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Hi Doris,
I totally agree with you. Colloidal silver is a colloid of silver particles in water. It has antimicrobial properties and was, in the past, used on external wounds and burns to prevent infection. Some alternative-health practitioners claim that it is a beneficial nutritional supplement. Others also claim that it is a powerful antibiotic which is relatively safe for human consumption, though this is disputed because of the risk of argyria, a permanent blue or gray skin condition which is otherwise benign. The intake of some silver products in large quantities over long periods of time has caused argyria in some people, though at dosage levels generally considered normal, the risk for argyria is low.
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Based on the early uses of silver, it now become clears that people recognize colloidal silver as a germ-fighting agent. So what is colloidal silver? How different is it from plain old silver?
Before the 20th century, the only known method of processing silver was by grinding and reducing it to fine powder. This presented a problem since the fine silver powder does not stay suspended in the solution for long. Then, scientists discovered that most of the significant fluids in the human body, such as blood and lymphatic fluids, were colloids. That is, they are tiny particles suspended in a liquid base. This paved the way for a new method of processing silver – through electromagnetism.
This method allows the beneficial silver particles to stay suspended in water, making it easier for the body to absorb them and transport through the bloodstream. Once inside the body, colloidal silver kills bacteria by causing havoc in the structure of its membrane surface. A powerful catalyst, colloidal silver has the ability to bind with the hydrogen particles in one-celled organisms (i.e. bacteria, viruses, and fungi), blocking respiration and causing the organism to suffocate and die. This is basically how colloidal silver kills bacteria.