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COLLOIDAL SILVER

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colloidal: a suspension of finely divided particles in a continuous medium  from which the particles do not settle out rapidly and cannot be readily filtered out. A suspension of finely divided particles in a continuous medium  from which the particles do not settle out rapidly and cannot be readily filtered out.

Silver Colloid - Manufacturing Specifications

Fulhealth silver colloid is manufactured in a semi-sealed environment free from dirt, dust and lint particles. All surface areas are sanitised daily using Silver and Hydrogen peroxide disinfection.
All water used has a pH value of between 7 and 10 to assure alkaline prominence. All water to be used is treated by being passed through two 250mm beds of ion exchange resins. Prior to de-ionising, all water is passed through a .4 micron absolute mechanical filtration system and then degassed.

Silver electrodes are charged with a specific electrical current so as to introduce silver particles into the de-ionised water. The process is able to remove larger particles of silver (above .010 microns approx.).

Please note: if battery operated colloidal silver generators were any good - we would be making our own, but sadly, none we have ever seen make a colloidal silver particle size small enough to be of any use!

RAW PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:

SILVER: Selected 99.999%+ fine silver.

WATER PROCESS: Pre-filtered to less than .4 micron and degassed, de-ionised through a 500mL hydrogen based mixed ion exchange resin bed.

WATER CONDUCTIVITY: Less than 1 microsemin per centimetre.
Manufacturing Specifications

SILVER COLLOID SPECIFICATIONS:

CONCENTRATION: 5mg/L - 10mg/L

SUSPENDED SILVER
PARTICLE SIZE: .008 - .010 microns

CONDUCTIVITY: Less than 15 microsemins per centimetre @ 5 mg/L.

COLOUR: Pale yellow.

USES: A non-irritant internal or external antimicrobal solution

Silver Colloid - Looking for the Best

Unfortunately, not all of the colloidal silver products now on the market are manufactured correctly. In fact, some of these are not ‘true’ electrocratic colloids at all, regardless of the claims made on the product label.
Many methods for manufacturing colloids were used before the 1930’s. These fall into five main groups:-

1. Grind
2. Wave
3. Liquid
4. Chemical
5. Electrical

Today, the F.D.A. only recognises two to be suitable ways to manufacture. These are the grind process and the electro-colloidal process. Although a cheaper, chemical process is being used by some manufactures today.

The main drawback to the grind method is that because the size of the particles are so large, gravity pulls on them causing the particles to settle to the bottom of the solution. To offset this problem, manufacturers add a ‘stabiliser’ and by doing this the particles tend to settle much more slowly. If the colloidal silver is let stand too long, it will need to be shaken to redisperse the particles. These large silver particles or clusters are unable to be absorbed properly and therefore the effectiveness of the colloidal silver is lost.

Usually this form of colloidal silver ranges in colour from slightly greyish colour to a blackish colour. The colour depends on the concentration of the silver and on the stabiliser that is used.

In recent years the chemical process has been widely employed to replace the grind method but it too falls short of the superior quality of ‘true’ Electrocratic Silver Colloid. The chemicals used in this type of method are powerful acids that help break down the silver. Medical researchers believe this may lead to harmful side-effects. This method can also affect the pH of the colloidal solution, making it more acidic. Like the grind process, chemically produced colloidal silver also requires stabilisers.

The stabilisers in colloidal silver, disrupt the activity of the silver particles, causing them to bond together into large clusters. This then blocks the free working germicidal action that would normally take place if the silver particles were small and independent. Silver salt colloids, another chemical process that is more commonly found on the market today, is only safe when applied externally. Both the grind process and the chemical process can cause a discolouration of the skin if taken excessively.

The advanced and purest way of making a top grade Silver Colloid is using the Electro-colloidal process. This method produces extremely fine silver particles that are suspended in de-ionised water, each particle having a tiny electromagnetic charge. If done correctly, this method replaces the need for any chemicals, stabilisers or protein additives and should not have any preservatives, artificial flavourings or colouring agents. The tiny electrical charge placed on the silver should create a repelling force. This will prevent the particles forming clusters and the product can then be called a ‘true’ colloid of silver. Colloids produced using this method are the highest quality Silver Colloids. They range in colour from clear, pale yellow to a golden yellow. They do not need to be refrigerated or shaken.

A quick and simple way to test a ‘true’ silver colloid is when a sharp and intense beam of light passes through the solution. The path of light will appear to be turbid and reflect the colours from pale grey blue to bright blue. The best way to observe this is to take a test tube of silver colloid into a dark room.

Remember, silver is light sensitive, so it is best to keep your high purity silver colloid in a cool dark cupboard away from magnetic fields.

Silver Colloid - Safety

Lets take a look at the difference between a high quality electrocratic silver colloid such as ours, and other colloidal silver products of lesser quality. Firstly, colloidal silver solutions of higher concentrations than 15 mg/l most likely rely on overdosing of the element silver to be of benefit. To understand what is meant by overdosing, let’s look at what the National Health & Medical Research Council as well as The Agricultural & Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand have set as a safe silver level for consumption.
In 1998 the National Health & Medical Research Council and The Agriculture & Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand set guidelines for the safe daily consumption of silver. Their derivation is as follows and is based on silver being added to drinking water at a maximum level of 0.1 mg/L:-
0.1 mg/l = 0.4 mg/day x 0.5
2 litres/day

Where: 0.4 mg/day is derived from human lifetime NO EFFECT level of 10g (Hill & Pillsbury);
0.5 is the proportion of total daily intake attributed to the consumption of drinking water;
2 Lt./day is the average amount of water consumed daily.

The above derivation sets a maximum total level of 0.2 mg/day of added silver. Knowing that many colloidal silver products available today have silver concentrations in excess of 50 mg/L and up to 100 mg/L, it is essential, when using these products to understand, that the maximum daily intake before overdosing is 4ml @ 50 mg/L and 2ml @ 100 mg/L. Should a higher intake be advised for any reason, it can be assumed the silver is of a quality that requires overdosing to be of any particular benefit - in which case, the quality is questionable.

Fulhealth Industries’ high quality silver colloid is made up in concentrations of 5 - 10 mg/L and at these levels, proven to be most effective and used with maximum efficiency while remaining within the N.H.M.R.C. and A.R.M.C. of Australia and New Zealand guidelines.

Silver is a natural essential element and when manufactured in its purest form, quite suitable for absorption into the blood stream. However, to achieve this absorption specific attention needs to be directed to the method of administering. Silver is natural and in its positively charged state, can be metabolised by all living organisms, including plants. In most cases, when a high quality electrocratic silver colloid only has a minor result in a proven area, improper administration is usually the inhibiting factor. As stated previously, sub-lingual absorption is the most efficient form of administration. However even in this manner, absorption of silver can be restricted if, prior to taking the silver, a person has eaten or drank anything which would put a film or barrier over the inside of the mouth, preventing the silver from being absorbed.

The best time for the most effective absorption results are: first on awakening; and always before meals. Never dilute and drink in any liquid except in the case where upper stomach disinfection is needed and even then the silver should only be diluted in the purest of pure water prior to drinking.

 

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