metabolic abnormality or genetic mutation.” 

The researchers went on to say, “Thus, another criterion for anticancer drug development is the ability of a compound to induce apoptosis in cancer cells.” 

This means for an anti-cancer drug to be effective, it has to cause cancer cells to quit spreading and to self-destruct, instead.

The researchers concluded, “This ability has been shown for AgNPs in the present study.” 

In other words, the researchers demonstrated that in the case of Dalton’s Lymphoma cancer tumor cells, the silver nanoparticles did indeed cause the cancer cells to stop spreading, and instead, self-destruct.

Silver Non-Toxic to Normal Cells!

Another interesting thing the researchers found was that the silver nanopartilces were non-toxic to normal cells:

These data highlight the nontoxic effect of AgNPs, which did not induce any alteration in hematologic parameters for treated mice in comparison with controls…”

In other words, while the silver nanoparticles caused the cancer cells to self-destruct and the tumors to shrink, they didn’t cause any harm to normal blood cells or to related blood-forming organs. 

The researchers concluded:

AgNPs serve as antitumor agents by decreasing progressive development of tumor cells.  This may be due to their inhibitory activities in several signaling cascades responsible for the development and pathogenesis of the disease which are as yet not understood.”

The researchers admit they don’t know how silver nanoparticles work their magic in decreasing the development of new tumor cells.  They just know the silver nanoparticles did indeed work. 

Taken together, or data suggest that AgNPs can induce cytotoxic effects on DLA cells, inhibiting tumor progression and thereby effectively controlling disease progression without toxicity to normal cells.

That’s the clincher. 

What the researchers demonstrated, in a nutshell, is that the silver nanoparticles caused the blood cancer cells to self-destruct, which in turn resulted in inhibition of tumor progression and control of the progression of the cancer.  And it did so without harming normal cells.

This finding clearly puts the lie to the oft-made claim of toxicity to normal cells made by detractors of colloidal silver. 

What’s more, it verifies the findings of antimicrobial silver researchers such as Dr. Robert O. Becker M.D., who way back in the late 1970’s found that silver caused no harm to normal human cells, even when it was generated directly into open wounds and tissues using low-voltage electricity.

Final Important Note

I’m reporting on this clinical study because a.) It involves silver, and b.) It represents an important advance in understanding of the potential benefits of silver as an anti-cancer substance.

But I want to make it clear that in no way does this study mean silver has been proven to be a “cancer cure.” 

First of all, the study was conducted in the test tube, as well as in the mouse model.  It was not conducted in humans.  It therefore represents merely a preliminary step in the study of silver as a potential anti-cancer agent. 

There’s much more clinical work to be done in order to a.) Confirm these results, b.) Learn more about how silver causes cancer cells to self-destruct, and c.) Learn how to use this knowledge to treat humans with cancer.

Learn More…

To learn more about the effects of silver on cancer, you might want to read my previous two articles:



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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,


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Thursday, October 2, 2014

First Confirmed Case of Ebola in U.S. – What’s Next?

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In purposeful, incremental steps the powers-that-be have gotten the American public into a complete, runaway panic over Ebola. 

And now that the first case of Ebola has been reported here in the U.S., everyone’s being primed through fear to accept whatever solution the federal government offers. 

But exactly what are they trying to sell us?  And what price – particularly in loss of civil liberties -- will we all pay for “protection” from Ebola?  Here’s what we know so far…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge

As you’ve likely already heard, the first so-called “confirmed case of Ebola” in the U.S. has now taken place. 

Indeed, according to this news article, the Centers for Disease Control (i.e., CDC) has stated that “a person in Dallas definitely has the Ebola virus.” 

The person apparently travelled to the U.S. from Liberia, in West Africa, where he was originally infected.  So he was not infected here in the U.S.  But we’re being told he brought the virus here with him.

What’s more, people who have been in contact with this Ebola victim are being hunted down and some are even being quarantined in their homes for 21 days (see here), facing criminal charges if they break the quarantine. 

According to a CBS News report, up to 100 people in the Dallas area are being searched for, contacted and potentially sent to “isolation wards” or “treatment facilities.”

“We are running down every possible lead, anybody who’s had contact or exposure, to make sure that we capture everybody,” said David Daigle of the CDC.

“If the people do develop symptoms, and I hope that isn’t the case, then they might be sent to an isolation ward or to a treatment facility.”

Well, folks, this is what I’ve been worried about.  No, I’m not in the least bit worried about a widespread “outbreak” of Ebola in this country. 

As I’ve explained in several previous articles (see here and here) the United States is not the same as West Africa where people’s immune systems have been crushed by decades of grinding poverty, disease, starvation, stress, chronic warfare, poor nutrition, horrific water quality and more. 

For the most part, we don’t suffer from conditions in this country that are conducive to the mass public spread of a virus like Ebola.

So unless someone has “weaponized” this Ebola virus into a rapidly spreading biological warfare virus, the likelihood of it spreading throughout this country like it’s said to be spreading in West Africa is just about nil. 

Instead, I’m more concerned about how the federal government is planning to use the idea of an Ebola outbreak – the manufactured crisis, itself -- as a means of robbing Americans of their civil liberties under the guise of “protecting” us from Ebola.    

Memes and Damned Memes

A “meme” is an idea or concept which is passed along from person to person, becoming more popular as it’s passed along.  In other words, it “catches on” and becomes popularized as it spreads.

Usually, memes are kind of cute.  For example, the zombie meme has been very popular over the past few years, ever since the TV show The Walking Dead gained notoriety. 

Ammunition manufacturers started producing “Zombie Max” bullets.  T-shirt manufacturers starting producing “Zombie Apocalypse” t-shirts.  Zombie cartoons spread across Facebook and Pinterest.  Kids started dressing up as zombies for Halloween.

That’s one example of how a meme spreads.  But memes can also be used for nefarious, propagandistic purposes.  And that’s what we’ve all been witnessing lately in regards to Ebola. 

As you know, it was only two months ago that the U.S. news media began reporting on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.  Yet Ebola has been killing people in West Africa off and on for over 20 years.  There have been numerous outbreaks since the 1980s.  

The news media barely mentions that at all.  After all, it would bring up the question “If Ebola has been around for over 20 years, and there have been numerous outbreaks, how come Ebola hasn’t spread to the U.S. before now?” 

Instead, the news media make it sound as if Ebola struck West Africa out of the blue just a few short months ago, like an unexpected bolt of lightning. 

And then, almost immediately after reporting on Ebola’s “sudden” appearance in West Africa, the news media switched gears.  They switched from an “Ebola over there” meme to an “Ebola over here” meme. 

In other words, without an ounce of evidence, the news media started talking incessantly about the “inevitability” of Ebola’s spread to the U.S.  And in only a matter of weeks the “Ebola is coming to America” meme went…well …viral

Isn’t it amazing?  There are about 195 countries in the world today.  But the news media drumbeat was “Ebola is coming to America”…“Ebola is coming to America”…“Ebola is coming to America” over and over and over again.

Why America?  Why not Canada?  Why not Mexico?  Why not France?  Why not Italy?  Why not Spain?  Why not Greece?  Why not Russia?  Why not China?  Why not Brazil?  Why not Britain?

In other words, the news media began spreading the meme that Ebola was on its way to this country, and this country only, where we are told it will now “inevitably” spread, resulting in millions upon millions of deaths -- unless, of course, it’s somehow “contained.”  And of course, the government is here to help us “contain” it.

Incremental Implementation

There are basically six incremental stages to a medical psychological operations campaign.  Below, I’ll explain how all six stages have been unfolding.  But first, here’s a brief synopsis of each stage:

·       Stage #1 is called the set up stage.  That’s where the population is set up to believe in a crisis (and generally, to fear it) through the introduction of a meme.  In this case, the meme was “Ebola is inevitably coming to America, where it will probably kill millions.”  So in regards to the “Ebola crisis,” we’re now well past Stage #1.

·       Stage #2 is called the readiness upgrade stage.  That’s where the government or its agencies assures the public they’re getting ready to handle the crisis.  Usually, new rules and regulations are set into place by the federal health authorities during this stage, for use during the fifth and sixth stages to come.  As you’ll see momentarily, Stage #2 has also already taken place.

·       Stage #3 is called the example stage.  That’s where the government gives you a striking example of what to expect from them when the crisis finally arrives.  The idea is to mentally prepare the population in advance to accept whatever plans the government tells them are necessary.  We have already passed this stage, as well, as I’ll explain below.

·       Stage #4 is called the social proof stage.  That’s where the government provides the population with evidence (whether real or manufactured) that the crisis has arrived.  This is the stage we are at right now, with the announcement of the quarantine of America’s first Ebola victim in Dallas, TX on September 30, 2014, and the hunt for additional potential victims being ongoing. 

·       Stage #5 is called the revelation stage.  That’s where the government finally reveals what their true goal is in promoting the medical crisis.  As of this writing, we have not yet reached this stage.

·       Finally, Stage #6 is called the enforcement stage.  That’s where the government finally feels comfortable it’s got the population right where it wants them and can freely implement whatever plans they have in mind without the population revolting against their plans.

As I mentioned, the “Ebola is coming to America” meme was merely Stage #1 – the set up stage -- of this incremental medical psychological operations campaign. 

In this initial stage of the campaign, the public was saturated, day after day, with the meme “Ebola is coming to America…it’s inevitable.” 

Experts were dutifully trotted out night after night on CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC and all of the other news media outlets to assure Americans “Ebola is coming to America…it’s inevitable…nothing can stop it.”

After the setup stage, you move to Stage #2 of this massive psychological operations campaign, which is the readiness upgrade stage. 

In this stage, the public is told, “Don’t worry.  We’re taking all precautions.  We’re GETTING READY for the inevitable arrival of the crisis.  We’ve passed new rules and regulations for your protection.  Trust us.  We’ve got your best interests at heart.”

And sure enough, five or six weeks ago the Obama administration began passing new rules and regulations allowing the federal government to quarantine Americans – both individuals and entire cities -- on the mere suspicion of infection. 

You’ll note that the federal government didn’t do the one and only thing that could have actually stopped the virus from coming to this country: 

They didn’t suspend air travel from West Africa to America.  Nope.  They claimed suspending air travel from West Africa to America “wouldn’t help.” 

Can you imagine that? 

Out of one side of their mouths the federal authorities claimed “Ebola is only a single plane ride away from America.”  We heard that on the evening news practically every night. 

And out of the other side of their mouths, they claimed that stopping air travel from West Africa to America “wouldn’t help.”  No reason.  It just “wouldn’t help.”

Indeed, the only thing that would actually help, the federal authorities claimed, would be giving the federal government more power to curtail the civil liberties of all Americans when the “inevitable” crisis strikes home. 

Only they didn’t call it “curtailing civil liberties.”  They called it “quarantine.”  They called it “containment.”  They call it “isolation.”  They call it “for your own protection.”  But they never called it what it actually is:  suspension of your civil liberties

Nevertheless, last month former FDA official Scott Gottleib, M.D. clearly and emphatically stated that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will indeed invoke powers to “hold a healthy person against his will” in the event of an Ebola outbreak in this country. 

Then, just a week ago, the federal authorities moved into Stage 3 of the campaign, which is called the example stage. 

We were suddenly told that in the West African nation of Liberia, where the Ebola crisis was said to be striking particularly hard, the health authorities were instituting “forced quarantines,” because “Ebola victims weren’t cooperating with medical authorities.” 

Cooperation, you see, is critical.  Uncooperative sick people are a dire threat.  You can’t have that.  So the authorities in Liberia began tracking down “Ebola victims” (read:  anyone with even so much as a cold, sniffle or sore throat), and carting them off to “field hospitals” where they were forced into isolation from the general public.

Then they began tracking down people who had come into contact with these alleged Ebola victims – dozens and dozens and dozens of people -- and began carting them off to special places of “isolation” as well, where they could be “watched for signs of Ebola.”  

And to thoroughly emphasize this stage of the operation, the Obama administration sent 3,000 U.S. troops over to Liberia to “help” the Liberians institute their “necessary strict quarantine measures.”    

What’s more, the news media incessantly publicized this deployment of U.S. troops to Liberia on the nightly news.  You see, it’s very important to make sure everyone understands that you must “cooperate” during the “crisis.”  Cooperate, or we’ll shoot you.  It’s for the public good, you see. 

Now stop for a moment and think about that.  And if you’ll think about it honestly, you’ll realize that’s the entire purpose of the “Ebola crisis” in a nutshell.  That’s what’s coming here, to America:  Forced cooperation.  For the public good, of course.

The example has now been set.  The nightly news played it out for us, step-by-step, explaining why it was so important to send troops to affect quarantine in Liberia.  And now the American public has been psychologically prepared for the same thing to happen here.

This is how it works, folks.  They always tell you what’s coming, first.  Then they implement each stage of the campaign, incrementally.

Next, we come to Stage #4, of this massive psychological operations campaign, which is called the social proof stage.  This is where the powers-that-be quite literally introduce the scourge locally

They announce, “Ebola is here, in America!  We told you it was coming, and we were right.  Listen to us, because we know what we’re talking about.” 

This is the stage we’re at today, with the individual in Dallas, TX being confirmed as having an Ebola infection, and other people being hunted and contacted and in some cases actually forcibly quarantined by health authorities. 

Don’t you think it’s fascinating that only one month ago, an “international team of scientists” using data supplied by the World Health Organization publicly predicted that Ebola would reach the U.S. by the end of September

Again, I ask you, how could they possibly have known that?  How could they have known it would reach America by the end of September, and not October or November or December or January? 

How could they have known it would reach America, and not Ireland…not Scotland …not China…not Australia…not New Zealand…not Canada…not Mexico…not South America…but only America

Indeed, Ebola miraculously jumped over every country between West Africa and America without touching a one of them.  It came straight to America.  Pretty amazing, don’t you think?

You see, America – the “land of the free, and the home of the brave” -- is the target of this incremental medical psychological operations campaign.  And you’re the victim.  The question is, what do the perpetrators of this operation actually want from you?

I believe the answer is this:  They want you to be quite willing to give up your civil liberties, in return for “protection” from the Ebola virus.

As author and investigative reporter Jon Rappaport has recently written, with the advent of Ebola in the U.S. the surveillance state is now well on its way to kicking into high gear, in its guise as a the “friend of the people”:

Now that the US has its own "Ebola case number 1" in isolation at a Dallas hospital, it can swing into gear tracking his/her contacts, and the contacts of those contacts.

…It's hunt and search and isolate in America.  And if this campaign gains real steam, the Surveillance State will be deployed, as a "friend of the people."

NSA, state-run spy operations, video cams on streets; whatever is necessary to "stem the rising tide of the Ebola nightmare."

This is a perfect way for surveillance advocates to win love for their Machine from the public. "We told you the NSA was absolutely necessary in order to protect the American people. Here's the proof. We can hunt and find carriers of the dreaded virus, and you and your children will be safe."

You can also look for the Obamacare apparatus to chime in. New regulations to combat Ebola make it necessary to break doctor-patient confidentiality and share medical records. The sharing can be taken to new lengths, in order to locate "Ebola contacts," or as the police would call them, persons of interest.

We are looking at a confluence of the Patriot Act, CDC epidemic-intelligence foot-soldiers, the NSA, Obamacare, medical ID packages for all citizens, and even community groups who "should be on the lookout" for people "displaying Ebola symptoms."

Some of these symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, and cough are so general that they'll spawn overeager helpers (aka busybodies yearning for official status).

And in case it hasn't become clear by now, one of the primary objectives of Obamacare (and any national health insurance plan) is laying down requirements that enrollees, sooner or later, must follow:

Take all prescribed medications; follow the official vaccine schedule. In time of crisis, especially, accept all medical dictates.

What’s Next?

Stage #5, which is coming next, is where we find out what the federal authorities really want.  I call it the revelation stage. 

Some people, such as investigative reporter Jon Rappaport above, have speculated that in this stage of the operation the federal government is going to mandate a mass population vaccination program for Ebola. 

That’s quite possible.  The news media has been rife with accounts of the “heroic efforts” by researchers to come up with a viable Ebola vaccine “in time to save us.”

Other observers claim it will be a quarantine program that will be set in place in order to get Americans used to being “locked down,” much as the city of Boston was locked down – with heavily armed tactical police and military-style vehicles in the streets – directly after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. 

Maybe there will be both.  Maybe neither.  It simply remains to be seen what the plan and the ultimate goal of the federal government is in this massive psychological operations campaign.

On a personal note, however, I find it quite difficult to believe it’s only a coincidence that Ebola’s arrival to the U.S. is taking place at the very beginning of our normal flu season.

After all, in a very few short weeks from now, literally millions of Americans will be suffering from common flu symptoms like fever, chills, sore throat, congestion, coughing, fatigue, general malaise and even vomiting and diarrhea.

It’s the flu, of course, but it’s all of the exact same initial symptoms of a budding Ebola infection.

So between now and the advent of the flu season, all the news media need do is generate more “fear porn” by treating the American public to a few more examples of the “social proof” stage of the campaign, in which more Ebola victims turn up in the U.S. 

The American public will be worked up into a frenzy.   And everyone with a sore throat, fever, cough, lung congestion or vomiting is going to be running to their local Emergency Room demanding to know if they “have Ebola” and calling on the federal government “do something” about the unfolding “Ebola crisis.”

The fear has already been programmed into collective psyche of the American public, thanks to the news media. 

And with normal flu season symptoms combined with news of more Ebola victims in the U.S., the American public will be quite ready to buy whatever solution the federal authorities offer in Stage #5 of this massive psychological operations campaign. 

And Stage #6, the enforcement stage, will be just around the corner after that.  The question that remains to be answered is, what’s the federal government actually selling?

I can only answer that we’ll find out soon enough.

Colloidal Silver and Ebola

I continue to see online articles claiming colloidal silver is the “proven cure for Ebola.” 

I’ve written about this over and over and over again:  Colloidal silver is not the proven cure for Ebola.  There’s not been a single documented case of a person who’s recovered from Ebola by taking colloidal silver.

But there is evidence that colloidal silver *might* be helpful, with the operative word being “might.” 

After all, colloidal silver is indeed effective against a number of viruses, including respiratory viruses.  This has been demonstrated in numerous studies which you can read at the link in this paragraph.  Or, see www.ColloidalSilverKillsViruses.com.

What’s more, as I've reported in recent articles, a division of the U.S. Defense Department apparently did indeed find, in a test tube study conducted in 2009, that the Ebola virus had a hard time replicating inside human cells if those cells were first inoculated with extremely tiny silver nanosparticles before being infected with the virus

Unfortunately, according to the DOD study, applying nanosilver after the fact (i.e., after the cells had already become infected with Ebola) did nothing to stop the virus from replicating.  The cells had to be pre-inoculated with silver in order to hinder viral replication.

So as I've speculated in previous articles (see here and here), it’s at least within the realm of possibility that antimicrobial silver might help prevent Ebola virus infection -- if it’s being used before exposure to the virus, so that the body is already inoculated with silver in advance. 

 Here’s what I wrote in those two previous articles:

Thinking Out Loud:
Here’s What I’d Do in Case of Ebola

People have written to ask me, “Steve, how much colloidal silver would you have to take in order to protect yourself from an Ebola infection?”

And of course, the answer is, no one knows for sure.  As I mentioned, the DOD research discussed above was in vitro (i.e., laboratory test tube) research. 

And while it demonstrated that very small particles of silver at surprisingly low concentrations could stop the Ebola virus in infected cells from replicating and spreading, it in no way gives us so much as a clue as to how much colloidal silver a living human being would have to take in order to achieve the same results – if that were even possible. 

Now I know that’s probably not what you want to hear.  But just as I refuse to join in with all of the doom-and-gloom hype about the supposed coming worldwide Ebola apocalypse, in like manner I also refuse to join in with those making blanket statements that colloidal silver is the sure-fire “cure” for Ebola. 

Under real-life conditions, it might, or might not prove to be effective. 

And if colloidal silver did prove to be effective, the research seems to indicate it would depend upon getting the right dose of very small silver particles into your body, early enough in the infective process to stop viral replication. 

Indeed, it appears that to have the very best chance of protection, utilizing colloidal silver in small amounts on a daily basis would be the way to go.

In other words, based on the DOD study, daily prophylactic dosing with colloidal silver before exposure to the Ebola virus would appear to provide significantly better protection than dosing after exposure.

This is just one reason why I continue to take my usual one-ounce per day dosage of colloidal silver, which is just about right for my body weight.

(See “How Much Colloidal Silver Can You Take Safely Each Day?” to learn the simple formula for determining your safe daily colloidal silver dosage, based on your body weight and the ppm of the colloidal silver solution you’re using.)

But again, since there’s been no in vivo testing that I know of (i.e., no testing of colloidal silver usage in a real-life human being infected with Ebola) there’s simply no way to know for an absolute certainty if regular oral use of colloidal silver would provide an adequate amount of protection upon exposure to the Ebola virus.

Nebulizing Colloidal Silver

Some people have pointed out that in the event of exposure to the Ebola virus, immediately nebulizing with colloidal silver (i.e., inhaling an atomized mist of colloidal silver into the lungs, using a device called a medical nebulizer) would be a potentially effective way to get colloidal silver into the bloodstream, cells and tissues of the human body quickly and effectively. 

And that’s a very good possibility.  Why?  Because just about anything inhaled into the lungs has a far better chance of making it into the bloodstream, cells and tissues of the body faster than oral ingestion. 

Indeed, were I to suspect that I’d just been exposed to a person infected with Ebola, probably the first thing I’d do would be to high-tail it back home, break out my medical nebulizer, fill the little basin with very small particle size colloidal silver of 10 ppm concentration, turn the machine on and inhale the colloidal silver mist into my lungs for five or six minutes. 

And I’d probably repeat the process every few hours for up to five or six times.   

(See “Using Colloidal Silver With a Nebulizer” to learn what the experts say about nebulizing colloidal silver, including a brief video demonstration of how easy it is to use a medical nebulizer.)

After that, if the colloidal silver didn’t work, it would be too late anyway, as the viral replication kicks into high gear after several hours, and antimicrobial silver only works during the first few hours according to the DOD report.

Now all of that is pure layman’s speculation on my part in terms of what might work. I'm just talking off the top of my head.  I'm no doctor.  And I'm not "prescribing" for anyone else, of course.  

After all, nobody’s ever had to do this before.  So use of oral doses of colloidal silver for Ebola is an unknown factor in terms of knowing how much to use, how to use it effectively, and when to use it. 

But based on the DOD research, it would seem to me that the key would be quick action utilizing 10 ppm colloidal silver with a very small particle size, and getting it into the cells and tissues of the body as quickly as possible. 

Even more preferable, the research suggests, would be to take a small amount of colloidal silver prophylactically (i.e., before the fact), on a daily basis, so it’s already in the body in the event of exposure to Ebola. 

One More Interesting Thought

My good friend Skip W. wrote to say that if he were in an area where Ebola virus outbreaks were taking place, one thing he’d do is wear a protective face mask any time he had to go out into the public, such as to the supermarket or mall. 

I believe he’s talking about the white surgical face masks, for example, like those you see doctors wearing in the surgical ward.  These light-weight surgical masks are often available on various survivalist-oriented or “prepper” websites. 

In fact, I just now went to Amazon.com, and using their search engine I typed in the search terms “surgical face mask” and “antimicrobial face mask.” Those two search terms brought up an amazing array of such masks, at fairly reasonable prices. 

Skip also pointed out that he’d saturate the mask on both sides with a fine mist of colloidal silver and allow it to air dry before putting it on to go out into the public.  

And he said he’d also lightly spray his hands and face with colloidal silver at the same time, and allow it to air dry, as well.

Skip explained “I'm asthmatic, and I've done this before as a precautionary measure when going out into the public during flu outbreaks, for example. I may look a bit strange but I seldom ever get the flu.”

Obviously, Skip is a forward thinker.  And it’s probably not a bad idea to take such precautions should the situation truly warrant it.  

In Conclusion…

We've seen that there are basically six stages to a successful medical psychological operations campaign.

And we've seen that right now in this country, with the announcement of America’s first Ebola victim being quarantined in a Dallas, TX hospital, we've just now entered Stage #4, the “social proof” stage. 

The next two stages of the operation will be crucial.  The federal government will ultimately reveal what it really wants (i.e., Stage #5, the “revelation” stage).  And this will be followed with Stage #6, the “enforcement” stage. 

With the winter flu season upon is, it will be interesting to see if more Ebola victims turn up in the U.S., and if the population is told to start watching for people exhibiting symptoms such as sore throats, coughs, chest congestion, fatigue, fever, chills, vomiting and general malaise.

What will the federal government do with millions of seasonal flu victims exhibiting symptoms that are nearly identical to a budding Ebola infection?  We don’t yet know. 

But one thing you can do is prepare in advance to fend off any flu virus symptoms by reading the following articles:

·       Colloidal Silver versus Cold and Flu Viruses – a brief overview of the effectiveness of colloidal silver against cold and flu.

·       Beating the Winter Cold and Flu Season With Colloidal Silver – a comprehensive synopsis of how experienced colloidal silver users have beaten cold and flu viral infections with colloidal silver.

·       Colloidal Silver and the Flu Epidemic – what to do when a particularly nasty flu strikes, and your colloidal silver doesn’t seem to be working?

Finally, and perhaps most importantly of all, you can learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for less than 36 cents a quart, with a brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge.  Just click the link in this paragraph to learn more.

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,


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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 and/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. 


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Saturday, September 27, 2014

FDA Ready to Bring the Hammer Down on Colloidal Silver Vendors?

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Anyone who’s been reading my Colloidal Silver Secrets ezine for any length of time, or who’s read my 547-page book The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual, knows I’m one of the world’s most ardent advocates for the safe, sane and responsible usage of colloidal silver.

But I’m also a huge advocate of truth.  I try my hardest to keep the record straight and give readers the facts about colloidal silver as best I understand them, based on my 20 years worth of journalistic research into the topic of making and using colloidal silver.

But because there’s so much rank sensationalism and misleading nonsense about colloidal silver being published online these days, sometimes working to keep the record straight is as frustrating as standing on the shore of the ocean and yelling at the waves to stop. 

And that’s especially true since the Ebola crisis started and people began touting colloidal silver as a “proven cure” for Ebola, when in reality it has never been proven to “cure” Ebola at all.

Now, it appears the FDA is striding firmly onto the scene, and making legal threats against companies and individuals who are touting colloidal silver and other natural health products as “Ebola cures.” 

In a previous article, I warned readers that the medical bureaucrats would step into the fray if people didn’t quit falsely claiming colloidal silver is the proven “cure” for Ebola.  Here’s what’s happening now, and why I fear for the freedom of the colloidal silver community if these false claims aren’t stopped soon…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge

As the Washington Post article at this link points out, the FDA is now getting ready to bring the hammer of Thor down on companies that make claims like "colloidal silver cures Ebola."

In my previous article titled “Dr. Rima’s Ebola/Nanosilver Nonsense,” I warned that this would happen.  And I implored readers not to fall for all of the hype about Ebola, and especially not to listen to people claiming colloidal silver is the “cure” for Ebola, since that’s an outright misrepresentation of the facts.

In fact, I stated, “When we start making wild, broad-based claims that simply can’t be substantiated, it’s going to bring the medical bureaucrats into the fray, whose sole job is to protect the interests of the medical monopoly.”

And I also stated, “When we cross the line from stating the facts to claiming cures that have never been proven for something like Ebola, we invite the medical bureaucrats in.  And that’s when the ‘wrath of Khan’ begins, if you get my meaning.”

Now, precisely as I feared, the medical authorities along with authorities from the Federal Trade Commission are knocking on Dr. Rima’s door.  In fact, on September 23, 2014 they showed up at the office of one of the trustees of her foundation with a legal warning in hand, demanding Dr. Rima stop making unsubstantiated claims that her nanosilver product is a “cure” for Ebola. 

Folks, the FDA and the FTC don’t show up at your front door with a legal notice in hand unless they’re very pissed off.  You see, making the claim that "colloidal silver cures Ebola" is tantamount to waving a red flag in front of the FDA and other medical bureaucracies and saying "Come and get us."

If you had clinical proof of such a claim, then fine, tout your proof.  Scream it from the rooftops.  Heck, I'll help you.  I’ll publish your proof…I’ll give you full credit…and I’ll use every resource at my disposal to publicize your proof from here to Tanzania and back. 

But when the supposed "proof" is based on half-truths and sensationalistic exaggerations of the available evidence, then there’s going to be trouble every single time because the medical bureaucrats are always on the lookout for reasons to ban safe, natural substances like colloidal silver that directly compete with Big Pharma’s cornucopia of toxic drugs.  

The Bee in the FDA’s Bonnet

As I mentioned, right now the great big bee in the FDA’s bonnet is the claim that colloidal silver cures Ebola. 

This claim is being spread all over the internet.  It’s not just Dr. Rima, at this point.  It’s everywhere

What’s more, people are mindlessly reposting links to the websites making these claims all over social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest and others.  This can only serve to even further enrage the medical bureaucrats.   

Indeed, I just now read a web page called “Cure for Cancer, AIDS and Ebola.”  Links to this site are being posted all over the place.  So what’s the problem?  Well, the site makes spurious claims like “Colloidal silver cures Ebola,” and “UCLA studies show colloidal silver cures every virus known to man.” 

Frankly, it's very frustrating to see web pages like this.  For example, the erroneous claims that "UCLA studies show colloidal silver kills every virus known to man" is a complete crock.  UCLA has not conducted any studies on colloidal silver and “every virus known to man.”  Not ever. 

Now it’s true that back in the late 1980’s a researcher named Larry C. Ford used a laboratory at UCLA for a short period of time to do some private, independent research on a colloidal silver product he was helping another individual develop.

But he didn’t do this work under the auspices of UCLA.  He did it on his own, in private, using a lab at UCLA.  And UCLA later disavowed his research, because it was conducted in private on behalf of a commercial product without their knowledge. 

If my memory serves me right, at the time Larry C. Ford (now deceased) claimed that in his private research the colloidal silver brand he was testing killed somewhere around 105 different pathogens. 

But now, the claims about Larry C. Ford’s private research in a UCLA lab have morphed into the claim that “UCLA has proven colloidal silver kills every virus known to man.”  And many of the liars making this claim are using it as a means of touting colloidal silver as an “Ebola virus cure.”

Nothing could be further from the truth, of course.  Indeed, Larry C. Ford's private research was conducted chiefly on bacteria, not viruses, and certainly not "every virus known to man."

Just today (September 27, 2014), I even read one website that stated with supreme confidence, “UCLA medical lab researchers found silver to be effective on every virus they tested it on including Pseudomonas acruginose.” 

That particular quote made me laugh out loud.  First of all, it’s not Pseudomonas “acruginose.”  It’s Pseudomonas aeruginosa.”  And more importantly, that’s a bacterium, not a virus.  Anyone who doesn’t know the difference between a bacteria and a virus should not be writing health articles. 

It's these kinds of wild, sensationalistic and completely uneducated claims that cause the FDA to go ballistic and start threatening colloidal silver vendors.  

And unfortunately, phony claims like this put everybody in the colloidal silver community under the microscope of the medical bureaucrats, which is why we all ought to be outraged about them. 

Colloidal Silver Does Kill Viruses

Yes, it’s true that colloidal silver has been demonstrated in test tube clinical studies to kill quite a wide variety of viruses, or at least to stop them from replicating (see the clinical studies discussed on the Colloidal Silver Kills Viruses website, at this link).   

And yes, there are reams of anecdotal evidence from people all over the world attesting to the fact that colloidal silver has helped heal a number of different types of viral infections. 

But colloidal silver certainly has not been proven to kill "every virus known to man."  Otherwise, there'd be no AIDS patients, no Ebola victims, no Hepatitis C sufferers, no herpes virus sufferers, etc.  

Viral diseases would have already been completely eradicated if colloidal silver was actually proven to kill “every virus known to man.”  After all, colloidal silver is available in every well-stocked health food store in America, and it has been for decades.  It’s not like anyone in this country is physically stopping others from using it. 

Indeed, if colloidal silver had actually been clinically proven to “kill every virus known to man,” it would be the world’s most popular nutritional supplement.  But the claim is completely false, not to mention ludicrous at face value. 

No Ebola Cure

As Mike Adams pointed out in his great article titled, “FDA Threatens Three Companies with Criminal Charges for Making Ebola Treatment Claims”: 

"Here at Natural News, I've consistently repeated that NOTHING has yet been proven to treat, prevent or cure Ebola. Thus, all medicines -- natural, conventional or otherwise -- are 'experimental and unproven' by definition."

Now, that's the flat-out truth of the matter.  And I applaud Mike for telling it like it is.

The FDA’s so-called “Ebola drugs” are experimental and unproven.  And so are any natural substances said to have antiviral qualities, including colloidal silver.  They’re all “experimental and unproven” in regards to Ebola, because to date not a single human being has been clinically “cured” of Ebola through the use of any of them. 

So to say something like "colloidal silver kills every virus known to man" and “colloidal silver cures Ebola virus,” is so egregiously false, it simply invites the medical bureaucrats to step in and start cracking heads, euphemistically speaking, of course.

Agent Provacateurs?

Sometimes I get the feeling that some of the people making these demonstrably false claims online are, in reality, agent provacateurs whose job it is to give the medical bureaucrats precisely the ammunition they need to bring the hammer down hard on the entire colloidal silver community.

I urge readers to shun websites that are causing this kind of trouble and bringing this kind of unneeded scrutiny upon the colloidal silver community.  Don’t re-post the links to their articles or web pages.  Don’t spread their lies.  Don’t play right into the hands of the medical bureaucrats. 

Let this sensationalistic nonsense die on the vine before the FDA decides to start using these false claims as a reason to have colloidal silver banned from sale as a nutritional supplement, just like the health authorities in Europe did only a few short years ago.

It’s hard enough combating the lies being told about colloidal silver by its detractors.  But when the lies come from people claiming to be colloidal silver advocates, then we’ve got real problems because it always gets the medical authorities involved.   

Let’s keep the colloidal silver community free of unnecessary scrutiny by the medical bureaucrats.  Let’s stick with the science.  And if you want to conjecture about whether or not colloidal silver might be effective for this disease or that – including Ebola -- then dang it, be honest and label it “conjecture” or “opinion.”  But don’t state it as fact, if there’s no solid proof to back it up.

The truth is, colloidal silver is an absolutely amazing, broad-spectrum natural antimicrobial substance.  That’s been proven over and over again clinically, as well as by the personal experiences of tens of thousands of individuals worldwide. 

But as I’ve repeatedly stated over the past 20 years, colloidal silver is not “God.”  It can’t kill every pathogen known to man.  It’s never been proven to “kill every virus known to man.”  And anyone who says it has is a liar, or is empty-headedly repeating someone else’s lie.

Learn More…

If you’d like to read more of my articles on the proven benefits of colloidal silver, just go to the Colloidal Silver Update page on TheSilverEdge.com website.

And if you’re interested in learning how to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver -- quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, and for less than 36 cents per quart -- just click the link in this sentence. 

If the FDA ever does step in and attempt to ban colloidal silver, the only way you’ll ever have access to it again is to learn how to make your own.  So it’s quite important to learn how while the information and simple tools are still available.

In light of what’s happening, I urge you to visit the link in the above paragraph.  Or click here to discover how truly simple it is to make your own high-quality colloidal silver right on your kitchen countertop. 

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,


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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 and/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. 


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