Gina Gomes wrote:
Hello Everyone
I am totally new to colloidal silver. Can someone explain to me what
causes Argyria? Is it really due to not using distilled water?
*What is this about Argyria?*
As outlined above argyria is caused by the photographic process. Silver
salts/compounds are exposed to light in the skin and reduced to silver
atoms. If the level of salts is sufficiently low, the atoms are swept
out of the skin by the blood flow and everything is fine. If however the
level of salts in the blood is over some minimum level the atoms will
increase in size as the silver salts plate out on them, growing so
rapidly that they will become stuck in the tissues. This is the
photographic development process. To prevent argyria it is essential to
keep blood levels of silver compounds below a threshold value. This is
done by taking a combination of both silver compounds and colloidal
silver (the composition of EIS), so that when the silver salts plate
out, there are huge numbers of silver particles in the colloid present
so that growth of any particle (even those formed in the skin by the
sun) is minimized, and no particle grows large enough to get stuck.
Some people who have taken large amounts of IES (several quarts or more
a day) have reported blueing of the moons of their fingernails. This can
occur when the level of EIS exceeds some amount, which seems to vary
depending on the person, and whether they are deficient in vitamin E and
selenium or not. Vitamin E and selenium have a prophylactic effect on
argyria, and on the blueing of the fingernail roots. Apparently taking
silver over time can also cause a loss of selenium and even a
deficiency. If you take EIS over long periods of time it is suggested
that you supplement your selenium intake ( Natural sources of selenuim
are listed at Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Selenium
<http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/selenium.asp>, and Brazil nuts are
very high in selenium). Anyway, the body disposes of silver by several
routes ( see http://www.silvermedicine.org/AltmanStudy.pdf ), the
kidneys, the liver, sweating, and by putting metals into hair and nails.
The body collects excess amounts of metals in the nail bed to allow it
to put those in the nails. If concentrations exceed some amount in the
nail bed, then aggregation can occur, causing the nail bed to turn blue.
Although this appears to be argyria of the fingernail moons, the
mechanism is totally different. Also it is probably a pretty good
warning that you might be taking more silver than you should, and unless
you are taking it for a cronic condition, should cut back, and/or you
should supplement with selenium.
Note that although the medical community considers argyria permanent,
there have been some successes reported by taking selenium, Vitamin E
and Vitamin C. Because of the nature of argyria, EIS will not cause
argyria, but can make it worse if you already have it. The reason is
that EIS contains particles that quickly reduce any silver salt levels
in the blood so that any silver seed particles formed in the skin are
unable to grow enough to get stuck. However if you already have
particles in the skin that are stuck, then ANY silver compounds in the
blood at all will over time plate out on those particles making them
grow even larger. That is why some people who have gotten argyria (from
other sources than EIS, such as silver citrate, attempting to make EIS
with tap water, silver nitrate nose drops, silver acetate smoking
gum/lozenge or MSP) and have managed to get rid of the argyria's color
using selenium, vitamin A and C, find that it tends to return even when
taking high quality EIS. That is because the protocol is reducing the
particle sizes to where they no longer absorb light, but not to the
point of getting them unstuck in the skin. If the protocol is continued
without any silver intake over a long enough period it might be possible
to eliminte these seed particles completely, but at this point there is
no data on this.
There have been reports that the following protocol is capable of
eliminating argyria:
This protocol is found at http://www.silverprotects.com/argyria.html
1. 200mcg of selenium per day is a safe supplement to take on an ongoing
basis.
2. He also advises a high-quality,* mixed vitamin E, at 1000 IU per day
for people over 50 years of age who may be at risk of stroke, and 2,000
IU per day for people under 50 who are not at risk of stroke. I told Dr.
Gruenn that I was taking 4,000 IU a day. He replied that this was still
safe for a strong healthy person. The danger of high doses of vitamin E
is that it thins the blood. This could be dangerous in many situations
where bleeding is hard to stop.
3. Personally, I would also drink lots of water, simply because that's
how the body clears out debris. No one knows if this therapy will prove
efficacious, or if it does in how many cases. If my liver spots are any
kind of indicator, some lightening of t he skin ought to be visible
within six weeks if this therapy really is working. Three to six months
should be a sufficient amount of time to completely eliminate argyria
provided that no additional silver is being ingested. (Since my
conversation with Dr. Gruenn, I've had some additional ideas for getting
the most out of this nutritional therapy for argyria.)
4. 2 tsp. of MSM per day. Sulfur (MSM) binds with silver and can help to
pull it from the body. More information on silver and sulfur can be
found on page 74.
5. 4,000 mg. of vitamin C per day.
6. 1 tablet a day of a good quality multiple mineral since this therapy
may deplete needed minerals from the body.
* Most vitamin E supplements are of poor quality and some even contain
rancid oils that will be an additional burden rather than an aid to the
body. Dr. Gruenn recommends a vitamin E that has a mix of d-alpha, beta,
delta and gamma tocopherols. (Avoid tocopheryls, which are artifical and
will not work).
D.M., Portland, ME (the argyria cure only)
Why would anyone want to take anything other than food and water and
oxygen indefintely?
I am not sure it it is a matter of wanting to, but in many cases
necessary. My wife will probably be on high blood medication the rest
of her life.
Are there things that can be done to reverse it if it does happen?
See above.
Marshall
Thank you very much.
*/Deborah Gerard <devorah...@yahoo.com>/* wrote:
Hey that is a huge group over there (5) people...grandkids,
parents, cats, and myself have not had any problems....deb
*/argyriavic...@aol.com/* wrote:
Oops, sorry for some reason this didn't go to the list and it
went to bronco himself. This is to correct the problem. I am
just another person this list caused to get Argyria due to
their beliefs of CS. I can't give any details on my problem
because at this time there is an attorney working on my case
and many others who have had Argyria happen. But this is not
Rosemary, this is a case that has occurred in the last several
years and not years ago before they knew what they were doing
as many try to say.
*ArgyriaVictim
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Argyria/*
From: argyriavic...@aol.com
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:47:02 EST
Subject: Re: CS>Agryia
To: bro...@gtcinternet.com
In a message dated 2/3/2007 5:31:35 P.M. Central Standard
Time, bro...@gtcinternet.com writes:
Rosemary, how interesting to hear from you again. Still
got the anger
problem, eh? Hope you and yours are well, please do stop
by again
sometime.
NOT.
*Sorry to disappoint you but this is not Rosemary. Thank
you! Once again you have been proven wrong. Rosemary would
have signed Rosemary.*
**
*ArgyriaVictim
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Argyria/*
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