Colloidal Silver
When it comes to ionic silver water, the jury is still out as far as its health benefits. Many advocates of the item claim that it is effective in killing and inhibiting bacteria growth within the human body, while many doctors and chemists believe that the effects are minimal if present at all. Some of the claims made by the silver water advocates are a bit off base, as they say that silver is a necessary trace element in living things. Although there have been reports of colloidal silver inhibiting the growth of bacteria, it is not an essential mineral in the human body.
Various studies have been done regarding ionic and colloidal silver, and all have come up with different results. Much of the effect on bacteria has to do with the concentration of silver, and it has been difficult to tell whether the effects would work outside of the small experiment. The tests usually involve small petrie dishes and colloidal silver solution. The small scale ability to kill bacteria has been proven in some cases, but a larger human body might not produce the same effects.
Ionic Colloidal Silver Water and the Human Body
Those who are in favor of ionic silver water site silver’s anti-bacterial properties and the use of colloidal silver as a treatment for many illnesses. The truth is that colloidal silver has been known to cause a condition that turns the skin ashy and has shown as many if not more negative effects as positive ones. Silver toxicity has been deemed as a very dangerous side effect of colloidal silver and the FDA does not allow any product to advertise colloidal silver as treating any form of disease; although it can still be sold as a dietary supplement.
When it comes to ionic colloidal silver water, the effects are yet to be backed by hard science. Silver does in fact have anti-bacterial properties, but their effect in the human body are yet to be concretely determined. Those who are looking for ionized water as a form of alternative medicine might want to look for water rich in other essential minerals including copper, zinc, and magnesium. The fact that ionic silver is not a trace element in the human body leads many doctors and chemists to be suspicious of those selling silver water.
Ionic silver water might in fact be the next effective way to treat problems within the body, but those who are at the forefront of this type of research have trouble believing that a nonessential mineral in the body could have such astounding positive effects.
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