>The October 98' issue of Nature Biotechnology contains a tidbit
>that may be of interest.
>
>On page 888 is an article titled "Silver as a biocide : will resistance
>become a problem ?". The authors state that in Mexico, Microdyn
>(colloidal silver in gelatin) is sold to disinfect salad vegetables and
>drinking water. Various forms of silver are currently used in industry
and
>medicine for their anti-microbial characteristics... Silver products
are
>currently being marketed through health food channels as "Natures
>alternative to anti-bioitics"... >Joel Gruver >U of MD
>Soil Quality Research
Hi Joel. I've read some interesting material on colloidal silver and the
like. One example is that pioneers are said to have put silver dollars
in their milk containers, I guess one silver dollar each, to keep milk
from spoiling. That's a simple experiment anyone can try. You can get
silver wire or rods from some arts and crafts stores. Get the purest
silver available. Put the little rod in the milk; leave it
unrefrigerated and see how long it remains unspoiled. The silver is
supposed to kill bacteria that would otherwise turn the milk sour. Dr.
Wm. C. Douglass, an alternative doctor, says he doesn't trust silver as
a safe anti-biotic. He says there appears to be no scientific evidence
that colloidal silver [and the like] is safe or effective. He says it
may be toxic to ingest; that it turns the gums grey. Dr. Hal Huggins, an
alternative dentist who warned against using silver-mercury amalgam
fillings, which cause a plethora of insidious, serious diseases, seems
to say that silver may be hazardous, too, as well as nickel and some
other metals. But mercury is the most dangerous of all. Some material
claims that the royalty during the middle ages escaped the plagues
because they ate and drank from silver-ware. So this matter may be worth
investigating. I like to see [uncorrupted] scientific evidence for any
remedy or nutrient, but scientists don't investigate everything, so we
sometimes have to experiment individually, as in organic growing. This
info may be useful for anyone who raises animals or sells animal
products or who hires humans. Colloidal silver isn't expensive because a
generator can be made cheaply and only a small amount of silver wire is
needed to treat a lot of milk, water, etc. Aloha. Lloyd
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