Top 10 Actual Facts about Colloidal Silver

9 You Could Change Color To say Paul Karason was the living embodiment of Papa Smurf would be to do a disservice to the phrase "living embodiment". You've probably already seen his pictures, which have circulated the internet since 2008 when Karason was interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show. As you can probably guess, Karason's famous bluish-silver hue, a condition known as Argyria, was a result of colloidal silver.Karason says he started taking the substance to help with various...
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9 You Could Change Color To say Paul Karason was the living embodiment of Papa Smurf would be to do a disservice to the phrase "living embodiment". You've probably already seen his pictures, which have circulated the internet since 2008 when Karason was interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show. As you can probably guess, Karason's famous bluish-silver hue, a condition known as Argyria, was a result of colloidal silver.Karason says he started taking the substance to help with various medical ailments, including skin issues, stomach problems, and arthritis. Drinking 10 ounces a day, about 30 times the recommended dose, he says he only noticed the change in his complexion months later, when a friend pointed it out. But, satisfied with the state of his health, Karason continued to imbibe. He died of unrelated causes in 2013 and is lovingly revered by a handful of blue people across the world.[2]8 It Can Weaken Medication If you are putting something into your body, you need to consider how it will react to everything else in your body. This gets increasingly more difficult as you age, your body held together by sticky tape and gum, filled to the brim with your own personal cocktail of drugs designed to stave off death for one more day.The issue with colloidal silver is that it's not a drug, but it can still interact with them. Although some silver does pop up in medical treatment occasionally, such as in some bandages, it is not used in any oral medication. Unlike other metals such as gold or iron, silver has no actual purpose in the body. Therefore, there hasn't been much research into how its consumption could affect other drugs you may be taking, but from the research that has been done, it doesn't look promising.A small number of studies have found that taking colloidal silver can reduce the body's ability to absorb antibiotics, in addition to impacting certain hormone treatments. Not only does this mean that patients trying to help the drugs could be hindering them, it adds another layer of consideration and complexity for medical professionals to take into account when considering treatment options. With home remedies like these floating around, asking a patient if they are on any "other medication" may not be enough.[3]