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<angelprincessjo> wrote:

 

" Dear Dr. Whitaker, can you give me any information on

colloidal silver? Is it good or bad? - TL

" Colloidal silver was once a popular remedy for infections

among conventional physicians. Recently, companies have been

heavily marketing this product as a cure-all for many

diseases - claiming there were no side effects and that it

was completely safe. I will share some my concerns and let

you decide if your money will be well spent. " - JW -->Dear Dr.

Whitaker,

Can you give me any information on colloidal silver? Is it good or

bad?

Thank you, TL

Dr. Whitaker's Response:

Silver has long been recognized for its antimicrobial effects. The

ancient Romans used to drop silver coins in pitchers of milk to

prolong its freshness, and colloidal silver was a popular remedy for

infections among conventional physicians in the early 1900s. Since

the advent of antibiotics in the 1930s, however, it had gradually

fallen out of favor as it was replaced by germicides that worked

better.

 

Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in colloidal

silver — not among physicians, but among consumers. Much of this

interest can be attributed to aggressive marketing campaigns by

companies claiming that their product fights cancer, AIDS, infectious

diseases, parasites, chronic fatigue, and 650 other diseases. These

companies swear it has no side effects and is completely safe. In a

nutshell, they're wrong. Colloidal silver is not the cure-all it's

made out to be, and I have some concerns about its safety. When

silver is taken orally, it can build up in the body, resulting in a

permanent and disfiguring discoloration of the skin called argyria.

 

There has been no published research on colloidal silver for decades,

and the FDA has chastised several companies for making

unsubstantiated claims. Furthermore, many of the products are of

dubious quality. In 1995, nine colloidal silver products sold in

health food stores were tested, and the results were not pretty. Only

five showed any antibacterial activity at all, the efficacy of the

products fell over time, and two were contaminated with

microorganisms. In addition, the amount of silver varied from 15.2

percent to 124 percent of the amount stated on the labels. Save your

money.

 

 

 

 

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