Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 ....there's a guy named eric snyder that swears by it since it seemed to be working real well for him. he's been around the block with treatments & has some med tech backround too. can't/won't type worth a dammn though so his posts are difficult to read. i thought he was on this list but haven't seen any posts for a long time. i might have it mixed up & he's on the other one. i was on a couple hep-C lists from groups, & the one allowed attachments & was so full of people sending large ones of no particular practical relevance (pics, emotionalism, jokes) that it became a big problem with downloading email when on dialup & some obnoxious twits refused to curtail it... i dropped that list (losing a few valuable members) since this one seemed to be where most all the good info came anyway, but it seems like some members i found valuable have vanished from here. no posts from PeachStatePam for awhile... anybody know what's up with her? > Coloidal Silver > > > I joined this group because my husband and I both have Hep C. He is > just finishing up one year on the Interferon, but I am putting it off > hoping to find an holistic approach. Has anyone tried taking coloidal > silver? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I only heard from a biologist that they thought that the heavy metal, silver would be very hard on the liver. bob Larson <bobLists@...> wrote: ....there's a guy named eric snyder that swears by it since it seemed to be working real well for him. he's been around the block with treatments & has some med tech backround too. can't/won't type worth a dammn though so his posts are difficult to read. i thought he was on this list but haven't seen any posts for a long time. i might have it mixed up & he's on the other one. i was on a couple hep-C lists from groups, & the one allowed attachments & was so full of people sending large ones of no particular practical relevance (pics, emotionalism, jokes) that it became a big problem with downloading email when on dialup & some obnoxious twits refused to curtail it... i dropped that list (losing a few valuable members) since this one seemed to be where most all the good info came anyway, but it seems like some members i found valuable have vanished from here. no posts from PeachStatePam for awhile... anybody know what's up with her? > Coloidal Silver > > > I joined this group because my husband and I both have Hep C. He is > just finishing up one year on the Interferon, but I am putting it off > hoping to find an holistic approach. Has anyone tried taking coloidal > silver? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 ....i don't know anything about it except that some people report success in reducing viral load radically with it, that there are significant dangers possible from misuse, & there's a lot of fraud in it's sales (getting what you thought you payed for). ....i sent the guy i previously mentioned, eric, an email direct to his address at the same time i made the post but no response so far. > Coloidal Silver > > > > > > I joined this group because my husband and I both have Hep C. He is > > just finishing up one year on the Interferon, but I am putting it off > > hoping to find an holistic approach. Has anyone tried taking coloidal > > silver? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 ....i just got this from ... he mentions a colloidal silver forum so there must be a group focused on that: Bob Im sure no typist .Last July i had a sub dural hematoma where they took out a 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 peice of skull to repair the thing . They put it back of course but i still have some problems from it ,they seem to be getting better though. They said i was very luckey to walk away from it with only things like memory problems and letters moving on key boards. On the colloidal silver forum i just gave them some info on silver tetroxide it was known as immunex in the early 1990s as a cure for aids . Then it disapperad. I gave them some patents to check out like method of curing aids 5676977, the patent on silver tet 6346201 and some other related 5336499, 6669966, ..If you like colloidal silver this stuff is much more potent but was only approved for pool water as a replacement for chlorine its called sildate and is 2% silver tetroxide in water and 1 oz of sildate keeps 10,000 gallons of pool water microbe free . Im sure the big drug comps keept this off the medical market in favor of their expensive products . Silver preps are the hot thing now and the FDA wants to control them again but they did such a good job of putting out mis and dis info for the last 30 years their having a hard time. I think this hepc forum banned me ,Mike ,Sally and .Then i just started to receive posts again . Mike chilled out and looks like he got the cure , Sally went on the meds and we heard from her for a few months then nothing . I use colloidal silver for alot of my medical needs it works great. Hope you are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 I do not believe strongly in all the medical information, especially since that is where most of my harm originated from, things are high advanced now compared to years ago... but the medical professionals are not Gods. I know that the technology is far improved, now. I do know that Trudeau's Natural Cures That they don't Want you to know About was inspirational. Have not heard from Peach State in awhile right. Pam ...there's a guy named eric snyder that swears by it since it seemed to be > working real well for him. he's been around the block with treatments & has > some med tech backround too. can't/won't type worth a dammn though so his > posts are difficult to read. i thought he was on this list but haven't seen > any posts for a long time. i might have it mixed up & he's on the other one. > i was on a couple hep-C lists from groups, & the one allowed > attachments & was so full of people sending large ones of no particular > practical relevance (pics, emotionalism, jokes) that it became a big problem > with downloading email when on dialup & some obnoxious twits refused to > curtail it... i dropped that list (losing a few valuable members) since this > one seemed to be where most all the good info came anyway, but it seems like > some members i found valuable have vanished from here. no posts from > PeachStatePam for awhile... anybody know what's up with her? > > > Coloidal Silver > > > > > > I joined this group because my husband and I both have Hep C. He is > > just finishing up one year on the Interferon, but I am putting it off > > hoping to find an holistic approach. Has anyone tried taking coloidal > > silver? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I have seen ads for Colloidal Silver for years. Like " Aromatic Oils " , I really never knew/still don't know what to do with it. Can I gargle with it, drink it, put it on cuts to help them heal? Has anyone tried it when they have cold/flus? Is it $20 for 8 ounces at health food store? I'm not pooh-poohing the concept, just saying that it never really gelled in my (admittedly limited) understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 > > I have seen ads for Colloidal Silver for years. Like " Aromatic > Oils " , I really never knew/still don't know what to do with it. > Can I gargle with it, drink it, put it on cuts to help them > heal? Has anyone tried it when they have cold/flus? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. > Is it $20 for 8 ounces at health food store? Yeah, that sounds about right. The stuff at the health food store is always going to be ridiculously overpriced. With one of the more sophisticated CS generators, you can make homemade CS for about a dollar a gallon. Sure, go ahead and buy an overpriced bottle of CS to try it out. But, if you are at all inclined to keep using it, you're much better off investing in a good CS generator. Here are the two generators that are most often recommended by CS cognoscenti: http://silverpuppy.com/ http://www.silvergen.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 ...wow, quite a pile of naysaying. i market and sell nothing. i'm a painter and paperhanger. home-brew CS works well for me, it's as simple as that. rather than spend all the time to go into it line by line, for now i'll just say i never said it cures virus, but it apparently kills or disables them. it won't give, on it's own, an SVR from hep, but is useful in managing it... at least it works for me and many others. it won't cure a cold or flu but it sure is good at preventing them, and shortening the duration and intensity of them if they get in and take hold. to claim that " stuff will do nothing but possible turn you blue (argyria). " has been proven to myself by myself to be not true, and since it's reasonable to expect these claimants to know one way or the other, it's fair to call it a flat out lie. for hepC an SVR is defined as a cure, but it's really an extended remission in that the virus may still be there and re-emerge later... and that happens, without re-infection. true, the longer one remains clear the more likely they are to continue to remain so. some folks, rarely, have cleared the virus with CS products, and some clear it with only their own body systems. CS sometimes doesn't work to reduce active hep... it appears that usually it does. CS can aid the body with these processes at least by lightening the load. there's much unknown about CS and how it works... and will remain unknown because there's no money in it to be made by the drug companies (to which CS is an unwelcome competitor). argyria, while defined as a toxic reaction, is cosmetic and results in no physiological impairment. all the examples of argyria cases given can be accounted for by the facts of the individual cases, including Stan , K. the blue man on Oprah, Rosemary s the militant anti-CS mouth who had to admit she got it from abusing prescribed silver nitrate nose drops for years (nobody with any sense would knowingly consume silver nitrate these days).... etc...etccc.... make CS (for example) over-brewed using tap or otherwise impure water and start/speed the process by adding salt or something, and drink a couple water glasses every day for a few years and yes, you'll turn blue/gray...( but probably be in great health and have had no colds or flu). the number of argyria smurfs from CS around compared to the number of long term (>10 years) regular user is a very small drop in the bucket... i think those numbers would probably compare very favorably against the deaths and damage from medical error by doctors, nurses, hospitals, insurance companies, and pharmaceuticals... esp pharma. if i see my nail-beds turning blue i'll back off before my skin does, and try something else to keep up with managing my hepC. despite the claims in the " literature " that argyria is irreversible, it has been reversed a couple times in the last few years by the use of certain supplements and lots of water... a process discovered by a guy who had drug resistant syphilis the docs couldn't stop and he found CS helped, so he made his own and drank a qt/day for a year and eliminated the syphilis but turned blue... then it took another year+ to get rid of the blue. a couple others have had success with his formula. yes, there's lots of folks making excessive claims about their CS products, and there's bad CS products out there (the CS with bacteria in it is invariably MSP mild silver protein, not CS and users make for themselves)... the natural result of the situation and human nature. the drug companies and medical power structures are no less corrupted and greedy lying manipulators. the more i can find ways to avoid all of them the better i like it. there IS a CS available by Rx for docs to use IV. argentyn-23. made by natural immunogenics. it reversed MS over time for at least one well documented case. ALWAYS be suspicious of anything claimed from MLM companies. > Coloidal Silver > > You have no idea how much it kills me to see people get taken > advantage of. All the research in the world (Pubmed, JAMA, > New England Journal or medicine) real science, real > peer-reviewed journals etc. tell us this stuff will do > nothing but possible turn you blue (argyria). As for someone > making a comment it cures viruses. There is not cure for any > virus. Not even the common cold. The only cure is the SVR > from the hep treatment that is now considered a cure for a virus. > > Colloidal silver is a suspension of submicroscopic metallic > silver particles in a colloidal base. Long-term use of silver > preparations can lead to argyria, a condition in which silver > salts deposit in the skin, eyes, and internal organs, and the > skin turns ashen-gray. Many cases of argyria occurred during > the pre-antibiotic era when silver was a common ingredient in > nosedrops. When the cause became apparent, doctors stopped > recommending their use, and reputable manufacturers stopped > producing them. The official drug guidebooks (United States > Pharmacopeia and National Formulary) have not listed > colloidal silver products since 1975. > > Dubious Ads > In recent years, silver-containing products have been > marketed with unsubstantiated claims that they are effective > against AIDS, cancer, infectious diseases, parasites, chronic > fatigue, acne, warts, hemorrhoids, enlarged prostate, and > many other diseases and conditions. Some marketers claim that > colloidal silver is effective against hundreds of diseases. > > During 1997 and 1998, Changes International, a Florida-based > multilevel company, stated: > > Our colloidal silver contains 99.99% pure silver particles > suspended indefinitely in demineralized water that kills > bacteria and viruses. It can be applied topically and/or > absorbed into the blood stream sub-lingually (under the > tongue), thereby avoiding the negative effects of traditional > antibiotics that kill good bacteria in the lower digestive tract. > > An all natural antibiotic alternative in the purest form > available. The presence of colloidal silver near a virus, > fungi, bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables > its oxygen-metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. > The pathogens suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the > body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems. > > Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which destroy beneficial > enzymes, colloidal silver leaves these beneficial enzymes > intact. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans, > reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter. > > It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate into > silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional > antibiotics. Also, colloidal silver cannot interact or > interfere with other medicines being taken. Colloidal silver > is truly a safe, natural remedy for many of mankind's ills. > Colloidal silver can be taken indefinitely because the body > does not develop a tolerance to it [1]. > > Seasilver International, a California-based multilevel > company, had claimed that American are suffering from " silver > deficiency. " Although silver is not an essential nutrient, > product information posted on the company's Web site several > years ago stated: > > The depletion of minerals in our soil has left us deficient > of silver, one of our most essential trace minerals, causing > a drastic increase in immune system disorders in our society > in the last decade. Research has taught us that all disease > is allowed to manifest itself because of a weakened immune > system. In over 20 years of worldwide research on Colloidal > Silver, numerous interviews with government agencies, health > care practitioners and their patients, no other nutrient, > herb or drug (prescription or over-the-counter) is as safe > and effective against all known forms of unfriendly virus, > bacteria, and fungus. Additionally, while it is generally > known that most antibiotics kill only perhaps 6 or 7 > different disease organisms, reports have shown that > Colloidal Silver has been used successfully in the treatment > of over 650 diseases! Furthermore, strains of disease > organisms fail to develop in the presence of Colloidal > Silver. Colloidal Silver's greatest attribute is its unique > ability to function as a superior second immune system in the > body! [2] > > The ad below is from the July 1996 issue of Alternative > Medicine Digest. > > > > > Critical Studies and Case Reports > In 1995, an herbal distributor named tested > nine commonly marketed colloidal silver products available at > health-food stores and concluded: > > Two of the products were contaminated with microorganisms. > The amount of silver suspended in solution varied from > product to product and would gradually decrease over time. > Only five products actually showed antibacterial activity in > a laboratory test. To perform the test, she prepared a > culture plate with Staphylococcus aureas bacteria, which can > cause infections in humans. She then placed a drop from each > product on the plate and used disks of two common antibiotics > as controls. After eight hours of incubation, she found that > bacterial growth had been inhibited around the antibiotics > and four of the products. > Of course, the fact that a product inhibits bacteria in a > laboratory culture doesn't mean it is effective (or safe) in > the human body. In fact, products that kill bacteria in the > laboratory would be more likely to cause argyria because they > contain more silver ions that are free to deposit in the user's skin. > > FDA laboratory studies have found that the amount of silver > in some product samples has varied from 15.2% to 124% of the > amount listed on the product labels. The amount of silver > required to produce argyria is unknown. However, the FDA has > concluded that the risk of using silver products exceeds any > unsubstantiated benefit [3]. So far, eleven cases of argyria > related to silver products have been reported: > > A 56-year-old man who had sold and used colloidal silver for > three years, developed blue/gray discoloration of his > fingernails accompanied by a very high blood level of silver [4]. > A married couple who had three years of daily consumption of > a drink prepared by administering an electrolytic charge to a > bowl of water that contained a silver bar [5]. > Another couple had been taking a silver-containing " dietary > supplement " prescribed by a naturopath [5]. > A mentally ill man who had been drinking silver-containing > herbal tea for about 10 months [5]. > Stan , Montana's Libertarian Party candidate for the > U.S. Senate, who reportedly started taking colloidal silver > in 1999 for fear that Y2K disruptions might lead to a > shortage of antibiotics. He made his own concoction by > electrically two silver wires in a glass of water [6]. > Two men, ages 63 and 76, developed argyria after a year of > product use inspired by Internet claims [7]. > A 16-year-old boy developed blue-gray pigmentation of his > entire body after ingesting a silver-containing dietary > supplement for a year. The product, packaged so that it was > identical to bottled water. was touted as a preventive for > everyday infections [8]. > A 58-year-old man who treated a presumed kidney infection > with a home-brewed colloidal solution 12 times a day for 4 > days developed argyria about 4 weeks later [9]. > A 38-year-old man developed argyria after ingesting > approximately 16 ounces of 450 ppm colloidal silver three > times a day for 10 months to treat his arthritis and other > conditions. He made the solution with a simple > battery-operated chamber that leached silver from pure silver > wire. He had obtained the plans from information on the > Internet [10]. The photograph to the right shows how his skin > color compares to that of normal skin. > > > Enforcement Actions > Between October 1993 and September 1994, the FDA issued > warning letters to five colloidal silver marketers:: > > Higher Education Library Publications (H.E.L.P.), of > Springfield, Utah, was ordered to stop claiming that its > colloidal silver product was effective as a natural > antibiotic and might be effective against cancer, > genito-urinary diseases, tuberculosis, and AIDS. > Nutrition, Inc., of Arvada, Colorado, was ordered to stop > stating or implying that its Silvicidal, when administered > orally or intravenously, was nontoxic, FDA-approved, and was > a broad-spectrum antibiotic that killed bacteria and all > virus and fungal infections. In addition, it was falsely > claimed to be effective against a long list of specific diseases. > Reseau International of Cincinnati, Ohio was ordered to stop > claiming that its colloidal silver product was a " natural > antibiotic and anti-inflammatory immune system stimulant " and > that it was effective against cancer, staph, strep, > influenza, general body infections, inflammation, impaired > immune system, fungus toxicity, tonsillitis, Meniere's > symptoms, whooping cough, shingles, syphilis, cholera, and > malaria. The labeling also stated that colloidal silver could > cause major growth stimulation of human tissues and can regenerate > Silverado Inc., of Bountiful, Utah, was warned to stop making > false claims that its colloidal silver product was effective > as an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and > anti-fungal agent and that it could stimulate the immune system. > Unic, of Carmichael, California, was ordered to stop claiming > that its colloidal silver product was effective against many > diseases and could heal burn-damaged tissue without scarring. > In October 1996, the FDA proposed to ban the use of colloidal > silver or silver salts in over-the-counter products [11]. A > Final Rule banning such use was issued on August 17, 1999 and > became effective September 16th. The rule applies to any > nonprescription colloidal silver or silver salt product > claimed to be effective in preventing or treating any disease > [12]. Silver products can still be sold as " dietary > supplements " provided that no health claims are made for > them. During 2000, the FDA issued warnings to more than 20 > companies whose Web sites were making illegal therapeutic > claims for colloidal silver products. > > In 2000, the Federal Court of Australia banned Vital Earth > Company Pty Limited and its director Darryl from > falsely representing that the colloidal silver produced by > their " Vital Silver 3000 Zapper, " " Vital Silver 2000 > Automatic " and " Vital Silver 2000 " : > > Can kill all disease-causing bacteria, fungi and virus within > six minutes of contact > Has no harmful side effects; that colloidal silver could be > used as an antibiotic for all the acquired diseases of active AIDS > Is effective with more than 650 different pathogenic bacteria > and virus types > Has been used successfully against diseases including AIDS, > cholera, diabetes, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, skin cancer, > syphilis and whooping cough. > The company was also ordered to pay AUS$9000 in costs and to > provide refunds [13]. > > In 2001, the FTC obtained consent agreements with two companies: > > C. Spencer and M. Spencer, doing business as > Company (Palm Bay, Florida). Colloidal silver has been > medically proven to kill over 650 disease-causing organisms > in the body and is effective in curing diseases ranging from > cancer and multiple sclerosis to HIV/AIDS [14]. > ForMor, Inc., doing business as ForMor International, and its > president, Stan Gross (Birmingham, Alabama) agreed not to > make unsubstantiated claims that colloidal silver is > effective in treating over 650 infectious diseases, has no > adverse side effects, and is effective against arthritis, > blood poisoning, cancer, cholera, diphtheria, diabetes, > dysentery, gonorrhea, herpes, influenza, leprosy, lupus, > malaria, meningitis, rheumatism, shingles, staph infections, > strep infections, syphilis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and > yeast infections [14]. > In 2002, the FTC obtained a consent agreement with Kris > Pletschke, doing business as Raw Health, agreed to stop > making unsubstantiated claims that its colloidal silver > product could treat or cure 650 different diseases; eliminate > all pathogens in the human body in six minutes or less; and > is medically proven to kill every destructive bacterial, > viral, and fungal organism in the body, including anthrax, > Ebola, Hanta, and flesh-eating bacteria [15]. > > In 2002, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration > amended its rules so that water-treatment products containing > substances like colloidal silver for which therapeutic claims > are made must meet the requirements of medicines included in > the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. This means that > such products can no longer be legally marketed without proof > that they are safe and effective for their intended purpose. > The amendment was based on clnclusions that: > > There is little evidence to support therapeutic claims made > for colloidal silver products; > The risk to consumers of silver toxicity outweighs the value > of trying an unsubstantiated treatment, and bacterial > resistance to silver can occur > Efforts should be made to curb the illegal availability of > colloidal silver products, which is a significant public > health issue [16]. > References > Product brochure. Changes International, 1997. Downloaded in 1998. > Seasilver International Product Information, accessed October > 12, 1998. > Fung MC, Bowen DL. Silver products for medical indications: > risk-benefit assessment. Journal of Toxicology and Clinical > Toxicology 34:119-26, 1996. > Gulbranson SH and others. Argyria following the use of > dietary supplements containing colloidal silver protein. > Cutis 66:373-374, 2000. > Hori K and others. Believe it or not-Silver still poisons! > Veterinary and Human Toxicology 44(5):291-292, 2002. > Blue Is the color of my candidate's skin. Associated Press, > Oct 2, 2002 > Cohen LE and others. Effects of Internet quackery: Argyria in > the silver state. Federal Practitioner 21(4):9-17, 2004. > Wickless SC, Schwader TA. Medical mystery-The answer. New > England Journal of Medicine 352:2349-2350, 2004. > Brandt D. Argyia secondary to ingestion of homemade silver > solition. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 53:S105-107, 2005. > Wadhera A, Fung M. Systemic argyria associated with ingestion > of colloidal silver. Dermatology Online Journal 11(1):12, 2005. > Federal Register 61:53685-53688, 1996. (To access this > document, search the 1996 volume for " colloidal silver. " ) > FDA. Final rule: Over-the-counter drug products containing > colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts. Federal > Register 64:44653-44658, 1999. Download PDF version > Refunds for buyers of alternative therapy devices. News > release, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, May 5, 2000. > " Operation Cure.All " wages new battle in ongoing war against > Internet health fraud. FTC news release, June 14, 2001. > FTC announces first two enforcement actions against purveyors > of bioterrorism defense products. FTC news release, Feb 27, 2002. > Regulation of colloidal silver and related products. > Therapeutic Goods Administration Web site, Aug 19, 2003. > For Further Information > Rosemary s, an argyria victim, has made a detailed study > of the colloidal silver marketplace and is willing to answer > questions. > > This article was revised on August 17, 2005. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 wow...yep and thats why i'm not doing it,i'd rather die from the disease and not the so called thee only treatment they know of...i am not a mouse!!! > > > From: tommybad238 <tommybad238> > Subject: Coloidal Silver > Hepatitis Csupportgr oupgroups (DOT) com > Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 4:01 PM > > > > > > > You have no idea how much it kills me to see people get taken > advantage of. All the research in the world (Pubmed, JAMA, > New England Journal or medicine) real science, real > peer-reviewed journals etc. tell us this stuff will do > nothing but possible turn you blue (argyria). As for someone > making a comment it cures viruses. There is not cure for any > virus. Not even the common cold. The only cure is the SVR > from the hep treatment that is now considered a cure for a virus. > > Colloidal silver is a suspension of submicroscopic metallic > silver particles in a colloidal base. Long-term use of silver > preparations can lead to argyria, a condition in which silver > salts deposit in the skin, eyes, and internal organs, and the > skin turns ashen-gray. Many cases of argyria occurred during > the pre-antibiotic era when silver was a common ingredient in > nosedrops. When the cause became apparent, doctors stopped > recommending their use, and reputable manufacturers stopped > producing them. The official drug guidebooks (United States > Pharmacopeia and National Formulary) have not listed > colloidal silver products since 1975. > > Dubious Ads > In recent years, silver-containing products have been > marketed with unsubstantiated claims that they are effective > against AIDS, cancer, infectious diseases, parasites, chronic > fatigue, acne, warts, hemorrhoids, enlarged prostate, and > many other diseases and conditions. Some marketers claim that > colloidal silver is effective against hundreds of diseases. > > During 1997 and 1998, Changes International, a Florida-based > multilevel company, stated: > > Our colloidal silver contains 99.99% pure silver particles > suspended indefinitely in demineralized water that kills > bacteria and viruses. It can be applied topically and/or > absorbed into the blood stream sub-lingually (under the > tongue), thereby avoiding the negative effects of traditional > antibiotics that kill good bacteria in the lower digestive tract. > > An all natural antibiotic alternative in the purest form > available. The presence of colloidal silver near a virus, > fungi, bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables > its oxygen-metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. > The pathogens suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the > body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems. > > Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which destroy beneficial > enzymes, colloidal silver leaves these beneficial enzymes > intact. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans, > reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter. > > It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate into > silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional > antibiotics. Also, colloidal silver cannot interact or > interfere with other medicines being taken. Colloidal silver > is truly a safe, natural remedy for many of mankind's ills. > Colloidal silver can be taken indefinitely because the body > does not develop a tolerance to it [1]. > > Seasilver International, a California-based multilevel > company, had claimed that American are suffering from " silver > deficiency. " Although silver is not an essential nutrient, > product information posted on the company's Web site several > years ago stated: > > The depletion of minerals in our soil has left us deficient > of silver, one of our most essential trace minerals, causing > a drastic increase in immune system disorders in our society > in the last decade. Research has taught us that all disease > is allowed to manifest itself because of a weakened immune > system. In over 20 years of worldwide research on Colloidal > Silver, numerous interviews with government agencies, health > care practitioners and their patients, no other nutrient, > herb or drug (prescription or over-the-counter) is as safe > and effective against all known forms of unfriendly virus, > bacteria, and fungus. Additionally, while it is generally > known that most antibiotics kill only perhaps 6 or 7 > different disease organisms, reports have shown that > Colloidal Silver has been used successfully in the treatment > of over 650 diseases! Furthermore, strains of disease > organisms fail to develop in the presence of Colloidal > Silver. Colloidal Silver's greatest > attribute is its unique ability to function as a superior > second immune system in the body! [2] > > The ad below is from the July 1996 issue of Alternative > Medicine Digest. > > Critical Studies and Case Reports > In 1995, an herbal distributor named tested > nine commonly marketed colloidal silver products available at > health-food stores and concluded: > > Two of the products were contaminated with microorganisms. > The amount of silver suspended in solution varied from > product to product and would gradually decrease over time. > Only five products actually showed antibacterial activity in > a laboratory test. To perform the test, she prepared a > culture plate with Staphylococcus aureas bacteria, which can > cause infections in humans. She then placed a drop from each > product on the plate and used disks of two common antibiotics > as controls. After eight hours of incubation, she found that > bacterial growth had been inhibited around the antibiotics > and four of the products. > Of course, the fact that a product inhibits bacteria in a > laboratory culture doesn't mean it is effective (or safe) in > the human body. In fact, products that kill bacteria in the > laboratory would be more likely to cause argyria because they > contain more silver ions that are free to deposit in the user's skin. > > FDA laboratory studies have found that the amount of silver > in some product samples has varied from 15.2% to 124% of the > amount listed on the product labels. The amount of silver > required to produce argyria is unknown. However, the FDA has > concluded that the risk of using silver products exceeds any > unsubstantiated benefit [3]. So far, eleven cases of argyria > related to silver products have been reported: > > A 56-year-old man who had sold and used colloidal silver for > three years, developed blue/gray discoloration of his > fingernails accompanied by a very high blood level of silver [4]. > A married couple who had three years of daily consumption of > a drink prepared by administering an electrolytic charge to a > bowl of water that contained a silver bar [5]. > Another couple had been taking a silver-containing " dietary > supplement " prescribed by a naturopath [5]. > A mentally ill man who had been drinking silver-containing > herbal tea for about 10 months [5]. > Stan , Montana's Libertarian Party candidate for the > U.S. Senate, who reportedly started taking colloidal silver > in 1999 for fear that Y2K disruptions might lead to a > shortage of antibiotics. He made his own concoction by > electrically two silver wires in a glass of water [6]. > Two men, ages 63 and 76, developed argyria after a year of > product use inspired by Internet claims [7]. > A 16-year-old boy developed blue-gray pigmentation of his > entire body after ingesting a silver-containing dietary > supplement for a year. The product, packaged so that it was > identical to bottled water. was touted as a preventive for > everyday infections [8]. > A 58-year-old man who treated a presumed kidney infection > with a home-brewed colloidal solution 12 times a day for 4 > days developed argyria about 4 weeks later [9]. > A 38-year-old man developed argyria after ingesting > approximately 16 ounces of 450 ppm colloidal silver three > times a day for 10 months to treat his arthritis and other > conditions. He made the solution with a simple > battery-operated chamber that leached silver from pure silver > wire. He had obtained the plans from information on the > Internet [10]. The photograph to the right shows how his skin > color compares to that of normal skin. > > > Enforcement Actions > Between October 1993 and September 1994, the FDA issued > warning letters to five colloidal silver marketers:: > > Higher Education Library Publications (H.E.L.P.), of > Springfield, Utah, was ordered to stop claiming that its > colloidal silver product was effective as a natural > antibiotic and might be effective against cancer, > genito-urinary diseases, tuberculosis, and AIDS. > Nutrition, Inc., of Arvada, Colorado, was ordered to stop > stating or implying that its Silvicidal, when administered > orally or intravenously, was nontoxic, FDA-approved, and was > a broad-spectrum antibiotic that killed bacteria and all > virus and fungal infections. In addition, it was falsely > claimed to be effective against a long list of specific diseases. > Reseau International of Cincinnati, Ohio was ordered to stop > claiming that its colloidal silver product was a " natural > antibiotic and anti-inflammatory immune system stimulant " and > that it was effective against cancer, staph, strep, > influenza, general body infections, inflammation, impaired > immune system, fungus toxicity, tonsillitis, Meniere's > symptoms, whooping cough, shingles, syphilis, cholera, and > malaria. The labeling also stated that colloidal silver could > cause major growth stimulation of human tissues and can regenerate > Silverado Inc., of Bountiful, Utah, was warned to stop making > false claims that its colloidal silver product was effective > as an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and > anti-fungal agent and that it could stimulate the immune system. > Unic, of Carmichael, California, was ordered to stop claiming > that its colloidal silver product was effective against many > diseases and could heal burn-damaged tissue without scarring. > In October 1996, the FDA proposed to ban the use of colloidal > silver or silver salts in over-the-counter products [11]. A > Final Rule banning such use was issued on August 17, 1999 and > became effective September 16th. The rule applies to any > nonprescription colloidal silver or silver salt product > claimed to be effective in preventing or treating any disease > [12]. Silver products can still be sold as " dietary > supplements " provided that no health claims are made for > them. During 2000, the FDA issued warnings to more than 20 > companies whose Web sites were making illegal therapeutic > claims for colloidal silver products. > > In 2000, the Federal Court of Australia banned Vital Earth > Company Pty Limited and its director Darryl from > falsely representing that the colloidal silver produced by > their " Vital Silver 3000 Zapper, " " Vital Silver 2000 > Automatic " and " Vital Silver 2000 " : > > Can kill all disease-causing bacteria, fungi and virus within > six minutes of contact > Has no harmful side effects; that colloidal silver could be > used as an antibiotic for all the acquired diseases of active AIDS > Is effective with more than 650 different pathogenic bacteria > and virus types > Has been used successfully against diseases including AIDS, > cholera, diabetes, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, skin cancer, > syphilis and whooping cough. > The company was also ordered to pay AUS$9000 in costs and to > provide refunds [13]. > > In 2001, the FTC obtained consent agreements with two companies: > > C. Spencer and M. Spencer, doing business as > Company (Palm Bay, Florida). Colloidal silver has been > medically proven to kill over 650 disease-causing organisms > in the body and is effective in curing diseases ranging from > cancer and multiple sclerosis to HIV/AIDS [14]. > ForMor, Inc., doing business as ForMor International, and its > president, Stan Gross (Birmingham, Alabama) agreed not to > make unsubstantiated claims that colloidal silver is > effective in treating over 650 infectious diseases, has no > adverse side effects, and is effective against arthritis, > blood poisoning, cancer, cholera, diphtheria, diabetes, > dysentery, gonorrhea, herpes, influenza, leprosy, lupus, > malaria, meningitis, rheumatism, shingles, staph infections, > strep infections, syphilis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and > yeast infections [14]. > In 2002, the FTC obtained a consent agreement with Kris > Pletschke, doing business as Raw Health, agreed to stop > making unsubstantiated claims that its colloidal silver > product could treat or cure 650 different diseases; eliminate > all pathogens in the human body in six minutes or less; and > is medically proven to kill every destructive bacterial, > viral, and fungal organism in the body, including anthrax, > Ebola, Hanta, and flesh-eating bacteria [15]. > > In 2002, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration > amended its rules so that water-treatment products containing > substances like colloidal silver for which therapeutic claims > are made must meet the requirements of medicines included in > the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. This means that > such products can no longer be legally marketed without proof > that they are safe and effective for their intended purpose. > The amendment was based on clnclusions that: > > There is little evidence to support therapeutic claims made > for colloidal silver products; > The risk to consumers of silver toxicity outweighs the value > of trying an unsubstantiated treatment, and bacterial > resistance to silver can occur > Efforts should be made to curb the illegal availability of > colloidal silver products, which is a significant public > health issue [16]. > References > Product brochure. Changes International, 1997. Downloaded in 1998. > Seasilver International Product Information, accessed October > 12, 1998. > Fung MC, Bowen DL. Silver products for medical indications: > risk-benefit assessment. Journal of Toxicology and Clinical > Toxicology 34:119-26, 1996. > Gulbranson SH and others. Argyria following the use of > dietary supplements containing colloidal silver protein. > Cutis 66:373-374, 2000. > Hori K and others. Believe it or not-Silver still poisons! > Veterinary and Human Toxicology 44(5):291-292, 2002. > Blue Is the color of my candidate's skin. Associated Press, > Oct 2, 2002 > Cohen LE and others. Effects of Internet quackery: Argyria in > the silver state. Federal Practitioner 21(4):9-17, 2004. > Wickless SC, Schwader TA. Medical mystery-The answer. New > England Journal of Medicine 352:2349-2350, 2004. > Brandt D. Argyia secondary to ingestion of homemade silver > solition. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 53:S105-107, 2005. > Wadhera A, Fung M. Systemic argyria associated with ingestion > of colloidal silver. Dermatology Online Journal 11(1):12, 2005. > Federal Register 61:53685-53688, 1996. (To access this > document, search the 1996 volume for " colloidal silver. " ) > FDA. Final rule: Over-the-counter drug products containing > colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts. Federal > Register 64:44653-44658, 1999. Download PDF version > Refunds for buyers of alternative therapy devices. News > release, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, May 5, 2000. > " Operation Cure.All " wages new battle in ongoing war against > Internet health fraud. FTC news release, June 14, 2001. > FTC announces first two enforcement actions against purveyors > of bioterrorism defense products. FTC news release, Feb 27, 2002. > Regulation of colloidal silver and related products. > Therapeutic Goods Administration Web site, Aug 19, 2003. > For Further Information > Rosemary s, an argyria victim, has made a detailed study > of the colloidal silver marketplace and is willing to answer > questions. > > This article was revised on August 17, 2005. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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