Monday, June 6, 2011

Colloidal Silver and E. Coli

As of this writing (June 2011) practically the entire European Union is now being affected by the deadly drug-resistant E. coli superbug that has apparently contaminated food crops.

Well over a dozen people have been killed, and thousands more sickened throughout the EU.

Too bad the EU outlawed the sale of colloidal silver in January 2010. As you’ll see below, numerous clinical studies demonstrate the fact that silver-based antimicrobials are one of the few substances left on the face of the earth that are still effective against drug-resistant forms of E. coli.

Here’s what you need to know now, so you can protect yourself and your family…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...

The outbreak of E. coli bacteria now sweeping through the European Union is already considered the third-largest involving E. coli in recent world history, and according to Associated Press it may also be the deadliest.

The new superbug, which researchers believe is food-borne, has killed at least 18 people, sickened more than 1,600 and spread to least 10 European countries.

Why is this new superbug wreaking such havoc and costing so many lives? Because it is extremely drug-resistant, meaning Big Pharma’s antibiotic drugs simply don’t work against it.

The good news, of course, is that colloidal silver has been clinically demonstrated to be effective against E. coli – even against some antibiotic-resistant strains of the pathogen! I’ll demonstrate that fact for you – conclusively – in just a moment, by showing you seven of the best studies on this subject.

The bad news, unfortunately, is that the European Union has banned colloidal silver from sale as a nutritional supplement in January 2010, leaving European citizens virtually helpless against the current onslaught of the deadly antibiotic-resistant E. coli.

It seems like every time a safe, natural and highly effective substance like colloidal silver is outlawed by the medical bureaucrats as they seek to protect drug company profits, there are, sadly, subsequent dire consequences for the millions of men, women and children left defenseless against the super-
pathogens.

The European Loophole

For our European readers, it’s very important for you to know that some enterprising colloidal silver vendors based in European countries have re-labeled their product as a “water disinfectant” rather than a nutritional supplement, making it legal for European health food stores and online vendors to continue selling their colloidal silver products.

This loophole will allow you to purchase colloidal silver in the European Union. You’ll have to check with your local health food store or do a Google search for online vendors in Europe who might still be carrying colloidal silver.

One such European colloidal silver vendor is our good friend Anders Sultan, Sweden’s largest colloidal silver manufacturer, maker of the Ionosil brand of colloidal silver.

Or, better still, if you can’t find colloidal silver commercially, order a high-quality Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from www.TheSilverEdge.com so you can make all of the high-quality colloidal silver you want – any time you want – in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

When you own the means of colloidal silver production, you can make your own high-quality colloidal silver for a tiny fraction of the cost you’d have to spend on store-bought brands. And by making your own colloidal silver, you bypass the bureaucrats and will never have to worry about scrambling to find a reliable source for colloidal silver again!

If colloidal silver turns out to be effective against this virulent new strain of E. coli – and based upon the clinical research I’ll show you below in just a moment, there’s no reason to believe it won’t – it may well be your only effective defense since antibiotic drugs simply aren’t able to do the job against this very dangerous pathogen.

Still Legal in America!

Fortunately, colloidal silver is still legal to sell as a nutritional supplement in America, even though the radical anti-silver environmentalists are doing everything in their power to have colloidal silver banned here, too.

There are numerous brands of colloidal silver available online and in local health food stores (some of our favorites are Sovereign Silver, ASAP Colloidal Silver Solution, Utopia Silver, Nutra-Silver, Silver 100 and R-Garden brand).

If you’re unfamiliar with colloidal silver usage, you can read for free how dozens of experienced colloidal silver users are curing their own infections and boosting their health and well-being by using colloidal silver, at the Colloidal Silver Success Stories web site

Or, learn how easy it is to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver – for about 36 cents a quart – by watching this short, 3-minute video:

But Is Colloidal Silver Really Effective Against E. coli?

There are at least seven different clinical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of silver-based products – including silver ions, silver nanoparticles and colloidal silver – against E. coli.

Check out the following studies located on the “Colloidal Silver Clinical Studies” page of TheSilverEdge.com web site, and see for yourself why colloidal silver may well turn out to be your last and most effective all-natural line of defense against the deadly E. coli pathogen:

In this clinical study, conducted by the Department of Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia, and published in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, researchers demonstrated that silver ions inhibit the respiratory chain of E. coli, effectively killing the pathogen. This study was conducted in 1974, meaning medical science has known about the effectiveness of silver against E. coli for over 37 years!

In this clinical study, conducted by the Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, researchers discovered that one of the most powerful ways silver ions destroy pathogens like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus is by attaching to the DNA of the pathogen and preventing it from replicating. No replication, no infection!

In this clinical study, researchers from Department of Microbiology1 and KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute at Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, found that electrically generated silver ions cause significant reductions in bacterial counts of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and that even the pathogens that survive exposure to silver ions become “non-cultivable,” meaning they are no longer able to reproduce, and eventually die. Of course, if they can’t reproduce, they can’t infect.

Here’s a clinical study demonstrating that silver nanoparticles dramatically reduce E. coli bacterial counts. The study showed that the silver nanoparticles not only adhered to the cell walls of the E. coli microbes, but also penetrated the cell walls resulting in death of the microorganisms. The researchers concluded the deaths of the E. coli pathogens were ultimately caused by the release of silver ions from the silver nanoparticles.

In this clinical study, published in the International Journal of Biological Research in 2010, it was found that colloidal silver exhibited “powerful antimicrobial activity” against multi-drug resistant pathogens including E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aregnosa and Salmonella typhi. The study authors state that colloidal silver showed antibacterial activity “against all tested pathogens.”

In this clinical study, conducted by researchers from the Department of Applied Microbiology at Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki, Nigeria, it was found that even low dose colloidal silver kills antibiotic-resistant E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus pathogens, whether used alone or used in conjunction with prescription antibiotics. The study also found that colloidal silver does not interfere with therapeutic efficacy of the prescription antibiotics tested, but in many cases enhances their effectiveness!

In this study, published in the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology [(2010) 26:615–621], clinical researchers challenged different drug-resistant pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, with silver nanoparticles. They found that the silver nanoparticles inactivated both drug-resistant and drug-susceptible bacteria (Gram positive and Gram negative), through a powerful bactericidal mechanism, and actually began inhibiting the bacterial growth rate from the very first moment of contact between the bacteria and the silver nanoparticles.

Silver-Based Antimicrobials ROCK!

As you can clearly see, colloidal silver, silver nanoparticles and silver ions have been clinically demonstrated to be highly effective against E. coli – including multi-drug-resistant strains of the pathogen!

In other words, silver-based antimicrobials ROCK against E. coli – even the deadly drug-resistant forms! The research is conclusive.

Yet in January 2010 the European Union banned the sale of over-the-counter nutritional supplement products containing any form of silver. And now the European Union is in crisis, with thousands of people ill and nearly two dozen dead, because their prescription antibiotic drugs are proving to be next to worthless against the latest strain of E. coli which is infecting the European food supply.

What Next?

According to Agence France Presse, in just the past few weeks here in the United States there have already been three suspected cases of people infected with the new drug-resistant form of E. coli reported.

Here’s the AFP report, which begins with this startling paragraph: “Health officials said Thursday three people in the United States are suspected to have fallen ill from e-coli bacteria after traveling to Germany where the mystery outbreak has killed 17.”

So the superbug appears to have jumped “across the pond,” as our European cousins like to say, to 
America.

This, on top of the already out-of-control medical crisis here in the U.S., with the spread of the deadly drug-resistant staph pathogen known as MRSA, which now kills more people in the U.S. each year than AIDs.

Worse yet, MRSA has recently been discovered to be spreading through the U.S. food supply, with studies showing that as much as 50% of all meat is now contaminated by the drug-resistant MRSA pathogen.

(Thankfully, colloidal silver also kills MRSA, as many colloidal silver users have gratefully attested.)
And of course, we can’t forget the growing new medical crisis with CRPK, the drug-resistant form of the highly infectious pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae, which has already infected some 315 people in the Los Angeles area alone in recent months!

(Again, thankfully, silver-based antimicrobials are highly effective against many strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, including forms that are often resistant to Big Pharma’s flagship antibiotic drugs.)

What This Means…

Obviously, silver-based antimicrobials are one of the last (and most highly effective) lines of defense against the growing legions of drug-resistant pathogens.

What this means is that it’s now more important than ever to have colloidal silver readily available.
In this Age of Strange Diseases in which we live, nothing could be more important than to include colloidal silver in your natural health-care arsenal, and learn how to use it effectively for your own personal health and well-being as well as that of your family and friends…

…particularly now that deadly, drug-resistant strains of E. coli are contaminating food crops, and equally deadly strains of MRSA are now contaminating the U.S. meat supply.

To start learning more about colloidal silver, be sure to first learn how easy it is to make your own colloidal silver.

And if you’re still not sure colloidal silver is right for you, read these real-life testimonials from people who have resolved numerous illnesses and infectious diseases through the simple, judicious use of colloidal silver.

You can also learn the basics of colloidal silver usage in under one hour through the inexpensive new Colloidal Silver Secrets Video from Life & Health Research Group.

And of course, if you’d like encyclopedic knowledge of colloidal silver and its usage – including specific dosages for a myriad of specific diseases – consider getting a copy of my 547-page book, The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual.

Whatever you do, don’t wait until it’s too late to learn more. The super-pathogens are spreading. And Big Pharma’s antibiotic drugs simply aren’t able to stem the growing tide.

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 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.

Is the Deadly E. coli Strain Now Sweeping Through Europe a Germ Warfare Pathogen…and Will Colloidal Silver Prove to Be Effective?


It might surprise you to learn that some people now believe the new E. coli superbug sweeping through Europe, Sickening Thousands of People and Killing Dozens, Is a Bio-Engineered Germ Warfare Pathogen. Would colloidal silver help in such a case?
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Last Friday, on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook (join here), I pointed out something strange about the recent deadly outbreak of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, which is now sickening thousands throughout Europe and has already killed nearly two dozen:
"Too many of these super-pathogens are coming out at once. I understand the idea that excessive antibiotic usage has caused pathogens to mutate. But this is ridiculous and I think someone is tampering with the bugs and turning them into biological weapons as they are now affecting both food crops…Antibiotic drugs are not used on food crops, so that rules out mutation."
Mike Adams, the always intrepid Health Ranger from NaturalNews.com, apparently agrees with me.
In his Monday, June 6, 2011 article titled "Forensic evidence emerges that European e.coli superbug was bioengineered to produce human fatalities," he states:
"Even as the veggie blame game is now under way across the EU, where a super resistant strain of E. coli is sickening patients and filling hospitals in Germany, virtually no one is talking about how E. coli could have magically become resistant to eight different classes of antibiotic drugs and then suddenly appeared in the food supply.
This particular E. coli variation is a member of the O104 strain, and O104 strains are almost never (normally) resistant to antibiotics. In order for them to acquire this resistance, they must be repeatedly exposed to antibiotics in order to provide the 'mutation pressure' that nudges them toward complete drug immunity."
So how does this “mutation pressure” happen with a strain of E. coli found in vegetables that have never been exposed to antibiotic drugs, much less to multiple types of antibiotic drugs?
The answer is quite simple. Again, according to Health Ranger Mike Adams writing on NaturalNews.com:
"So how, exactly, does a bacterial strain come into existence that's resistant to over a dozen antibiotics in eight different drug classes and features two deadly gene mutations plus ESBL enzyme capabilities?
There's really only one way this happens (and only one way) -- you have to expose this strain of E. coli to all eight classes of antibiotics drugs. Usually this isn't done at the same time, of course:
You first expose it to penicillin and find the surviving colonies which are resistant to penicillin. You then take those surviving colonies and expose them to tetracycline. The surviving colonies are now resistant to both penicillin and tetracycline. You then expose them to a sulfa drug and collect the surviving colonies from that, and so on.
It is a process of genetic selection done in a laboratory with a desired outcome. This is essentially how some bioweapons are engineered by the U.S. Army in its laboratory facility in Ft. Detrick, Maryland...
Although the actual process is more complicated than this, the upshot is that creating a strain of E. coli that's resistant to eight classes of antibiotics requires repeated, sustained exposure to those antibiotics.
It is virtually impossible to imagine how this could happen all by itself in the natural world. For example, if this bacteria originated in the food crops (as we've been told), then where did it acquire all this antibiotic resistance given the fact that antibiotics are not used in vegetables?
When considering the genetic evidence that now confronts us, it is difficult to imagine how this could happen 'in the wild.' While resistance to a single antibiotic is common, the creation of a strain of E. coli that's resistant to eight different classes of antibiotics -- in combination -- simply defies the laws of genetic permutation and combination in the wild.
Simply put, this superbug E.coli strain could not have been created in the wild. And that leaves only one explanation for where it really came from: the lab."
(See the rest of Mike Adams great article here.)
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that this deadly new strain of E. coli must have been engineered in a laboratory.
Whose laboratory? I have no idea. But as author Duncan Long and I discussed in our 1999 book, The Bioterrorism Manual: Secrets for Survival
…one of the easiest and most effective vectors for terrorists (whether corporate, or religious fanatic) to conduct a germ warfare attack on a population would be through the food supply.
Infecting the food supply is cheap, easy, can causes high casualties, and triggers the desired response which is inducing a state of helplessness and panic in the targeted population.
Indeed, terrorist attempts to infect the food supply have already taken place right here in the United States. So this is nothing new. As Duncan Long writes in The Bioterrorism Manual: Secrets for Survival:
“One attack took place in September 1984, in Oregon…this one was mounted by a religious cult, the Rajneeshi, who were trying to take over the local political system of the town where they had set up their headquarters.
To swing the election that they hoped would vote into office members of the sect, the group cultivated salmonella bacteria in an underground lab.
They then filled small vials of water laced with the bacteria and spread out over town, surreptitiously pouring the deadly liquid over lettuce in salad bars, produce in grocery stores, and so forth.
The goal of this reckless act was to make enough townspeople ill that they wouldn’t go to the voting booths, thereby allowing the Rajneeshi to swing the election in their favor.
The attack eventually made 751 people sick, including babies; in all, nearly a tenth of the town was laid low with the intense illness.
One frightening aspect of this story is that the attack went undetected. No one ever connected the cult to the strange illness that swept through the tiny town. It was only later, when a former member came forward and told the authorities, that the attack was discovered.
Such attacks can be mounted with only rudimentary knowledge of laboratory methods, and such assaults may not only go undetected but may even remain a mystery. This makes biological weapons revolting to good people. And attractive to terrorists.”
Will Colloidal Silver Protect Against Germ Warfare Pathogens?
Earlier this year, in an article for the Colloidal Silver Secrets blog titled "Colloidal Silver and Biological (Germ) Warfare," I wrote:
"Our country recently passed the 9th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks of 2001, and the subsequent terrorist anthrax mailings that resulted in the deaths of five Americans and the infection of 17 others.
And while we all might rightfully wish to forget those horrific events – except for a passing prayer for the victims and their families -- and go on about our business as if nothing had ever happened…
…a prudent person would also quietly make sure he (or she) has taken at least a few protective precautions for their family, in case something like this ever happens again."
Naturally, I was talking about learning how to use colloidal silver. As I stated in that article:
"In the most recently revised edition of my 547-page book, The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual, I also discuss the very real possibility that colloidal silver will turn out to be a valid defense against germ warfare agents during a terrorist biological attack…
…at least, for those who are prepared in advance and have plenty of colloidal silver stocked up, or who are foresighted enough to own the means of colloidal silver production so they can make their own colloidal silver whenever needed...
…When former CIA microbiologist Larry Wayne Harris was asked on national television whether there were any natural substances that could protect the population against germ warfare agents, he responded:
‘The only natural substance I know of that is effective against these microbes is colloidal silver. I tested that myself when I was with the CIA, and found it effective...’"
I went on to explain why colloidal silver may well be the#1 most important natural line of defense against germ warfare pathogens.
Health Ranger Mike Adams apparently agrees, stating in his Monday, June 6, 2011 article:
"...no matter what you believe -- the simple truth is that the world is now facing a new era of global superbug strains of bacteria that can't be treated with any known pharmaceutical.
They can all, of course, be readily killed with colloidal silver, which is exactly why the FDA and world health regulators have viciously attacked colloidal silver companies all these years:
They can't have the public getting its hands on natural antibiotics that really work, you see. That would defeat the whole purpose of making everybody sick in the first place."
Does Colloidal Silver Kill E. Coli?
But will colloidal silver prove to be helpful against the new strain of (apparently) laboratory engineered E. coli that's sickening thousands and killing dozens throughout Europe?
There’s good news and bad news:
The bad news is, colloidal silver has never been tested against this new strain of E. coli, because it is completely new, having never been seen before until this past few weeks.
The good news, however, is that at least seven separate clinical studies prove silver-based antimicrobials -- including forms of colloidal silver, ionic silver and silver nanoparticles -- are smashingly effective against E. coli, and even against strains of E. coli that are antibiotic-resistant!
In tomorrow's follow-up article, titled "Colloidal Silver, E. Coli and the European Union Outbreak," I'll go over all seven clinical studies with you…
…and explain exactly what the researchers discovered, and why this significant body of clinical research bodes well for those smart enough to have plenty of colloidal silver on hand…
…or better yet have the foresight and clarity of mind to obtain a high-quality colloidal silver generator that will allow you to produce all of the colloidal silver you could ever need, at any time you need it, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for just pennies per batch!
Until tomorrow then, I remain…
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Please Join Me In the Brand New Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook!


Hi, Steve Barwick here, for the Colloidal Silver Secrets Blog...
I’m opening up a brand new fan page on Facebook, called the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community
…and I’m shutting down the old Colloidal Silver Secrets Group because Facebook is now placing too many restrictions on groups.
If you love colloidal silver as much as I do, and want to learn more about its usage, and be kept up-to-date as new information becomes available…
…then please join me on the new Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page on Facebook by clicking the following link:
There will be tons of FREE articles on colloidal silver usage…lots of back and forth discussion between community members about colloidal silver and its many uses...and lots of fast-breaking news and information on colloidal silver, posted as soon as it comes out!
So once you get to the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page at the above link, be sure to click the “Like” icon at the top of the page, which automatically signs you up as a community member!
And when you join, please be sure to leave a post on the wall telling fellow community members what your favorite way to use colloidal silver is!
I look forward to welcoming you as a member of the brand new Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page on Facebook.
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
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Is Colloidal Silver Toxic to Human Sperm?


Is colloidal silver toxic to human sperm or harmful to human reproduction?

Let's just say that like anything else the radical anti-silver environmentalists come up with, these charges are highly exaggerated. Here’s the straight scoop…

I continue to have articles forwarded to me about the study from September 2010 being touted by anti-silver environmental groups as proof that silver nanoparticles are "toxic" to human sperm, or even harmful to human reproduction.

These anti-silver environmental groups warn that using commercial products containing colloidal silver or silver nanoparticles should now be considered a dangerous practice for men because the silver could negatively affect their sperm count if enough is absorbed into their bodies.

This in turn could curtail human reproduction, the anti-silver environmentalists claim, causing a catastrophic worldwide decline in births.

Oh, my!

In the study being touted, human sperm were basically soaked in increasingly higher concentrations of silver nanoparticles. And it was later found that the sperm stopped growing once the concentration of silver nanoparticles reached a whopping 10 micrograms per milliliter (μg/ml).

Bullfeathers…

Of course, any claim that this study proves silver-based products are harmful to human sperm and human reproduction is complete b.s.

You could produce the same effect soaking sperm cells in high concentrations of just about any essential mineral, including iron, copper, selenium, chromium, even calcium or others.

But that doesn’t make it even remotely unsafe for men (or women) to ingest these natural substances in the form of nutritional supplements.

Indeed, colloidal silver and products containing silver nanoparticles have now been used widely by the public -- worldwide -- for over 100 years. And there’s been no decline in population growth!

Silver is even used in public and private swimming pools, in place of caustic chemicals like chlorine, to keep bacterial growth from exploding.

Yet the worldwide birth rate continues to grow. Earth’s population continues to expand. And not a single study on the face of the earth has shown that silver curtails human reproduction.

No Harm, No Foul…

One of the most profound proofs that there’s no harm to sperm in using small to moderate amounts of antimicrobial silver is the fact that silver is now used as a preservative in boar semen to prevent bacterial spoilage during storage, before the semen is used to impregnate female boars.

That pretty much proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that silver isn't harmful to sperm at levels that prevent bacterial contamination.

So soaking human sperm in excessively high concentrations of silver nanoparticles and then trying to scare men into thinking they won't be able to produce sperm if they use a silver-based product…

…is the worst form of exaggeration, deception and chicanery – particularly when it’s done in the name of science.

But what do you expect from the radical environmentalists at this point? After all, they even claim silver-impregnated stockings are “killing the planet” and causing global warming!

The Bottom Line…

The bottom line is this: Anything you saturate in a highly concentrated metal or mineral solution is going to be negatively affected at some concentration.

And guys, listen up:

The study showed that for sperm to be affected, it would have to be exposed to 10 micrograms per milliliter (μg/ml) of silver nanoparticles.

Your common sense alone should tell you that you'd be hard pressed to get that much silver into your testicles. You'd have to inject it with a syringe, or drink gallons of it at a time.

As for the contention by anti-silver environmentalists that silver is harmful to human reproduction, here's an article I did on this subject some time back:

Silver Not Harmful to Human Reproduction
And here's another interesting article about several different couples who were having trouble getting pregnant, yet they finally got pregnant after they started using colloidal silver:

A Tale of Two Pregnancies

As you'll see when you read these two articles, the insinuation that normal doses of colloidal silver (or mere contact with commercial silver-based products) can be "toxic" to human sperm or harmful to human reproduction is pretty far-fetched -- just like the rest of the environmentalist's wild charges against silver.

So relax. Take a deep breath. And use your colloidal silver in moderation, without fear. If you’re concerned, check with your doctor first.

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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this article 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 article should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this article 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 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 article.

Colloidal Silver and the Deadly Super-pathogen CRKP


Is colloidal silver effective against the latest antibiotic-resistant superpathogen called CRKP, which is proving to be even more deadly than MRSA? I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you…

Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...

A spate of recent news articles have documented the rise of a new antibiotic-resistant superpathogen known as CRKP, which stands for Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Klebsiella are pathogens that generally infect the urinary tract, blood and tissues. 

Unfortunately, some strains of Klebsiella have already been demonstrated to be resistant to all of the usual antibiotic drugs that were once effective against them.

The Carbapenems -- a group of “last-resort” antibiotics for gram-negative bacteria such as Klebsiella – were still effective even against the antibiotic-resistant forms of Klebsiella, up until August of 2010 when Carbapenem-resistant forms of Klebsiella seemed to appear out of nowhere in India and Pakistan.

Later in 2010, researchers found the drug-resistant bugs had migrated to western Europe by hitching a ride with tourists returning from South Asia.

Today, less than a year later, CRKP is being found in as many as 36 states, with numerous cases being reported in southern California hospitals where researchers say the infection rate is now “unexpectedly high.”

Indeed, as of March 2011, 356 cases have already been found in Los Angeles area hospitals alone!

Colloidal Silver and Klebsiela Pneumonia: Good News and Bad

The CRKP form of Klebsiela pneumonia came out of the blue so quickly, cutting edge researchers haven’t had a chance to study whether or not silver-based antimicrobials such as colloidal silver are effective against it.

However, previous clinical research demonstrates both good news and bad.

The good news is this: Generally speaking, based on clinical studies, silver-based antimicrobials are highly effective against many strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, including forms that are often resistant to Big Pharma’s antibiotic drugs.

But the bad news is this: At least one sub-species of Klebsiella has been demonstrated in laboratory studies to become resistant to silver after repeated exposure to it.

This could mean that over time even silver-based antimicrobials might – and I must emphasize the word might – lose their effectiveness against the Klebsiella pathogens. Here’s why I emphasize “might”:

What researchers did was expose a test tube colony of the Klebsiella pathogen grown in a saline nutrient broth, to small amounts of silver -- just enough to kill off the weaker pathogens in the colony.

Then they repeated the process, each time adding a tiny bit more silver than the last. By the time they did this multiple times (11 separate times in the study I read, going by memory), the remaining pathogens appeared to be silver-resistant.

This was a test-tube study, of course. But it nevertheless demonstrated the possibility that a subspecies of Klebsiella can actually become silver-resistant under the right conditions of repeated exposure to a silver-based product.

Fascinating Results!

But, that’s not the whole story. While this particular strain of Klebsiella appeared to become resistant to silver, its ability to infect people was nevertheless destroyed!

Here’s what researcher L.K. Gupta, from the Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, India stated regarding the silver-resistance developed by a sub-species of Klebsiella, writing in medical journal Folia Microbiologica:

"A silver-resistant mutant of Klebsiella pneumoniae B-5 was produced by passaging in nutrient broth containing graded concentrations of silver nitrate up to 150 ppm.

The development of silver resistance in the strain resulted in rough colonies, decrease in cell size, carbohydrate content and change in klebocin pattern.

The virulence of the AgR strain as checked by the burn wound model decreased as the mutant could not establish itself in the skin and spleen of the animals and the organism was cleared more efficiently by human lymphocytes than the parent AgS strain."

In other words, using the B-5 strain of Klebsiella, the researchers were able produce a strain that was resistant to a silver-based antimicrobial (silver nitrate).

However, the silver-resistant strain they developed suffered from a significantly reduced cell size, and was considerably weaker in virulence (i.e., ability to cause infection) than the parent strain.

Indeed, the silver-resistant strain, though alive, could no longer establish functional infectivity in the skin and spleen of animals used in the research.

And the body’s natural immune system processes readily cleared the microbe, indicating it had been so weakened by the repeated exposure to silver that it was no longer a significant threat.

Thanks to the silver, even the pathogens that didn’t die during exposure to silver still lost their functional infectivity!

More Good News!

And there’s even more good news:

Before medical science discovered the new CRKP form of Klebsiella, clinical research had found that a whopping 75% of antibiotic-resistant strains of Klebsiella are stopped cold by silver-based antimicrobials!

Once again, writing in the medical journal Folia Microbiologica, researcher N. Kapoor of the Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, India, states:

“Multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were checked for their sensitivity toward silver nitrate by the tube-dilution method. Nearly 75% of MDR strains could be successfully inhibited by 5 mg/L of silver nitrate.”

In other words, the vast majority of the strains of this potentially deadly pathogen that are no longer killed by the usual prescription antibiotic drugs have been shown to be inhibited by…(drum roll, please)…antimicrobial silver!

The fact that silver-based antimicrobials are effective against so many drug-resistant strains of the Klebsiella pathogen is truly good news, indeed.

Conclusion

However, I have to re-emphasize that as of this writing, researchers have not clinically tested the CRKP form of Klebsiella pneumoniae to see whether or not silver-based antimicrobials are effective against it.

Hopefully, medical researchers will take note of the clinical studies mentioned above, and begin immediate research to determine whether or not silver-based antimicrobials are as effective against CRKP as they have been demonstrated to be against other multi-drug resistant forms of the Klebsiella pathogen.

I’ll report further on this topic as new developments arise.

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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this article 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 article should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of this article 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 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 article.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Is “Mother Earth” Making Her Own Colloidal Silver?


The ultimate irony is taking place: Radical environmentalists are attempting to force the EPA to regulate silver nanoparticles in order to “protect the environment.”

Meanwhile, it turns out “Mother Earth” has been manufacturing her own silver nanoparticles en masse – and likely for eons! The irony, of course, is completely lost on the radical environmentalists…

Radical environmentalists keep whining about the use of silver nanoparticles in commercial products, claiming when the silver nanoparticles eventually get returned to the environment they emit "toxic" silver ions that can harm tiny critters and disrupt the ecological balance of nature.

Of course, what the environmentalists ignore is this:

First of all, silver ions exist naturally in the environment. In fact, you’ll find silver ions just about anywhere nature has deposited mineral silver.

And secondly, the earth has a way of bonding the silver ions to minerals such as sulfur, making them essentially as harmless as…well...dirt. (See my previous article, "In Defense of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles")

This is exactly why the world’s oceans can contain millions of TONS of trace silver, yet those oceans are teeming with abundant life, both plant and animal.

And it is why the lakes and streams in major silver mining areas can also contain TONS of trace silver, yet are also teeming with abundant plant and animal life.

The huge amounts of trace silver that exist in nature simply can’t harm the little critters in the environment, because nature has its own way of sequestering the silver and making its antimicrobial properties inert.

Turns Out, Mother Earth Is Also Making Her Own Silver Nanoparticles!

But scientists have just now discovered that earth has another fascinating way of dealing with silver ions in the environment.

Indeed, it has been discovered that nature uses a chemical called humic acid to convert the supposedly “toxic” silver ions BACK to less toxic silver nanoparticles.

Indeed, according to the authors of a new study, the earth appears to be manufacturing silver nanoparticles on its own!

Apparently, humans are Johnny-come-latelies to the process, as earth has likely been manufacturing its own silver nanoparticles out of natural silver ions for…yes, eons!

You see, humic acid is ubiquitous in the environment. It’s produced by humic substances – chiefly dead, decaying vegetation -- which are the major organic constituents of almost all soil, streams, lakes and even ocean water.

And according to the study authors, when humic acid and silver ions come into contact in nature – particularly during warm weather -- silver nanoparticles are produced.

Not only that, but nature coats the newly-produced silver nanoparticles with constituents of the humic acid, so they are more stable and less prone to give off additional silver ions.

This explains why silver nanoparticles are being found throughout the environment, even in remote areas of the world where modern commercial products using silver nanoparticles have never existed.
“Mother Earth” is simply making her own silver nanoparticles as she sees fit!

It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to find out she’s making them to spite the very environmentalists who claim to be trying to protect her by regulating the commercial production of silver nanoparticles!

The Ultimate Irony

It just goes to show that the radical environmentalists do not have a CLUE as to how things work in the very nature they claim to be the protectors of.

The radical environmentalists simply want to have the EPA hyper-regulate every aspect of business and industry, including the production of useful products that contain antimicrobial silver nanoparticles.

So they blame findings of silver nanoparticles in the environment on business and industry, and scream to the high heavens for the government bureaucrats to hyper-regulate every product containing antimicrobial silver.

And you know what happens when government starts hyper-regulating things, don't you? The costs go up to the point it is no longer economically feasible to produce the products.

And that, my friends, is exactly what the radical environmentalists are after.

Meanwhile, Mother Nature continues manufacturing silver nanoparticles on her own, with a sense of humor I’m sure is completely lost on the radical environmentalists.

Indeed, “Mother Earth” herself may be the most prolific manufacturer of silver nanoparticles…on earth!

How’s that for irony? The people claiming to “protect” the earth from silver nanoparticles are actually trying to regulate a product that “Mother Earth” herself apparently manufacturers!

Read the full news article here: http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=21309.php

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Is Colloidal Silver a Cure for Stubborn Pet Odors?


If recent reports from our customers are right, we may have discovered a brand new use for colloidal silver that will surely consternate the medical authorities who would love to see colloidal silver banned as a nutritional supplement…

I recently received an email from a customer who said he had lots of neighborhood cats that were marking their territory by spraying on his front screen door in the early morning hours.

Nothing he did could get rid of the terrible cat odor, or keep the cats away from his door. On a whim he thought of spraying the cat sprayed area with colloidal silver. He said not only the odor left, but the cats quit coming to his door in the mornings!

Here’s his testimonial:

“The cats in my neighborhood every year have used my front door for target practice, spraying, marking their territory. I've tried everything, the smell would not leave, tried the colloidal silver in a sprayer and 15 minutes later, fresh as a daisy. Two weeks later they have NOT re-marked their territory. Totally astounding! I just love my Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator. Thanks for all you do!”

-- Doug G.

Now, we’ve received another testimonial, this one from a very nice lady who claims she used colloidal silver to get rid of the odor from her two pet dogs who loved to “mark” the carpet in her home office with urine. I’ll let her explain in her own words what she discovered:

“I am VERY happy to report back that colloidal silver ELIMINATES pet urine odor! I recently discovered this after adding two new pets to the household. Unfortunately, both dogs (male and female) are particularly fond of marking on the carpet in my home office. For the first time I decided to give the carpet the smell test after cleaning. It LOOKED clean, but I could still smell what had been there; no wonder dogs go back to the same spot(s) with their sophisticated noses.

So, I had an idea to try colloidal silver and sprayed the carpet with it after cleaning it -- it WORKED! Absolutely NO ODOR remained on the carpet. I was stunned! Don't know why I didn't think of it before. Never again will I buy commercial odor eliminators. Best of all, I can make all the colloidal silver that I want, anytime I want, CHEAP with my Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator. (It is shocking to see how much certain manufacturers (you know who they are) charge per ounce of their product.) Thank you for making a real and affordable micro-particle generator!”

All the best,
-- Tonya W., California

So there you have it – colloidal silver gets rid of stubborn pet odors!

When the FDA finally follows suit with the European health authorities and bans colloidal silver as a nutritional supplement (and they eventually will, believe me), I’m thinking we could sell it as a "pet odor eliminator" so people can still buy it (and use it however they darned well please)!

After all, when the EU banned the sale of colloidal silver as a nutritional supplement in January 2010, enterprising colloidal silver vendors simply re-labeled their product as a “water purifier” and continued to sell it!

And if colloidal silver generators are banned as well, I suppose we could re-label them as “pet odor eliminator” generators, as well.

Hmmm. Long live colloidal silver!

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Important Notice for Colloidal Silver Users!


Over 3,000 readers of this ezine have joined me on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Group on Facebook…

…making it the most dynamic colloidal silver forums on the entire internet in just a bit over a year!

Unfortunately, Facebook is changing the “Groups” format to a far more restrictive format that doesn’t allow me to provide the same high level of information and education I like to provide.

So, the Colloidal Silver Secrets Group on Facebook is being closed down.

But…don’t despair!

If you’ve enjoyed all of the great posts on colloidal silver usage, and the give-and-take between thousands of experienced colloidal silver users…

…then I’ve got great news for you: I’m opening up a brand new fan page on Facebook, called the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community!

Facebook fan pages don’t have the same drastic restrictions the new group format is going to have. So I’ve decided to switch from the “group” format to the “fan page” format.

If you love colloidal silver as much as I do, and want to learn more about its usage, and be kept up-to-date as new information becomes available…

…then please follow me over to the new Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page on Facebook by clicking the following link:


Once you get to the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page at the above link, be sure to click the “Like” icon at the top of the page, which automatically signs you up as a community page member!

And when you join, please be sure to leave a post on the wall telling fellow community members what your favorite way to use colloidal silver is!

I look forward to welcoming you as a member of the brand new Colloidal Silver Secrets Community fan page on Facebook.

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

Steve Barwick, author

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