LEARNING CENTER
What Exactly is Colloidal Silver?
So, what is this "silver
ion"? Well, it's really more commonly known as "colloidal
silver". It is presently available in health food stores
and by mail order suppliers. Simply put, it is extremely minute-sized
silver particles suspended in water, with a positive electrical
charge. The smaller the silver particles, the more effective
it has been proven to be. The best colloidal silver is produced
at the molecular level. A small D.C. current is passed through
an electrolyte with silver electrodes. Minute, molecular sized
particles are drawn off of the positive electrode, having
a positive electrical charge. This electrical charge is of
primary importance to healing and anti-bacterial qualities.
The charge slowly dissipates, and therefore the freshness
of the colloid is important. The electrolyte may be colloidal
silver itself but is usually sea or table salt, although this
produces some silver chloride which is an impurity to the
colloid but not serious. Some producers use a protein or some
other stabilizer to keep it in suspension, while others add
a tea, food coloring, or other substance which hides the true
quality of the colloid. However, if the quality is good these
are not necessary and are usually a sign of poor quality.
Silver has been known to be
a bactericide for at least 1200 years. Even in ancient times,
it was known to prevent disease and it was said that disease
could not be transmitted by drinking from a silver cup. Silver
coins were commonly dropped into a jar to prevent the spoilage
of milk and other drink, and silver containers were used to
prolong the freshness of foods in general. Even today, we
commonly call all tableware "silverware" although
today it is more commonly stainless steel. Until almost 1970
it was common usage for scientists to put a silver dime in
a petri dish to sterilize the dish. Silver was long used for
plates for the surgical repair of bones.
In the 1920's,
30's and 40's, silver was ground very fine like flour, suspended
in water and was used orally for many infections and disease
conditions, topically on burns, and for fungal infections.
Over 650 bacteria, virus, and fungi were considered treatable
with this silver in 1938. With the development of the patented
antibiotics, silver was forgotten in the United States and
most other places, although the antibiotics are only effective
against bacteria, not viruses, yeast, or fungi, as is silver.
Now, with the greatly improved modern colloids, the tables
are turning and silver may be the most effective treatment.
The 1994 issue of Newsweek
featured a six page article, "Antibiotics, The end of
Miracle Drugs?" as the cover story. "The rise of
drug-resistant germs is unparalleled in recorded history,"
according to the article. "Penicillin and tetracycline
lost their power over staph back in the 1950's and 60's. Another
antibiotic, methicillin, provided a backup for a while, but
methicillin-resistant staph is now common in hospitals and
nursing homes worldwide...Trying to cripple bacteria's defenses...will
not do much more than buy us five to ten years... A better
strategy might be to abandon antibiotics altogether in favor
of different kinds of drugs." Not a very pretty picture.
The September, 1995 issue of
Time Magazine featured an article titled "Revenge of
the Killer Microbes." Sounds like a science fiction thriller,
doesn't it? But Time was serious. "Faced with AIDS, and
with an ever increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria,
doctors were forced to admit that the medical profession was
actually retreating in the battle against germs. The question
ceased to be, 'When will infectious disease be wiped out?'
and became 'Where will the next deadly new plague appear?'...Humanity
once had the hubris to think it could control or even conquer
all these microbes. But anyone who reads today's headlines
knows how vain that hope turned out to be. New scourges are
emerging -- AIDS is not the only one -- and older diseases
like tuberculosis are rapidly evolving into forms that are
resistant to antibiotics,...In 1992, 13,300 hospital patients
died of infections that resisted every drug doctors tried."
The basic problem is simply
that bacteria have a tremendous ability to adapt to substances.
They can and do mutate to overcome antibiotics. When the antibiotics
destroy the bacteria which are susceptible to them, they can
clear the way for the resistant bacteria to move in uninhibited.
Still another problem that
has plagued the medical profession from the beginning with
modern antibiotics has been that beneficial bacteria and organisms
play various important, natural functions in the body. Antibiotics
often play havoc with some of these friendly organisms, producing
long-lasting side effects that may be difficult to correct.
Science Digest suggested an answer to all of these catastrophic
problems back in March of 1978 in an article titled "Our
Mightiest Germ Fighter." This article by Jim Powell stated:
"Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as
a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps a
half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some
650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is
virtually non-toxic."
One reason that the antibiotics
have been so popular in the medical field is due to the fact
that they can be patented. Therefore, the pharmaceutical companies
find it financially worth while to keep the doctors educated
in their medicines, while other products go unnoticed. Silver,
on the other hand, is not patentable and there are no huge
profits in it, so it is not worth heavy promotion. The high-priced
products run over the low cost products, simply because they
are more profitable.
All of this is happening at
the same time that disease bacteria are developing immunity
to modern antibiotics. Furthermore, the immunity to the antibiotics
seems to be developing all over the world, even in isolated
areas. The medical profession is alarmed. Can silver save
us? Many authorities think so.
In "Use of Colloids in
Health and Disease", author Dr. Henry Crooks says that
colloidal silver is highly germicidal. In laboratory test
he found that "all fungus, virus, bacterium, streptococcus,
staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms are killed
in three or four minutes. In fact, there is no microbe known
that is not killed by colloidal silver in six minutes or less
in a dilution as little as 5 parts per million. Dr. Crooks
found colloidal silver particularly effective in intestinal
problems, and tells us there are no serious effects whatsoever
from high concentrations.
In "Colloidal Silver"
by The Association for Colloidal Research, it is reported
that: "Medical Journal Reports and documented studies
spanning 100 years indicate no known side effects from oral
or I.V. administration of properly manufactured Colloidal
Silver in animal or human testing."..."There has
never been a reported reaction with Colloidal Silver and any
prescription medication..."
In Perceptions Magazine May/June
1996, Mark Metcalf states: "I made a 16-ounce solution
of well over 250 PPM and drank it. I repeated this procedure
four days in a row, daily ingesting at least the equivalent
of a 5-ppm solution! I did not eat yogurt or acidophilus or
compensate for friendly bacteria loss in any way. The only
side effect was that I seemed to feel better!"
Some other researchers do tell
us, however, that in prolonged, very heavy doses, some silver
compounds will leave gray deposits in the heavier skin folds
such as the knuckles. This condition is known as "Argyria."
The only problem to these deposits is said to be the cosmetic
appearance and the condition is said to be rare. Some experts
say this condition has never been known to occur from silver
in the colloidal state. Other experts do, however warn that
this might be a possible problem to extremely high, prolonged
dosages. The very small particle size in the colloidal silver
would seem to make this possibility remote and this very small
particle size is by far the most effective form of silver.
Argyria is correctable with laser treatment, like a tattoo.
Furthermore, colloidal silver
should not be used along with intravenous EDTA chelation,
as silver is a metal and EDTA works by absorbing and removing
metals from the blood. For this reason, the two work against
each other.
The evidence appears to support
the theory that colloidal silver is highly effective against
all strains of pathogenic bacteria, while any one antibiotic
is only effective against a few certain bacterial strains.
Furthermore, antibiotics have never been effective against
viruses, yeast, or fungi. Yet, researchers are telling us
that colloidal silver has produced phenomenal results in tissue
healing and reconstruction as well as reducing scar tissue
in clinical tests. Severe cuts and wounds have healed in much
less time.
Healing
Skin & Other Soft Tissues
In the 1970's, Dr. Carl Moyer,
Chairman of Washington University's Department of Surgery,
received a grant to develop better treatments for burn victims.
Dr. Harry Margraf worked with Dr. Moyer and other surgeons
as chief biochemist on this project. They tested 22 antiseptic
compounds and rejected all of them. The problem was that infections
in burns often failed to respond to antibiotics. Most antiseptics
actually destroyed the delicate healing tissues in severe
burns and were very painful. The greatest problem was the
bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is particularly infectious
to burns and fails to respond to all common antiseptics and
antibiotics.
In his research into medical
history, Dr. Margraf found numerous references to silver as
an antimicrobial agent. It was found that silver has been
used for hundreds of years in one form or another to treat
infection and has well proven itself to be totally nontoxic
at all concentrations. Bacteria have never developed an immunity
to it. He found references to it as a catalyst that disables
the enzymes anaerobic microorganisms depend on. Dr. Margraf
therefore tried silver nitrate, the same solution used in
newborn babies' eyes at birth. It worked! However, he found
it disturbed the balance of body salts, stained everything
it touched and in high concentrations was corrosive and painful.
After further study he found that all of these problems were
solved by colloidal silver. With colloidal silver as the base,
he then developed a salve, marketed as "silver suladiazine"
that has been extremely effective in treating the infections
and promoting the healing in serious burns. It is now routinely
used for severe burn victims, resulting in a large reduction
of scarring and a heavy reduction of deaths for extensive
severe burns.
The article in Science Digest,
March 1978, relates: "A speeding car overturned and burst
into flames. The 18-year-old driver suffered burns all over
his face, neck, arms, hands, back, stomach, and legs --- burns
covered more than 80 percent of his body. Until recently,
this would have been a death sentence. Doctors knew how to
restore vital body fluids and salts, but had no way to fight
infection, the primary cause of death in burn cases. Fortunately,
for this youth, a new silver compound killed deadly bacteria
and enabled him to heal. He was out of the hospital within
four months."
UCLA ran some tests on colloidal
silver and their report states: "The silver solutions
were antibacterial for concentrations of 10 organisms per
ml of Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria
gonorrhea, Gardnerella Vaginalis, Salmonella typhi, and other
enteric pathogens, and fungicidal for Candida albicans, Candida
globata, and M. furfur."
Another line of research that
has led to this change of thinking is described in the best
seller, "The Body Electric", in which Robert O.
Becker, leading research scientist in the field of bone regeneration,
states on pg. 167: "Of course, the germ-killing action
of silver has been known for some time...the Soviets use silver
ions to sterilize recycled water aboard their space stations...It
kills even antibiotic- resistant strains, and also works on
fungus infections." On pg. 175 he says: "It stimulates
bone-forming cells, cures the most common stubborn infections
of all kinds of bacteria, and stimulates healing in the skin
and other soft tissues."
Certainly that is a broad statement!
But Dr. Becker further relates a fascinating story which would
seem to substantiate his belief. A man's broken right tibia
and fibula refused to bond and the skin refused to heal over
a large area of the leg for a year and a half. The leg was
infected with five kinds of bacteria, all of which refused
to respond to antibiotics. As a last resort before amputation,
Dr. Becker treated the condition with silver charged with
a very minute electrical current. This produced silver ions
in the bone area and at the surface area. "...I debrided
the wound, removing the dead tissue and all grossly infected
or dead bone. There wasn't much left afterward. It was an
enormous excavation running almost from his knee to his ankle.
In the operating room, we soaked a big piece of silver nylon
in saline solution and laid it over the wound. ...We packed
the fabric in place with saline-soaked gauze, wrapped the
leg, and connected the battery unit."
About two weeks later, Dr.
Becker tells us: "all of our bacterial cultures were
sterile -- all five kinds had been killed. The soft healing
tissue, called granulation tissue, was spreading out and covering
the bone. In two weeks, the whole base of the wound, which
had been over eight square inches of raw bone, was covered
with this friendly pink carpet. The skin was beginning to
grow in, too, so we could forget about the grafts we thought
we'd need to do. I decided to take an X-ray to see how much
bone he'd lost." [he was expecting the bone to start
withdrawing before the knitting process began] "I could
hardly believe the picture. There was clearly some bone growth!
...I removed the cast, felt the leg, and found that the pieces
were all stuck together. John watched, and when I was done,
he lifted his leg into the air triumphantly."
After extensive experiments
along these lines, Dr. Becker concluded: "They"
(cells exposed to positive silver ions)..."profoundly
stimulate healing...in a way unlike any known natural process...Whatever
its precise mode of action may be, the electrically generated
silver ion can produce enough cells for blastemas; it has
restored my belief that full regeneration of limbs, and other
body parts, can be accomplished in humans." When Dr.
Becker placed the silver-coated nylon in the wound and connected
an electrode at each end, he produced silver ions: "colloidal
silver." This cannot be entirely credited with the rapid
healing of the bone, as his research proved that the small
electrical current was effective in the bone growth all by
itself. However, the silver electrodes proved much more effective
than any other metal and this would seem to lead to supposition
that the silver ions are effective in stimulating the healing
of the bone when in direct contact. His continuing experiments
left no doubt of this.
Medical
& Non-Medical Uses
Certain bacteria are essential
to healthy body function, such as acidophilus. Several researchers
claim colloidal silver only attacks the unfriendly pathogens
and will not harm the friendly, as Mark Metcalf's statement
quoted above enforces. But one must wonder how it can possibly
differentiate. One explanation is that the friendly bacteria
are aerobic, while unfriendly bacteria are anaerobic. Also,
it is said that the silver does not attack bacteria directly,
but rather decomposes certain enzymes the anaerobic bacteria,
viruses, yeast, and molds require. The silver acts as a catalyst
and is not consumed in the process. It is probable that the
reason the bacteria cannot develop a resistance to silver,
as they do to antibiotics, is because silver does not directly
them directly, but rather destroys the enzymes they depend
on.
But Dr. Becker's
experiments seem to show that colloidal silver not only kills
the pathogens, but also produces dramatic healing of tissue,
such as his statement of the skin growth on the leg quoted
above. The silver ion causes some cells to restructure into
cells with no differentiation. These cells can turn into any
cell that is needed. Only these dedifferentiated cells can
be used to create the cells necessary to replace destroyed
cells such as in a wound or rebuild missing tissue. It seems
to be for this reason that colloidal silver heals injuries
without scarring, or at least greatly reduces scarring, while
greatly accelerating the reconstruction or general healing
of wounds. Scar tissue develops when dedifferentiated cells
are in short supply. Therefore it would seem, from the evidence
at hand, that it would reduce or prevent internal scarring
and promote internal healing after surgery.
In "Report: Colloidal
Silver, Health Consciousness, Vol.15, No. 4", it is stated
"Silver aids the developing fetus in growth, health,
and eases the delivery and recovery."
Silver seems to be even more
promising against AIDS, and there seems to be no doubt that
the silver supplements and supports the T-cells in their fight
against foreign organisms in the blood. It virtually forms
a second immune system, actually protecting and defending
T-cells. It is strongly suggested by research scientists such
as Dr. Gary Smith and others that silver ions are essential
to the immune system.
The Herald of Provo Utah, February
2, 1992, ran an article on Pg. D1, in which a member of the
administrative staff of Brigham Young University, by the name
of Daryl Tichy has been successfully experimenting with colloidal
silver in the treatment of AIDS, along with warts and parvovirus
in a dog. "Tichy said he had the material [colloidal
silver] tested at two different labs; results showed the solution
killed a variety of pathogens, including the HIV virus."
Tichy then states, "I don't have a doubt in my mind."
He says he has not been able to obtain funds to continue his
research.
Most of these facts point to
the general strengthening of the immune system by silver.
In as much as AIDS is the result of a virtually destroyed
immune system, it would be surprising to find that colloidal
silver did not have a dramatic effect on AIDS. AIDS is a viral
disease, and antibiotics have no effect on any virus, but
the Colloidal Silver ion does.
The author has personally used
a strong dose of colloidal silver (4 oz. of 500 parts per
million) for a cold in its early stages. It provided relief
in two hours and cured the cold completely in about 24 hours.
Others say that it quickly cures their colds in more advanced
stages.
A college student was facing
final exams while debilitated with mononucleosis. He seemed
doomed to fail. A friend offered him a dose of colloidal silver.
The next day he stated: "I feel 300% better" He
was then able to complete his final exams with no problems.
This would strengthen the claim that colloidal silver is highly
effective against viruses.
When will we see silver in
our everyday life for non-medical use? It seems it is already
more prominent in our lives than most people realize. In Health
Consciousness, Vol. 15, No. 4, Pg. 5 we read:
"In the former Soviet
Union, silver is used to sterilize recycled water aboard space
shuttles. NASA has also selected a silver/water system for
its space shuttle. Internationally, many airlines use silver
water filters to guarantee passenger safety against water-borne
diseases such as dysentery. The Swiss government has approved
use of such silver water filters in homes and offices. Here
in the U.S., some city municipalities use silver in the treatment
of sewage. Silver works so well in purifying water that it
is sometimes used to purify swimming pool water. It doesn't
sting the eyes as chlorine does, and it does kill mosquito
larva. An experiment conducted in Nebraska demonstrates its
effectiveness: fifty gallons of raw sewage pumped into a pool
without any disinfectant. A standard measure of contamination
is the count of E. coli, a bacteria organism found in the
intestinal tract. The count soared to 7000 E. coli cells per
milliliter of water. When the water was exposed to silver
electrodes, within three hours it was completely free of E.
coli."
Many other uses are suggested
by Dr. Bob Beck, (not to be confused with Dr. Robert O. Becker)
such as spraying the fungus on plants, to purify the water
of swimming pools and spas, disinfectants for home cleaning,
diaper rash, all skin infections, eye infections (do not use
a strong solution in the eyes), spraying during inhalation
for lung problems, for animals, etc.
In the depression days of the
1930's when money was so scarce, colloidal silver was selling
as high as $200 an ounce. Now it is available for as low as
about $2.50 an ounce if you shop carefully. But be very careful
of the quality you buy. Be especially careful if it has a
nice light yellow color, because you can bet the color is
food coloring used to appear as a strong colloidal solution.
A strong colloid of silver will have a light gold cloud around
the positive electrode when it is first made. This rapidly
disperses and will be difficult to see after a short period
of time, unless the concentration is very heavy. A true colloid
of silver of very minute size is almost clear. Also be careful
of colloidal silvers using a protein or other stabilizer to
maintain the suspension, as the particle size is probably
excessive or the product may be stored so long as to loose
much of its electrical charge.
In general, modern
colloidal silver is of much better quality than it was in
the 1930's and 60's due to modern knowledge of how to produce
it. Still better news is that you can produce the colloidal
silver of the finest quality yourself for pennies a bottle.
This way, you know it is fresh and you have a better idea
of the concentration and the quality.
Very simple, inexpensive, easily
used and maintainable equipment is now available by several
manufacturers to make your own colloidal silver of the finest
quality absolutely fresh. you can make the finest quality
for about two cents an ounce including the cost of distilled
water. Equipment from at least three sources is now available
on the market, priced from $100 and up.
A
Safe and Simple Treatment for AIDS -- For Less Than Three
Cents an Ounce!
The Herald of Provo Utah, February
2, 1992, ran an article on Pg. D1, in which a member of the
administrative staff of Brigham Young University by the name
of Daryl Tichy has been successfully experimenting with colloidal
silver in the treatment of AIDS, along with warts and parvovirus
in a dog. "Tichy said he had the material [colloidal
silver] tested at two different labs; results showed the solution
killed a variety of pathogens, including the HIV virus."
Tichy then states, "I don't have a doubt in my mind."
He says he has not been able to obtain funds to continue his
research.
This should not be a surprise,
considering what other researchers have been telling us. There
is much more evidence to support Tichy's conclusion. Extensive
evidence points to the fact that colloidal silver destroys
all types of virii including the AIDS virus and greatly enhances
the immune system in general. Colloidal Silver supports the
T-cells in their fight against foreign organisms in the blood.
It virtually forms a second immune system, actually protecting
and defending the T-cells, as well as doing their work for
them. It is strongly suggested by research scientists such
as Dr. Gary Smith and others that silver ions are essential
to the immune system.
In "Use of
Colloids in Health and Disease", author Dr. Henry Crooks
says colloidal silver is highly anti-viral. In laboratory
tests he found that "all fungus, virus, bacteria including
streptococcus, staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms
are killed in three or four minutes. In fact, there is no
microbe known that is not killed by colloidal silver in six
minutes or less in a dilution as little as five parts per
million." Dr. Crooks tells us there are no serious side
effects whatsoever from high concentrations.
Research scientist Dr. Gary
Smith reports that he has noticed a correlation between low
silver levels, sickness and immune deficiency . He found people
who have low silver levels tend to be frequently sick and
to have innumerable colds, flu, fevers, and other illnesses.
The research of Dr. Gary Smith would seem to support the belief
that colloidal silver is an entirely natural healing agent.
HIV and AIDS are
a two sided medical condition. First is the HIV virus which
attacks the immune system. Second is the main outward effects,
the conditions resulting from the weakened immune system.
Research evidence shows that Colloidal Silver is a two edged
sword. It attacks the HIV virus directly and effectively,
and then forms virtually its own immune system to ward off
the various health problems the immune system has not been
able to handle.
Parasites are being recognized
more and more as a cause of failing health. Hulda Clark, Ph.D.,
N.D., author of "The Cure for All Cancers" and "The
Cure for HIV and AIDS", tells us that neither cancer
nor HIV can exist without parasites and that if we eliminate
the parasites, the disease will be gone. Health Consciousness,
Vol. 15, No. 4 says: "Parasites are also killed [by colloidal
silver], as they have an egg-stage in their reproductive cycle,
which is one celled and therefore killed in six minutes or
less." In as much as there are many kinds of parasites,
this may be inconclusive. However, tests have shown that mosquito
larva are effectively killed by colloidal silver. It should
be remembered that to rid oneself of parasites by killing
the eggs or larvae means that one must continue the treatment
until all of the adults die, probably of old age. More research
is needed. But if the AIDS or Cancer and other conditions
can be effectively treated with colloidal silver, then any
effects on parasites is a free benefit.
In as much as AIDS is the result
of a virtually destroyed immune system, it would be surprising
to find that colloidal silver did not have a dramatic effect
on AIDS. AIDS is a viral disease, and antibiotics seldom have
any effect on any virus, but the colloidal silver ion is highly
effective. The evidence strongly supports the theory that
colloidal silver is highly effective against all strains of
virus, curing even the common cold in one dose. Where many
drugs on the market suppress certain symptoms of a cold, colloidal
silver is said to kill off the virus that causes it to hang
on. AIDS, like all other viral infections, is unaffected by
antibiotics, which each kill off only a few strains of bacteria
and none are effective against the virus, yeast’s, or
fungi. Yet, researchers are telling us that colloidal silver
is highly effective against all of these.
One serious condition typical
of AIDS is rapid aging. Aging is generally considered as due
to a slowing down of the body's ability to replace worn out
cells fast enough. This slowing down begins by the time of
adulthood and continues into old age. In "Report: Colloidal
Silver, Health Consciousness, Vol. 15, No. 4, it is stated
that "Silver aids the developing fetus in growth, health,
and eases the delivery and recovery." If colloidal silver
aids the growth of a fetus so noticeably, will it reduce the
aging process? From the research of Dr. Becker, it would seem
colloidal silver will produce the dedifferentiated cells necessary
to prevent this slowdown of cell replacement. It is probable
that the weakened immune system is incapable of producing
the undifferentiated cells necessary to rebuild worn out cells.
Colloidal silver produced the needed cells to make this possible.
All of this is being discovered
and rediscovered at the same time that disease bacteria are
developing immunity to modern antibiotics. Furthermore, immunity
to the antibiotics seems to be developing all over the world,
even in isolated areas. The medical profession is alarmed.
Can silver save us? Many authorities think so!
Candida,
a Problem Easily Solved!
Candida,
Yeast Infections, and Athlete's Foot
Yeast and mold infections are
among the most difficult to treat of human ailments. Some
of them are also among the most debilitating, such as Candida
yeast. Candida yeast will readily grow in any moist area of
the body, such as the mouth ("thrush"), groin ("jock
itch"), vagina ("yeast infection"), and intestines.
Candida yeast is found naturally
in the body, but is normally kept under control by friendly
bacteria, such as acidophilus. But Candida yeast often gets
out of control following the use of antibiotics. The antibiotic
kills off the friendly acidophilus and aerobic bacteria but
does not affect the yeast. Without the friendly organisms
such as the multiple strains of acidophilus to control it,
Candida grows fast.
The excess sugar of diabetes
will also provide food for yeast, causing it to proliferate.
Diabetics are therefore especially prone to this type of problem.
The intestines form perfect
breeding grounds for Candida. If the condition becomes bad
enough, eventually the Candida irritate an area of the intestine
so much that their toxins penetrate the intestinal wall into
the blood stream, where they can break down the immune system.
Soon the Candida infection itself passes through the intestinal
wall and the white blood cells are consumed in their struggle
to control the infection, further destroying the immune system.
Thus, Candida is a common contributor
to many diseases and conditions, such as AIDS, cancer, chronic
fatigue syndrome, colds, flu, etc.. Almost all disease and
health problems are greatly aggravated by Candida.
Candida can sometimes be controlled
by increasing the acidity of the body, especially the area
the yeast is growing in. This can be done by eating acid foods,
such as vinaigrette salad dressings, and by applying vinegar
mixed with water to the problem area.
The best antibiotic commonly
used to treat this condition is Nystatin. But Nystatin is
only marginally effective against yeast, and remember that
the problems probably started with the use of antibiotics
to begin with.
Normally the body can handle
minor yeast infections. However, when the yeast reaches the
infectious stage wherein it is poisoning the blood and the
immune system grows weak, such infections as athlete's foot,
vaginal yeast infections, and fungus infections under the
nails cannot be fought off.
A common treatment for the
general infection is a diet completely free of all sugars,
even fruit and starches along with taking Nystatin. However,
anyone who has tried this treatment will tell you that this
very strict diet is almost impossible to follow and does little
more than keep the infection from proliferating.
The most effective tools against
yeast infections of all kinds are acidophilus (yogurt), colloidal
silver, and upper colonics. Combined, they can rid the body
of yeast infections about as fast as the body can dispose
of the toxins from dead cultures. However, disposing of these
toxins can be a real problem, for two reasons. First of all,
if the intestinal infection is killed off too sudden, it is
possible for the intestines to become blocked. Obviously this
can be serious and sometimes requires professional treatment
to clear the bowels. Second, the body tends to dispose of
toxins from the blood through the skin, which causes an itchy
rash when the process is too fast. Toxins from dead spores
can also strain the liver and kidneys.
Therefore, it is wise to take
as much acidophilus as is convenient, but to build up the
use of colloidal silver gradually, usually starting with four
oz. of colloidal silver a day, of about ten parts per million,
or the equivalent. This is usually increased by about one
oz. per day until a breaking out appears or the conditions
are relieved.
The colloidal silver
provides a three-fold attack on the problems of Candida. First,
the colloidal silver kills off anaerobic bacteria and virii
wherever it comes in contact with them. Therefore, the colloidal
silver virtually provides a secondary immune system against
all types of disease and infections, while treating the Candida.
Thus much of the problems of Candida are treated immediately,
before the Candida can be cleaned out of the system. Second,
colloidal silver is unusually effective in treating the Candida
infection itself. And third, colloidal silver has a strange
and dynamic way of healing injured and damaged tissues fast.
Since yeast infections of all kinds usually attack and consume
the living tissue, a healing process is badly needed, and
colloidal silver has a very unique way of healing these tissues
fast.
Users continually report that
colloidal silver will cure athlete's foot, vaginal yeast infections,
as well as Candida infections of the skin very quickly and
then heals the damaged tissues. However, these are often signs
of an inner infection. Until the yeast infection within the
body is eliminated, external infections continue to occur.
That is no reason to not treat these conditions. But if they
return, it is time to look to the source of the problems as
being inward. One can, of course, find explanations for the
sources of the re-infection. However, a healthy body seldom
succumbs to these infections.
Colloidal silver used internally
and locally is the most effective treatment available today
for all of these conditions.
