Top 7 Ways to Use Colloidal Silver

 

 

Silver is a kinda magical substance.It’s sprinkled throughout mythology and history, revered for its powers of cleanliness and goodness. Think silver 

bullets to kill werewolves. Or what about royal families eating and drinking off silver, believing it would keep them healthy (and leading to the term “blue bloods”)?

Going even farther back in history, think of Ancient Greeks and Romans storing their perishable liquids in silver containers to prevent them from spoiling.

 

Those ancients were onto something.

 

Silver is a powerful antibacterial and antimicrobial healing agent. It was used in World War I to treat trench fever and other infections. Many medical device 

companies coat their products with silver to prevent bacterial biofilms. Hospitals used to give silver nitrate eye drops to newborns to prevent gonorrhea infections

 to the eye.With the invention of penicillin, silver started to go out of style as an antibiotic, and we’ve seen a wide variety of antibiotics take its place. But as 

we continue to see the rise of resistance to antibiotics, silver is coming back into fashion for its antimicrobial properties. And there’s particularly a focus 

on colloidal silver.

 

 

How can colloidal silver act as a support in our everyday lives? Read on for some of our favorite uses.

 

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As an Acne-Fighter

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Acne is common in our teen years but can continue to be (or become) a problem later in adult life as well. Whenever it occurs, acne is an embarrassing and 

stressful affliction. According to a study conducted by the University of Maryland Medical Center, almost 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from acne.

 

The causes of acne aren’t fully understood, but it generally occurs when the follicles or pores in your face get clogged with oil. Bacteria can get trapped 

in closed follicles and create whiteheads.These symptoms can be greatly reduced with the antibacterial powers of colloidal silver. You can take silver orally 

during an outbreak, since the infecting bacteria are sealed under the surface of the skin. It can also be added to face washes for use on the surface of the skin.

 

When treating an active acne outbreak, take 50 ml to 60 ml of solution daily(for a week). To maintain good clear skin, the amount can be reduced to 20 ml to 30 ml daily 4-5 times a week

 

 

As a First-Aid Tool

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According to Medscape, “Silver has proven antimicrobial activity… Its role as an antimicrobial agent is particularly attractive, as it has a broad spectrum of 

antimicrobial activity with minimal toxicity toward mammalian cells at low concentrations and has a less likely tendency than antibiotics to induce resistance 

due to its activity at multiple bacterial target sites. Topical creams or solutions containing silver (eg, silver sulfadiazine) have long been used as a mainstay 

of wound management in burn patients who are especially susceptible to infection.”

 

When used topically to heal cuts, scrapes and other wounds, sometimes silver is added to a bandage or wrap to go overtop of the injury.

 

 

As a Natural Antimicrobial Cleanser

 

If you often cook with meats in the kitchen, your cutting board and knives have probably come in contact with raw meat at some point. Washing those utensils with soap 

and hot water can be okay for awhile, but eventually, bacteria can get trapped in the tiny crevices of your cutting board.

 

It’s important to disinfect these kitchen items, but it’s also important to use a disinfectant that’s safe to ingest. Just like meat leaving behind bacteria, your 

disinfectant can leave behind residue too.According to The Health Factory, colloidal silver won’t cause skin, eye or internal irritation like many other cleaning 

supplies will.On her blog A Farm Girl In The Making, Ann Accetta-Scott shares that she often deep cleans and disinfects household items with colloidal silver.

 

“Since [colloidal silver] is known to contain antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral qualities, it’s the prime choice for a natural cleaning solution.”

 

She goes on to say that “silver is used to control the growth of bacteria and fungus while also minimizing food spoilage. [Colloidal silver] can also kill and 

prevent the growth of algae, and when added to dish of bacteria, fungal or viral cells, the cells die quickly, which is why this makes an ideal cleaning item for 

the home.”  

 

Accetta-Scott also writes that some of the household items she uses colloidal silver to clean include cutting boards and kitchen counters, in order to prevent E. 

coli and salmonella.Cleaning utensils and cutting boards that come in contact with meat is a great way to avoid any cross contamination.

 

 

As Eye and Ear Drops for Infections

 

Blogger Mommypotamus suggests using silver to help get rid of eye infections, like pink eye. Natural Living Ideas make the same suggestion.

 

Ray Sahelian M.D. says he has “come across several people who swear that colloidal silver — when used as eye drops one to two drops three to four times a day –– quickly

 healed their conjunctivitis or sty, or reduced the severity of pharyngitis when gargled in water.”

 

Sahelian suggests that colloidal silver may be effective against viruses and some bacteria making it, worth trying in cases of conjunctivitis, sty or other mild 

infections. However, Sahelian warns that colloidal silver should not be used for longer than a week at a time(In heavy dosages that is). 

 

The Healthy Home Economist suggests colloidal silver for a number of ear irritations, too, recalling its usefulness in treating a fairly severe swimmer’s ear in a 

child. The first dose –– which consisted of just three drops of colloidal silver–– worked wonders overnight and a second dose on the following day was given in order

 to ensure a full recovery.

 

“Unlike antibiotics, which only work on bacterial infections, colloidal silver is a broad spectrum antimicrobial,” the blog continues “This means that it works against

 viruses and fungus too, not just bacteria.”

 

 

As a Cold and Flu Fighter

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A study done by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital took 100 children under the age of 12 who were suffering from a cold or 

nasal congestion and split them into two groups. The first group was treated with colloidal silver and beta glucan. The second group was treated with saline solution.

 

While both groups saw an improvement, the group treated with colloidal silver had 90% of the subjects recover completely with 10% having further complications, 

compared to the group treated with saline solution who only saw 66% of its subjects recover completely with 34% of subjects experiencing complications.

 

An article published in Healthy Living Magazine says that silver’s “highly dynamic particles interact with encapsulated viruses and bacteria to reduce the severity 

and the duration of the symptoms by passing through bacterial membranes and viral coats disrupting DNA synthesis and viral replication.”

 

Not only does it kill the cold quickly, but it can prevent future illness, too.

 

We suggest adding Silver H2o to your favorite nasal spray or neti pot solution, or even putting some into the water for your humidifier to spread the benefits 

throughout the whole room.

 

As an Anti-Inflammatory for Your Joints and Muscles

 

Inflammation is an important part of our bodies’ defense systems. It is the body’s attempt to heal after an injury, to defend against viruses and bacteria, and 

to repair damaged tissue.However, sometimes we get inflammation when from unhelpful triggers. Something triggers that immune system response and we experience redness,

 swelling and discomfort.

 

This can be caused by any number of “chronic inflammation” triggers, including arthritis, allergies and asthma, for example. We can also trigger inflammation 

through habitual or lifestyle factors like high stress, not enough sleep, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption.

 

Using colloidal silver topically can help reduce inflammation and sooth joint and back pain.

 

The National Institutes of Health conducted a study on the effects of inflammation after being treated by colloidal silver. They found that the inflamed skin of 

pigs treated with silver experienced near-normal skin after 72 hours. The groups not treated with silver remained inflamed.

 

While many users have had positive experiences using colloidal silver for infections, we would always recommend seeking a professional opinion before doing so.

 

 

As a Friend to Your Pets

 

Silver isn’t just for people; it has a place in your pets’ lives as well.

 

Use colloidal silver for dogs when they get infections, minor cuts and wounds, eye and ear infections, or ringworm. Dogs Naturally magazine suggests administering 

five to ten drops twice a day when using the silver orally and applying several times a day with a cotton swab to clean wounds.

 

Holistic veterinarian Karen Becker recommends colloidal silver in cat care as well. She specifically suggests using it to treat feline acne, tear stains, yeast 

infections and skin conditions.

 

 

As much as we love our furry friends, we don’t always love the smells they produce that linger around the house. This is where the antibacterial properties of silver 

come in handy again. If you have a cat that regularly “sprays” or a dog who marks its territory, try soaking the area in a solution of colloidal silver. Or to 

freshen up sofas and pet beds, mix up colloidal silver and water in a spray bottle and mist the fabric.

 

Does Silver Reduces Gut Flora like other antibiotics?

 

Keep in mind that while antibiotics don’t touch viruses and fungus’s, colloidal silver eliminates them – making colloidal silver benefits incredibly useful. It 

eliminates anaerobic pathogens by destroying the enzymes that fend off oxygen molecules, thus oxidizing them to death.

 

Conversely, the silver nano-particles neutralize the minority of aerobic pathogens by disrupting their ability to use oxygen. This begs the question: will colloidal 

silver destroy friendly gut bacteria the way pharmaceutical antibiotics do? Some colloidal silver advocates claim it is so readily assimilated into the blood through

the stomach and gut linings before it can linger in the lower intestines where our friendly bacteria mostly reside. Therefore,  it isn’t an issue.

 

Others consider electrical charge bonding as the main factor for eliminating pathogens while sparing gut friendly bacteria. Most friendly bacteria are not negatively

charged, eliminating any attraction to the positively charged silver particles.However, a couple of key colloidal advocates,Don’t think that the intestinal flora issue

has been clearly established. They recommend the following:

 

* Have probiotic materials on hand and use them an hour or more after ingesting colloidal silver.

 

* Swish and hold a dose of colloidal silver in your mouth to absorb most of the particles sublingually into the bloodstream through the capillaries under and around 

your tongue as long as possible before swallowing.

 

*Nebulize the colloidal silver solution, making it go directly into your bloodstream via the lungs blood vessels.As magnetic scavengers, they don’t have to collide

 into pathogens by chance the way antibiotics do. Because the tiny colloidal silver particles (colloids) have strong positive charges, they are attracted to or 

 attract negatively charged microbes, including viruses.