Consumers who self-treat using alternative medicine need to learn about nutrients, dietary supplements, and the health food industry. This basic knowledge is necessary to make wise choices of products and treatments. Since no supplement or substance is absolutely fool proof - even water can be taken to excess, for instance - users need to proceed with caution and common sense. The correct colloidal silver dosage can work wonders, while taking too much or too little can only disappoint.
Experts say that ionic and protein formulas are not as desirable as the particulate suspension that is truly colloidal silver. The suspensions vary in strength, with the 'active ingredient' measured in parts per million. Reputable companies voluntarily subject their products to third party testing for purity, truth in labeling, and potency.
This mineral is not 'essential'; in other words, there is no daily minimum requirement for it or deficiency resulting from its absence in the body. However, it has been used for centuries and shown by modern research to be a natural antibiotic. Today, millions of people use it all over the world as a health aid, and many more benefit from its use in water purification.
An organization called the Silver Safety Committee has created an interactive online tool to help people determine a safe dose, whether for daily intake or for short-term use for relief of symptoms of illness. The tool asks for information (total body weight and ppm strength in the supplement) and provides the optimum dose in drops. A therapeutic will be significantly less than the 'safe' level established by the US EPA.
Products vary from 5 ppm to 500 ppm, so careful reading of the manufacturer's recommendations is essential. Some contain other substances, while others provide only the mineral in a carrier liquid. Most formulas are designed for oral use, but others are topical or delivered by other methods.
Other methods to supply this mineral for therapy are considered unusual and controversial. Seeking the advice of health care and/or medical professionals can keep consumers from following advice that may not be supported by years of use or by well-conducted studies. Working with manufacturers with a good reputation in the industry is safer than dealing with unknowns on the internet or buying an unfamiliar product off a store shelf.
For example, an online source may recommend one tablespoon of 5 ppm solution daily for resistance to illness. Most products are sold in 10 ppm strength, so the same result is achieved by halving the amount. A saturation dose - when the level in the body is all the system can absorb and use - should not be exceeded; if more is taken, rashes or skin irritations may result. These clear up rapidly when the daily intake is reduced slightly.
When taken properly, this mineral does good, not harm. Many people never want to be without it to treat sore throats, fungus infections, yeast infections, burns, eye problems, and staph infections. It is reported to fight SARS, the 'bird flu', MRSA, and even Ebola. Manufacturers add it to shampoos and soaps, to skin salves, and to pet products. It is used in ceramic water filters around the world, and helps many cities provide safe drinking water to their inhabitants.
Experts say that ionic and protein formulas are not as desirable as the particulate suspension that is truly colloidal silver. The suspensions vary in strength, with the 'active ingredient' measured in parts per million. Reputable companies voluntarily subject their products to third party testing for purity, truth in labeling, and potency.
This mineral is not 'essential'; in other words, there is no daily minimum requirement for it or deficiency resulting from its absence in the body. However, it has been used for centuries and shown by modern research to be a natural antibiotic. Today, millions of people use it all over the world as a health aid, and many more benefit from its use in water purification.
An organization called the Silver Safety Committee has created an interactive online tool to help people determine a safe dose, whether for daily intake or for short-term use for relief of symptoms of illness. The tool asks for information (total body weight and ppm strength in the supplement) and provides the optimum dose in drops. A therapeutic will be significantly less than the 'safe' level established by the US EPA.
Products vary from 5 ppm to 500 ppm, so careful reading of the manufacturer's recommendations is essential. Some contain other substances, while others provide only the mineral in a carrier liquid. Most formulas are designed for oral use, but others are topical or delivered by other methods.
Other methods to supply this mineral for therapy are considered unusual and controversial. Seeking the advice of health care and/or medical professionals can keep consumers from following advice that may not be supported by years of use or by well-conducted studies. Working with manufacturers with a good reputation in the industry is safer than dealing with unknowns on the internet or buying an unfamiliar product off a store shelf.
For example, an online source may recommend one tablespoon of 5 ppm solution daily for resistance to illness. Most products are sold in 10 ppm strength, so the same result is achieved by halving the amount. A saturation dose - when the level in the body is all the system can absorb and use - should not be exceeded; if more is taken, rashes or skin irritations may result. These clear up rapidly when the daily intake is reduced slightly.
When taken properly, this mineral does good, not harm. Many people never want to be without it to treat sore throats, fungus infections, yeast infections, burns, eye problems, and staph infections. It is reported to fight SARS, the 'bird flu', MRSA, and even Ebola. Manufacturers add it to shampoos and soaps, to skin salves, and to pet products. It is used in ceramic water filters around the world, and helps many cities provide safe drinking water to their inhabitants.
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