Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does silver have a historical use other than as a medium of monetary exchange?
Q: How is silver able to inhibit the growth of one-celled micro-organisms?
Q: Are colloidal silver products safe?
Q: If silver is such a potent anti-microbial agent, why isn’t it used by mainstream medicine to treat people with illnesses for which there may be no other help?
Q: Does the generic term “colloidal silver” have more than one possible definition?
Q: What is the USFDA’s definition of “colloidal silver” and why are they concerned about it’s usage?
Q: Are colloidal silver and colloidal gold “drugs” or do they interact with drugs?
Q: Can colloidal silver or colloidal gold cause an allergic reaction?
Q: Can colloidal silver cause Argyria?
Q: Can colloidal silver cause one to feel ill?
Q: Which colloidal silver is most effective, ionic or non-ionic?
Q: How important is silver particle size and is a high ppm colloidal product required for effectiveness?
Q: Does colloidal silver fight only “bad” bacteria, leaving “good” flora unaffected?
Q: Are colloidal silver products containing gelatins/proteins, salts, or nitrates effective?
Q: Why is there an EPA Reference Dose, (RfD) for silver if it has no associated adverse effects ?
Q: Why is Advanced Colloidal Silver a dark greenish brown color rather than clear?

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Q: Which colloidal silver is most effective, ionic or non-ionic?

A: There is much debate within the colloidal silver community about ionic silver vs. non-ionic silver. We believe there are misconceptions on both sides of the issue: by some that only non-ionic “silver particles” are effective and by others that “ionic silver” is more effective. The truth is: ionic silver is still silver, but electrically charged, either negative or positive. Both seem to have their own distinct advantages in different environments. Generally, ionic silver loses its effectiveness in the hydrochloric acid of the stomach becoming silver chloride and passing harmlessly out of the system. Internally, non-ionic silver doesn’t have that limitation and is able to survive the digestive acids and be absorbed into the bloodstream where it can then act to support the immune system.

Ionic silver may be more effective in environments where it doesn’t come in contact with hydrochloric acid. We believe that a product such as our “Advanced Colloidal Silver” gives you the best of both worlds with approx. 20-25% ionic silver and 75-80% non-ionic silver particles.

Researchers have reported that when water is energized with an electric current, the water molecules are split apart into a positively charged hydrogen ion and a negatively charged hydroxide ion (oxygen attached to hydrogen). The ions, having lost their stabilizing electron, then begin to seek out electrons to acquire from other molecules. This higher concentrated ionic solution outside a one-celled organism is naturally compelled to rush inside the organism where there is a lower ion concentration, thus piercing the single cell’s membrane. We believe that our Advanced Colloidal Silver process that puts nanometer sized particles of silver into a distilled water suspension may at the same time electrically energize the water resulting in this phenomenon.

For a little more information on the issue of ionic vs. non-ionic, go to: http://utopiasilver.com/emailtemp/articlepages/ionic.htm