Neither, it stands for part per million. Marshall
John Reeder wrote: > Question: Does the acronym 'ppm' refer to particle size or number of > particles in solution?John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@execonn.com] > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 8:07 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>Real CS Questions > > Beth wrote: > > > I had a DR's wife approach me at work yesterday about CS. > > (I work at a health food store) She said her husbands book > > mentions that only 5 ppm should be taken and anything over > > that could be dangerous. Also, that it shouldn't be taken > > long term. Now, from reading the posts here it sounds like > > many of you have been taking it for years and are taking > > over 5 ppm. Her husbands book is a medical book. She > > refused to buy our store products which range from 10 ppm > > to 45 ppm. All of which I've taken but only when needed > > for sinus infections. My boyfriend however would like to > > take them regularly as he has asthma. What is safe to take > > and will it help his asthma? > > > > Giving a limit on the ppm of cs without giving a limit on > > how much to take is nonsense. That is, if you have 10 ppm > > and dilute it with an equal amount of distilled water, > > they you will have 5 ppm. Now, when you get up above 20 > > ppm, I do tend to agree with that since the particles will > > start getting bigger, a simple dilution will not > > necessarily make it the same as CS produced at that ppm. > > > > CS may help asthma. Killing any pathogens that are > > present, might help the body stabalize its immune system. > > > > > > > > Also, I have my grandmother taking it. She is 86 and > > recently had a fever over 104. I finally convinced my > > mother to put her on the CS after 5 days of a high fever. > > Her fever was gone the next am and has come back slightly > > now and then since. She is drinking a ton of water, Could > > the CS make her thirsty? (I know she didn't drink much > > while she was sick so maybe she's making up for lost > > fluids. > > > > I would not expect CS to may one thirsty. However any > > toxins in the body can certainly cause that. This can be > > anything from elevated sugar in the blood, to heavy metals > > released by eating garlic, or toxins released when > > pathogens die. > > > > Marshall >