To all interested list members. The recent posts relating to CS/lower alimentary tract environments prompts me to make a few comments. Although certainly not a pundit, myself, I am privy to some rather interesting research results relating to some of these considerations. First, our research---involving humans---revealed that the lower bowel flora seems to exert an influence skewed more toward maintaining an environment unfriendly to uncontrolled reproduction among the more pathogenic inhabitants that might happen along. The further toward the exit point that food-bearing material progresses, the LESS normal bacteria affects the digestive/assimilation process.......excepting water extraction.. The REAL action seems to be in the upper reaches of the small intestine. There are many more reactions occurring here......than down in the lower gut. The lower gut seems to more involved in water conservation and in digestive "stripping actions". Sad to say, few of us seem to realize how extremely important it becomes to maintain the "minimum" state of hydration. The brain first commands "drought management" in the outlying, less life-critical areas. We found that we could induce constipation in both animals and humans through the simple expedient of a slight reduction in normally-required water intake-----REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF BULK IN THE DIET. Of all protocols we have evaluated, so far; the one showing the greatest promise in resolving a multitude of the more damaging chronic afflictions (most especially among the elderly) is,simply, adequate water intake. We are currently in the midst of a most promising research program evaluating this circumstance, and have been shocked at the difference between how much water is actually required for continued well-being-----and the small amount that most of our volunteers have been accustomed to consuming. We determined that a majority of our volunteers were, habitually consuming 50% or less of the minumum required amount of water for maintainiing a proper state of hydration. Our research will conclude in about 60 days, at which time I will post a general summary of our findings. Additionally, we found that Colloidal Silver has a tendency to bind to certain types of solids and remain attached during its complete journey through the lower bowel. This occurs partly as a result of simple entrainment, and partly due to some mechanism of which we have no present knowledge. Colloidal Silver did, indeed, reduce the general population of friendly bacteria in the gut (especially the upper gut), by about 75%. However, this occurred only after daily ingestion of rather copious (8-to 14 oz) amounts of 10 to 20 ppm CS, by human volunteers over a period of 5 to 7 days. Friendly bacteria was quite easily re-established through the administration of conventional supplements. Colloidal silver was the ONLY substance (from among 9, including 8 conventional drugs) that displayed NO unpleasant or toxic side effects. Additionally, it was the most rapid-acting (including anti-acids and bismuth commpounds) of anything used against PATHOGENIC agents. I hope this information is of some value to your research efforts. Sincerely. Brooks Bradley.
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