PA Senate Candidate Dr. Oz Has History of Promoting Debunked 'Cure' Colloidal Silver

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U.S. Senate candidate and television personality Mehmet Oz has a history of promoting "colloidal silver," a liquid dietary supplement that includes tiny particles of the metal and is considered a possible health hazard by national researchers.

Oz, a Republican best known for his now-defunct syndicated program The Dr. Oz Show, has promoted colloidal silver as a dietary supplement, calling it a "smart" treatment with "a ton of data behind it," according to a report published Monday by Media Matters of America, a left-leaning nonprofit media monitor.

Colloidal silver has long been used for various medical applications, notably wound dressings, according to an article in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. More recently, it has been marketed as an alternative medicine cure-all.

Right-wing media personality Candace Owens has given it a ringing endorsement, and InfoWars host Alex Jones has sold a toothpaste laced with the substance that he claims will kill the coronavirus. Recently, federal authorities warned against companies selling colloidal silver as a COVID-19 cure.

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[TheRealNorth]

1. That this hack had a nationally televised TV show is disturbing.

[at140]

2. My mother In India always used colloidal silver every time I came down with

bad case of red eye, with pussy red eyes. It worked great from what I recall.
And it did not sting!

[Lucinda]

7. I use it for several things

and have for several years. Works for us.

[JT45242]

3. Silver, mercury, and lead -- the heavy metal poisons

The best way for students to memorize which three common metallic ions precipitate with chloride ions.

Silver ions are a known toxin. What a quack.

He may be a talented surgeon -- but unless he has a scalpel in his hand, he should not be doing medicine.

[harumph]

5. It can be and is used externally as a topical antibiotic.

If you regularly drink it - it can turn you blue.

[at140]

8. colloidal silver does not seem to have caused me any ill effects

It was used by my mother in India to treat eye infections, and from what I recall, it was very effective cure.
Did it cause harmful toxic effects? None that I noticed after living 61 years in United States. Graduated from univ of Iowa with master's degree in engineering and did very well in my jobs in Chicago area. Still going strong in my 80's.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Colloidal silver only works if it has been blessed by Baby Jesus.

That's why we should only buy it from Jim Bakker. He gets the good stuff, mainlined from God.

[elias7]

6. when a "doctor" has a net worth of $100 million, you should be wary of what he's selling you

As a physician, I can tell you that straight medicine is not the field for you if you want to become rich.