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In reply to the discussion: What's with people eating silver? [View all]RichGirl
(4,119 posts)49. There are a lot of medications that save peoples lives.
BUT...there is a certain dosage. If someone took it "like crazy" they'd probably be dead. So just because your family members had bad reactions from taking too much colloidal silver doesn't mean it's bad. I've only used it when I actually needed it and it worked great without the long list of side effects that every med has.
We all know that drug companies primary concern is profit...yet you trust them with your life. Not me! I'll go with the woo healthcare system any day of the week. I've only had two prescription drugs in my life over 20 years ago. Since then nothing except an advil once in a while. All natural remedies or vitamins. Even corrected early glaucoma with vitamins.
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I have seen SILVADENE® CREAM 1% (silver sulfadiazine) used in western hospitals
siligut
Jan 2013
#11
Silvadene has HUGE medical value even today. It's been around a long time but it DOES NOT cause
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#25
Oddly enough, the same places that sell expensive supplements you don't need,
MineralMan
Jan 2013
#14
Big Pharma cost most than these 'expensive' supplements, and they are responsible for more ailments
Follow The Money
Jan 2013
#19
it is a natural antibiotic, I have seen it in toothpaste, most probs in mouth are from bacteria
Follow The Money
Jan 2013
#16
It's not a "hoax." They just failed to emphasize that he used the colloidal silver "improperly." n/t
Ian David
Jan 2013
#31
I rec'd this so more eyes could see the dangers, but it now seems the thread is a woo magnet.
Lars39
Jan 2013
#24
The idea that gold and silver provide protection dates back to ancient alchemy ...
eppur_se_muova
Jan 2013
#40
Or they're scared and desperate if traditional Western treatment hasn't helped.
gateley
Jan 2013
#56