November Focus - Colloidal Silver
This is not the "complete story" on colloidal silver but it will give you the basics.
Colloidal silver is a suspension of tiny silver particles in water and has been in the medical world for many years as a topical antiseptic and internally as an antibiotic to treat many complaints and to boost immune health. Colloidal silver is currently designated as a supplement rather than a medication by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it has been known to cause a rare but irreversible condition known as argyria, a condition that causes the skin to turn blue-gray.
Those who use colloidal silver as a daily mineral supplement generally take about one teaspoon of 5 ppm colloidal silver daily ( about 75 micrograms of silver ). Colloidal silver should be held in the mouth at least 30 seconds to three minutes prior to swallowing.
Upon initial usage of higher doses of colloidal silver, it is a good idea to pay attention to the body, especially the skin, for the first indication that a saturation dosage level has been reached. This is often indicated by slight rashes and slight skin irritations that clear up quickly. This is not a negative sign, it is simply an indication that the amount of colloidal silver used should now be slightly reduced.
What causes this phenomenon? When the kidneys/liver are introduced to substances in quantities that can not be processed as a normal part of the body's elimination system, the body redirects excess amounts to the skin for elimination. This is known as a toxic response, and occurs instantly with substances like garlic.
A bottle of true colloidal silver should not form foam when shaken and will not have a tremendously high ppm rating. PPM stands for Parts Per Million and is how the strength of colloidal silver is measured. If a colloidal silver has something like 20,000 ppm it is likely not a true colloidal product.
Good brands include Future Biotics, Silver Biotics, Utopia Silver, Kelly Colloidal Silver, Vital Super Colloidal Silver, and Health & Herbs Colloidal Silver, among others. You can also make your own colloidal silver.
The uses for colloidal silver are numerous:
Add to suspected drinking water when traveling or camping.
Silver-sprayed burns heal rapidly without scarring.
Safely sterilize anything from toothbrushes to surgical instruments.
Use topically on cuts, wounds, abrasions, rashes, sunburn, insect bites, razor nicks and bandages.
Spray on garbage to prevent decay odors.
Mist kitchen sponges, towels, cutting boards to eliminate E. Coli and salmonella bacteria to prevent food poisoning and gastrointestinal inflammation.
Add when canning, preserving or bottling.
Use like peroxide on zits and acne.
Add to juices and milk to prevent spoiling, fermenting, deteriorating, clabbering or curdling.
Spray in shoes and between toes to stop most skin itch, athletes foot and fungi.
Diminish dandruff, psoriasis, skin rashes, etc.
Add to bath water, gargle, douches, colon irrigation, nasal spray and dental water-pic solutions.
Cuts downtime dramatically from colds, flu, pneumonia, staph, strep, respiratory infections and rhino viruses.
Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics, Colloidal Silver never permits strain-resistant pathogens to evolve.
Toothaches, mouth sores, bacterial irritations are diminished.
Soak dentures.
Spray refrigerator, freezer and food storage bin interiors.
Mix in postage stamp, envelope, and tape moistening wells, paint and paste pots to prevent bacterial growth, odors, spoiling or souring.
Spray pet bedding and let dry.
Spray on top of contents of opened jam, jelly, and condiment containers and inside lids before replacing.
Mix a little in pet water, birdbaths, and cut flower vases.
Spray air conditioner filters after cleaning.
Swab air ducts and vents to prevent breeding sites for germs.
Use routinely in laundry final rinse water and always before packing away seasonal clothes.
Damp clothes or towels and washcloths will not sour or mildew.
Spray plant foliage to stop fungi, molds, rot, and most plant diseases.
Silver is an excellent plant-growth stimulator.
Treat pools, fountains, humidifiers, Jacuzzis, hot tubs, baths, dishwashers, re-circulating cooling tower water, gymnasium foot dips, and bath and shower mats.
Spray inside shoes, watch bands and gloves and under fingernails periodically.
Treat shower stalls, tubs, fonts, animal watering troughs, shavers to avoid trading germs.
Rinse fruit and vegetables before storing or using.
Put in cooking water.
Add to human and animal shampoos and they become disinfectants.
Prevent carpets, drapes and wallpaper from mildewing.
Wipe telephone mouthpieces, pipe stems, headphones, hearing aids, eyeglass frames, hairbrushes, combs, loofas.
Excellent for diapers and diaper rash.
Do toilet seats, bowls, tile floors, sinks, urinals, door knobs.
Kills persistent odors.
Rinse invalid's pillowcases, sheets, towels and bedclothes.
There are literally thousands of other essential uses for this odorless, nearly tasteless and colorless, totally benign, powerful, non-toxic disinfectant and healing agent.
You'll find that a spray or misting bottle of Colloidal Silver solution may be the most useful health enhancement tool in your environment.
Dosage:
Some people, when first ingesting Colloidal Silver, have the experience that is called the Herxheimer effect. This experience is a result of the silver very efficiently killing off too many pathogens too fast for the body to dispose of through the normal eliminative organs. This forces the body to utilize the secondary eliminative organs: the lungs, sinuses and skin, which can cause coughing, sneezing, and rashes.
Sometimes a new colloidal silver user who ingests colloidal silver for the first time will
experience what feels like a cold or the flu (or diarrhea). This can be stopped by cutting back on the dosage (or completely abstaining for a day or so), or prevented by starting with a small dose (1/4 to 1 teaspoon twice a day) and gradually increasing the dosage.
Colloidal silver can be used externally, taken internally, given by injection, dropped into the eye and nose, used vaginally…..many applications have been used for hundreds of years. It is even available as a soap. For use in the eye, only 5 ppm and 10 ppm strengths are recommended. 10 ppm and 100 ppm are the most commonly used, for everything from rashes and allergy relief to cold and flu.
