What is Colloidal silver dietary supplement for.?

Answer 1

It was marketed by a MLM to cure everything but it is mostly known for an immune system aid. Carefull! There is no research to back up the claims and you can turn grey forever. Seriously, the silver has been known to turn the skin grey and there is no way to get your normal coloring back. I don't know how much or how long you would have to take it to turn grey.

Answer 2

Colloidal silver is marketed by 'heath food' companies as a treatment for boosting the immune system and treating allergies. The problem is that not only is there no proof it works, use of colloidal silver has been linked to argyria. A permanent grayish black staining of the skin.

Answer 3

I have never heard of it as a dietary supplement. It is something that was used in times past as an antibiotic.

Answer 4

It has antimicrobial properties and is used on external wounds and burns to prevent infection. It is also claimed by some to be a beneficial nutritional supplement and to be a powerful antibiotic.[ The ingestion of colloidal silver in large quantities or over a long period of time may cause argyria, a condition in which the skin turns blue-gray.

Chronic or Serious Conditions
1 teaspoon of 5 ppm. colloidal silver equals about 25 micrograms (mcg.) of silver. 1 - 4 teaspoons per day (25 - 100 mcg.) is generally considered to be a "nutritional amount" and is reported to be safe to use for extended periods of time. Amounts higher than this are generally considered "therapeutic amounts" and should only be used periodically.

Some Common Uses of Colloidal Silver
Natural health practitioners have for years recommended taking one tablespoon daily, for four days, to establish a level, then one teaspoon daily for maintenance (proportional to body weight for children). After six weeks, a pause of several weeks has also been recommended by some natural healing arts doctors. Also, colloidal silver can be applied directly to cuts, scrapes, and open sores, or on a bandage for warts. It can be applied on eczema, itches, acne or bug bites. To purify water, add one tablespoon per gallon, shake well and wait six minutes. Mixed this way, it's tasteless. It is not an allopathic poison.

Veterinary and Garden Use
Colloidal silver has worked just as well on pets of all kinds. Used in proportion to body weight, it should bring the same results. In the garden, field or greenhouse, add enough to the water or soil - and the plants will do the rest.

The following is a partial list of the more than 650 diseases that colloidal silver has been reputed to be successful against: acne, AIDS (Reference 8), allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, cancer (References 2, 4, 7), candida, cholera, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diabetes (Reference 1), dysentery, eczema, fibrositis, gastritis, gonorrhea, hay fever, herpes, impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections: viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate, pruritus ani, psoriasis, purulent opthalmia, rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth, and throat, seborrhea, septicemia, shingles, skin cancer, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all forms of virus, warts, whooping cough, yeast infection, stomach ulcer, canine parovirus and other veterinary uses, and fungal and viral attacks on plants. Simply spray diluted silver on the leaves and add to the soil.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver