Thank you for your excellent post, Megan! No, to answer the statement in your article .. I don't think I got "sucked in by some official sounding jargon". For one thing, I did my own original research, from multiple sources. But that's not even the main reason that I believe so strongly in colloidal silver. The MAIN reason that I believe so strongly in it is that it seems to have saved my Paddington Bear ferret's life. When we had run diagnostics on him, the vet had run him on several courses of antibiotics and NONE of them had worked .. the vet sort of shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, he's older .. he'll have good days and bad days". (Paddington is about six years old). THAT is when I first researched the colloidal silver (including talking to others on this list who have a long history of successful usage), and THAT is when I first started using it. The results were dramatic .. and Paddington now is back to his old weight and state of health (and has NEVER had another "bad day" since, thank heavens). I know others on this list have had similar experiences, and most of them (except for Gary Holiwicki, with his Timmy) are reluctant to speak about them because of the strongly hostile atmosphere that occurs when you do speak of them here. I, however, am not reluctant to share my experience .. just immensely grateful that the colloidal silver seems to have done so much to have helped Paddington .. and that my vet. and doctor are openminded enough to endorse my using it. If not, I might never have tried it, and my Paddington probably wouldn't be here with me today. - Ela (000)___(000) Ela Heyn / @ @ \ [log in to unmask] | | ======@====== http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5483 [Posted in FML issue 2565]