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Man turns ‘blue’ after taking colloidal silver (video)

10 September 2009 Comments

Posted by Sherwin

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The “Today Show” ran a follow up story Thursday morning about Paul Karason, who suffered an extremely rare side effect after self-medicating for a skin condition.

Karason, 58, looked like your regular guy up until about a decade ago, when he began treating himself with colloidal silver. He has the strange Papa Smurf look that has caused him worldwide recognition as the “Blue Man”.

“I’m anxious to try green,” Karason joked to host Matt Lauer. “You get a little bored with blue.”

According to Wikipedia, colloidal silver is a liquid suspension of microscopic particles of silver. A colloid is technically defined as particles which remain suspended without forming an ionic, or dissolved solution.

The substance is being marketed for homeopathic medical remedy, which can be taken internally or used externally. Although it has never been scientifically proven that colloidal silver actually heals, a lot of people still take it. And in Paul’s case the side effect was blue skin.

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  • spencerjones
    It's important for people to remember that taking any substance in excess, for long periods of time, is generally going to result in some kind of health problem.

    If you drink carrot juice daily, in excess, for long periods of time, you skin will actually turn orange. But that shouldn't stop you from drinking carrot juice from time to time if you like it. In responsible amounts, it is extremely healthy for your eyes, skin, immune system function and healthy organ function.

    Colloidal silver is exactly the same. Used responsibly, it boosts immunity and heals bacterial, fungal and viral infections of all sorts. It even kills the deadly antibiotic¬-resistant MRSA pathogen (see www.ColloidalSilverCuresMRSA.com).

    However, used irresponsibly, in excessive dosages for long periods of time, it can turn your skin greyish-blue, because your intake exceeds the ability of your liver and kidney to excrete it.

    The key to responsible colloidal silver usage, obviously, is the dosage. There's an interesting and helpful "Colloidal Silver Safe Dosage Report" at www.TheSilverEdge.com.
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