Colloidal silver[1] may well be one of the most controversial remedies of the 21st century. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), “Colloidal silver is not safe or effective for treating any disease or condition.”[2]

The NCCAM comments further, “There is no scientific evidence for effectiveness and a severe risk for serious side effects from colloidal silver.”[3]

But the story doesn’t end there. Interestingly, the NCCAM refers to colloidal silver as “a replacement …