Please be careful with the colloidal silver. Frankly, it never has worked very well for me (I tried it for several infections, cold sores, coming down with a cold, etc) It really never seemed to do anything, but I always kept trying it because my Dad swore by it.

My dad recently was diagnosed with cerebral lupus (which is a HORRIBLE disease), and both his naturopath and his team of "mainstream" doctors concluded that he had silver deposits both in his brain and in his major organs. They think that the silver poisoning was a trigger for the cerebral lupus. He has been on a detox program for a few years and is doing slightly better now (he can at least function independently and is cognitive again). When he used colloidal silver, he used about 1/2 tsp a day as treatment for a variety of health problems, some internally taken, some used externally. I don't doubt that it does help some people, just please be careful, and use VERY SPARINGLY.