90% of Ground Turkey Meat Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Fresh on the heels of the recent admission by health authorities and news media outlets that 50% of all beef and pork tested in supermarkets are contaminated with potentially deadly MRSA bacteria…

…Consumer Reports is now reporting that 90% of all raw ground turkey meat tested by their researchers turned out to be contaminated with up to five different bacterial pathogens, most of which were drug-resistant forms.

Can colloidal silver help?  Here’s the good news…

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According to a news article published in the Science section of Business Insider:

“Ground turkey bought at retail stores nationwide contains disease-causing bacteria, a new study by Consumer Reports suggests.

At least one disease-causing strain of bacteria was found on 90% of ground turkey samples.

They tested 257 samples of ground turkey from 21 states and 27 different brands for the presence of five different bacteria: campylobacter, salmonella, staphylococcus aureus; Enterococcus; and Escherichia coli.

These bacteria can cause food poisoning but also urinary, bloodstream, and other potentially serious infections.”  (See the Consumer Reports testing results, here.) 

Even scarier, almost all of those bacteria were resistant to at least one — and usually multiple — antibiotic drugs, the report says.”

Is Colloidal Silver Effective?

Fortunately, the five bacteria named in the report, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcusand Escherichia coli have allbeen demonstrated to one extent or another to be susceptible to antimicrobial silver.

Here’s what you need to know: 

Campylobacter –There’s not a lot in the medical literature about colloidal silver and Campylobacter.  However, the company that produces Axen 30, an EPA-approved topical disinfectant composed of a stabilized form of ionic silver, had their product independently tested in accord with EPA standards, and found that it killed Campylobacter as well as numerous other pathogens in both two minute and five minute test periods.  Another topical disinfectant product, called IV-7, also claims that it’s stabilized ionic silver product produces “complete kill” against Campylobacter jejuni. 

Salmonella – Researchers at Brigham Young University tested colloidal silver against Salmonellaand found it to be highly effective at very low concentrations.  What’s more, a clinical study titled “Colloidal Silver as a New Antimicrobial Agent” published in the International Journal of Microbiological Research, found that colloidal silver was highly effective against Salmonella typhi, as well as three other disease-causing pathogens.  You can read my previous article on Colloidal Silver and Salmonella, documenting these fascinating studies, here.

Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli – Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated antimicrobial silver to be highly effective against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli (i.e. E. coli).  See for example, this study and this study and this study and this study.  Even multi-drug-resistant forms of these two pathogens have been demonstrated to be susceptible to antimicrobial silver (see this study).  For even more studies, you can read my previous article on Colloidal Silver and E. coli, here.  And finally, see the clinical evidence for colloidal silver’s effectiveness against the drug-resistant form of Staphylococcus aureus, here. 

Enterococcus – While there’s not much clinical literature on the use of colloidal silver against Enterococcus, a water quality company called NVID International tested ionic silver against numerous pathogens including Enterococcus faecium, and found it to be highly effective.  What’s more, a time-kill study conducted at the University of North Texas found colloidal silver to be highly effective against Enterococcus faecalis.  Finally, the EPA-approved topical disinfectant silver products mentioned earlier, Axen-30 and IV-7, both claim their products have tested effective against VRE, the drug-resistant form of the Enterococcus pathogen (see here and here).

Keep in mind that all of these eye-opening studies were in vitro laboratory studies (i.e., test tube studies), or topical disinfectant studies, or water quality studies. They were not internal ingestion studies.

Nevertheless, these studies strongly indicate the astonishing effectiveness of antimicrobial silver against the five pathogens now know to be contaminating up to 90% of the ground turkey meat found in supermarkets. 

How to Protect Your Family

Most people understand that cooking raw meat thoroughly after preparation is the safest and most sure-fire way to kill these pathogens and avoid food poisoning.  It is handlingthe meat before cooking that can be problematic. 

As Dr. Tara Smith, an assistant professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa has stated, “Anyone handling raw meats should be careful about cross-contamination of cooking areas or other food products, and should make sure hands are washed before touching one's face, nose, lips, etc."

In other words, while thoroughly cooking the meat may well kill the pathogen, it can nevertheless get spread all over your kitchen during the preparation phase, contaminating cutting boards and counter tops, sinks and faucets and even kitchen utensils while you’re preparing the meat for cooking.

And the pathogens can quite easily get transferred from the raw meat to your hands, and then to your face, giving them access to your body through your eyes, nose, mouth, ears, etc. 

Dr. Stuart Levy, M.D., a Tufts University Professor of Microbiology, points out that food-borne pathogens often thrive on the surface of skin, so you can end up contracting an unwanted infection simply by touching contaminated raw meat. 

What’s more, such an infection can go invasive if you have a cut on your hand, or if you unconsciously touch your contaminated hand to your eye, ear or nose. 

Patting your child on the head as he or she walks by while you’re preparing raw meat products for cooking can also transfer the pathogens from you own skin onto theirs.

What’s more, family members can also contract the pathogens by inadvertently touching the kitchen countertop or cutting board where you were preparing the meat before cooking, or even by touching the kitchen sink or faucets, or any of the utensils you used. 

Here’s Where Colloidal Silver Comes in Handy

This is where having plenty of colloidal silver on hand can come in handy. 

Simply spraying kitchen countertops, cutting boards, sinks, faucets, and other “touch surfaces” with colloidal silver before and after handling raw meats in the kitchen can go a long way toward eliminating the potential  for infection. 

Washing your hands in warm soapy water, and then washing the cutting board, the kitchen counter top, and any utensils involved in the meat preparation process will help clean the pathogens away, to a great extent.

But for maximum protection, spraying one’s hands with colloidal silver after washing, and then spraying the kitchen cutting board, countertop, utensils, sink and other contact surfaces with colloidal silver after washing will provide a powerful added layer of protection that will let you sleep soundly at night.

Simply by keeping a pump spray bottle full of colloidal silver next to your kitchen food preparation area, and using it when preparing meats and other foods, you can do much to protect your home and your family from potential infections and food-borne illnesses.

Plus, if you or a family member were to ever contract a nasty food-borne infection from one of these bacteria (God forbid!), you’ll likely be able to cure it yourself with your homemade colloidal silver.  (Warning:  Food-borne infections can be very serious.  Never wait too long to see a doctor if a serious infection takes place.)

As I mentioned in my previous articleon MRSA-contaminated meats, you simply can’tafford to wait for the meat processing industry to do something about the growing problem of bacteria-contaminated raw meat. It’s a problem that’s likely going to get a lot worse before it ever gets better.    

You have to take matters into your own hands, for the safety and well-being of your family.

Make sure colloidal silver plays a central role in your after-preparation food clean up, and you’ll slash your family’s risks of food-borne illness dramatically.

To learn how to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, and for less than 36 cents a quart, just click the link in this sentence.  

Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another great article on colloidal silver…

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

Steve Barwick, author
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Colloidal Silver and Salmonella

Salmonella cases seem to be on the rise again.

And not just the typical “food poisoning” variety, but also varieties commonly transferred from animals to humans by direct contact.

Unfortunately, this ubiquitous pathogen can cause severe abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and in some cases even death! And it can strike without notice.

But here’s the good news:

Clinical studies demonstrate that colloidal silver kills the pathogen on contact, in just minutes in many cases!

Here’s what you need to know…

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Earlier this year it was reported that some 240 people – mostly children under the age of five – had become sickened with Salmonella after handling African Dwarf Frogs purchased from pet shops.

The CDC has also reported there were 71 cases of Salmonella infection between February and June in Atlantic coast states – each of which were associated with chicks and ducklings purchased either as pets or as egg producers.

And in June of this year, 20 people across five states had become sickened with Salmonella, apparently caused by eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts.

Now the FDA is reporting a brand new Salmonella outbreak, with 97 reported cases of the infection in 23 states, including 10 hospitalizations – and this time, papaya fruit imported into the U.S. from Mexico is supposedly to blame.

Sources, Symptoms and Risk

The Salmonella pathogen can contaminate just about any type of food, including fruits, vegetables, eggs and meat products – even peanut butter!

It’s also carried naturally by many atypical pets, including lizards, snakes, turtles, frogs, chickens, ducks and many other animals.

What’s more, it can contaminate entire municipal water supplies, as evidenced by the 2008 outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado, in which 1,300 residents were severely sickened, one died, and 29 families sued the city after its municipal water supply became contaminated with Salmonella.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include high fever, diarrhea (including bloody diarrhea), nausea, vomiting and intense abdominal cramping and searing pain.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, symptoms can appear within six to 72 hours after ingestion or other contact with the Salmonella bacteria, sometimes longer.

While anyone can become infected with Salmonella simply by ingesting it or even coming into contact with it when it’s carried by pets –

-- children under age 10 are at the highest risk for serious salmonella infections, as well as pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems, and those undergoing chemotherapy or organ transplants.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates nearly a million and a half cases of Salmonella infection occur annually in the United States –

-- most of them mild to moderate, but with some 20,000 requiring hospitalization and ongoing treatment, and approximately 535 cases annually resulting in death.

Colloidal Silver to the Rescue!

Is colloidal silver effective against the Salmonella pathogen?

The bad news is that while there are over 2,300 different strains of Salmonella, only a small handful of these strains have been clinically studied in relation to colloidal silver.

The good news is that in virtually every one of these studies, colloidal silver proved to be more than capable of destroying the Salmonella pathogen tested!

Indeed, Salmonella infection is one of the 109 diseases documented to have been widely treated with colloidal silver before the advent of prescription antibiotic drugs in the 1940’s.

More recently, in the well-known studies conducted by microbiologist David A. Revelli and Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Biology Dr. Ron W. Leavitt, Ph.D at Brigham Young University in May 1999…

…a colloidal silver solution was able to kill two different strains of the Salmonella food-poisoning pathogen, at extremely low concentrations.

Here’s a brief synopsis of what the researchers discovered:

Salmonella arizona (Food poisoning, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 1/28/99 BYU Report.

Salmonella typhimurium (Food poisoning and enteric fever) inhibited and killed at a concentration of 2.5 ppm. 6/7/99 BYU Report.

What’s more, in a clinical study titled “Colloidal Silver As A New Antimicrobial Agent,” published in the International Journal of Microbiological Research (1 (1): 33-36, 2010), colloidal silver was demonstrated to be highly effective against Salmonella typhi and three other serious, disease-causing pathgoens.

The study concluded:

“The initial idea was to determine the antimicrobial activity of colloidal silver, so it could be used as a powerful in vitro antimicrobial agent…

Antimicrobial activity was determined by means of agar diffusion. Resistant clinical isolates of Staphyloccocus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aregnosa, and Salmonella typhi were used as the test organisms…

In the present experiment colloidal silver showed highly potent antibacterial activity toward all tested pathogens, both Gram-positive and Gram-negative.”

And according to silvermedicine.org, additional clinical studies have demonstrated the powerful infection-fighting qualities of colloidal silver against Salmonella pathogens. For example:

“In a time-kill study conducted by University of North Texas clinical researcher Mark A. Farinha, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, when Salmonella typhimurium was tested against a popular colloidal silver product…

…the result was a reduction in population counts from over 10 million to undetectable in four minutes of exposure!”

In the above study, “two concentrations of isolated silver were used, one 15 PPM isolated colloidal silver and one 30 PPM isolated colloidal silver…

…The 30 PPM colloidal silver achieved results markedly faster, although both formulations achieved the desired results within four minutes.”

Of course, these are in vitro (i.e., test tube) studies, so technically they don’t prove oral use of colloidal silver to be effective against a Salmonella infection in humans.

But they do demonstrate that when colloidal silver and Salmonella come into direct contact with one another, Salmonella loses the battle!

More Tests and Studies…

Similarly, tests by NVID International, Inc., a company that produces water treatment systems, has reportedly demonstrated that ionic silver is 99% effective within one minute against Salmonella cholerasuis ATCC 10708 – an astonishingly rapid kill time!

And a study by Animal Science Food Safety Consortium at Kansas State University have demonstrated that colloidal silver produced a greater than 90% reduction in bacterial counts of the Salmonella spp strain found on the surface of beef.

The University researchers concluded that using colloidal silver as a rinse for beef during its processing would make “an effective intervention technology” for reducing Salmonella levels on meat sold to the general public.

A quote from the study:

“Treating beef flank with 32 ppm colloidal silver (Ag) solution had a bactericidal affect on Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7, resulting in a greater than 90% reduction in four hours.

Atomic Absorption Analysis of treated beef samples yielded residual Ag well below the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) allowance for 3 oz of red meat.

Although not yet approved for use on foods, a colloidal silver rinse implemented in conjunction with other intervention technologies during the carcass conversion and/or fabrication process could be an effective intervention technology against Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7.”

And Even More Studies…

In another study, a silver nylon fabric was demonstrated to stop all growth of Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella typhi, as well as 15 other infectious microorganisms, when a broth containing the microbes was poured over the fabric for 24 hours.

According to the study, called “Silver-Nylon: a New Antimicrobial Agent” and published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (Mar. 1983, P. 356-359) :

“To determine the spectrum of antimicrobial activity of Silver Nylon, 50 IlI (5 x 107 to 1 x 109 CFU) of an overnight broth of 22 different organisms was placed on the surface of an agar column 2 mm in height overlying a 1-cm2 piece of SN fabric.

No growth of the following 17 organisms was seen after 24 h of incubation:

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Shigella sonnei, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Enterococcus sp., Serratia marcescens…

…Pseudomonas maltophilia, Listeria monocytogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus…

…Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, group A Streptococcus, group B Streptococcus, and Pseudomonas cepacia.”

Finally, in the famous BYU study titled, “Bactericidal activity of combinations of Silver–Water Dispersion™ with 19 antibiotics against seven microbial strains”…

…conducted at the Department of Microbiology/Molecular Biology at Brigham Young University…

…it was demonstrated that a strain of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella typhi became susceptible to antibiotics again, but only when a colloidal silver solution was added to the antibiotics!

And in another in vitro study it was demonstrated that just three drops of a popular brand of colloidal silver in one liter of water killed more than 99% of all Salmonella arizonae present, as well as two other water-borne pathogens.

What the Experts Say

Experts agree that silver in its various forms – including colloidal silver, silver nanoparticles and silver ions – are very effective against Salmonella strains.

Here are some pertinent quotes from a variety of expert sources:

"Research with the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has found that silver, incorporated in the surfaces of hospital equipment furniture, can reduce bacterial levels by 99 per cent. This, in turn, cuts infection risk from superbugs such as MRSA, E. coli and salmonella."

-- Dr Richard Hastings, microbiologist for BioCote, Ltd.

“Several years ago we conducted some rather extensive evaluations of various protocols promising effective results against various pathogenic agents which cause 'food poisoning'.

The one protocol, effective against ALL agents evaluated, was colloidal silver.

A 5 ppm solution proved effective against all pathogens tested; yielding complete control within 6 to 8 minutes.....regardless of concentration of the pathogenic agent.

Control was effected in some solutions as weak as one part of 5 ppm CS,to 50,000 parts contaminated solution.

Among the many agents tested were botulinum, campyobacter, salmonella and listeria (bacterial agents); and norwalk-like viruses and hepatitus A (viral agents).”

-- Brooks Bradley, Harbone Research Foundation

“Table 2 shows that all tested bacteria were resistant to more than one antibiotic. The important observation was the antibacterial activity of colloidal silver against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa which exhibits superior effects when compared with other antibiotics.”

-- International Journal of Microbiological Research, [1 (1): 33-36, 2010] “Colloidal silver as a new antimicrobial agent”

“Properly manufactured, colloidal silver in a concentration of 3-5 ppm has produced excellent results in laboratory testing and has proven to be antibacterial for Streptococcus Pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhea, Gardnerella vagina/is, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilus, Escheria coli and other enteric pathogens and is fungicidal for Candida albicans, Candida golbata and M furfur.”

-- Dr. Larry C. Ford, M.D., UCLA, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, November 1, 1988

Not only do the experts agree, but as you’ll learn directly below, so do experienced colloidal silver users who have used colloidal silver orally to avoid expensive trips to the hospital after coming down with food poisoning through to be from Salmonella contamination.

Food Poisoning and Colloidal Silver

While not all food poisoning is caused by Salmonella bacteria, a great deal of it is.

In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Salmonella infection is the #2 most prevalent cause of food poisoning in the U.S. today.

Here, therefore, are some real-life testimonials from the Colloidal Silver Success Stories web site, attesting to the fact of colloidal silver’s effectiveness against food poisoning:

“I got food poisoning Friday night. Woke up Saturday at 1am with horrible stomach cramps and frightening diarrhea.

I make my own colloidal silver with the machine I purchased from The Silver Edge. I immediately started taking about one ounce of 10 ppm micro-particle colloidal silver every 1/2 hour.

By morning 8:00am, I could tell it was over. I truly believe that if I had not started taking it when I did, I would have ended up in the hospital!”

-- Jennifer F., New Franklin, MO

“My girlfriend and I developed either a bad case of stomach flu and/or food poisoning not to long after our Valentine’s Day dinner.

Unfortunately she wasn't able to keep anything down at all, including the colloidal silver. As for me, I immediately began taking about an ounce of colloidal silver every half hour. Within about 4 hours of this routine I was feeling in the "clear" zone.

I thought for certain that I'd be reaching the point of no return and rushing to the bathroom. Thank God this didn't occur. By the very next day I'd say I was feeling about 95% better.

I'm very thankful for this wonderful natural substance and for having had purchased the generator and having it arrive just in perfect timing to assist in overcoming this obstacle.

This actually makes the 2nd time in this year I've used colloidal silver against a stomach infection. Previously I had used a commercial store bought brand of colloidal silver and I only suffered for about 24 hours while my family battled it for over a week.

They listen closely now when I mention using colloidal silver.”

-- Phillip P., Gettysburg, PA

“Two neighbors got food poisoning from that spinach problem a couple years ago and asked me if I could do anything to help them. So that afternoon I gave them each a teaspoon of silver and they went home.

Next morning, I went to give them more but they said they were fine. They took one more dose any way and the bacteria must have been killed because there were never any problems again.”

-- L.L., Merced, CA

“One evening I stopped to have a cheeseburger at America’s second biggest chain. On the way home I began to feel queasy with stomach pains & gas - I have had it before and I know the signs of food poisoning.

I got home and drank four ounces of silver water -- BAM food poisoning stopped immediately!”

-- Dan F., Naples, FL

And here’s an interesting testimonial on food poisoning and colloidal silver, from my 547-page book, The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual:

“I was with a business associate working late one Friday night. At about 10:30 p.m. we ventured out to a local big chain restaurant to indulge in a couple of big burgers. We finished for the night at 2:30a.m. I went home and shortly thereafter experienced my first encounter with food poisoning.

If you have ever had food poisoning you can understand that there is no mistaking the symptoms. For those of you not so familiar, it is more than simply getting ill. Imagine your insides have suddenly turned into snakes and are involuntarily convulsing and trying to exit your body. You become ill with such force and for a long enough duration that you wonder if you will ever be allowed another breath.

That’s what I personally experienced. Finally after what seemed an eternity in hell, I was finally released from the clutches of the evil commode.

Weakened and out of breath I gravitated to the medicine cabinet to give the colloidal silver a try, but more seriously thinking about going to the emergency room, since I had just seen a special on TV where a Centers For Disease Control (CDC) report acknowledged that 9,000 people die each year from food poisoning.

I took about one half ounce and went to lay down. The evil commode called me again in about ten minutes, but I was so purged that it was a wasted attempt to try and get anything more from me. I laid down again and now considered more seriously going to the hospital, at the same time though exhausted, I felt better. The only thing that I wanted to do was sleep.

I brushed my teeth, and took a tablespoon more or silver. I applied some essential oils to my abdomen to alleviate the pain from the still present cramping.

Though dehydrated I avoided water for fear of the evil commode. As I began to doze off the thought crossed my mind that I might not wake in the morning. The next day did come, although low on energy I felt I might survive.

I was able to eat breakfast at 8:00a.m. About 1:00 p.m. I called my business associate who was unable to come to the phone, he had become ill and went to the hospital (as related to me by his roommate); the hospital confirmed that he had food poisoning. They reportedly pumped his stomach.

After going home he continued to be too ill to eat or get out of bed for several days, and remained ill and went back to the doctor’s office for continued care for two weeks!

I offered to provide colloidal silver during his ordeal, but his response was basically the same as my initial reaction, ‘it’s probably a lot of bunk.’ He did accept my offer close to the time he recovered, too late for either of us to give it a second thought.

Is this conclusive evidence that colloidal silver cured my food poisoning? Of course not. However, it was more than an interesting coincidence to me.

After this incident I very cautiously began taking colloidal silver more regularly, especially at any sign of feeling run down or when I felt a cold coming on. About three years have now gone by and I have yet to get a cold or flu. Coincidence? I think not!

In January of 1997 I indulged a fine meal at the best Cajun restaurant in town with some friends and family. I hadn’t had oysters in over ten years due to the many reports of their no longer being safe to eat. I was at one of the finest restaurants in town, I thought certainly they get only the finest product from the freshest sources, so in a bold move I took a chance.

As you probably guessed, later that evening, I was once again in the clutches of the evil commode. He was not as forgiving this time. I quickly realized that as bad as the first incident was, it really could be worse! I almost lost consciousness this time, and collapsed briefly when I was finally released.

I wasn’t messing around this time! I had learned to make a much stronger solution of colloidal silver and poured a half of a glass, about 5-6 ounces, and gingerly coaxed it down. This time I wasn’t called back to the evil commode for a final taunting or two. I still wondered about the possibility of not waking up as I dozed off. The sun returned. I was generally fine once again.

Do I have proof that what I have just told you is true? Well my wife, family and close friends were present and could vouch for me.

However, that is not why I am sharing this information with you. It’s not about me proving anything to you. It’s about sharing my experiences and perhaps challenging you to seek your own experiences. The truth is self evident, prove it to yourself!

-- V.G.

The Bottom Line

Of course, the above anecdotal accounts, expert quotes and in vitro (i.e., test tube) clinical studies do not medically prove that colloidal silver will be effective in stopping a case of Salmonella-induced infection because no in vivo (i.e., in the human body) studies have yet been conducted by the medical community.

But they do demonstrate the fact that silver-based antimicrobials kill different strains of the Salmonella pathogen upon direct contact.

And the anecdotal reports from colloidal silver users indicate strongly that colloidal silver may very well be one of the most powerful natural antidotes available against Salmonella infection and the related food poisoning it causes.

In my own case, I’ve successfully used colloidal silver to beat nasty cases of food poisoning on at least three different occasions over the past six or seven years.

In the most recent incident, in which I developed severe stomach cramping after eating half a can of cooked soup that had previously been stored in a food cabinet in the garage during the hot summer heat, the beneficial effect of the colloidal silver was thankfully very quickly realized.

Here’s what I wrote about it on the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook:

“Got food poisoning last night from eating a bowl of soup.

So...I drank three ounces of 20 ppm colloidal silver. This caused my body to "flush" (a polite term for diarrhea) three times in a row, over the course of the next two hours.

After the ‘flushing’ ended, I took seven capsules of Lactobacillus acidophilus to help prevent any of the pathogens left from re-colonizing my digestive tract.

Feel pretty good today, overall!”

That’s typically been the result I’ve experienced over the years when I’ve used colloidal silver to stop a nasty case of food poisoning. Whereas others around me have refused the colloidal silver and taken up to a week to recover, I generally recover in 24 hours or less.

If you’ve used colloidal silver successfully against food poisoning, please take a moment to share your experience with others by going to the Colloidal Silver Secrets Community on Facebook and posting a brief note about it.

Since medical science isn’t going to conduct the in vivo (i.e., in the human body) studies needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of colloidal silver against Salmonella infections anytime soon…

…it’s important that we all share our experiences for the benefit of others who may be new to this powerful and effective way of healing infections naturally.

Meanwhile, here are two closely related articles you might enjoy:

Using Colloidal Silver for Healthier Fruits and Vegetables

http://www.thesilveredge.com/vegetables.shtml

Colloidal Silver, Canning and Food Preparation

http://www.thesilveredge.com/canning.shtml

Finally, considering the fact that well over a million people are afflicted with Salmonella infection in this country every year, you can rest assured that as more information becomes available on this important subject, I’ll keep you informed.

Until then, I remain…

Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,

Steve Barwick, author

The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual

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