FixUrSelf

I must admit that I find nothing on the Internet, Medline, or anywhere else concerning the efficacy of colloidal silver ingestion. Nothing. No clinical trials or case reports or even animal studies. Although I did find an in-vitro study conducted by Mark A. Farinha, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology at the University of North Texas demonstrating effectiveness of a 15 PPM and a 30 PPM isolated colloidal silver product against a wide range of illness-causing bacteria. And another study from Microbiologists at Brigham Young University documenting the effectiveness of silver as an antimicrobial substance concluding that a quality product may possibly serve as an antibiotic alternative. So outside of toxicities as far as the medical industrial complex is concerned there is no data of any kind to support either position. Therefore, why is there such a demonization of it's use. As a layperson I can only go back on my own personal experience, and the people I've met as a Hospice volunteer who are no longer in Hospice, and others who I've met in the course of my service who have shared their experiences. And so this layperson must fall back on results.

I'm neither young nor female (male 60 years old). So if somehow it's a coincidence that after 27 years with the virus it disappears the same month I use colloidal silver, then happy coincidence. Back in 1991 I went to a doctor because of an ulcer. I mentioned I read an article in Time magazine about helicobacter pylori being found in 80% of ulcer patients and that when treated with antibiotics (I think I remember amoxicillin, flagil and salts of bismuth as the treatment regime), the ulcers were healed. My doctor was 'old school' and told me I should leave the practice of medicine up to him. He gave me a prescription for Ranitidine and sent me on my way. That same week I went to San Francisco General and spoke with a couple interns about the article. They seemed excited about the conversation put me on the antibiotics and my ulcer disappeared. About 6 months afterwards I read in the Chronicle that SF General had begun a study on the effects of an antibiotic regime in the treatment of ulcers. I don't believe ignorance is bliss. But sometimes what we think we know can blind us just as much as what we don't know. Imagine how many experts told the Wright brothers they would never be able to fly, or told Columbus he would eventually sail off flat earth, or how many doctors on television commercials touted the benefits of smoking which reached millions of future cancer patients. There is so much information out there to choose from to substantiate which ever side of the fence you're on in reference to colloidal silver. The benefits of not being an expert is one doesn't need to understand something in order to accept the results. By the way, I have personally spoken to a half dozen other Lyme and Hepatitis patients who describe similar coincidences with their use of colloidal silver. Let's hope the coincidences keep piling up. Not for your sake, but for those of us who are slowly dying because of the experts, or those protecting an industry which cannot exist without the sick.

I am Hep C positive. This was found out in 1995 when I went in for an ulcer operation. It was determined I most likely contracted the virus during a blood transfusion in 1985. I've been monitoring my viral load since 1995 and it has slowly increased until it reached 825,000 a couple months back. I was feeling terrible, tired, had trouble focusing for sustained periods, just a feeling of discomfort I find difficult to describe. This led to fear that I might end up a casualty of this disease. I couldn't afford any of the available treatments, nor was I a candidate of any assistance or drug sponsorship and so began looking for alternatives I might afford. A month back I began a regime of three teaspoons a day of colloidal silver, one teaspoon every 8 hours mixed in 6oz of water. The colloidal silver was 30ppm. I chose a specific brand because of the amber glass bottle which I read inhibited degradation of the colloidal silver solution over plastic containers, and of course price, 39.95 for 32oz of 30ppm which I found the least expensive available. A few days back I went to the sliding scale clinic I've been taking advantage of since I lost my job (my illness had me so exhausted I couldn't stay awake at work). My current viral load is under 100 which I am told may be an indication I'm cured. You can imagine how excited I am. My viral load will be monitored again next month. The doctor is amazed as am I. I shared with him what I did and although pleased with the results he said even if next months results showed the low viral level remains consistent, he would be apprehensive to suggest it to other patients because he could jeopardize his license. But he asked if I might consider coming in at various times to speak with patients about my results. Of course I will. My interest in this forum is trying to help share my experience with colloidal silver. My energy level is up and I feel great. I didn't pay exorbitantly for the product I used, and in fact found the least expensive one made by Garden of Eden to be effective. I can't believe eBay succumbed to the pressures of Big Pharma and the FDA and removed all domestic colloidal silver products from their site. I am disgusted to learn about how we the people are being kept in the dark about potential cures, and how people sharing knowledge are being targeted, and how there are sites demonizing cures simply because those cures can't be profited from by the current established medical industry. It's frustrating to me, to see what I believe is the protectionism enforced by the FDA and other organizations supposedly looking out for the people, and that they are instead puppets of Big Pharma. But how much more frustrating is it for those who continue to suffer, and who are denied options because the health of the people is second to the economic health of an industry. I'd welcome member feedback on this issue. I know there are many opinions and aspects on this subject which must be considered. If you've any to share I'd like to read it. After all, the more informed we are the better our chances for survival individually and as a society. It reminds me of an episode of Star Wars were Queen Amidala makes a statement, "It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate." In this case it is our medical system, FDA, AMA, etc., which no longer functions because they have been taken over by Big Pharma. It is only by our participation (not exclusion), through which we the people may be able to bring compassion back to medicine. It is sites like this which offer us the opportunity and a chance. Wishing peace and compassion to us all.