Why the Ultimate Formula 2000™
Ionic Silver is superior…

A Brief History of Silver as an Anti-Microbial Agent
Silver is a powerful, natural antibiotic that has been used for thousand of years. In the early 1900’s, people put silver dollars in the milk to keep it from spoiling in the summertime. The ancient Greeks also knew the medical value of silver. It was observed that those ancient families ate from silver utensils rarely were sick and had few infections. This knowledge passed on to kings, emperors, sultans and their families and members of their royal courts. They ate from silver plates, drank from silver cups, used silver utensils and stored their food in silver containers.

As a result of this use, silver was ever so slightly rubbed off and mixed in their food. After a generation or two, they received the full benefit from the silver particles, which found their way into the body of these people. These royals were called " Blue Bloods" because their skin had a blue tint, due to the accumulation of minute traces of pure metallic silver. The common red-blooded folk, however, ate from earthenware dishes with iron utensils and frequently were sick, while the royals enjoyed freedom from infectious disease, often as early as from birth; the silver would accumulate in the developing fetus via the mother during pregnancy.

The value of silver in medicine, and as a purifier has been acknowledged for centuries. Egyptians implanted silver plates into skulls with surgery. In Ancient Greece and Rome, people used silver containers to keep liquids fresh. When settlers moved across the American West, they would purify a container of water by putting a silver dollar in it overnight.

Toward the end of the 19th century, other uses for silver were discovered, including the use of a silver filtrate solution put into the eyes of newborn babies to prevent blindness due to infection. [1]

In a Science Digest article dated March, 1978, researcher Jim Powell reports that, "Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps a half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually nontoxic." Dr. Margraf, pioneering silver researcher, believes that, "Silver is the best all-around germ-fighter we have." From his extensive experiments with silver in medicine Dr. Robert O. Becker, MD concluded in his book The Body Electric: "What we have actually done was rediscover the fact that silver killed bacteria, which had been known for centuries."... However, "when antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver as an antibiotic were discarded."

Colloidal Silver's Method of Action
Certain bacteria are essential to healthy body function. Several researchers claim colloidal silver only attacks the unfriendly pathogens and will not harm the friendly, but one must wonder how it can possibly differentiate. The explanation is that the friendly bacteria are aerobic, while unfriendly bacteria are anaerobic.

Silver does not attack bacteria directly, but rather decomposes certain enzymes the anaerobic bacteria, viruses, yeast, and molds require for their respiratory processes, often referred to as their "chemical lung". The silver acts as a catalyst, meaning, it influences a change in the rate, or occurrence of a reaction of one-celled organisms, but does not enter into any chemical reaction with the body tissues, and is not consumed in the process. It is probable that this indirect action is also the reason bacteria cannot develop a resistance to silver, as they do to antibiotics.

The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria is increasing at an alarming rate. A recent study involving 1300 children in 60 Toronto and North York day care centers found that nearly 10 percent carried a pneumococcus bacteria (A nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium (Streptococcus pneumoniae) that is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia, associated with meningitis and other infectious diseases.) resistant to penicillin, and nearly half of these bacteria were also resistant to at least one other drug. The study led by Lee Ford-Jones, infectious diseases specialist at The Hospital for Sick Children, provides growing evidence of the increasing numbers of resistant bacteria.

Bacteria or other microörganisms cannot develop a resistance to colloidal silver, as it destroys their ability to respire at a very fundamental level; we would be just as incapable, on a macro-organism level, of developing a resistance to (and thus surviving) having our access to air (oxygen) cut off.

In a study done, in part, by the Institute of Microbiology in Rome, Italy, and published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, in December, 1992, various forms of silver were tested for their ability to kill micro-organisms. Pure electro-colloidal silver out performed silver nitrate, silver chloride, and silver sulfadiazine as a broad spectrum germicide. For all classes of bacteria, fungus, and mold samples tested, pure electro-colloidal silver worked better, and at much lower concentrations. They concluded that any additives reduced the effectiveness of the pure silver ion; the silver salts being as much as 100 times less effective. [2]

Electro-colloidal silver's effectiveness as a broad-spectrum germicide is directly related to the number and size of the particles. The same volume of space taken up by one silver particle .1 microns in size, will hold about 10,000 silver particles .001 microns in size. This reduction in particle size not only allows for a greater distribution of the silver, but it also greatly increases the total surface area of silver available for interacting with the environment. These, plus the stability of the electrical charge, are the most important factors when considering the effectiveness of colloidal silver.

HOW DO SILVER PRODUCTS DIFFER?
Various preparations and compounds of silver are or have been marketed over the years either for the purpose of ingestion or for topical applications. These products have evidenced greater or lesser degrees of efficacy, depending on their form and composition. Many have erroneously been labeled "colloidal silver" or "electro-colloidal silver", so it is important to understand what the differences are in the silver products that are on the market.

One type commonly sold is called "mild silver protein". This product chemically binds microscopic particles of silver to a protein molecule. This silver solution is usually found in concentrations between 20-40 PPM, and its appearance may be transparent-clear or amber.

This process was originally developed by Parke-Davis in 1935. Though the company initially felt that this preparation held promise as an anti-microbial agent, after two years of research it was found to be relatively ineffectual, and so further study was abandoned. A more serious consideration is that some companies today producing this type of solution, perhaps in an effort to increase the solution's anti-microbial activity, are adding iodine. Enough inorganic iodine, taken over a period of time, will accumulate in the thyroid glands and can become quite toxic to the body.

Another type of silver solution is known as "silver salts." These products can be made either chemically or electro-chemically and usually create an ionic form of silver that dissolves in the water. Concentrations range between 50-500 PPM. Its appearance is transparent-clear. The silver particles do carry a positive electrical charge, but almost invariably, these products contain other elements or compounds other than silver.

As described above, the silver salt solutions are often created using a direct current (DC) device, with the silver electrodes placed in an electrolyte solution (usually made with sodium chloride and water). The problem with this approach is that at least one of the compounds produced, silver chloride, is toxic.

A third type of silver solution is sometimes referred to as "powdered silver." This product was developed by the Russians and is made when a pure silver wire is rapidly disintegrated by a high voltage electrical discharge, similar to an old photographic flash bulb. The microscopic silver dust is collected and either dissolved in water or added to salves and creams for topical use. Concentrations range from 100-500 PPM. Once the water is evaporated, it leaves a fine silver powder and the electrical charge disappears. In a topical cream or salve, this type of preparation will inhibit the onset of infection in wounds, etc. due to the presence of this silver. By the way, finely ground silver was rubbed into the wounds of Civil War soldiers to prevent infections.

Many of these products work, to one degree or another, as a broad-spectrum germicide, because they contain microscopic particles of silver. That said, it is important to understand a number of things:

(1) Not all of these products are "colloidal suspensions" of silver,
(2) These products DO NOT all behave the same way in the body or in laboratory tests,
(3) Effectiveness and dosage varies from product to product,
(4) Quality varies from product to product and from batch to batch with the same product, and
(5) They are NOT all uniformly safe and non-toxic. As was stated above, many contain silver chloride or even added iodine.

The best quality colloidal silver is produced by the True Electro-Colloidal Process, not the chemical or grind methods. Ultra fine particles of silver are suspended by an electrical charge in distilled water. The force of the electrical charge is stronger than the force of gravity, so the silver particles remain suspended. When colloidal silver is improperly manufactured, the silver particles can be too large and/or have no electrical charge, causing them to fall out of suspension and reducing the value of the solution. Ultimate Formula 2000™ Ionic Silver (550 PPM) is produced by a True Electro-Colloidal Process. It contains silver particles so small that they measure only .001 microns in size. The tiny size of the particles combined with the proper electrical charge makes Ultimate Formula 2000™ Ionic Silver (550 PPM) one of the best products on the market today. The color of colloidal silver is also important. The darker the solution, the more potent the concentration of silver, as proven in laboratory testing. Many companies simply do not know how to manufacture colloidal silver properly. As a result, they are only able to produce colloidal silver at low concentrations. Ultimate Formula 2000™ Ionic Silver (550 PPM) does not lose its charge and stays suspended in the solution at any concentration.

Ultimate Formula 2000™ Ionic Silver (550 PPM) is truly a remarkable, safe dietary supplement that can have a profound impact on your health and well-being.

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Disclaimer:
• The above information is not intended to recommend that such products be sold or advertised as drugs, as a diagnosis for specific illnesses or conditions, nor as a products to relieve or eliminate diseases or other physiological medical conditions or complications. Clark Enterprises 2000, Inc. makes no medical claims as to the benefits of colloidal silver dietary supplements to improve the medical condition of individuals. Clark Enterprises 2000, Inc. does not make nor infer any medical claims about the uses of colloidal silver dietary supplements for any medical condition, application or situation.

• Ultimate Ionic Miracle Silver™ is sold only as a vitamin (dietary) supplement in the United States under the U.S.A. Federal Food and Drug Administration’s Dietary and Supplement Health Education Act (D.S.H.E.A.) and is not sold, nor intended to be used or sold, as prescription pharmaceuticals nor as an over-the-counter drugs. Clark Enterprises 2000, Inc. does not endorse the use of Ultimate Ionic Miracle Silver™ for medical or other purposes other than as dietary supplements under D.S.H.E.A.

• Clark Enterprises 2000, Inc. recommends that individuals discuss all medical interests, diagnostic, or physiological concerns with a qualified physician or health practitioner prior to purchasing and taking any dietary supplement.

REFERENCES:
1. Dr. Harry Margraf, "The Story of Silver in Medicine"; Gold & Silver Newsletter, September 1974

2. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Dec 1992, 3834-3836, Vol 58, No. 12 Copyright © 1992, American Society for Microbiology (see abstract below):

Electrochemical Ag+ for preservative use
N Simonetti, G Simonetti, F Bougnol and M Scalzo Istituto di Microbiologia, Facolta di Farmacia, Universita La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. 6/19/03