Well, this is actually part of what I do for a living... research on the antibacterial and microbial effects of silver (and other) ions in colloidal suspension.
I can confirm (and expand on) some of the facts previously stated:
1 - Ionic Silver is not a true colloid, and its effect oligodynamically is different. It also tends to form an easier bond with chlorides, which are a major consideration in the development of Argyria.
2 - Silver with protein binders - leave them. It's an easy way of increasing concentration, but the protein binders can also bind with other things, and actually wind up feeding the very bacteria you're trying to control...
3 - True colloids will exhibit the Tyndall effect when light is passed through them, and the resulting wavelength peak is a function of the uniformity of size of the suspended particle.
i.e. Milky colour - vast range of particulate size = bad.
Light yellow/gold colour - fairly uniform size of particles = good.
Clear - scarcity of particles = ripped off.
4 - Chemists colloidal silver - normally pretty weak, and expensive for the dose.
I'm not an advocate of daily colloidal dosing. I'm not necessarily against it, but owing to the bacteriostatic nature of silver, it seems a waste.
Want to avoid Argyria? One way to assist is to keep the chloride levels down while taking the silver.
i.e. Don't have lots of salty snacks within 40 minutes of taking silver.
Does silver work as an antibacterial agent? Yes, it does. Quite effectively. Are there dangers? Yes, of course there are. It's a heavy metal. But there are dangers in everything else we consume too, if not taken appropriately. I've personally used it as the fastest treatment for giardiasis (24 hours) I've ever heard of.
I can confirm (and expand on) some of the facts previously stated:
1 - Ionic Silver is not a true colloid, and its effect oligodynamically is different. It also tends to form an easier bond with chlorides, which are a major consideration in the development of Argyria.
2 - Silver with protein binders - leave them. It's an easy way of increasing concentration, but the protein binders can also bind with other things, and actually wind up feeding the very bacteria you're trying to control...
3 - True colloids will exhibit the Tyndall effect when light is passed through them, and the resulting wavelength peak is a function of the uniformity of size of the suspended particle.
i.e. Milky colour - vast range of particulate size = bad.
Light yellow/gold colour - fairly uniform size of particles = good.
Clear - scarcity of particles = ripped off.
4 - Chemists colloidal silver - normally pretty weak, and expensive for the dose.
I'm not an advocate of daily colloidal dosing. I'm not necessarily against it, but owing to the bacteriostatic nature of silver, it seems a waste.
Want to avoid Argyria? One way to assist is to keep the chloride levels down while taking the silver.
i.e. Don't have lots of salty snacks within 40 minutes of taking silver.
Does silver work as an antibacterial agent? Yes, it does. Quite effectively. Are there dangers? Yes, of course there are. It's a heavy metal. But there are dangers in everything else we consume too, if not taken appropriately. I've personally used it as the fastest treatment for giardiasis (24 hours) I've ever heard of.
