Health
Canada
Report on Silver
| Source:
Health Canada, Environmental and Workplace Health http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/water-eau/silver-argent/index-eng.php |
"Silver"
Some interesting highlights from Health Canada's report on silver...
Silver is used "in the
manufacture of fungicides"- Common foods
contain
silver, "several hundred
milligrams per kilogram, have been recorded in mushrooms"
- "wheat flour and
bran are reported to contain 0.4 and 1.0 mg/kg
dry weight,
respectively"
- "molluscs
0.1 to 10 mg/kg dry weight"
- "meat (beef, pork,
mutton, and lamb) 0.004 to 0.024 mg/kg wet weight"
- "Silver is used to
treat potable water for Swiss ski resorts, German
breweries, soft drink bottlers, British ships, Shell Oil Company
tankers, drilling rigs, and over half the world's airlines.
Concentrations of 0.1 to 0.2 mg/L of silver are sufficient to
ensure antimicrobial action."
- "most ingested
silver is rapidly
excreted and that little is absorbed"
- "Daily intake of
silver (from food)
was found to be 0.088 mg" (88 mcg)"
- "daily intake
of
silver from food and water is considerably
below the level at which adverse effects would occur."
- "the injection
of
1000 mg of
silver as silver arsphenamine" produced Argyria (i.e. 1,000,000
mcg produced blue skin)
Advanced Silver is sold for internal use as a dietary supplement.
 FDA  "Silver
has been known
for its antimicrobial
properties for decades"
- FDA
Nov. 8, 2007 (archived)  Silver is
found in human diet ..."up to 88 µg/day (Kehoe et al., 1940)." - U.N. World Health Org "Nanosilver
has
developed as a potent antibacterial, antifungal, anti-viral and
anti-inflammatory agent. ... The targeting of cancer cells using silver
nanoparticles has proven to be effective" - Pub Med, NIH.gov - Nov-Dec 2009 "[silver
colloid nanoparticles] showed
high antimicrobial and bactericidal
activity ... including
highly
multiresistant strains ... A very low
concentration of silver (as low as 1.69 mug/mL Ag) gave antibacterial
performance." - Pub Med, NIH.gov - August 2006 "Silver
is a disinfectant for
non-spore forming bacteria at concentrations about 1000 times lower
than the levels at which it is toxic to mammalian life. ...The ionic
form of silver is necessary" - British Columbia Ministry of Environment |
Safe Ionic Colloidal
Silver Water, 10 ppm*
Advanced Silver's suggested
daily dose is 50
to 350 mcg
(1 to 7 teaspoons) for up to 10 days, followed by a 7 day break before
additional use. Advanced
Silver is available in dropper
bottles, spray bottles, and larger refill sizes. Safe used as directed.
(EPA*)| * These statements have not been evaluted by the Food & Drug Administration. Advanced Silver Company products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. |
