Health and Medical Benefits of Silver: Part Three – Colloidal Silver
Part Three of a Three-Part Series
In the last blog post, we talked about some of the current traditional uses of silver in the health and medical community.
Before concluding this introductory 3-part discussion about the health and medical benefits of silver, I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about colloidal silver. It is a controversial topic, and I’m not offering any opinions about it. I’m just sharing documented information that is currently available.
Regardless of your opinion regarding medicinal colloidal silver, it’s important to know how popular the use of colloidal silver is, which therefore increases the usage of silver and, as an investor, can affect your portfolio! The more silver is used, the more it will be worth.
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Health and Medical Benefits of Silver; Part One – A Brief History
Part One of a Three-Part Series
Because of its ability to kill bacteria, silver is used by the medical community as an antiseptic and a disinfectant. There is also an “alternative” (non-FDA-approved) medicine product called colloidal silver used by many people.
Silver is used extensively in the health and medical community in a variety of ways, which is one of the reasons it is increasing in value as a commodity.
I want to discuss these uses in more detail; but first, you might enjoy the following historical facts.
A Brief History
When the ancient Greeks noticed that their wealthier soldiers, who used silver canteens, didn’t get dysentery but that the other soldiers often did, they began lining their eating and drinking containers with silver. The ancient Romans used silver nitrate therapeutically because it caused wounds to heal more quickly.



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