It’s good to have silver coins in one’s treasure chest, but without good health, everything else in life pales and we quickly see what is truly important- our health, our life, our families and their health and lives.  In our home, we keep Silver in our chest. Our medicine chest, that is.  You’ll also find it  in our first aid kits in our home and the car, in our Bug Out Bags and survival kits, and in my purse as well. Silver Biotics solution and gel are an essential part of daily life for our health.  It has been proven antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antimicrobial.   When do we use it?  We find it indispensible for many situations.  In this article I attempt to list what we have found it good for.   We are always finding more uses for both the solution and the gel, and so the question has become, “When DON’T  we use it?!” 

Silver Biotics Solution

• First line of defense at the earliest sign of any illness.  Since this patented product does not build up in your body, there is no fear of overdosage.  We will take a teaspoonful as needed.
• I have successfully used it as eyedrops when I had an eye infection.  It nearly cleared it up in three days, but I used it for a week to make sure all signs of infection were gone.  I put several drops in each affected eye at least three times per day. 
• Put it in a sprayer and spray on a sore throat as needed.
• Put it in a sprayer and spray it on underarms to eliminate body odor.  It works!  I’m sure it will work on other smelly parts of the body too.  (But remember, sometimes odor indicates illness, always look for the cause if that’s the case!)
• As a mouth rinse after brushing and flossing to kill the bacteria that causes bad breath and plaque between the teeth.
• Topically for wounds, cuts, skin rashes, burns, bites, etc., etc., etc. to soothe, prevent and kill infection. 
• Use for your pets also.

Silver Biotics ASAP Gel

• To soothe irritated skin and soften dry skin on any area of the body.
• As a hand sanitizer it will kill viruses, bacteria, fungus, microbes ON CONTACT for up to 4 hours.
• I have a friend who uses it for her puffy eyes.
• Her mom uses it for cold sores on her mouth.
• I have used it for my dry and cracking lips.
• In a questionable area where disease can be transmitted via airborne, put it around the mouth and nose area to help prevent acquiring infection.
• Especially effective on burns and cuts and wounds to soothe, prevent or kill infections, and helps to heal quickly, too.
• Use for your pets also.

I purposely kept the lists small because  although they are good for so much more, I’m sure this list can give the reader a good idea of what these essential products can be used for.  Usually, in our family, our first thought is if we can use Silver or Activated Charcoal to heal it.  I’ll save Activated Charcoal for another article.  For now, make sure you’re stocked up on Silver Solution and Gel and find out how many ways you can use it in your family.

The American Biotech Labs Product

Technology Difference

By Keith Moeller

What Are The Different Types of Silver Products

There are basically four types of silver products that shoppers may find listed on the supplement market:

1. A metallic nano particle solution with multiple modes of action

2. A metallic nano particle with one mode of action

3. An ionic form of silver (most common form)

4. An ionic form bound to a protein (usually called a mild silver protein)

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1.  Metallic Nano Particle (multiple modes of action)

Only one product of this type currently exists, and it has been patented by American Biotech Labs (ABL). The particle consists of a metallic nano sized core with a thin, multivalent silver oxide coating or “skin” on the outside of the particle. Nano particles are much more stable than other types of silver products. The ABL patented nano particle is much more stable than even regular nano particles because of the unique Ag4O4 coating on the outside of its particles. In ABL’s patented production process, the silver in this multivalent oxide coating actually binds to the oxygen in the water molecules, holding the silver particle in place and changing the structure of the water (See material science reports; Rustum Roy, Penn State University). Another big difference is that this particle has multiple modes of action, including an ongoing ability to steal electrons, utilizing not a single shot, but more of a machine gun type of effect, not actually shooting, but taking unlimited electrons. Another unique mode of action to ABL’s particles is that each is permanently imbedded with a resonant frequency, which allows the particles to have a positive effect on things without needing direct contact with them. ABL has invested millions of dollars in silver research with its products. ABL has more than 280 reports and test series on its patented silver technology. These reports and test have been completed by more than 60 different universities, military/government labs, and numerous other independent labs, giving ABL one of the largest private information libraries on silver and its uses that exists today. This information has given, and is giving ABL the upper hand in further research and development of new silver products.

The ABL metallic nano particles cannot build up in your system because they are stable and not metabolized. In fact, a new ABL ingestion study is showing that the ABL silver nano particles wash out of the body within about 24 hours. This means that the ABL technology silver products cannot cause the blue man syndrome called argyria.

2. Metallic Nano Particle (single mode of action)

A limited number of products exist in this category on the supplement market. They are characterized usually by having a yellow or brown color. They work because the outside of the silver particle oxidizes and loses an electron, which it wants to get back. It is the particle’s ability to take that one electron back which gives the product its one mode of action.

3. Ionic Forms of Silver

The most common forms of silver liquids found on the supplement market today are ionic or chemical forms of silver. They are the most common because they are the easiest to make. Many are made by just diluting down chemical forms of silver, like silver nitrate, to a certain part per million (PPM), which is then just bottled and sold to the public. Some are made by arcing electricity through silver rods into water, using either AC (alternating current, like in your house) or DC (direct current, using batteries) for manufacturing. Ionic products have the smallest particle size, because the silver molecules have been broken down into individual silver atoms. Usually they tout this as being a good thing, however, ionic forms of silver are the least stable and can fall out of solution very rapidly. This sometimes leaves a layer of muck on the bottom of the container that needs to be filtered off before it is bottled. Usually, ionic silver particles need to be bound to something in order to keep the silver in suspension (explained more in the silver protein section). Ionic silver particles have one mode of action. They work because they have a +1 charge, meaning each particle is missing one electron. Because of this, ionic forms of silver have the ability to steal that one electron back from something else. That is the only means by which ionic silver particles function. However, as soon as an ionic particle steals back its missing electron, it is then neutral. Once neutralized, the ionic silver particles have no further use. These atoms are then in a “happy” state, and have no ability to recharge themselves, or be at all useful anymore. The single use aspect of ionic forms of silver are the reason that these products usually have large amounts of contained silver in them. Where a metallic nano particle can perform its duties at a very low ppm levels, like 10 or even much less, ionic forms of silver are usually sold at levels of hundreds or even thousands of ppms of silver. These products need the higher silver levels because, in general, they are much less useful individually, it is a single shot use and then done technology. Another reason ionic forms of silver need higher ppm levels is because the silver ions can be bound up in the body’s metabolism process and thus are not readily available to do their intended jobs.

Ionic forms of silver are not the best choice for human use for several reasons. The first reason is that much larger amounts of silver are contained and thus consumed by the individuals using these products. The second reason is that ionic forms of silver are metabolized and thus bound up in body systems. If ionic silver products are used at very high ppm’s (large amounts of contained silver) over long periods of time, the ionic silver can build up in the system and cause a condition called argyria. Argyria is a condition where there is too much silver in the body for it to be eliminated through normal body excretion methods (i.e. going to the bathroom, breathing, sweating). In order to get rid of the excess ionic silver, the body just walls it off in the cells. This depositing of the ionic silver in the cells slowly turns the skin a blue or gray color, with the color increasing over time as excessive amounts are continually ingested. Argyria is only cosmetic in nature, meaning that it only affects one’s outward appearance, there is no actual harm done to the body, organs, or how it functions. It can be compared to getting a full body, solid color tattoo, as the condition is permanent. I must again emphasize that this condition is very rare, and can only happen in instances where large amounts of very high ppm ionic silver are consumed daily over many years.

4. Mild Silver Proteins

Mild silver proteins are just another form of ionic silver. Because ionic forms of silver are not generally stable and because they contain unusually large amounts of silver, they are sometimes bound to a protein. Binding the silver to a protein helps to make ionic silver products more stable and helps keep the silver in suspension longer. Once the ionic silver product has been made by diluting down chemicals or by arcing silver rods, protein is then mixed with the silver. An example of this type of protein would be Knox Gelatin (the stuff used to make jam). Once the ionic silver and the protein are mixed together, it is usually defined as a mild silver protein. The drawback to using the protein is that having the protein bound to the silver, makes the silver less functional or useful. The general rule is the more ingredients you mix with the silver, the less effective it becomes. Consequently, even higher levels of silver are needed to obtain the desired effect.

Potential side effects of using a silver protein are about the same as those of a regular form of ionic silver. Generally, they are not problematic to use, but could cause argyria if one with a high ppm of silver is misused over a long period of time.

General Questions:

What is a PPM

In the case of a silver liquid, a “ppm” or “part per million” is a measurement of the amount of silver contained within the liquid. For example, if a product stated that it contained 10 ppm of silver, it would mean that for every million parts of water there would be 10 parts of silver. That does not mean that there are 10 pieces of silver in the water, but rather, if all the silver in that water were added together, they would equal ten parts for every million parts of water.

How Are Parts Per Million Measured

It takes a very precise and usually expensive machine to determine how many parts per million of silver is actually in the water. Usually the ppm’s are measured on one of four types of machines. Those machines are the AA machine (Atomic Absorption), DCPMS (Direct Coupled Plasma), ICPMS (Inductively Coupled Plasma ), and an EM (Emissions Spectroscopy). These quality machines will measure accurately to parts per billion. It is important that the silver measurement be done on a quality machine so that the person can know how much silver he or she is actually consuming or ingesting. Most cases of argyria that I have seen, were people who made a silver product at home with a couple of batteries and some silver wire. They had no idea how much silver they were consuming daily. Some of the homemade colloidal silver machines we tested, produced a very inconsistent product, with a very different ppm level every time it was made. Some people try to measure silver content with a devise that measures TDS, which is “Total Dissolved Solids”. TDS only tells you how much solid particulate is in the water, not what that particulate is. The dissolved solids could be salt, dirt, or just about anything else that can be in the water. There are many cheap devices on the market that do not give accurate readings. We tested some of them and found them to be very inaccurate in the readings. They are just not made to test things at very low parts per million. Also, just because a machines readings are consistent, doesn’t mean the readings are correct or accurate. The old adage “you get what you pay for” seems to hold true in this instance.

Is Smaller Always Better In Silver Particles?

The statement “Smaller is always better” when it comes to silver nano-particles, is generally true, but only to a certain point. The actual answer was released in the data within American Biotech Labs’ patent (# 7,135,195). On page 11 of the patent, under the heading of ”

2. Size Analysis” it states, ” The smaller the average particle size, the greater the surface area and the greater the contribution of the particular surface chemistry. However, if the particles are excessively small there can be a loss of stability and/or other interactions that negatively affect the product.” This indicates that there is an optimal particle size for usefulness of silver nano-particles. If the particle size becomes too small, like many ionic forms of silver, the product starts to loose stability and usefulness. The knowledge of optimal particle sizes has helped American Biotech Labs file and receive patents on what the company deems the most active or most useful particle size.

American Biotech Labs now owns the rights to a composition of these particular particle sizes, and no other company or person can legally make a similar product within approximately the next 15 years.

 What About The Argument That Silver Is Not A Mineral That The Body Needs

B. M. Hegde, an internationally renowned medical doctor and peer review editor, in a lecture at Tia Sofia Institute, stated that what medical science knows could comparatively be held in one hand, and what medical science does not know would fill the rest of the universe. I think his meaning was that there is still so much we do not understand about our bodies, our environment, or our world, that what we do know is comparatively little. The medical industry as a whole is designed to only treat symptoms, not causes. They treat the disease, not what caused it. There is no treatment of the cause, because there is no sound understanding of what the specific cause could be for many of the individual cases. With so little accurate information available on vitamins, minerals and the body’s needs, few experts can agree on even the basic “do’s and don’ts” when it comes to supplementation. There are more than 80 governmental approved silver products, with numerous more on the way. As we continue to gain a better understanding of what this amazing silver metal can actually do for mankind, many misunderstandings and injustices will be corrected. American Biotech Labs has already amassed hundreds of tests and peer- reviewed published reports, which may give insight as to the potential future approved uses of this helpful metal.

Every Natural Kitchen needs one.  Or maybe even two.  Having these can prove indispensible.  Not only do you get fresh milk made from your choice or a combination of raw, organic nuts, seeds, or grains,  but you also are able to choose the other added ingredients as well.  Commercially made nut milks are boxed in aseptic packaging designed to last for a long time on the shelf.  Yes, these can have a place in your kitchen-for a quick fix or for traveling perhaps.  Tricalcium phosphate is added to these commercial milks to boost the calcium content, but we can calcium in a form much more assimilable from the nuts themselves, especially almonds.  Also from our dark, leafy greens we so love to include in our menus.  What about the added sugar?  It could be evaporated cane juice, but if not, we vegans like to stay away from conventional sugar which has all of it nutrients stripped from it as well as the fact that it is filtered by a bone char method using animal bones in order to bleach the sugar white.  So, if we can provide ourselves and our families with the freshest and best ingredients, then why not?  All it takes is a few minutes to make a batch that will last a few days in the fridge, that is, if it doesn’t get used up so quick!  Here’s a simple basic nut milk recipe to get you started.  This recipe is great for drinking straight, pouring over whole grain cereal, blending into smoothies, or wherever else you desire a sweet milk.  If you would like a plain milk, just omit or reduce the sweetener.   p.s. Hazelnut milk is our favorite, try it!  And don’t forget to save the pulp for use in other recipes!

 Growing up in Hawaii it is almost impossible to escape being seen at a luau.   It’s a part of life there.  One of the most important items of the luau is the food.  In old Hawaii, most of it was fresh or raw food, but when it came to cooked foods, it was generally prepared in an underground oven.  This underground oven was called an imu.  From here originates the traditional method of roasting meats and vegetables and oftentimes, cooking desserts as well.  The most amazing flavors come from this pit in the ground.  The fire in the imu was very important.  In those olden days there were no temperature gauges, so the person in charge of building the imu needed some experience and know how. Kiawe ( key-ah-vay) wood was the preferred choice of wood in this process because not only is it abundant in Hawaii, but it burns slowly and very hot.  A hot fire was used to heat stones placed in the bottom of the pit.  Then those stones were covered with brush and banana leaves where the food would be placed atop.  Finally, it was all covered with a cloth and then dirt to hold in the heat.  The food was left to cook there over a long period of time, perhaps a few days.   You can still find the local people using this method of roasting for special occasions. 

The kiawe has its relatives all over the world.  In Hawaii, these trees are notorious for their terribly unforgiving thorns and wood so hard that it can easily wear down chain saws and other tools. In Africa, where it is known as acacia, elephants love to eat the bark from these trees.  Here in North America, it is commonly known as mesquite, a very popular wood used for barbecues and smoking meats.  More traditionally here in the Americas, the Indians of the south western plains would use the pods as a source of food by grinding them down into a fine powder.  The mesquite produces green pods similar to a flat looking green bean.  The pods eventually turn yellow as it ripens and later fall to the ground making them easy to gather.  As young children working on our parents’ farm, we use to feed these to the pigs and cows by the buckets and had so much fun doing it.  Sometimes we would break open the pods and lick the sweet sap that encased the seeds.

Later, as I learned more about this legume, I found that in the Scriptures, John the Baptist may have lived off this food called “locust bean.”  There is still controversy concerning this as some folks believe he ate actual locusts.  The Bible does specify that locusts are a ‘clean’ food.  Others insist that John the Baptist was a total vegetarian, and the ‘locust’ could only refer to the ‘locust bean’ of the mesquite tree.  Regardless of what the truth may be, today our tastes dictate that consuming a locust would be quite disagreeable.  And, despite the many arguments that animal foods must be eaten in order to be truly healthy, current wisdom shows that flesh sources of foods can be highly contaminated and unhealthful.  For those of us who are anticipating Eden restored, it only makes sense that we begin now to enjoy the things that are truly healthful for us, the diet that God gave to man in the beginning.

Back to the ‘locust bean’… Currently, there has been a resurgence of many traditional foods.  If you would like to include this traditional staple in your diet, you don’t have to go pick and grind your own. Today there is a product on the market derived from the locust bean called mesquite flour. Mesquite flour has a sweet, nutty taste.  It has a texture similar to wheat flour, although its texture is a bit grainier. Nutritionally speaking, it is high in protein as well as calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc and iron, and is a significant source of dietary fiber.  It is also rich in the amino acid lysine as well.  This flour is naturally gluten free making it suitable for those with gluten allergies or intolerance.  Because of its natural sweetness, we like to use it in combination with other flours to produce pancakes, waffles, cookies and more.  Its molasses-like richness has a hint of caramel flavor which allows us to be able to reduce the sweetener called for in the recipe.  It tends to be a little darker of the flours, but your results will create a very nice texture and surprisingly delicious flavor.  Mesquite flour can be found in some natural food stores and most definitely online.  Happy cooking!

Several years later, the next step began with my newfound religion and along with that, learning that the God of the Bible desires our happiness above all.  Part of that happiness is found in obedience to the Laws of Health.  When in obedience to those health laws, we assist our human body to function in its highest capacity.  Even though damage had been done due to a lifestyle that did harm, and possibly other unknown factors, happiness was also found in knowing that I have a God that not only teaches me how to be healthy, but is a powerful God that can heal as well, with my cooperation.  My lifestyle change brought me into a happier state in so many ways. And in trusting the One who brought this all about, with diet and lifestyle changes, I stopped taking the meds for hypothyroidism and never did take them again.

Flash-forward 10 years.  Something is going wrong again.  My skin is itching.  Neverending sores appear from scratching and there is no relief.  Later, I learn it is a skin condition known as dermatitis herpetiformis.  I had heard that this happens to some people who have wheat sensitivity so I decided to do a little experiment.  Refraining from eating wheat gave me some relief, but little was I to know that the protein that makes up wheat would be the root of much more serious problems.  I also did not realize that I had been suffering from other symptoms that one can easily pass off such as stomach and intestinal pain, frequent headaches, tiredness, weakness, and very mild symptoms of hypothyroidism.   What’s was going on?

A recent blood test revealed that the hypothyroidism I had been diagnosed with was actually called Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, an autoimmune disorder.  The doctor who did the original blood test had failed to see the antibodies my immune system was creating in its attack of the thyroid gland.  According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, more than 27 million Americans suffer from thyroid dysfunction, half of whom go undiagnosed.  Of the detected cases of hypothyroidsim, more than half are due to an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s disease(2).  I am thankful to God that I stopped taking the thyroid medication when I did, for in doing so, I would have caused my thyroid to permanently depend on medication and stop producing its own.  I was shocked to learn recently that in autoimmune hypothyroidism, there is nothing wrong with my thyroid, only that my immune system was going crazy due to an outside factor.

A great many people are genetically-disposed to reject the wheat, rye and barley gluten protein known as gliadin.  Gliadin sets off many reactions in individuals sometimes totally unrelated to the digestive system, which is why it oftentimes takes many years to get an accurate diagnosis, an average of 11 years according to statistics(1).  For me, having known that the hypothyroidism I suffered from was Hashimoto’s way back when might have given me an indication sooner and prevented some of the problems that I am now facing.   Now I rely on God’s health plan even more so and am stricter in maintaining His perfect program.  Eating a lot more live plant foods, making sure I’m getting enough protein in the form of beans, gluten-free grains, and other plant foods plus brown rice protein smoothies help to boost it up.  Eating a variety of plant foods to supply the nutrients I need. Right now, supplements such as calcium/magnesium, B12, D3, and echinacea with Vit. C help also help as my body had not been able to absorb the nutrients from all the healthful foods I was eating due to the damaged small intestine as well as causing my immune system to be compromised.  But the most important thing is avoiding all gluten-containing foods, even the minutest amount.  In a healthy diet, I also avoid anything refined and have even stepped it up to avoiding anything processed and packaged.

So I’m allowing my body to heal right now, it will take time.  I must always be diligent about not letting any bit of gluten protein into my diet or I will suffer damage and symptoms again.  Right now, it’s taking my all in allowing the healing process and dealing with the gluten-induced hypothyroidism and the infections, fungus, bacteria and parasites due to the lowered immune system as a result.  Among that, the problems of my nutrient deficiencies have caused other health issues and allergic reactions to other foods.

If you have any unexplained illnesses or disease, I would urge you to first start researching this issue and then get tested for gluten sensitivities (3).  The problems associated with this illness are far-reaching, and the sooner it is recognized, the better it will be to help avoid permanent problems associated with this disease. 

Please feel free to contact us if you have questions and God bless you as you continue to seek better health.

(1) The Gluten Effect How “Innocent” Wheat Is Ruining Your Health by Drs. Vikki & Richard Petersen.

(2) Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When Lab Tests Are Normal by Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS.

(3) www.enterolab.com

Chef Brian demonstrates one of our favorites -Oriental Shumai- Make this at home and experience a flavor explosion!