Look at the kind of candidate it fields.
Haven’t you ever heard of heavy metal poisoning? What the fuck were you thinking? (Oh, wait, he’s a Libertarian candidate…what was I thinking?)
The worst part was that he was apparently too cheap to buy it ready-made, he tried to make it himself by electrolysis. I can’t believe, though, the sheer number of sites that sell colloidal silver and tout it as “nature’s antibiotic”. If this shit were for-real, my doctor would probably have prescribed it by now (I end up on antibiotics about three times a year for bronchitis and other ailments). I know what the tony people say about alternative medicine and how “real doctors” pooh-pooh it, but look folks: maybe there’s a reason for that. At least I don’t have blue skin from taking real antibiotics.
MORE: I just found a site that sells a colloidal silver generator. Here’s their disclaimer:
NOTICE: No claims are made nor implied, with regard to the use of colloidal silver / silver mineral water for medical conditions. Colloidal silver is regulated by the FDA and is not approved as an OTC (over the counter) drug by the FDA.. There is no RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) established, nor is the need, role or safety regarding nutritional use established. Therefore; we are not implying nor recommending that anyone self diagnose and treat their own illness using silver or other minerals dispersed into water using the Colloid Master or by any other means. For more information about these issues click the “Research” link at the top of this page.
No, I’m not providing the link to the page, just in case a weak-minded Democrat drops by. But doesn’t this tell you something? Even the company selling the stupid machine says they don’t guarantee any results.
Colloidal silver used to be in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, but it was dropped a long time ago, back in the thirties if I remember correctly. It does have antibacterial properties, but there are long-term side effects of taking it internally, not the least of which is turning blue.