GREY Matters!
by Bob Reece
written to inform and inspire thought about issues of health, wealth and other grey matters...
Colloidal Silver
F
or centuries man has known the small that they remain in suspension, Colloidal silver may be taken orally
healing properties of silver – wa- and are so ultra-fine, that they cannot or applied directly to cuts, scrapes and
ter was at one time stored in silver be seen by the naked eye. The electri- open sores such as eczema, itches, acne
vessels to prevent bacteria from grow- cally charged particles are stronger than or on a bandage for use with warts. It
ing. Colloidal silver was in common use gravity so the silver particles don’t sink. has been used as both a remedy and a
until 1938 and many might remember High concentrations of silver do not kill prevention for numerous infections, sore
their grandparents putting silver dollars disease germs any more effectively than throats, itches, burns, eyes, colds, flu,
in milk to prevent spoilage. the safer ranges, which range upwards viruses, bug bites, and a multitude of
Silver goblets were often used at to 20 ppm (parts per million). human diseases – not to mention purifi-
communion in order to prevent infection Adults and children twelve years cation of water.
to other church members, and you will and older can readily take one to three Colloidal silver has worked just a
recall the expression of “being born with or more teaspoons per day. Children un- well on pets of all kinds. Veterinarians
a silver spoon in his/her mouth”. It was der twelve, take 1/2 the adult dosage. find it useful against skin infections, cuts
only the rich and wealthy who could af- Some health care advisors recommend or rashes, kennel cough and other virus-
ford the luxury of this commonly known keeping a maintenance level at one tea- related diseases. Dosage depends on
disease prevention. spoon daily (proportional to body weight size of the animal and should be used
Prior to 1938 colloidal silver was for children). It is difficult to overdose in proportion to body weight. It can be
used by many physicians as mainstream unless very large amounts are ingested added to either food or water. In the gar-
antibiotic treatment and was considered and there are no known or recorded side den or greenhouse, simply add enough
“high tech”. However production meth- effects from the use of colloidal silver, to the water or soil and the plants will
ods were costly, and it was at about that other than extremely rare situations of do the rest.
time that the pharmaceutical industry Agyria.
moved in, causing colloidal research to Agyria is a cosmetic condition where Bob Reece ©2009. Bob is a well known
be set aside in favor of fast working and silver accumulates in the tissue under speaker, author, and President of Health
most importantly, financially lucrative, the skin causing a blue-grayish tint. It Wanted Now, a company dedicated to
prescription-only drugs. is found only in rare situations when a informing America on benefits of ho-
Colloidal silver is an effective, wide person has taken very large amounts of meopathic / alternative health care is-
spectrum antibiotic that disables the en- silver nitrate for a prolonged time. Here sues and better nutrition. He can be
zyme that viruses, fungi and one-celled you might recall reference to the old ex- contacted at bob@healthwantednow.
bacteria use to metabolize oxygen. There pression about the wealthy who were com. See ads on pages 12 and 38.
are no known disease-causing bacteria called “blue-bloods”.
that can survive in the presence of even Colloidal silver is non-addicting,
minute traces of colloidal silver. It can be non-toxic, tasteless and odorless. It may
taken orally or used topically for condi- interfere with the body’s absorption of
tions such as bladder inflammation, cys- some drugs, such as penacillamine, qui-
titis, parasites, fatigue, herpes, shingles, nolones, tetracyclines, and thyroxine.
staph and strep infections, fungus, even One should not use colloidal silver if
for many viral and bacterial diseases. they are allergic to contact with silver
The reason that the bacteria do not metal or jewelry. Of course, we don’t
develop a resistance to silver, as they do recommend its use without consulting
with antibiotics, is because silver does your primary health care provider.
not attack the bacteria directly, but in- There are considerable amounts of
stead it destroys the enzymes they de- quite favorable information about col-
pend on. loidal silver, with little or no adverse
A “colloid” consists of tiny, mi- information written. Two of the more
croscopic particles of elemental silver popular sources are The New Colloi-
which stay suspended in de-mineral- dal Silver Manual, published by Life &
ized water. This is due to a tiny charge Health Research Group, Inc. and the
placed on them as a result of an electro- report Colloidal Silver, Where Have You
colloidal process. The particles are so Been? by Iris A. Moore.
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