I have watched the extensive and detailed discussion of the production of Colloidal Silver for the whole time I've been on the list. This discussion has been interesting and provocative, with positions being advocated, tempers being stimulated, and opinions being declared.
Several points seem to have coalesced into the center, which seem never to be resolved, partially because neither the science appears to be there for resolving them, nor the facilities (money, labs, adequate equipment). We all do seem to agree that if the silver particles are big enough to sink to the bottom of the container, or are big enough to actually be visible, they are too big. Others are of the opinion that if the particles cause the water to change color, that also is too big (although there is the "yellow is OK, but brown or purple is not" party vs. the "clear is fine, any color is not" party). The general consensus seems to be that, if the particles are too big, the body will not be able to utilize them. The concept seems to be that the cell walls in the body will absorb the silver particles if they are small enough. I've read statements declaring the optimal size for silver particles in order for them to be best assimilated. I've seen nothing to corroborate this stance. In the last while, "colloidal" has been increasingly replaced with or connected to words such as "ionic", "non-ionic" "atomic", "uncharged", "metallic", "loosely-bonded", "biologically active", "bioavailable", etc. For awhile it was held that the "sludge" which accumulated on the cathode was not something to be ingested internally, though few resisted applying it topically. To prevent this sludge, it was felt that polarity reversal and frequent or constant stirring was needed. Now I'm seeing the opinion that polarity reversal merely dissolves the "sludge" back into the water, and some feel that this re-dissolved "sludge" is somehow not "ionic", or is "uncharged", or not "bioavailable", or will soon aggregate and sink to the bottom. When I first began to research CS, the big controversy was whether to use salt or not. Also argued was the use of DW vs. reverse osmosis vs. deionised water. Nearly everyone frowned on tap or even spring water. Yet we nearly all hold to the fact that no one has demonstrated any toxicity with basic CS, whatever the voltage or current, whatever the shape of the silver (wire, bar, coin, etc.) or even how long the brewing time is. A friend of mine bought some wire from me. He went home and put the wires in 8 oz. of DW and left it there for 24 hours! The anode wire was almost totally dissolved, and the water was a dark, murky brown, with a thick, silvery film on top of the water, and heavy plating in the sides and bottom of the jar. He then drank all 8 oz., all at once! This fellow has struggled with chronic-fatigue syndrome for years. Within 20 minutes of drinking that batch, he had a rush of energy like he had not felt in years! He drinks 8-10 oz. per day (been nearly a year), though he brews it for a much shorter time now (silver wires aren't free!). My own perspective is that the silver-list is valuable because it brings together a wide range and combination of experience and perspectives. In my own opinion, the single most important factor in effective scientific inquiry is the capacity to remain objective during research. When we find ourselves being offended by the disagreement of others, it is no longer objective scientific inquiry. I have watched members of this list using insensitive and even insulting communication to others who see differently, and I have seen contempt, superiority and disrespect from the more "educated" members of the list towards those who are merely curious, or those who express themselves in a less than articulate way. It reminds me very much of the attitude and expression we have become so used to receiving from the medical establishment. We have expressed our own disappointment and anger at such close-minded, arrogant snobbishness, yet I fear it is similarly active on this list. Though I produce and sell a large amount of CS, it pleases me to see CS being made and used with such a wide range of applications. It is to our long-range benefit that it can be produced so easily and with such variety. We should be encouraging each other, not competing with each other. Respectfully submitted, Terry Wayne __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
