More than a year after his first appearance, The Today Show revisited Paul Karason, who suffered an extremely rare side effect when he took colloidal silver to treat a skin condition: His skin turned blue. Not a light shade of azure or a sky blue—we’re talking full-on Smurf. While the 58-year-old isn’t exactly the picture of health—he was recently treated for a blocked artery and prostate cancer—a recent physical indicated that his heart, lungs, kidney and liver were all healthy. Watch the full interview here:
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September 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
[...] 58, underwent a recent physical and got a clean bill of health. His heart, lungs, and liver were all [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Blippitt: You’ve included a deceptive pseudo-quote there. No where in this article does it say that he got a “clean bill of health.” It actually says, “he was recently treated for a blocked artery and prostate cancer.” The other part of that sentence says “a recent physical indicated that his heart, lungs, kidney and liver were all healthy.” So to recap:
Signs of health: heart, lungs, kidney and liver.
Signs of illness: blocked artery and PROSTATE CANCER.
I think that puts colloidal silver well within the category of junk science.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
[...] 58, underwent a recent physical and got a clean bill of health. His heart, lungs, and liver were all [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
“colloidal silver” is not colloidal–it is ionic silver. When ingested it forms silver chloride, which precipitates out of solution. Yes, it can accumulate in the skin and turn you blue or gray.
True colloids are silver nanoparticles–just really tiny pieces of pure silver–not silver ions. They do not react and will not turn you blue. I am not affiliated with this company, but I believe their claims of a true colloid and have tried their product: http://www.purestcolloids.com/mesosilver.htm
September 10th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Sheldon
Collodial silver is not a natural cure for either blocked arteries or Cancer. It is for colds and flus.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
The collodial silver was used to treat a skin condition not the blocked arteries or cancer…
September 11th, 2009 at 2:05 am
Silver has great antibacterial properties.
it’s used in modern wound dressing for wound sthat won’t heal – especially for the elderly.
Kids raised with a silver spoon get less sickness.
Old royalty were called blue bloods becuase they ate off silver utensils which gave their skin a blue cast.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Turning blue is not an “an extremely rare side effect”, it is a natural consequence of ingesting colloidal silver in sufficient quantities. It is dose related.