Silver, Colloidal Silver in Medical Practices

Dec 7, 2020

Between the latest online fads and the crazy media headlines, it’s easier than ever to get confused about your health. If you want to make better decisions about your health today so you can feel better and live longer, you’ve come to the right place.

A listener asks, “What are your favorite brands of Silver Sol or Colloidal Silver? And is there a difference between those types of Silver, or are they two different names for the same thing?” Let us learn more about Silver and Colloidal Silver, their bearings in the medical field, particularly in COVID prevention.

 

Key Takeaways:

• History of Silver, its properties, and generalization (01:16)

• What is Silver? (02:08)
• What are Colloids and Colloidal Silver? (02:38)
• History of Silver in medical practices (03:19)
• Colloidal Silver in medical practices (05:20)
• Studies on the antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal activity of Colloidal Silver (06:13)
• Colloidal Silver interferes with thyroid medication (07:04)
• Colloidal Silver interferes with antibiotics (07:30)
• “Is Silver harmful?” Argyria & Argyrosis (07:46)
• Silver toxicology reports on animals and humans (10:54)
• Oral toxicity of Silver (11:17)
• Kidney damage and other medical issues caused by Silver (15:13)
• Study on health effects and complications of using Silver (17:04)
• “At what threshold is it dangerous?” (17:51)
• Silver in consumer products, most recommended product in Amazon and its level of safety (20:19)
• Other potencies available and their level of safety (23:00)
• Wiping out good bacteria with Silver (23:54)
• Silver on preventing COVID (24:30)
• A quick recap and closing statement (24:51)

 

Resources from this episode:

• Colloidal Silver: The Exceptional Antibiotic
• Antibacterial Activity of Colloidal Silver against Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria
• A Look Back at the Man Who Turned Blue

• Argyria: The life and adventures of a silver woman on planet earth, Rosemary Jabos
• Oral toxicity of silver ions, silver nanoparticles and colloidal silver--a review
• A case of generalized argyria presenting with muscle weakness
• Colloidal Silver Ingestion Associated with Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in an Adolescent Female
• Brain involvement in generalized argyria
• 120 Years of Nanosilver History: Implications for Policy Makers

• Exposure-related health effects of silver and silver compounds: a review
• Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products

 

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