A Case of the Blues - really

In our quest to find a product that will help stave off the common cold, some folks turn to colloidal silver. It's been marketed as a cold medicine, decongestant, all-around germ fighter and a kind of cure-all.

But a study in the August issue of the Harvard Health Letter says, not only does it NOT live up to those claims, it can cause serious and strange side effects.

In short, too much can turn your skin blue, permanently. While the Health letter says the odds of that are small, they document a case of a man who took colloidal silver whenever he felt a cold coming on and sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, his skin took on a blue tinge. It happens because granules of silver accumulate in the body and there's no way to get them out.

This product, the article says, can also cause kidney damage, stomach distress, and headaches.

Just thought you'd like to know ..