For quite some time I had gotten so accustomed to there being a different medicinal product for each person in the home according to their age that each and every time I went to the pharmacy I went with the anticipation of spending hundreds of dollars to address the same sickness. This is not to say that I would ever give my children something that was age-inappropriate but just the same I decided that these over the counter medications seemed only to be stifling the real issue and taking care of symptoms. Of course if we’re really sick – any of us – we go straight to the doctor who prescribes the most appropriate remedy if there is one. But I started to feel – for the common cold and flu (those things that I wouldn’t necessarily go running to the doctor for) - there had to be something better for staying or getting healthy.

A friend who is very into natural therapies and preventatives introduced me to colloidal silver. It wasn’t the first time I had heard of colloidal silver but it was the first time that I really listened to what the benefits could be for me and my family. Made from pure silver and water, colloidal silver is completely natural; and taken in the right doses it can help support the immune system and work to fight off infection – a natural function of silver for which generations have been turning to it for years.

As a part of our lifestyle, colloidal silver has made us all feel better and has given me the peace of mind of knowing that I am supporting the wellness of my family in the most natural way possible.

I am here to tell you that I have tried everything when it comes to getting healthy. I have always been a person who struggles with health. I pick up everything that comes even remotely in contact with me; my immune system just has always seemed like it was running to keep up with my body. In the old days, I would have been called a “sickly child.” I have done everything in my power to give my immune system the support that it needs including eating healthy, exercising, and getting adequate sleep – all of the things you are supposed to do when you are living a healthy lifestyle. But things really changed when I introduced colloidal silver into my life.

Colloidal silver is nothing more than the mixture of pure silver particles and water. The silver particles have been suspended in the water and the entire mixture is given a positive charge. When colloidal silver is ingested or even applied topically to skin conditions it can have a profound effect on the body. This is because silver is so powerful in its ability to prevent and heal; it has been used for generations to ward off bacteria that causes sickness and it continues to be used in this capacity in colloidal silver.

Of all the things that I have done for myself, taking colloidal silver has been the best. It’s like my immune system has finally gotten that support it has so needed. I feel awake, alive, healthy, and able to fend off sicknesses that would have had me down for the count in years past.

Whenever I would think of taking anything even remotely medicinal I would think of the unpleasant tasting concoctions that my mother would force down my throat when I was a kid – those things that tasted terrible but where “good for me.” As far as I was concerned nothing that tasted like that could be remotely healthy.

Today, I don’t have to choke down those cough medicines because I am on a strict regime of preventative care. What I take on a daily basis is colloidal silver – a natural supplement that combines pure silver and water in a liquid that is odorless and tasteless. By taking colloidal silver on an everyday basis I am able to stay on top of the sicknesses that go around my office like wildfire and support my immune system with every tool in my arsenal.

Better yet, colloidal silver has been around for generations – used before antibiotics came to market and trusted by people worldwide for its natural benefits. Silver has long been known to be a benefit in keeping sickness at bay and working alongside the body to promote good health. In fact, the reason that plates and utensils were initially made of silver was because of silver’s ability to fight off bacteria.

Much like it always has done, silver continues to protect the body and help build up defenses against bacteria that can cause sickness. I am happy to take colloidal silver everyday and consider it one of the cornerstones of my health regime.

Getting sick is no fun. But for me, the worst part of being sick is the feeling of being out of control. Yes – I’m a self-confessed control freak. I don’t like the feeling of not having control over what is happening – especially to my own body – and nothing makes me feel that way quite like being sick. You can do everything in your power to prevent sickness – including taking care of yourself by eating right, exercising, and getting plenty of rest – but sometimes sickness just happens.

What I have found helpful, however, in my quest for health – and control – is helping to support my body’s journey to wellness when I am feeling sick. I listen to my body by slowing down, staying in bed, drinking plenty of fluids, and taking colloidal silver.

Why colloidal silver? Because the properties of silver are enormously helpful in supporting the work of the body’s immune system. It’s like having a second layer of defense in helping your body get – and stay well. Colloidal silver has been in my life for some time and I am pleased to say that it has helped me feel better, get better faster when I do get sick, and has given me back that feeling of control that I so long for when my body is doing something that I don’t want it to do. Best of all – a combination of pure silver and water – colloidal silver is completely natural allowing me to feel like I’m doing something good for myself and in keeping with my natural lifestyle.

There is much that I don’t know when it comes to taking care of my body. I did everything wrong for many, many years and now I am suffering the repercussions of my decisions. They say that youth is wasted on the young and there has never been a truer statement. Had I had the presence of mind at twenty that I do today at fifty I would never have done half of the things that I did; the things for which I now pay in one way or another. But they also say that it’s never too late and I am taking that saying very much to heart as I work every day to contribute to good health going forward. I have embarked upon an eating and fitness plan (not easy at this stage in the game) and have given myself over to the professional guidance that I long ignored.

I have also done my own bit of research regarding those natural products that help to support good health and that is how I initially found colloidal silver. I was not looking for a supplement, per se, but I happened upon some literature regarding the use of silver throughout the generations – how it helped to keep sickness at bay and was even often used as a treatment for a variety of conditions. Colloidal silver is pure silver and water – a natural supplement that is used to treat, prevent, and support overall good health. In my opinion, it has been one of the cornerstones of getting healthy for me.

In the last post I started talking about the aging experience and about how your age – and feeling that age – can really sneak up on you. You may feel like a kid inside but your body is telling you differently and it comes down to finding a balance between respecting what your body says without lying down and relinquishing control.

I do things differently now that I’m of a certain age – that much is true. But I have not under any circumstances stopped being who I am. I love to travel, dance, try new foods, drink great wine, hang out with friends, and read amazing books. I still do all of that and I have adopted many new hobbies along the way as I have kept my mind open to trying new things on for size.

The one thing that I am steadfast about in my routine, however, is taking care of the physical part of me. I eat well (not boring – just well), take vitamins, drink lots of water, exercise every day, and take colloidal silver. This is all a part of my regime for good health.

There are many people out there who may not have heard of colloidal silver but it’s something that I always heard as a child. My grandparents and parents always took colloidal silver when they were sick – it was prescribed by doctors before antibiotics were developed.

While I grew up taking other things for prevention and treatment, colloidal silver reentered my life as an adult – as I found it to be enormously supportive in helping me stay healthy and feel great. Made from pure silver particles that have been suspended in water, colloidal silver is easy to drink and a convenient way to do something good for yourself every day.

Getting older isn’t easy; especially when the person in your head is eighteen and the mirror tells a very different story. You do your best to stay healthy and active and to make the image in your head and the image in the mirror match to your best ability. But sometimes you are reminded with enormous clarity that you are no longer that kid that can simply hop a fence or sleep three hours and still be functional the next day. For me, it was the day that rollercoasters (something that I had loved my whole life) no longer held such enormous appeal. Instead – now more aware of my own mortality – I was intimidated by the height and speed; not to mention hesitant about what such maneuvers would do to my back. This was a sad day.

But while our views and behaviors may become more reserved as we grow older we don’t have to simply give up the fight. In fact, what I have learned as the calendar years have passed is that my aging experience can be exactly what I want it to be and I can choose to be positive or I can choose to feel victimized. I choose to be positive and I do everything within my power to stay as physically healthy as possible because this makes me feel good – both physically and mentally. Colloidal silver has been an enormous part of that. We don’t have control over everything but we can certainly do everything that is in our control to take care of ourselves.

More in the next post…