WHAT
MAKES OUR COLLOIDAL SILVER UNIQUE
Here you will find information as to what makes
a good quality and effective colloidal silver.
Let’s start with a few comparisons between ours
and those from other manufacturers, because
there is much misinformation circulating throughout
the Internet regarding the various types of
colloidal silver.
Professor Ronald J.
Gibbs who was the director of the Center for
Colloidal Science at the University of Delaware
from 1981 through 2000, published a book in 1999
titled,
"Silver Colloids - Do They Work?".
On page 25,
under the
heading "Yellow color of products",
Professor Gibbs states the
following:
"a yellow color
indicates that the material has particles larger
than are desirable. If a yellow color is present
in the product it is probably indicating that
some other unwanted substance is present causing
the color, or that the particles are too large,
either way indicating that the colloidal silver
product is not acceptable nor is of the highest
quality. The highest quality colloidal silver
products tested were all colorless.
On the same page, under
the heading "AC or DC produced colloidal
silver", Professor Gibbs continues:
"All of the highest
4-star rated colloidal silver products tested
were produced utilizing the AC process."
Our colloidal silver is crystal clear in color
and is produced utilizing the AC method.
Further, Kenneth S. Friedman, Ph. D., in his
book "The New Silver Solution" states: "Old
silver products, often brown or yellow,
contained far more silver but were less
effective at killing pathogens. They often
required 50,000 to 300,000 ppm of silver to kill
harmful organisms. By contrast, the most
effective of the new silver solutions are clear
and colorless and have no odor and little taste,
and only a faint metallic aftertaste".
1) Colloidal, Ionic, and
Mild Silver Protein (MSP)
Our Monatomic colloidal silver consists of 100 ppm (parts per million) of pure silver (99.999%),
suspended in pure steam-distilled water.
We call our product "Monatomic Colloidal Silver"
because the silver in suspension consists of
individual silver atoms (mono=one and
atomic=atom).
No stabilizers, additives, chemicals, or
proteins, are added.
When stabilizers and proteins are added
to ionic solutions, the particles can clump
together and become too large. When the silver
particles are larger than 1 micron in size, they
are not easily absorbed into the blood stream
and, therefore, not very effective.
In
Mild
Silver Protein, or MSP, the silver is bonded
with organic compounds (proteins) and just as
ionic solutions with stabilizers, the particles
can form clumps and become ineffective. Also,
MSP has been known to cause Argyria.
Lab
comparisons show that quality electro-colloidal
silver outperforms MSP in vitro (in lab
experiments against bacteria) by a wide margin
with only a fraction of the concentration of
actual silver.
2) Silver Particle Size
OURS:
Our colloidal silver is “Monatomic” as explained
above (mono=one,
atomic=atom). This means that the silver,
because of its extremely small size, is more readily absorbed by the tissues and,
consequently, much more effective. Also,
smaller particles contribute to “clarity”
(color), which is explained below.
For further clarification about particle size,
and our colloidal silver, see the section quoted
from educate-yourself.org
under the heading "AC versus DC" below.
OTHERS:
Generally, one can easily identify those with
large silver particles. The color of the
solutions tends to be darker, and the larger
silver particles are not as readily absorbed
and, therefore, less effective.
3) Clarity (Color)
One critical indicator of the quality of
colloidal silver is its color. The ideal color
is clear. A clear solution signifies that there
is no agglomeration to form larger clumps of
particles which, in turn, may render the
colloidal silver more difficult to absorb and,
therefore, less potent. Darker colors indicate
larger silver particles that tend to collect at
the bottom of the bottle.
OURS:
Crystal clear.
OTHERS:
Various. As the size of the silver particles get
larger, the color of the suspension ranges from
light yellow to yellow, to brown, to red, to
gray, to black.
4) AC versus DC
Many different brands of colloidal silver are
available on the market today. The highest-grade
colloidal silver is manufactured using the
electro-colloidal process.
All of the highest-rated colloidal silver
products are produced utilizing the AC
(alternating current) process.
OURS:
AC method
OTHERS:
AC, DC, and other methods (chemical).
The best way to describe a
good colloidal silver via the electrolysis
method is the term "isolated silver".
Isolated silver refers to silver particles and
silver ions, surrounded by pure water molecules
(H2O). Silver, hydrogen, oxygen, a small amount of
nitrogen, and a minute amount of carbon are the
only elements present, with the silver ions
bound predominantly with ( OH - ).
Educate-yourself.org has stated that:
"High voltage
AC (HVAC) colloidal silver contains much smaller
particles with a higher charge density than
conventional DC colloidal silver. The particles
are so small, in fact, that they do not register
using a standard laboratory spectroscopy
analysis. The solution appears crystal clear.
Many researchers have suggested that AC
colloidal silver is a "mono atomic" form,
meaning that the silver particles are as small
as one atom of silver.
Field reports suggest that AC colloidal silver
may afford deeper tissue penetration and greater
germicidal activity for certain deep rooted
pathogens such as the Herpes virus which can
hide in the nerve ganglion at the base of the
spine when not in an active infection cycle.
One researcher has found that a 21 day protocol
consisting of 1/2 oz. of HVAC silver colloid
taken every hour for 8 hours each day, coupled
with proper nutrition and detoxifying efforts,
as well as complete abstinence from alcohol,
will reduce Hep C viral loads from one half
million viral particles (PCR) down to less than
one hundred viral particles in about 3 weeks.
This efficacy and results are unmatched by any
conventional protocol aimed at controlling
serious cases of Hepatitis C."
5) Packaging
OURS:
Natural color plastic (HDPE) bottles and containers.
There are no special storage requirements, and
no expiration date.
OTHERS:
Most of them require dark glass bottles and
containers. Because of the large size of the
particles and color of the suspension, they
might react to light.
6) Other Considerations
I)
If a product contains a stabilizer or
proteins to bind the silver, or lists trace
elements other than silver, DO NOT use it.
II)
If a product needs to be shaken, it is
inferior.
III)
If a product needs to be refrigerated,
possibly some other ingredient is present that
could spoil.
The superior formula retains a clear color and
will contain NO artificial stabilizers,
chemicals, or additives.
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Characteristics of
Our Product |
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Small particles
(Monatomic)? |
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Yes |
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Is the solution clear? |
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Yes |
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AC-method of production? |
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Yes |
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Contains pure silver? |
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Yes |
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Contains pure distilled
water? |
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Yes |
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Contains
stabilizers/proteins? |
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No |
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Contains other
ingredients? |
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No |
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Special packaging
required? |
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No |
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Requires refrigeration? |
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No |
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All
of the above characteristics can be summed up in
one word: QUALITY.
Tyndall Effect
This test is outdated. It
was used decades ago by chemists to determine if
a colloid contained any particles suspended in
the solution. This method can still be used, but
it only works effectively for a product
containing large particles in order to refract
light.
The new
ultra-fine colloidal
silver products that contain extremely small
particles, will exhibit very little, if any,
Tyndall effect, rendering the test obsolete.
Consequently, this would be the most effective
colloidal silver.
The
statement “small is best” is often used when
referring to silver colloid and colloidal
technology in general.
Our
colloidal silver is “monatomic” (mono=one,
atomic=atom), meaning that each particle is the
size of an atom. This simply means that the size
of the silver particles is so small that better
absorption is achieved and better results are
obtained.
Our
unique process achieves the purity of the silver
colloid by exact specifications and standards
using pure steam-distilled water and 99.999 % pure
silver.
This product has not been tested or evaluated by
the FDA, and is not intended to diagnose,
prevent, treat, or cure any disease.
Independent Laboratory Tests of
Monatomic Colloidal Silver
1) Antibacterial Time-Kill Study
The
study, performed by an outside independent
laboratory, was conducted to test the
inhibition properties of Earthborn Products'
Monatomic Colloidal Silver on both normal
and antibiotic-resistant strains of
Staphylococcus Aureus. This was accomplished by
treating healthy Staph cultures with the
colloidal silver and
placing them in an incubator
at 37º C.
The
effectiveness of Monatomic Colloidal Silver in
killing germs is reflected in
the four minutes time-lapsed photographs below.
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Inhibition of
Staph at 4 Minutes |
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Staphylococcus |
Staphylococcus |
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Aureus |
Aureus |
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Normal
Strain |
Antibiotic Resistant |
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Strain |
Control Group
Monatomic
Colloidal Silver |
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2)
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
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Monatomic Colloidal
Silver Dispersion |
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