The argument that "I didn't develop argyria from using 'x' type of silver" or "I didn't develop argyria from using 'x' amount of silver" as trying to validate why one particular type or amount of silver does not cause argyria, is not sufficient to base an evaluation for the risks of developing argyria on, because different people have different genetic abilities to excrete silver, and different ability to produce glutathione and process silver through the detoxification systems of the body due to other toxins or metabolic problems.
For example, someone who is mercury toxic might be at increased risk of developing argyria, because part of how the body processes silver is through the same pathways that it uses to process mercury. (On the other hand, using large amounts of silver might increase the risk of developing mercury toxicity. And certainly some people's bodies may have no problems processing silver through other pathways) Some people have inherited genetic defects in the metallothionein system, or in glutathione production. Someone with reduced skin capillaries might not develop argyria because they don't circulate enough silver to the skin. The point is that anecdotal stories don't provide sufficient evidence for the prevention of argyria because of the differences in people. Some people have been able to reverse the effects of argyria. Others have ended up living with it permanently, without any evidence that it is visibly reducing. And that's probably because of the differences in their biochemistry and genetic makeup. It would be interesting if Rosemary Jacobs tried using the supplements that have been reported as reversing argyria to see if it improved her condition or not. In all likelihood, it is probably possible now to do medical testing to determine why she in particular developed argyria when others who used the same products that she used did not. I think that the body may handle different types of silver differently, or at least in part differently, and that may be why one particular type of silver is more likely to cause argyria than another. But the problem is that unless one has had some medical tests done to determine how their particular body processes particular types of toxins and such, there is no way to accurately predict who will develop argyria, and who will not, other than to look at what types of silver have been associated with the development of argyria. There are inevitably going to be some or many people who can take those types of colloidal silver WITHOUT ever developing argyria. There are undoubtedly some people who can drink coffee colored CS for long periods of time without a problem, and some people who will develop argyria from drinking even slight yellow or even clear CS. If there were more research on how silver is processed in the body, and more research on the people who have developed argyria, then it would be easier to make a predetermination of who is at risk, and remove the associated risks of taking one particular type of silver over another. And there also needs to be more research into the genetic makeup and detoxification abilities of people who have been successful at reversing argyria. That way, people would know if a particular type of silver was more likely to cause them to develop argyria, and there wouldn't be so much debate about why one form is better than another or not. You'd know which forms you could tolerate, and which you could not. Then the only issue is that certain types of silver are toxic to people in general no matter what, and those types should be avoided completely. So why isn't there more research being done on silver? Linda Jones lin...@hamilton.net -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
