.... well, actually too much of quackery.
Ever heard of colloidal silver?
here's what happens to you if you take too much of that stuff for too long
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahihGKZC5Kk
Too much of a good thing...
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Too much of a good thing...
by Lily » 04 Apr 2012, 15:37
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Re: Too much of a good thing...
by Lily » 04 Apr 2012, 16:11
Argyria exists, know for a fact from a medical doctor who described a case of different etiology. There are other cases on the web if you google argyria.
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Re: Too much of a good thing...
by Equidae » 04 Apr 2012, 21:46
There isn't much modern usage of colloidal silver, but it was commonly prescribed for illness in the early 20th century. Taking too much will make your skin irreversibly blue. There is a genetic condition called Methemoglobinemia that mimics the symptoms of colloidal silver poisoning except it is related to your body retaining too much iron. One of the more famous cases involved the Fugate family in rural Appalachia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methemoglobinemia
http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/lessons/Blues/TheBlues.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methemoglobinemia
http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/lessons/Blues/TheBlues.htm
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Re: Too much of a good thing...
by Explorer » 06 Apr 2012, 08:48
Yeah, I've seen someting similar before... where was that... oh yeah.. here
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