Be Veg, Go Green, Save the Planet!

Fasting for a short period is not difficult at all. However, most of us cannot starve ourselves for a prolonged period, not because of our hunger for food, but because we are running out of energy. This problem is due to the fact that we rely too much on food as a major source of energy. When the food is not around us, our bodies have no more energy to survive.

Fortunately, it seems that our Creator has already provided a solution for us to survive and stay strong without too much food around us. It seems that we can tap the energy directly from the Sun without we having to eat food for energy. The method of solution is called Sun Gazing.

What we can do is to:

1/ Gaze the rising or setting sun on a daily basis. Then, our appetite will gradually disappear as time goes on. Additionally, scientists have already proven that the far-infrared light from the sun can heal the body of certain ailments. There is no need to suppress the appetite by following the useless nutrition protocols that have been littered on the internet.

2/ Practise oil pulling on a daily basis. According to Ayurveda, it is possible to purify the taste-buds and the entire body system by practising oil pulling.

Oil pulling is very easy to practise. Just rinse the mouth with a tablespoon of sesame oil or sunflower oil on empty stomach for 15 to 20 minutes. After the process of oil pulling, your mouth will be filled with milky white foams. You should spit out all the white foams to the toilet without delay. Finally, brush the teeth and further rinse the mouth with clean water.

3/ Make sure you have enough iodine and chromium in your body. Chromium is an essential element, without which the hormone insulin would not work. Scientists have found that chromium picolinate can be used to ease intense cravings for carbonhydrate and treat atypical depression [1], [2]. On the other hand, there is clinical evidence [3, 4] that atypical depression is linked to thyroid abnormalities and patients with atypical depressionmay benefit from triiodothyronine, a medication used to treat hypothyroidism.

[1]  A double-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory trial of chromium picolinate in atypical depression: effect on carbohydrate craving. 

[2] Effectiveness of chromium in atypical depression: a placebo-controlled trial. 

[3] Depression, the Thyroid, and Hormones 

[4] An open study of triiodothyronine augmentation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. 

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You can quit drinking very easily, as long as you understand drinking is bad for you and your family. What you need is a therapy called oil pulling. Oil pulling is powerful therapy for pulling toxins out of the body. The mertis of this therapy has not been fully investigated by clinical trials. However, unlike drugs, this therapy involves virtually no side effects and there is no such thing as overdose of oil pulling.

Oil pulling means rinsing the mouth with sesame or sunflower oil for 15 to 20 minutes.

During the process of oil pulling, you need to swish, suck, chomp and pull the oil through the teeth. The oil must not be swallowed.

To avoid acid reflux, which could potentially cause accidental swallowing of the oil, you should practise oil pulling on empty stomach. The best time to practise this therapy is 4 hours after meal.

After the 15-20 minute process of swishing oil, the mouth will be filled with milky white and thin foam. All the oil and saliva which remain in the mouth should be spit out immediately. According to the Dr Karach, who introduced this therapy to the western world, the milky white foam contains a lot of bacteria and toxins.

Finally, the tooth should be brushed, preferably with baking soda, and the mouth should be rinsed with clean water.

Colloidal gold will work too. According to my experience with the alcohol addicts, colloidal gold can be used to regain the conscience of a drunk person. But colloidal gold is very expensive. You probably want something inexpensive for experimental purposes.

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You can quit smoking easily, as long as you understand smoking is bad for you. What you need is a therapy called oil pulling. Oil pulling is powerful therapy for pulling toxins out of the body. Unlike drugs, it does not has many side effects. The mertis of this therapy has not been fully investigated by clinical trials.

Oil pulling simply means rinsing the mouth with sesame or sunflower oil for 15 to 20 minutes.

During the process of oil pulling, you need to swish, suck, chomp and pull the oil through the teeth. The oil must not be swallowed.

To avoid acid reflux, which could potentially cause accidental swallowing of the oil, you should practise oil pulling on empty stomach. The best time to practise this therapy is 4 hours after meal.

After the 15-20 minute process of swishing oil, the mouth will be filled with milky white and thin foam. All the oil and saliva which remain in the mouth should be spit out immediately. According to the Dr Karach, who introduced this therapy to the western world, the milky white foam contains a lot of bacteria and toxins.

Finally, the tooth should be brushed, preferably with baking soda, and the mouth should be rinsed with clean water.

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Many people tend to use vinegar, banana peels, white flower balm and many other so-called natural medicines to treat insect bites. While natural-occurring substances are largely harmless, they cannot disinfect the site of insect bite. They are either very expensive, or not easy to carry around all the time.

What is overlooked is iodine. Iodine can be purchased from drug stores, but iodine is not a synthetic chemical with alot of side effects. Iodine is probably the only inexpensive option which not only reduces the itching sensation around the bite areas, but also kills all the bacteria and virues carried by the biting insects. Believe it or not, iodine has been used by a doctor as a first aid treatment for snake bites. It sounds scary, isn't it?

To treat insect bites, just store bought iodine with crushed chili peppers. Apply the mixture onto the bite sites. Let the mixture sit on the bite areas for a few minutes. In general, five minutes should be enough for the iodine liquid to disinfect the bite sites. If the itching sensation reamins, reapply some more iodine to the bite sites.

Iodine is antimicrobial, while capsaicin in chili peppers is effective in reducing itching and inflammation. Together, the mixture of these two substances becomes an effective medicine against insect bites.

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There is growing evidence that excessive iron build-up in the body can cause cancers and other seemingly unrelated diseases. Over the past few decades, many clinical investigations have consistently proven this fact. However, many people tend to focus on nutrition intake. Most os us worry about the lack of iron rather than the toxicity of iron. The problem of iron overload in the body has been overlooked, even by the vegetarian population around the globe. The link between cholesterol and health has been the only reason which justifies a a vegetarian lifesstyle.

According to the latest research, iron becomes carcinogenic because of two mechanisms:

1/ Iron is a pro-oxidant which can induce oxidative stress and DNA damage. A study has shown that the production of free radicals is largely proportional to the level of iron in the body.

2/ Iron is a nutrient for cancer cells and some disease-causing pathogens. E. Coli, for example, is fed on iron. Iron promotes cancer cell multiplication as well as growth of some disease-causing pathogens.

For health sake, there is a need to remove the surplus iron without overly harming the red blood cells. In general, iron can be absorbed but not excreted. Women can off-load some surplus iron through their periods, but this benefit does not apply to woman after menopause. To prevent excessive build-up of iron, a vegan lifestyle is a MUST. In addition, it is important to know how to manage the excess iron stores in our bodies without using any synthetic drugs.

To minimize surplus iron which can potentially cause cancer, it is very important to stay on a pure vegan diet. Meat is the biggest contributor of free iron radicals that can be readily absorbed by the body.

There are natural occuring substances that can remove surplus iron from the body. IP6 is one of those that can be found is the bran of almost every seeds. IP6 is a chelator of mercury, lead and cadmium as well as loose iron, copper and calcium. IP6 is one of those [1, 2]. IP6 can bind with mercurous ions (Hg2+) in the presence of chloride in the body [1].

In addition, IP6 is a selective chelator that does not bind to important electrolyte minerals required for heart rhythm, including potassium, sodium or magnesium. IP6 does not chelate calcium from the bone tissues or iron from red blood cells [3]. The chelated minerals are excreted via the urinary tract [3].

Additionally, various independent studies confirm that IP5 inhibits the formation of kidney stones and cal be used as an alternative treatment of calcium kidney stones [4, 5, 6].

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Reference:

[1] Speciation of phytate ion in aqueous solution. Sequestering ability toward mercury(II) cation in NaClaq at different ionic strengths.  

[2] J Agriculture Food Chemistry 47: 4714-17, 999

[3] Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 35:495-508, 1995

[4] Scandinavian Journal Urology Nephrology 34: 162-64, 2000

[5] Scand J Urology Nephrology 32:261-5, 1998

[6] Arch Esp Urology 52:305-10, 1999

The University of Hongkong has in 1998 conducted a study on the connection between Hongkong male subfertility and fish consumption [1 ]. According to the study, non-vegetarians living in Hongkong have dangeriously high concentration of mercury in their hair samples.

Mercury concentrations found in the hair of 159 Hong Kong males aged 25–72 (mean age=37 years) was positively correlated with age and was significantly higher in Hong Kong subjects than in European and Finnish subjects (1.2 and 2.1 ppm, respectively).

Mercury in the hair of 117 subfertile Hong Kong males (4.5 ppm, P<0.05) was significantly higher than mercury levels found in hair collected from 42 fertile Hong Kong males (3.9 ppm).

The mercury content in the hair of subfertile males was found to be approximately 40% higher than that of fertile males of similar age.

Female subjects had significantly lower levels of hair mercury than males in similar age groups. The hair mercury concentrations of females were found to be 60% less than male participants in the similar age group. Perhaps, the difference in hair mercury concentrations between male and female subjects is due to the role of the sex hormones on mercury toxicity. As suggested in Mark and David Geier's work [9 , 10], the male hormone testosterone potentates the mercury toxicity, while female hormones tend to mask some of the toxic effects of mercury.

Scientists point out that female subjects who are exposed to mercury can have irregular periods.

However, hair analysis on 16 vegans having not consumed any fish, shellfish or meat for at least the last 5 years reveals that the vegans' mean hair mercury concentration was only 0.38 ppm --- that is, about 11 times lower than those of the meat-eating subjects. This figure suggests that vegans are almost immune from mercury poisoning.

According to another study carried out in Taiwan [2 ], mean concentrations of hair mercury of vegetarian, general population living in the main city, fishing village, outlying islands and fishing workers are 0.5±0.5、2.4±1.8、4.4±3.3、4.6±7.4 and 9.1±13.6 mg/kg respectively. The same research also reveals that food mercury is detected, in decreasing order of mercury concentration, in fish, nonfish seafood, eggs, meats, soybean products, vegetables, cereals, dairy products and fruit.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. Unlike other minerals, mercury is highly destructive and totally useless in human bodies. Unlike other metals, mercury is the only metal which is known to be destructive to the nerve tissues in snails [3 ]. There are no such things as safe levels of blood mercury concentration. According to Boyd E. Haley, PhD, a biochemistry professor at the University of Kentucky, even an extremely low level of mercury can cause neurological diseases, including feeling of foggy brain, chronic fatigue Syndrome and even behavioral disorder.

Results from both studies demonstrated how meat eating subjects a person to a substantially higher risk of mercury poisoning.

Forms of Mercury

Mercury exists in bodies of animals in three forms: elemental, inorganic and organic. All forms of mercury exhibit toxicity in different ways.

Elemental mercury

Elemental mercury is usually absorbed as vapor Mercury vaporises even at room temperature. This form of mercury is usually found in dental amalgam fillings (~50% mercury concentration), from which mercury vapor can be easily visualized in black light [3 ].

Because elemental mercury is lipid solulable, elemental mercury vapor can cross the blood brain barrier in the presence of lipids, alcohol or other more powerful organic solvents. Over time, it can cause damage in the central nervous system, kidney malfunction, respiratory failure, and death.. Since elemental mercury can readily escape from one animal's mouth in the form of vapor it is not impossible for this form of mercury poisoning to be spread from one individual to another.

Observable symptoms associated with elemental mercury poisoning include: 1) mood swings, nervousness, irritability, and other emotional changes, 2) insomnia, 3) headache, 4) abnormal sensations, 5) muscle twitching, 6) tremors, 7) weakness, 8) muscle atrophy, and 9) decreased cognitive functions. [15 ].

About 80 percent of inhaled elemental mercury is absorbed into the blood stream through the alveoli. About 0.01% of ingested elemental mercury is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract. Once absorbed , elemental mercury accumulates in the kidneys, erythrocytes, bone marrow, liver, spleen, lungs, skin and hair. The elimination half-life of elemental mercury in the body is approximately 60 to 77 days.

Inorganic mercury

Inorganic mercury is usually referred as mercury salts. Inorganic mercury compounds have been used in pharmaceuticals, fungicides, Chinese medicines and antiseptics.

It is widely believed that mercury salts in the blood stream cannot cross the blood-brain barrier[5 ]. This means that, when mercury in the brain becomes inorganic for whatever reasons, it will not get out of the brain until it is removed through the use of chelating agents capable of crossing the blood brain barrier.

The UCLA study found evidence linking inorganic mercury in the blood to tissues known to be targets for the toxin, such as the liver, the immune system and the pituitary gland [4 ]. The same study also reveals a connection between levels of the pituitary hormone lutropin and chronic mercury exposure, which might help explain mercury's link to neurodegenerative disease. Inorganic mercury usually comes from meat products.

In general, symptoms associated with inorganic mercury poisoning includes skin rashes and inflammation (dermatitis). Ingesting a large amount of inorganic mercury can lead to bloody diarrhea. Inorganic mercury that is absorbed in the intestinal tissue can spread to other organ systems, causing mood swings and memory loss or renal damage. Muscle weakness may also occur. [15  ].

Organic mercury

The most toxic form of mercury is organic mercury. Organic Mercury includes, but not limited to, methylmercury. Methyl mercury was soon detected in all species of fish and in fish-consuming animals. The source of organic mercury appeared to be inorganic mercury biomethylated by microorganisms in sea animals.

Absorption of methylmercury in the gastrointestinal tract is almost 95%. Its distribution in a human body is surprisingly uniform and this distribution process is usually completed within 30 hours. About 10% of absorbed methylmercury ends up in the brain, and about 5% in the blood. According to the EPA in the US, the mercury concentration in red blood cells is approximately 20 times the concentration in plasma. There is no such thing as placental barrier for methylmercury. It is believed that levels of methylmercury in cord blood is proportional to but slightly higher than levels in maternal blood. Levels of methylmercury in the fetal brain are about 5-7 times that in maternal blood [32].

Methylmercury accumulates in growing scalp hair. Because of this, methylmercury concentrations in hair samples as measured in human hair forensic studies are always an excellent indicator of mercury exposure. Methylmercury can be found in fish, seafood, fungicides, herbicides, and wood preservatives are readily absorbed by living organisms.

Symptoms associated with organic mercury poisoning are mainly neurological malfunctions, and especially in a fetus, impaired neurological development. Other observable symptoms include: 1) peripheral vision impairment, 2) stinging or needle-like sensations in the extremities and mouth, 3) loss of coordination, 4) muscle weakness, and 5) other impairments of speech and hearing. [15 ]

Unlike inorganic mercury, both elemental mercury vapor and organic mercury can pass the blood brain barrier by way of the blood circulation.

Sources of Mercury

Mercury poisoning can occur from ingestion, inhalation and/or dermal absorption.

1/ Mercury From Food

A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1995 reveals that mercury from food is by far the most significant source of mercury accumulation in the human body. The mercury ingested from food sources is usually organic.

According to another study carried out in Taiwan [2  ], food mercury is found predominantly in fishes and other sea animals. Fishes and other sea animals retain methylmercury, of which up to 90 per cent can be stored in the body's tissues.

The same study [2 ] also reveals that meat products and eggs contain some degree of mercury. Concentrations of mercury in meat of the animals can be as high as those in fish and seafood, depending on what they eats during their lifetime. Many other studies echo the similar findings[13, 14  ]. In one study [13 ], for example, scientists detected mercury and lead in meat and milk, and they believe that this is probably because of the soil intake of animals during grazing. Meat mainly stores inorganic mercury, of which 10 percent is absorbed in the human body.

Mercury has also been detected in some other less-mentioned food sources, including brassicas, mushrooms, and processed food items high in high fructose corn syrup. According to a study in the US [12 ], food items containing mercury-contaminated high fructose corn syrup are listed in the following table:

Product Name	Total mercury detected (ppt)	Laboratory detection limit (ppt)
Quaker Oatmeal to Go	350	80
Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Sauce (Heinz)	300	100
Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup	257	50
Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce	200	100
Nutri‐Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars	180	80
Manwich Bold Sloppy Joe	150	80
Market Pantry Grape Jelly	130	80
Smucker’s Strawberry Jelly	100	80
Pop‐Tarts Frosted Blueberry	100	80
Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup	87	50
Wish‐Bone Western Sweet & Smooth	72	50
Coca‐Cola Classic	62	50
Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt	60	20
Minute Maid Berry Punch	40	30
Yoo‐hoo Chocolate Drink	30	20
Nesquik Chocolate Milk	30	20
Kemps Fat Free Chocolate Milk	30	20

Suggestion: Avoid all artificially sweetened foodstuffs.

2/ Mercury From Amalgam fillings

By far, use of mercury from amalgam fillings is the main cause of exposure to elemental and inorganic mercury [35 ].

Mercury can readily vaporize even at room temperature [3 ]. It is believed that population with amalgum fillings, mercury thermometer spillage, electrical switches and other related accidents are most vulnerable to this form of mercury poisoning. By estimation, a single dental amalgam filling with a surface area of only 0.4 sq.cm can release as much as 15 micrograms of mercury vapor everyday primarily through mechanical chewing and evaporation. The mercury vapor from the amalgams is lipid soluble and passes readily through cell membranes and across the blood brain barrier. Over time, it accumulates in the human body, causes damage to the nerve tissues and continues to plague the body during the entire life of the filling through chewing, brushing, and the intake of hot fluids.

So far, Sweden, Norway and Denmark have already banned the use of amalgam mercury dental fillings. Germany has banned one type of amalgam from further use in Germany.

3/ Mercury From Polluted Environment

Another major source of mercury accumulation in human bodies is atmospheric mercury from human activities, including mining, coal combustion, agricultural use of mercury and waste incineration.

Most of the atmospheric mercury comes from combustion facilities, notably coal fire plants. In the US and Canada, the second largest source of atmospheric mercury is the combined incineration of municipal and medical waste. Medical waste includes dental amalgam waste. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, medical waste incinerators in the US emit 70,000 pounds of mercury into the atmosphere each year, making medical use of the metal one of the leading contributors to mercury pollution.

The use of mercury in amalgam fillings is also a burden to the environment. It causes not only mercury emissions to air during cremation, but also contamination to water systems as a result of dental practices. Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Canada have banned the use of mercury based amalgam dental fillings.

Execretments from non-vegetarian animals [1] and individuals with amalgam fillings [35] also contain mercury. Since atmospheric mercury can be spread by waste incineration, our failure to maintain a vegan lifestyle free of mercury amalgam fillings is also factor contributing to mercury pollution.

Mercury usually remains in the atmosphere for approximately 1 year. Atmospheric mercury vapor can spread thousand miles away from the point sources by processes not yet fully understood. For instance, a study revealed that mercury levels even in the arctic water were not very different from levels in more southern latitudes. According to some scientists, the mercury vapor is first oxidated into a water-soluble ions in the upper atmosphere, which is then recycled back to the ground as rainwater. This cycle continues in a way to spread the mercury pollution to other remote regions.

According to scientists around the world [7 ], 75% of mercury emissions comes from human activities. Unless we press for go-green movement, the pollution from our environment will continue to pose threat to the public health.

4/ Mercury from Tobacco Smoking

According to a "by the way" study documented in [ 6 ]  , the smoke coming off of an additive free tobacco cigarette has approximately 0.014 mg/m3 of mercury, as opposed to 0.004 mg/m3 of mercury from the exhaled smoke of the smoker smoking the same cigarette. In other words, the smoker absorbs approximately 10/14 of mercury in tobacco smoke into his/her own body.

So, if the measurement documented in [6]  is accurate, then the smoker effectively deposits at least 8.214 nanograms of mercury per puff into his/her lung. The finding documented in [6]  also suggests that the most dangerous to others in the vicinity of a smoker is not the exhaled second-hand smoke.

According to information from a Canadian government webpage [7 ], tobacco smoke is one of the contributors of burden of mercury in human bodies, because mercury from the soil is taken into the plant primarily by the growing root and subsequently translocated to the leaves along with other nutrients. The webpage says, "Cigarette smoke contains up to 11.5 nanograms of mercury per cigarette in mainstream smoke and up to 16.6 nanograms of mercury per cigarette in side stream smoke." It should be understood that the normal acceptable treshold of mercury concentration in air is 5 ng/m3.

So, if the measurement documented in Ref [6]  is accurate, then each smoker effectively deposits at least 8.214 nanograms of mercury per puff into his/her lung. The finding documented in [6]  also suggests that the most dangerous to others in the vicinity of a smoker is not the exhaled second-hand smoke. Relatively speaking, the amount of mercury from tabacco smoke is relatively small. However, as will be explained later, smoking is known to deplete the serum glutathione, which is the body's natural chelating agent for removal of mercury.

5/ Mercury from beauty products

Since pearl shells contain mercury and some other heavy metals, all pearl based beauty products contain mercury. In fact, some manufacturers even intentionally add mercury into their non-pearl based beauty products in a way to attain their expected whitening effects.

According manufacturers of some mercury-containing beacuty products, the whitening effects of these products do not last for longer than three months. Perhaps, this is due to the fact that the half-life of all forms of mercury in the blood stream is at most half a year. In three months' time, approximately half of the transdermally absorbed mercury will be excreted if the subjects have enough glutathione in the body. The unexcreted mercury toxicity in the blood will be spread to the central nervous system by ways of blood circulation.

All mercury containing beauty products should be avoided at all costs.

6/ Thimerosal-containing vaccines

(will be added later)

7/ Other sources of mercury

1. Fungicides (some)
2. Limestones
3. Some prescription drugs
4. Polluted Water
5. Diuretics (some)
6. Button Batteries
7. Broken energy saving lamps

Symptoms of Mercury Poisoning

Short-term inhalation of mercury vapour causes difficulty in breathing, cough and chest tightness (or so-called blocking of the heart charka) within a few hours. In theory, the non-neurological symptoms as a result of exposure to mercury is not expected to last forever. This is because the half-life of elemental mercury in blood for an average individual is just about 77 days. If one lives a strict vegan and amalgam-free lifestyle in a pollution-free environment for at least three months, most of the mercury burden in the blood will disappear, gradually and naturally.

Long-term exposure to mercury or mercury based compounds causes damage to the central nervous system. Very unfortunately, symptoms of mercury poisoning related to the central nervous system can take months, years or even decades to become noticable. The reason is simple. Since mercury has strong affinity for sulfhydryl-groups on amino acids, it bonds firmly to tissues in the central nervous system. Once attached to the nerve tissues, mercury can be rapidly transported inside the axon of the nerves to the spinal cord and brainstem. In the absence of any chelating agents, mercury will remain in the central nervous system for at least 15 years. Typically, the half-life of mercury in the central nervous system can be anywhere between 15 and 35 years.

Mercury is stored preferentially in the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and occipital cortex. Once stored, mercury causes direct damage to these gland. Since the pituitary gland (or so-called the third eye) is involved, most mercury toxic individuals often experience frequent urination and difficulty in meditation. When the thyroid gland is affected, secondary effects on metabolism can appear.

Mercury causes direct damage to the central nervous system. The most common signs of chronic mercury-induced nervous damage include tremor of the hands, tremors in the tongue and eyelids. Ultimately, a mercury toxic individual usually has difficulty walking and balancing.

Mercury toxic individuals can easily become mentally unstable. Signs of mercury-induced mental disruption include: wide mood swings, short-tempered, fear, sadness or pleasure without clear reason, disappointed in all the criticism, lack of confidence, hallucinations, memory loss and inability to concentrate.

Mercury toxicity is associated with cognitive decline. Mercury toxic individuals are usually reluctant to accept new ideas or to learn something new. Typically, the higher the mercury level in the body, the lower the intelligence.

Mercury poisoning is positively associated with a variety of health problems. These health problems can be physical or psychological. Physical Health Problems associated with mercury poisoning include:

1. Autism
2. Chronic fatigue
3. Amyotropic lateral sclerosis
4. Ankylosing spondylitis
5. Myasthenia gravis
6. Paresthesias (loss of sensation) and neuralgia
7. Vision, taste, smell and hearing disturbances
8. Vertigo and tinnitus
9. Multiple Sclerosis
10. Parkinson’s disease
11. Alzheimer’s’ disease
12. Other dementias
13. Hypothyroidism/Cold Extremities
14. Infertility
15. Poor libido
16. Impotency
17. Underactive thyroid
18. Other Endocrine problems
19. Rheumatoid arthritis
20. Juvenile arthritis
21. Lupus erythromatosus
22. Other autoimmune diseases
23. Multiple chemical sensitivities*
24. Diabetes
25. Hypertension
26. Fibromyalgia
27. Sciatica
28. Gastritis and Colitis
29. Irritable bowel syndrome
30. Crohn’s disease
31. Sleep disorders
32. Yeast syndrome

Psychological health problem associated with mercury poisoning includes:

1. “Brain fog” or poor focus/concentration*
2. Rage or being quick to anger*
3. Mood Swings
4. Indecisiveness*
5. Panic attacks
6. Attention deficit (ADHD)
7. Hyperactivity
8. Learning disabilities
9. Depression
10. Unexplainable sadness*
11. Joylessness*
12. Fearfulness*
13. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
14. Manic-depressive disorder (now known as bipolar disorder)
15. Anorexia nervosa
16. Bulimia

Can We Self-diagnose Mercury Toxicity?

It is not impossible to determine if one becomes a possible victim of mercury poisoning, even without any test instrument or health care providers. In general, mercury poisoning can become a possibility if any combination of the following conditions is observed:

1. sneezing when looking directly at the sun
2. chest tightness
3. excessive hair loss
4. excessive salivation
5. frequent urination
6. persistent fatigue
7. unbearable headache
8. oral inflammation
9. gum disease --- including dark line of mercury sulfide on gums, loosening and loss of teeth
10. constant runny nose
11. sinusitis
12. ringing in the ears, or tinnitus
13. memory deterioration
14. brain fog
15. tremor of the hands, tongue and/or eyelids
16. "needle sensation" at lymph nodes under arms, in groin and in the liver region
17. irregular heartbeat
18. metallic taste in the mouth
19. difficulty in concentration
20. hearing and vision disturbances
21. chewing one's own tooth while asleep
22. dry eyes

Half-lives of Mercury in the Human Body

The half-life of elemental mercury in the blood is approximately 60 to 77 days. The half-life of organic mercury in the blood can be anywhere between 50 days to 125 days. The half-life of mercury in the central nervous system is anywhere between 15 years to 30 years.

In other words, if one's blood brain barrier is not leaky, the mercury in the blood will be excreted naturally within half a year. However, in the absence of any chelating agents, the mercury in the brain or the central nervous system can last for decades. If one managed to avoid any intake of mercury, his/her brain mercury will be definitely higher than the blood mercury. This is exactly what we need for safe chelation of mercury.

Effects of Sex Hormones on Mercury Toxcities

According to a theory advanced by Mark and David Geier [9 , 10], the male hormone testosterone potentiates the mercury toxicity, while female hormones tend to mask some of the toxic effects of mercury. Geier's research group used the ratio in length of send and fourth figers to estimate the levels of testosterone in prenatal amniotic fluids in autistic children. They successfully observed that the severity of autism correlates with levels of testosterone in prenatal amniotic fluid, suggesting that testosterone may play a key role in mercury-induced neurological disorders. The researchers also propose the use of testosterone-lowering therapies to mitigate the toxicities of mercury. They say that treatments that address the role of testosterone in mercury toxicity could benefit patients with other disorders in which mercury appears to play a role. These, they say, include Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, obesity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), asthma, and a variety of autoimmune disorders.

Previous studies have shown that female hormone progesterone not only supports the normal development of neurons in the brain, but also offers a protective effect on damaged brain tissue [36 ]. Perhaps, this is the real reason why female hormones tend to suppress some of the toxic effects of mercury.

Hormone therapy has already been practised in some countries or being investigated as a way of preventing cardiovascular and mental diseases [11 ]. However, it has been shown that the risks exceeded the benefits. There is no evidence suggesting that hormone replacement therapies would significantly alter the total amount of mercury accumulated in the human body. In fact, according to some of evidence gathered by the author, some of the toxic effects (including chest tightness, sensitivity to sunlight, mental exhaustion and persistent fatigue) are almost unaffected by replacement of sex hormones. Hormone replacement therapy is unlikely the permanent solution to the problem, because the mercury in the blood or central nervous system will not be removed through a hormone replacement therapy.

Glutathione, the Body's Natural Chelating Agent for Removal of Mercury

Glutathione is the body's natural chelating agent for removal of mercury and many other heavy metals. Glutathione in human declines with age. Perhaps, this explains why glutathione deficiency is believed to be a factor that worsens many degenerative diseases associated with mercury poisoning.

Cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel are glutathione-depleting metals [25]. Production of glutathione in our bodies declines with age or in the presence of oxidative stress. Since our bodies do not have an unlimited supply of glutathione, and since our bodies need glutathione for removal of heavy metals, the presence of any of these metals in the body will slow down the excretion of mercury, cadmium, lead and/or nickel.

It is impossible to increase the body's glutathione levels by taking oral glutathione supplements. The reason is because, before it is absorbed, the ingested glutathione is usually broken down by in the gastrointestinal tract, most notably the liver, by an enzyme called gamma-glutamyltranspeeptidease. However, glutathione can be taken by injection or by inhalation.

Mercury Build-up Contributes to Glutathione Deficiency.

Many studies have independently shown that cadmium, mercury, nickel and lead deplete glutathione and protein-bound sulfhydryl groups, setting free oxidative radicals of superoxide ion, hydrogen peroxide as well as hydroxyl radicals [25]. Glutathione deficiency is associated with many degenerative diseases, including, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

However, food based nickel is not as worrying as other glutathione-depleting metals. Although nickel depletes glutathione, independent studies have shown that 27% of nickel sulphate given to humans in drinking water was systematiically absorbed compared with only 1% when it was given in food [26, 27, 31]. Vitamin E and some other food-based antioxidants can mitigate the toxicities of nickel, which is usually poorly absorbed in the body [28]. The elimination half-life of nickel is also very short. According a study [29], urinary elimination half life for orally absorbed nickel of 17 - 48 hours has been observed.

However, stainless steel implant is a different story. Nickel is usually added to the stainless steel alloy to make the alloy non-magnetic. A stainless steel implant releases a significant amount of nickel ions to the blood stream 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Regardless of how short the life time of nickel in the body is, the continuous supply of nickel ions will eventually deplete most of the glutathione, thus weakening the body's immune system to chelate mercury, lead and cadmium [33 , 34 ]. Since production of glutathione declines with age, elderly people with stainless steel implants are particularly prone to nickel toxicity due to the shortage of glutathione in their bodies.

Biological half-lives of cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel are tabulated as follows:

Elements	Half-life
Cadmium in Kidney	6 to 38 years
Cadmium in Liver	4 to 19 years
Cadmium in bone	~30 years
Lead in bone	~10 years
Lead in adult human blood	28 to 36 days
Lead in soft-tissue	~40 days
Organic mercury in blood	70 days
Organic mercury in the head region	60 to 400 days
Organic mercury in brain	15 to 30+ years
Inorganic mercury in liver	90 days
Elemental mercury in the body	60 to 77 days
Nickel in serum/blood	11 hours

Gamma-glutamyltransferase, a Body's Enzyme that Leads to Depletion of Glutathione

Gamma-glutamyltransferase is basically a marker of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a well-known cause contributing to depletion of glutathione stores and a compensatory increase in Gamma-glutamyltransferase. However, there is evidence suggesting that gamma-glutamyltransfera is not only a marker of oxidative stress, but also a pro-oxidant that release free radicals to cause oxidative stress [22 ][23 ][24 ].

Found in many tissues, most notably the liver, gamma-glutamyltransferase has been routinely used as a non-invasive marker for liver and bile disorders. It is also a risk marker for a multiplicity of other chronic diseases, most of which are mercury related. People with high serum gamma-glutamyltransferase usually have higher mortality.

A study from German Cancer Research Center even reveals that gamma-glutamyltransferase is a strong risk indicator of all-cause occupational disability and is in particular associated with disability pension due to diseases of the digestive system, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular, and mental diseases [20 ].

Scientists have identified that gamma-glutamyltransferase is positively associated with alcohol consumption, meat intake and smoking. [17 ]

Other factors positively associated with increased levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase include body mass index, diabetes mellitus, serum total cholesterol, and air flow obstruction [21 ].

On the other hand, gamma-glutamyltransferase was found to be inversely associated with intake of plant-based foods, physical activity and lung function.

Contrary to many people think, one study suggests that vitamin supplements were found to be positively associated with gamma-glutamyltransferase [17 ].

Many drugs are known to elevate the gamma-glutamyltransferase levels. These drugs include, but not limited to, barbiturates, phenytoin.[18 ], NSAIDs, St. John's wort, and aspirin.

Why A Strict Vegan Lifestyle is Very Important?

As mentioned previously, food mercury has been detected in Taiwan, in decreasing order of mercury concentration, in fish, nonfish seafoods, eggs, meats, soybean products, vegetables, cereals, dairy products and fruit. In addition, scientists have also detected mercury in mushrooms and many products containing high-fructose corn syrup. It is counter-productive to overload our bodies with more mercury by consuming meat-based foodstuffs. A vegan lifestyle is the best defence against bioaccumulation of mercury through the food chain.

Although meat products contain less mercury than fishes and seafoods, scientists have discovered that meat intake is positively associated with the gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. As opposed to the non-heme iron from plant-based diets, heme iron in meat products is a catalyst in generating oxidative stress which elevates the gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. The increase in gamma-glutamyltransferase activity contributes to uptake of mercury in the body. Heme metabolism is also related to metabolic changes seen in ageing and age-related disorders and highlights the possible role in iron deficiency [37 ].

To chelate the brain mercury safely, we need to make sure the brain mercury concentration is substantially higher than the blood mercury concentration. If we fail to keep this concentration gradient across the blood brain barrier, then the mercury in the blood will diffuse back into the brain during the chelation process, ending up with more mercury in the brain. The mercury in the blood will be excreted naturally within half a year. The mercury in the brain will, however, last for decades. If one managed to avoid any mercury by staying in a strict vegan lifestyle, his/her brain mercury concentration will be naturally higher than the blood mercury concentration. This is exactly what is required for safe chelation of mercury from the body.

Why Vitamin D is Very Important?

Vitamin D is known to increase the glutathione levels. However, glutathione is the body's natural chelating agent to remove mercury. Glutathione is also the safest chelating agent for chelation of brain mercury. This means we can increase the intake of vitamin D in a way to increase our body defense against mercury poisoning. But where can we get eougth vitamin D?

The cheapest and easest way to get more vitamin D is through exposure to ultraviolet-B light. This ultraviolet-B light can come from the sun, electric plasma from tesla coils or simply a UV-B lamp. Vitamin D is naturally produced in the skin in the presence of ultraviolet-B light. Increase in vitamin D from the skin will elevate the levels of activated vitamin D in the brain. The activated vitamin D will in turn elevate the glutathione levels.

In fact, many victims of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have experienced a temporary relief in many symptoms after half an hour's exposure to sunlight. [16 ].

Why Meat, Caffeine, Alcohol and Cigarette Smoke Are So Bad?

Intake of meat, caffeine, alcohol and cigarette smoke elevate the serum gamma-glutamyltranspeeptidease, which, in turn, depletes glutathione. But glutathione is necessary for removal of mercury from the body.

On the other hand, elemental mercury and organic mercury in the human body are dissolvable in lipid and alcohol. Alcohol that has been absorbed after a drinking session can accelerate mobilization of mercury from the blood stream into the brain by way of blood circulation. Remember, in the absence of any chelating agent, the mercury redistributed to the brain or the central nervous system will stay there for at least 15 years.

Which Drugs or Chemicals Deplete Glutathione?

Glutathione-depleting drugs or agents include, but limited to, alcohol, caffeine and acetaminophen (including tylenol and panadol).

As well, drugs that increase the serum gamma-glutamyltransferase can indirectly deplete glutathione, because gamma-glutamyltransferase is an enzyme known to breakdown glutathione. These drugs include barbiturates and phenytoin, NSAIDs, St. John's wort, and aspirin.

What Else will Increase the Serum Glutathione?

Alpha Lipoic Acid is known to increase the production of glutathione. Experimental evidence from Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University [18 ] suggests that alpha lipoic acid tends to restore levels of glutathione, a protective antioxidant and detoxification compound, to those of a young animal. It is also one of the few chelating agents which can cross the blood brain barrier, chelating mercury and some other heavy metals from the brain.

According to the reseach findings from Linus Pauling Institute at lpha Lipoic Acid Oregon State University [19 ], alpha lipoic acid, together with Acetyl-L-carnitine, has been found to significantly increase the ability of "geriatric" beagle dogs to learn a new task. The cognitive gain in animals is possibly due to the fact that alpha lipoic acid increases production of glutathione, which is necessary for removal of mercury.

In addition, alpha lipoic acid has the following benefits:

1. It acts as a strong anti-inflammatory agent against many degenerative diseases.
2. It acts as a powerful antioxidant that neutralizes the free radicals in the body.
3. It alleviates glaucoma and protects the lens and retina of the eyes from degeneration.
4. It helps to detoxify the liver.
5. It can lower blood sugar levels.

Alpha-lipoic acid is a naturally occurring compound. Our bodies can produce alpha lipoic acid, but only to a limited extent.

However, alpha lipoic acid is not without any side effects. Excessive dose of alpha lipoic acid can lead to nausea, low blood sugar and stomach upset.

Reference

[1] M. D. Dickman, C. K. M. Leung and M. K. H. Leong, "Hong Kong male subfertility links to mercury in human hair and fish  ", The Science of The Total Environment Volume 214, Issues 1-3, 18 June 1998, Pages 165-174

[2] Yi-chun Chen, "The relationship of mercury intake from food consumption and hair mercury level of Taiwan population ", Doctoral Dissertation, Chung San University, July, 2009.

[3] Smoking Teeth = Poisoning Gas 

[4] Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women 

[5] Mercury Toxicity (I) 

[6] Timothy Ray, "The Mitigation of Mercury Vapor Inhalation and Exhalation in People with Dental Amalgam Fillings", Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, November 2002, #232

[7] "Scientists highlight mercury threat ", BBC News, World Edition, Friday, 13 September, 2002, 20:03 GMT 21:03 UK

[8] How Mercury Kills the Brain ~ Autism

[9] Testosterone: a Key to Understanding Mercury-Autism Link? 

[10] Mark R. Geier and David A. Geier, "The potential importance of steroids in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders and other disorders involving mercury toxicity", Medical Hypotheses, Vol. 64, No. 5, 2005, 946-54. Address: Mark R. Geier, Genetic Centers of America, 114 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905.

[11] Hormone replacement in Brazil 

[12] MERCURY Found in Thousands of Foods & Soda's Containing High Fructose Corn Syrup! 

[13] Dose, Absorption, Distribution, Biotransformation, and Excretion of Mercury 

[14] Vegetarian diets and exposure to organochlorine pollutants, lead, and mercury 

[15] Charles P. Davis, "Mercury Poisoning", emedicinehealth

[16] How to Manage Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Intelligently 

[17] Duk-Hee Lee, Lyn M Steffen and David R Jacobs, Jr, "Association between serum {gamma}-glutamyltransferase and dietary factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study ", American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 79, No. 4, 600-605, April 2004

[18] Lipoic Acid Explored As Anti-Aging Compound 

[19] You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks -- With The Right Diet 

[20] Claessen H, Brenner H, Drath C, Arndt V, "Gamma-glutamyltransferase and disability pension: A cohort study of construction workers in Germany ", Hepatology. 2009 Dec 4.

[21] " γ-Glutamyl transferase and airflow obstruction in middle-aged men",   European Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 348-351, H.Sakuta, T.Suzuki, H.Yasuda, T.Ito

[22] Paolicchi A, Tongiani R, Tonarelli P, Comporti M, Pompella A. "gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase-dependent lipid peroxidation in isolated hepatocytes and HepG2 hepatoma cells" 

[23] Drozdz R, Parmentier C, Hachad H, Leroy P, Siest G, Wellman M. "gamma-Glutamyltransferase dependent generation of reactive oxygen species from a glutathione/transferrin system." 

[24] Enoiu M, Aberkane H, Salazar JF, Leroy P, Groffen J, Siest G, Wellman M.,"Evidence for the pro-oxidant effect of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase-related enzyme. "

[25] Oxidative mechanisms in the toxicity of metal ions. 

[26] International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) (1991). Chemical. Environmental Health Criteria 108: Nickel. WHO. Geneva.

[27] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (2005). Toxicological Profile for Nickel. US Department of Health and Human Services. Atlanta, US.

[28] Differences in the effect of vitamin E on nickel sulfide or nickel chloride-induced chromosomal aberrations in mammalian cells.  

[29] Exacerbation of Nickel Induced Oxidative Response by Vitamin E 

[30] World Health Organization (WHO) (2000). Air Quality Guidelines for Europe. WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No. 91. 2nd edition. WHO Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen.

[31] Nickel - Kinetics and Metabolism 

[32] Cernichiari E, Brewer R, Myers GJ, Marsh DO, Lapham LW, Cox C, Shamlaye CF, Berlin M, Davidson PW, Clarkson TW. Monitoring methylmercury during pregnancy: maternal hair predicts fetal brain exposure. Neurotoxicology 16(4):705-710 (1995).

[33] Comparative study of antioxidant enzymes in tissues surrounding implant in rabbits. 

[34] Cr (VI) inhibits DNA, RNA and protein syntheses in hepatocytes: involvement of glutathione reductase, reduced glutathione and DT-diaphorase. 

[35] Amalgam derived mercury in feces 

[36] Sex hormone progesterone to get head injury trial  

[37] Heme, iron, and the mitochondrial decay of ageing. 

Disclaimer:

1/ The information in this article is not a substitue for medical advice. However, the author is NOT here to encourage you to seek advice from incompetent doctors without even researching into the problem.

2/ Most of the information in this article is pieced together from a variety of sources and has been filtered according to the author's knowledge and experience. Howevrer, this does not necessarily mean the information appearing in this article is accurate and free of errors. The author believes in the judgement, intelligence and wisdom of the readers of such contents to discern for themselves among the information which is valid, worthy or otherwise.

3/ This article will be actively updated whenever correction is warranted and/or new information on mercury poisoning becomes available. If there are any errors found in this article, please let me know and I will be happy to correct them.

Colloidal gold is a form of liquid gold solution, in which gold particles rather than gold ions are suspended in a liquid. The sizes of gold particles are normally in the order of 10 nanometers. Like other group III metals such as silver and copper, gold has its own medicinal use. Since the civilization came into being, liquid gold has been used as a therapeutic agent for treating rheumatoid arthritis, internal heat, loss of consciousness, delirium, agitation, red tongue, sudden fainting, furuncles, smallpox, skin ulcers, measles and baby's sudden convulsion. This article presents an overview of colloidal gold.

Brief History of Colloidal Gold

Gold has been used in medicine for many thousand years. The earliest application of gold as a therapeutic agent was recorded in China. Back in 2500 BC, compounds made with gold were used in China to treat diseases in joints, internal heat, loss of consciousness, delirium, agitation, red tongue, sudden fainting, furuncles, smallpox, skin ulcers, measles and baby's sudden convulsion. Records also suggest that medicinal gold was used for removal of mercury from human bodies.

China was the first country where cinnabar was used to extract gold from gold ores. In China, medicinal gold was once a part of a very important Taoists' medicine, called "紫金丹" in Chinese, or "purple gold distillate" in English. For some unknown reasons, the medicinal gold in China is similar to "Aurum Potabile“ in Paracelsus' teaching. It is unclear if the Taoists' medicine "purple gold distillate" is equivalent to "Electrum" documented in modern alchemists' writing.

The knowledge of medicinal gold did not remain in China forever and it began to vanish after the Tang Dynasty. Instead, the Taoist religion was later influenced heavily by mercury-based alchemical concepts. Ironically, by 11th and 12nd centuries, much of the knowledge of medicinal gold was lost to Arab, and then to Europe and the British Isles.

E175, an Additive Containing Gold

Nowdays, there are many ways whereby gold can be ingested into human bodies. Gold is one of the food additives with E-number E175. In many countries, one can legally and unknowingly consume gold by consuming foods containing E175. Another way to ingest gold is to take gold salts or colloidal gold. This article focuses on colloidal gold, with emphasis on its science only.

Use of Colloidal Gold as Therapeutic Agent

Colloidal gold has been successfully used as a cure for:

1/ Alcoholism and addictions:

In the nineteenth century, colloidal Gold was commonly used in the United States to cure alcoholism (then called dipsomania, defined as the uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors). Colloidail gold has been used with success to reduce dependency on alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, additive drugs and carbohydrates.

2/ Rheumatoid arthritis:

Colloidal gold has been successfully used as a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in dogs, rats and humans. According to the experience of adults with arthritis, the effects of colloidal gold on joint pain and swelling are usually positive and noticable within a week. There is no published clinical evidence of gold toxicity on any arthritic patients taking colloidal gold .

3/ Mental illness, like depression:

Paracelsus (1493-1541), a physician and a pioneer of gold drugs, wrote a treatise on "Diseases that deprive man of his reason," quoting potable gold as one of his medicamenta comfortativa. According to his writing, potable gold is useful in many forms of mental illness, including epilepsy, mania, St. Vitus dance (Sydenham’s chorea), melancholy, and "suffocation of the intellect" (hysteria).

4/ Tuberculosis:

In 1980, Robert Koch, a bacteriologist from Germany, successfully demonstrated that compounds made with gold suppressed maturation of the bacilli that caused tuberculosis. In eighteen hundred ninety, Koch was awarded a Nobel Prize in Medical science for this work. Since then, Gold is also known to retard prostate cancer in men. Women with ovary cancer are treated with natural colloidal gold, and in surgical operation to patch impaired nerves, blood vessels, bones, and membranes.

5/ Cancer:

In a paper published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry, scientists documented the use of an anticancer plant chemicals, or phytochemicals, found in Darjeeling tea as a reducing agent to turn gold salts into nanoparticles of gold. The process turns the tea from purple-red to pale yellow. The scientists believe that the gold nanoparticles in the tea could be used to zap tumours [1 ].

6/ Toothache:

So far, two persons have successfully used colloidal gold against toothache. Me and my friend. We need some more "guinea pigs".

Use of Gold to Unbind Mercury-containing Compounds in the Human Body

For some unknown reasons, most of the health problems that can be improved through the use of medicinal gold are associated with mercury poisoning. UPI has previously reported that a child diagnosed with autism appeared to improve markedly (and unexpectedly) after being treated with gold salts for an attack of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Boyd E. Haley, a biochemistry professor at the University of Kentucky, who strongly supports mercury poisoning as the primary cause of many neurological disorders, tested gold salts in his laboratory following the report by UPI. He suggests that gold salts can "reverse the binding" of mercury to a chemical compound.

In regards to this story, Haley further says, "This does lend support to the possible removal of mercury from biological proteins in individuals treated with gold salts." He suggests that gold might pull mercury off the enzyme it's inhibiting and reactivate that enzyme. However, he warns, “This issue needs research as it has good possibilities for helping the older autistics but it is also replete with danger if used ignorantly. Also, consider the thiols that are part of the gold salts, namely thioglucose and thiomalate, both analogs of natural compounds. It might be that the delivery of these thiols to the appropriate areas of the body is what reverses any possible mercury effect instead of the gold itself,”

At the time of this writing, Haley did not offer further hint on the role of gold in mercury poisoning. However, it is not difficult to guess how gold works in the presence of mercury toxicity. Elemental gold is known to amalgamate with mercury even at room temperature. In effect, this process unbinds mercury from the body enzymes, thus mobilizing the accumulated mercury in the human body. Though not formally proven in any clinical trial, this process has already been tested and reported in another study[2], in which gold colloids in acetonitrile were used to catalyze the disproportionation of (Hg-Hg)2+ to Hg2+ and Hg0. Chemically speaking, the process looks like:

[Hg1-Hg1]2+ --> Hg2+ + Au0 Hg0

Mercury is highly volatile at room temperature. The radiations from the sun or some other high energy sources can drive off the elemental mercury Hg0 from the mercury-gold amalgam Au0 Hg0, resulting in a release of mercury vapor from the human body. This explains why many victims of chronic fatigue syndrome experience a significant relief following an exposure to the sunshine.

Since the gold particles Au0 cannot evaporate at such a low temperature, they will remain in the body for a week or so and continue to unbind the remaining mercury ions from the body enzymes. It is unclear if these gold particles will unbind Hg2+ as well. If they do, then the overall mechanism should continue to lower the mercury burden in the human body until all the gold particles are excreted.

On the other hand, since colloidal gold can cross the blood brain barrier, it should not be difficult for gold to mobilize mercury in the body. Now, the following questions deserve some answers from the scientific community:

1/ Since mercury itself has strong affinity for sulfhydryl-groups, it bonds firmly with the protein tissues in the central nervous system. The bonded mercury will remain and accumulate with newly added mercury day after day in the central nervous system for a very long period. The half-life of the bonded mercury in the central nervous system can be anywhere between 15 and 30 years. The presence of gold can change this situation, because of the likelihood of formation of mercury-gold amalgam. Then, what is the half-life of the mercury-gold amalgam in the central nervous system?

2/ Does this mercury-gold amalgam as a result of this process have any negative impact on the central nervous system? This is a very tricky question. It is widely believed that the presence of selenium and other trace minerals in the food can mitigate the toxicity of mercury in fishes and other seafoods. It is unclear if gold plays a role similar to the detoxicification activities of selenium and other trace minerals in human bodies.

3/ After zapping (or unbinding) the mercury particles, the colloidal gold particles would contine to attach to the mercury particles and remain trapped somewhere in the human body until the sun heat is present. It is widely believed that DMPS can chelate gold from the human body. To prevent excessive build-up of gold-mercury amalgam in the human body, is it possible to remove this mercury-gold amalgam through the use of DMPS or other similar chelating agents?

Colloidal Gold/Silver mixture and Stem Cell Growth

There is a speculation that stem cells can be cultivated with a proper mix of colloidal silver and colloidal gold [3 ,4 ]. According to some online literature, Dr. Robert Becker discovered stem cells on people on bone fractures after a silver laced bandages was placed. Also, another study has proved excellent results in the Parkinson cases when wet cells batteries combined with colloidal gold and silver solutions have been used during a four-month treatment.

There is likely some more knowledge yet to come. Right now, I am still looking for the original publication in this field for further clarification.

Reference

[1] "Straight from the teapot, a golden anti-cancer brew ", Daily Mail, 25th March 2009

[2] Horst Kunkelya and Arnd Vogler, "Dismutation of Hg2+ catalyzed by colloidal gold ", Elsevier B.V. , 6 October 2004.

[3] Parkinson's Disease - Colloidal Silver or Colloidal Gold 

[4] Cerebral Palsy Remedies 

(Disclaimer: This article is provided as a research tool for the purpose of education only. Most of the information in this article is pieced together from a variety of Internet and non-internet sources (including the results of my own experiments). Not all the sources are unbiased, accurate, reliable, current and complete. It is also important to understand that the Internet environment is variable and dynamic.

This article will be actively updated whenever correction is warranted and/or new information on colloidal gold becomes available. If there are any errors found in this article, please let me know and I will be happy to correct them. Meanwhile, I recommend that my readers exercise good judgement when reading this article.)

Many studies suggest that milk-free cocoa drink is beneficial to the heart. Cocoa contains theobromide (comes from root Greek, meaning “food of the Gods”) which is is a bitter alkaloid of the cacao plant. Throughout the century, theobromine has been used as a treatment for many circulatory problems including arteriosclerosis, certain vascular diseases, angina pectoris, and hypertension.

Some scientists believe that, flavoniods, the antioxidants found in cocoa, can help the body produce more nitric oxide, thereby relaxing the veins, lowering the blood pressure and helping the blood circulation.

According to a study carried out by preventive cardiology center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago [1 ], the best cocoa to drink should be milk-free and sugar-free.

The study involved 45 overweight or obese participants aged 30 to 75. Overweight participants were chosen for the study because they were believed to have higher risks of cardiovascular disease. The participants were instructed to drink an 8-ounce cup of sugar-free cocoa, sugared cocoa, or a hot nonfat milk beverage each morning for six weeks.

Results of the study showed that the ability of arteries to relax and expand to accommodate increased blood flow to the heart increased by about 39% by two hours after people drank the sugar-free cocoa. When they drank cocoa with sugar it improved by about 23%. In contrast, it dropped 12% when they consumed the nonfat milk drink.

The study also demonstrates the fact that milk is counter-productive to the blood circulation system. Some other studies even suggest that adding a diary product actually blocks the body's ability to properly absorb antioxidants found in cocoa .

In another study [2], researchers even suggest that flavanols, the antioxidant found in cocoa, could have a "promising role" to treat brain conditions such as stroke and dementia.

Cocoa may not be qualified as a food for famine. But it is not expensive even in a developing economy. In Hongkong, for example, one can buy a can of cocoa powder from Welcome Supermarket for about HK$40 (approximately, US$ 5). By drinking cocoa everyday, those living in Hongkong can not only enjoy the health benefits of cocoa, but also cost-effectively cut down their food bills without overly taxing their bodies.

On the other hands, scientists in the US have discovered that some of the cocoa products have been contaminated with lead. That's not a big deal. I bellieve some inexpensive vegetable such as cilantro can chelate lead.

Reference

1) Charlene Laino, "Cocoa Boosts Heart Health, Flavonoid-Rich Dark Chocolate Improves Blood Vessel Function ", March 24, 2007, WebMD.

2) Kelley Colihan, "Cocoa Compound Boosts Brain's Blood Flow: Flavanols in Cocoa May Help Treat Stroke, Dementia  ", Aug. 21, 2008, WebMD.

In China, there was a herbalist called Li Ching-Yuen. He was believed to have lived 256 years. He was also a life-long vegetarian. Records from Professor Wu Chung-chien, dean of the department of Education in Minkuo University, show that Li Ching-Yuen was actually born in 1677 and that Imperial Chinese Government congratulated him on his 150th and 200th birthdays. He died in 1933. During his lifespan, he was reported to have buried 23 wives and had 180 descendents.

Li Ching-yuen was famous not only for his longevity, but also his unusual achievements in Chinese medicine. According to the generally accepted hearsays spread in his province. Li was able to read and write as a child, and by his tenth birthday had traveled in Kansu, Shansi, Tibet, Annam, Siam and Manchuria gathering herbs. For the first hundred years he continued at this occupation. Then he switched to selling herbs gathered by others. Towards the end of Qing dynasty, he became a scholar in Chinese medicine. He was specially awarded by Imperial Chinese Government for his achievements in Chinese medicine. When he was about 200 years old, he was constantly invited to interview with western scholars and to deliver lectures in universities.

Li Ching-yuen attributed to his longevity and health to the following secrets:

1) Be a life-long vegetarian;

2) Keep peace of mind and be always happy;

3) regularly drink Chinese wolfberry tea.

Domestic and Foreign magazine published his story in the 1950s. In his own account (from an interview in the 1920's) Li Ching-yuen says,

“When I was 139 years old, and before I met my Master, I could still walk and do the power walk, as if I practiced Chinese martial arts. As a result some people thought I might be a deity or an accomplished swordsman.

At the time I thought it was really amusing. I think the reason that I have lived this long and am still perpetually healthy is because nothing has irritated me since I was 40 years old. Because of that, my heart is very calm, peaceful and divinely tranquil. That is why I am free from any illness, and always healthy and happy.

At the age of fifty when I went to a mountain to collect some herbs, I met an elderly man who lived on the secluded mountain. He didn't appear to be a supernormal man, but he took big strides when he walked, as if he was flying in the air. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep up with him. Later, I met him again. I knelt before him and begged for his secret. He gave me some wild fruits and said, “My only secret is that I only eat these fruits.” I took the fruits, and found that they were Chinese Wolfberries. Since then I consumed three qian of Chinese Wolfberries daily (a qian is the weight used to measure Chinese medicine which is equal to five grams). From then on I became healthy and agile. I can walk a hundred li (a li equals half a kilometer) and not feel tired. I became better in strength and stamina than an average person.”

(My comments:

1) It is unclear what makes Chinese wolfberries so different from other plants, except for the fact that Chinese wolfberrries have a very high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC). ORAC is the standard test to measure the potency of antioxidants in food. According to scientists at the USDA, eating high-ORAC foods may slow diseases associated with aging (source ). If the link between intake of antioxidant foods and anti-aging is not a myth, then there is no reason why we cannot stay youthful by increasing intake of other high antioxidant foods. High antioixdant foods include:

Item	ORAC Value
Spices, cloves, ground	314,446
Sumac, bran, raw	312,400
Spices, cinnamon, ground	267,536
Sorghum, bran, hi-tannin	240,000
Spices, oregano, dried	200,129
Acai berry, freeze-dried	161,400
Spices, turmeric, ground	159,277
Sorghum, bran, black	100,800
Sumac, grain, raw	86,800
Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened	80,933
Spices, cumin seed	76,800
Maqui berry, concentrated powder	75,000
Spices, parsley, dried	74,349
Sorghum, bran, red	71,000
spices, basil, dried	67,553

(source: http://oracvalues.com/sort/orac-value/ )

2) According to some online sources, however, the herbs which Li recommended to his student were actually ginseng and Hydrocotyle Asiatica. Hydrocotyle Asiatica is also called Gotu Kola. In fact, Indian yogi Nanddo Narian informed his followers that this very same herb contains a vital ingredient that is missing in the general human diet, an ingredient without which it is very difficult to control the rapid decay that leads to premature death. Unlike Chinese wolfberries, Gotu Kola is not easy to find! Chinese wolfberries and Gotu Kola are not the same things, are they?

3) ORAC Scores of Various Fruits/Vegetables:

Item	ORAC Value
Wolf berry	25,300
Prunes	5,770
Blueberries	2,400
Garlic	1,939
Cranberries	1,750
Strawberries	1,540
Spinach	1,260
Yellow Squash	1,150
Alfalfa sprouts	930
Beets	840
Oranges	750
Grapes, Red	739
Grapefruit, pink	495
Grapes, White	460
Beans, Kindey	460
Peas, Frozen	375
Potato	300
Leaf Lettuce	265
Cantaloupe	250
Banana	210
Apple	207
Tomato	195
Pear	110
Watermelon	100
Cucumber	60

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中國的一位老中醫，李清雲先生，就活了256歲，而他是一位素食主義者！

李清雲出生於1677年，死於1933年，在世256年歲，是清末民國初年的中醫中藥學者，也是世界上著名的長壽老人。在他100歲時（1777 年）曾因在中醫中藥方面的杰出成就，而獲政府的特別獎勵。在他200歲的時候，仍常去大學講學。這期間他曾接受過許多西方學者的來訪。李清雲一生娶過24 個妻子，子孫滿堂。他認為自己健康長壽的原因有三：

1) 是長期素食；

2) 是內心保持平靜、開朗；

3) 是常年將枸杞子煮水當茶飲。

英國、法國及荷蘭的醫學科研工作者們聽到這一消息后，便對枸杞進行了深入研究。他們發現枸杞中含有一種沒見過的維生素，便取名為「維生素X」，也稱之為「駐顏維生素」。經動物實驗証實，維生素X，對人及動物的腦細胞和內分泌腺有激活和新生作用。法國政府為此開始大面積種植並加強研究。

枸杞子含有胡蘿卜素，硫胺素、核黃素、鹽酸、抗壞血酸等多種有益人體的維生素。研究証明，枸杞具有抑制脂肪在纖維內蓄積、促進肝細胞的新生、降低血糖、降低膽固醇等作用。枸杞的「返老還童」作用表現為：可刺激性腺及內分泌腺，增加荷爾蒙的分泌，強化腦細胞和神經細胞的生理功用，還可避免人隨年齡增長而出現血中積存毒素的現象，從而維持休內各組織的正常功能 。

《本草經疏》云：「枸杞子，潤而滋補，兼能退熱，而專於補腎、潤肺、生津、益氣，為肝腎真陰不足，勞乏內熱補益之要藥。老人陰虛者十之七八，故服食家為益精明目之上品。」

《本草匯言》云：「枸杞能使氣可充，血可補，陽可生，陰可長，火可降，風濕可去，有十全之妙用焉。」

《本草通玄》云：「枸杞子，補腎益精，水（腎）旺則骨強，而消渴、目昏、腰疼膝痛無不癒矣。」

《本草正》云：「枸杞，味重而純，故能補陰，陰中有陽，故能補氣。所以滋陰而不致陰衰，助陽而能使陽旺。其功則明耳目，添精因髓，健骨強筋善補勞傷；尤止消渴，真陰虛而臍腹疼痛不止者，多用神效。」

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Colloidal Silver is a well-known natural antibiotic that can be inexpensively homemade. It is formed by electrolytically pulling microscopic silver particles from a silver electrode into a liquid, such as distilled water. The sizes of these microscopic silver particles are normally less than 100 nanometers so that they remain suspended in the liquid without forming silver ions, or dissolved solution. Because of their ultra-small dimensions, these nano-particles of silver can easily penetrate and travel throughout a human body.

General Track Record of Colloidal Silver

It has been reported that colloidal silver is effective against more than 679 different disease-causing pathogens. Diseases which Colloidal Silver has been used successfully against include (but not limited to): acne, allergies, appendicitis, blood parasites, bubonic plague, burns (colloidal silver is one of the few treatments that can keep severe burn patients alive), cancer, candidasis, cholera, conjunctivitis, diabetes, gonorrhea, hay fever, herpes, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, parasitic infections both viral and fungal, pneumonia, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth and throat, shingles, skin cancer, staph infections, strep infections, syphilis, toxemia, trenchfoot, all forms of viruses, warts and stomach ulcer.

University of North Texas has carried out a study that tests a colloidal silver product against a wide range of illness-causing pathogens. Although the study is specific to one colloidal silver product only, its implication convincingly suggests that colloidal silver at 15 ppm or above is chemically effective as an anti-biotic against Staph, Candidas, Salmonella and Psuedomonas [7 ].

The benefits of silver in medicine, and as a purifier have been well acknowledged for centuries. In ancient times, silver containers had been used in Greece, Rome and Vietnam to keep liquids fresh. Around 400 B.C. Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, listed as a singular treatment for ulcers “the flowers of silver alone, in the finest powder.” Herodotus describes how the King of Persia carried with him boiled water in silver flagons to prevent sickness. In 69 B.C., silver nitrate was described in the contemporary pharmacopoeia. In 1869, Ravelin reported that silver exerted its germicidal effect at very low concentrations. In 1881, Crede advocated silver to prevent eye infections in newborns, and silver drops were used to prevent gonorrhea of the eye in newborns. In 1920, the microbiological action of silver was determined to be due to the Ag+ ions formed by tarnishing, surface-oxidation, or ionization.

How It Works

Colloidal Silver may be ingested by drinking it in a diluted form. When ingested, it takes one to two days for colloidal silver particles to go to the body cells in an amount sufficient for benefits to begin.

After the silver particles entered the body cells, they reacts with thiol (sulphydryl, SH) groups in the bacterial cell, producing structural change in the cell membranes. Silver particles further penetrate into the bacterial cell, interacting with nucleic acids. These process, in essence, disable the oxygen metabolism enzyme that all one celled bacteria, fungi and viruses use for their oxygen metabolism. Within a few minutes, the pathogen suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems.

Colloidal silver will not remain in the body forever. After three months, it will be eliminated by the kidneys, lymph system and bowel. In general, increasing water intake tends to increase silver elimination through the urine.

Simplest Method of Making Your Own Colloidal Silver

First, prepare the following materials:

three 9-volt batteries,

a glass of distilled water,

two pieces of pure silver wire (.999 fine).

(Note: in the UK, you can buy distilled water from Boots, or Superdrugs, or some other chemists.)

Now, follow the following steps:

1/ Heat up the glass of distilled water to just below the boiling point. The purpose of this step is to improve the conductivity of the distilled water. (This step is optional.)

2/ Clean the silver wires (or silver electrodes) with alcohol.

3/ Insert the silver wires into the distilled water. Placement of wires is not critical, but they must not be touching each other.

4/ Connect a circuit in the following manner:

5/ Wait for about 30 minutes, or until the distilled water becomes slightly yellowish. The yellowish solution is called Colloidal Silver.

Caution: When the final solution turns milky white rather than yellow, the water you use may be mineral water rather than pure distilled water. This situation is very common in the UK, as bottled distilled water is not always available. Do not use mineral water to make colloidal silver. If one has to make colloidal silver out of mineral water, reduce the time duration in step 5, say from 30 minutes to 1 minute.

Caution: If you end up with brown stuff in your colloidal silver solution, this means that you have left the process for too long. The brown stuff is silver oxide.

Caution: Some people end up with a greyish solution at the end of the process. The greyish particles in the solution comes from the unwanted impurities in the silver electrodes. This means that the silver electrodes they use are not 0.999 pure. Do not use impure siliver electrodes because they may contains lead and other impurities which may harm your bodies. Use only the pure 99.99 fine silver electrodes provided.

Caution: Under normal circumstances, the smallest nanoparticles are a clear yellow color. Increases in size lead to amber, brown, and finally a cloudy brownish/green color, which are increasingly less effective as antimicrobial agents.

Storage

According to the author's experience, colloidal silver can be stored for more than a year. Since colloidal silver is photo reactive, the solution will become less clear after a prolonged exposure to light. Therefore, it should be placed in dark or brown glass containers or empty hydrogen peroxide bottles that exclude light and do not affect ion charge.

Colloidal Silver will NOT Reach the Large Intestine

However, although many studies have demonstrated the fact that colloidal silver can chemically inactivate almost all kinds of viruses or bacteria, the large intestine is the place where colloidal silver will not penetrate when taken in normal dosage. The majority of the colloidal silver that is taken orally is normally absorbed before reaching the large intestine, with very little ending up in the large intestine or colon. On the positive side, the friendly bacteria in the large intestine are mostly unaffected by the germicidal effects of colloidal silver. Unfortunately, a number of diseases such as cholera, canine parvovirus or other diseases where the problematic pathogen is active in the large intestine not only have negative impacts on our health, but are also life-threatening, mostly due to the dehydration caused by severe and prolonged diarrhoea and vomiting.

How to use Colloidal Silver

1/ As a liquid antibiotic for animals:

Colloidal silver can be used as an antibiotic for almost all kinds of infections caused by single-celled viruses or bacteria.

Colloidal silver can be mixed with colloidal gold.

For nonchronic conditions, the maximum daily dosage for humans is [10 ]:

12 x Your body weight (in Pounds) / concentration (in PPM) = Number of Drops per day.

According to a report published by WHO, United Nation, toxic intake of silver for humans is 60 mg/day, while lethal intake is 1.3 to 6.2 mg/day.

2/ As a water purification agent:

Water can be purified by adding 1/2 to one teaspoon of 30 ppm colloidal silver and a few drops of iodine to one gallon of water. Legionella pnuemophilia (Legionnaire's disease) is lethal in water with a temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It has been reported that water with a colloidal silver concentration of only 20 ppb (parts per billion) kills Legionella pnuemophilia.

3/ As an antibiotic for plants:

A colloidal silver solution can also be sprayed directly onto plants and shrubs in the garden or the water-reservoir of a self-watering planter. The action of the colloidal silver positive ions work on the outside of the plants to destroy bacteria, virus, fungus, etc. Garden food plants that have been sprayed with colloidal silver leave no residue, as do poison sprays, and are safe for human consumption.

Tests in a hydroponics greenhouse have shown that Colloidal Silver is absorbed and used by the living plant as are any other minerals. Hydroponics is an ideal gardening method having only one problem: Viruses, funguses and bacteria tend to thrive in the plant nutrient fluid. The presence of silver in the hydropnic solution will not only kill the viruses, fungues and bacteria present in the solution, but also prevent mosquitoes from hatching.

4/ Keeping algae, mosquito larvae and parasites out of still water:

Tests have shown that algae, larva of mosquitoes and eggs of some parasites are effectively killed by colloidal silver. Colloidal silver may not kill mosquitoes and parasities. However, since the eggs of mosquitos or parasites are mostly single-celled, their reproduction process will end in the presence of colloidal silver. It should be remembered that to remove mosquitoes or parasites by killing their eggs or larvae means that one must continue the course of treatment until all of the adults die.

5/ As a wound healing spray for burns:

As a trained first aider, I have been taught to spray pure water or Coca Cola onto burned flesh immediately following an accident. But according to an example shown in Young's famous book, entitled "Sick and Tired: Reclaim Your Inner Terrain ", colloidal silver solution is apparently much better and more reliable than pure water or Coca Cola. Colloidal silver is not only an effective cooling agent which can be absorbed into skin and flesh instantly, but also assists in regrowth of new tissues. However, pure water and Coca Cola are devoid of the tissue regrowth benefit.

6/ As a nasally administered medicine for treatment of sinus infection, nasal conjection, runny nose, sore throat, cough, flu, or the like:

Since most disease-causing organisms enter your body through the mucous membranes of the nose, the mouth, and/or the pulmonary system, it is possible to treat the disease by killing the disease-causing organisms through the same channel ---- i.e. the mucous membranes of the nose, the mouth, and/or the pulmonary system. Inhalation of colloidal silver can be a better alternative to oral ingestion of the same by virtue of the fact that the colloidal silver itself can directly irrigate and disinfect the loose foreign bodies and particulate debris from the nasal cavity and posterior nasopharynx.

An ultrasonic fogger is a device that uses ultrasonic energy to simulate low clouds and fog in the terrarium. It is mainly used for increasing humidity levels to create a naturally misty and damp environment. The mist from any ultrasonic fogger can be made with a colloidal silver solution, instead of just pure tap water. According to a message posted in curezone [8 ] , the colloidal silver mist can form an extremely effective yet easy lung/bronchial/nasal treatment that clears up sinus infections, nasal conjection and many related allergies.

Even without an ultrasonic fogger, one can nasally take coloidal silver solution by pouring, pumping or spraying colloidal silver solution directly through the nose in a way to achieve the similar effects. According to the author's experience, it is not difficult to use this method to treat a cold or other similar infections in less than one afternoon.

How to test if a Silver Solution is Actually Ionic Silver?

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding whether a solution is ionic silver. According to [11 ], you can easily test the presence of silver ions in a solution by mixing it with table salt (i.e. sodium chloride). If silver ions are present, then the chloride ions will combine with the silver ions and create a white, cloudy appearance.

Possible Tricks to Minimize the Chance of Getting Argyria

Argyria is the only known side-effect associated with excessive exposure to silver products. Whether or not an individual exposed to silver products contracts argyria depends on many factors, including the dose of exposure, the duration of exposure, the form of exposure (ie: ingested, inhaled, skin contact) and the chemistry of the silver products.

Although argyria is believed to be an irreversible condition that cannot be cured, some online literatures have uncovered successful cases of argyria cured (CLICK HERE FOR THE SOURCE ).

According to a document  released by European Comission, antioxidant deficiencies (e.g. vitamin E and selenium) appear to enhance silver toxicity. Some researchers believe that silver can reduce the intracellular content of selenium, with eventual inhibition of glutathione peroxidase synthesis, which is selenium-dependent. On the other hand, supplemental vitamin E and selenium in diets of rats and chickens have been shown to increase the animals' tolerance of high dose of silver.

A document from Environmental Protection Agency in the USA echoes the same finding. According to Environmental Protection Agency (CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ), individuals with low vitamin E and selenium levels are more susceptible to argyria.

A formula for curing argyria has been published on a website (CLICK HERE FOR THE SOURCE ), which surprisingly contains very high doses of vitamin E and selenium. The formula is as follows:

3 Vitamin E 1000 mg 100% Natural d-alpha Tocopheryl

1 Selenium 100mcg yeast free

2 vegetarian Vitamin C 1000 mg

1 teaspoon MSM organic

1 super potency Vitamin B 100,

1 teaspoon of Kelp powder.

(Taken every morning with 2 16oz glasses of water, with close to 3/4 of a gallon distilled water a day. This procedure may take from several weeks to several months to be totally effective, depending upon the severity of the Argyria.)

Although the cure for argyria has not been very much mentioned on the Internet, the role of selenium in detoxifying silver has been documented in medical and scientific literatures ( example ). According to an article from eMedicine (CLICK HERE FOR THE SOURCE ), for example, selenium has been shown to have favorable modifying effects on the metabolism and toxicity of silver by forming complexes with silver. Silver can react with selenium to form silver selenide in human bodies. Since silver selenide is inert and highly insoluble in vivo, monovalent silver becomes less available to interfere with normal enzymatic activities in tissues.

In human bodies, selenium is an essential constituent of a number of enzymes, most of which have antioxidant functions. For example, selenium protein complex (Biomin S-P-C) has been shown to neutralize free radicals on the skin, which is thought to minimize the aging effects of the sun. According to research as well as my experience, selenium can be taken in conjunction with Vitamin E to help prevent severe damage from sunburn.

Selenium also acts in conjunction with glutathione peroxidase by binding with toxic heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium through a process called chelation and flushing them out of the body through urine (SOURCE ).

The link between argyria and deficiencies of selenium and/or Vitamin E is apparently stronger than many wish to believe. Perhaps, when taking colloidal silver, it is not a bad idea to consider a body cleansing protocol involving high doses of vitamin E and selenium. Wheat germ oil is the major source of Vitamin E (SOURCE ). Brazil nuts are probably the better choice, because brazil nuts are not only a very good source of Vitamin E, but also contain an unusually high amount of selenium (SOURCE ).

The Institute of Medicine in the US has set the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for selenium at 55 micrograms per day for adults. One single Brazil nut far exceeds the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of selenium (see below). Perhaps, one or two brazil nuts a day is more than enough.

Brazil Nut Nutrition Facts ( serving size, 1 oz, 6 nuts)

calories: 185

fat: 19 g

saturated fat: 4 g

fiber: 2 g

carbonhydrates: 3 g

protein: 4 g

Thiamin: 12% RDA

Iron: 4% RDA

Magnesium: 27% RDA

Phosphorus: 20% RDA

Potassium: 5% RDA

Zinc: 8% RDA

Copper: 25% RDA

Manganese: 17% RDA

Selenium: 774% RDA

Other Sources of Silver

Silver is present in food additive E174. E174 (Silver) is commonly used to decorate cakes, candies, and other sweets. In addition, silver can be found in a number of other foodstuffs. Refined wheat, for instance, contains approximately 0.3 microgram/gram, wheat bran 0.9 microgram/gram, and mushroom hundreds of microgram/gram (SOURCE ).

Current Uses of Colloidal Silver

1/ The American space agency NASA has chosen silver as the water-purification agent for its space shuttles; so do the Russians.

2/ Water-filters based on Colloidal Silver are approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency and also by the Swiss government for use in homes and offices.

3/ Silver-based water filters have been used by many airline companies, including Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Canadian Pacific, Japan Air Lines, KLM, Lufthansa, Olympic, Pan Am, SAS and Swissair, to curtail water borne diseases.

4/ Silver is often used in place of chlorine for disinfection in swimming pools, because, unlike silver, chlorine reacts with organic compounds and nitrogen compounds present in chlorinated swimming pools and forms objectionable by-products such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and chloramines. These by-products are blamed for irritation of eyes, nasal passages, and skin, as well as with objectionable odors in the pool environment.

5/ A few Japanese companies have very good success in silver-based technologies for air purification. For instance, one Japanese firm managed to convert 50 ppm carbon monoxide into harmless carbon dioxide by passing the carbon monoxide gas through a stack of filters coated with silver compounds. Another company successfully uses a similar technology to eliminate 200 ppm nitric oxide. One firm uses silver compounds to remove vinyl cyanide, methyl cyanide and hydrocyanic acid from its discharges.

Other Less-mentioned Concerns of Colloidal Silver

Whilst colloidal silver can kill almost all kinds of single-celled viruses, there is no evidence suggesting that colloidal silver can eliminate free-radicals. In fact, since silver is a reactive metal in human bodies, there is a likelihood that the opposite is true if the silver particles become too small [5 , 6 ].

Our grassroot wisdom has evolved to a level where we can fight Swine flu without even consulting a doctor. However, colloidal silver is not designed to fight free-radicals which are either naturally produced in our bodies in response of a virial attack, or multiplied when colliding with metal particles in our bodies. The outbreak of swine flu is due to our hunger for meat. Due to the presence of nano-silver particles in our bodies, swine flu or other animal bonre viiruses may not be able kill us immediately, but the excessive build-up of free-radicals because of the silver crystalioids in human bodies will eventually manifest themselves as one or more age-related diseases, which may or may not be life-threathening. Perhaps, this is the price we need to pay if we choose to consume meat, alcohol, cigaratte smoke and/or other additive drugs.

The oxidative stress due to excessive build-up of free-radicals is believed to be the main cause of many degenerative diseases, including heart disease, boss loss, aging, DNA damages, cancers and arthritis. Free-radicals, in general, come from pollution, over-cooked oil, smoking, alcohol drinking, meat-eating, excessive exercises, panicking, or drug abuse. The only way to combat unwanted free-radicals is to follow the following steps:

1) minimize exposure to pollution and ionizing radiations,

2) cut down consumption of meat, seafoods, cigarette smoke, alcohol and problematic drugs,

3) increase the intake of anti-oxidants from plants or from minerals, and optionally.

Disclaimer

This article is provided as a research tool for the purpose of education only. Most of the information in this article is pieced together from a variety of Internet and non-internet sources (including my own experimental results). Not all the sources are unbiased, accurate, reliable, current and complete. It is also important to understand that the Internet environment is variable and dynamic. This means that websites which I considered relevant in the first place may change from day to day.

This article will be actively updated when correction is warranted and/or new information on colloidal silver becomes available. If there are any errors found in this article, please let me know and I will be happy to correct them. Meanwhile, I recommend that my readers exercise good judgement when reading this article.

Recommended Literatures

1/ Dog's cataract healed with colloidal silver  

2/ Colloidal silver beats the swine flu!  

3/ This War Against Germs Has a Silver Lining - Wall Street Journal 

4/ Biotoxicity of Nano-silver 

5/ Scientists Study Health Implications Of Products Using Nanosilver 

6/ Nanosilver disinfects — but at what price?  

7/ University of North Texas: Time-Kill Study on SilverKare Colloidal Silver 

9/ Colloidal silver using ultrasonic humidifier for sinu infection, etc. 

10/ THE SILVER SAFETY AUTO-CALCULATOR 

11/ New Guidelines for Safe Usage of Colloidal Silver  

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Thanks to the NDEr who offered such a simple but effective trick.