Turning Blue

I came across this article in ABC health news about a little known medical syndrome called argyria, also known as silver poisoning. This syndrome results in skin discolorations caused by silver that entered through the blood stream, and deposits on the skin as brown particles. The result however, is that skin looks gray/blue. Many who have been diagnosed with this system had been ingesting colloidal silver as a remedy for various elements. Many mainstream doctors have argued about the effectiveness of silver as a treatment, however, as the article points out, Paul Karason, a person affected by argyria is a proponent. He maintains that it has helped with various problems. As he states

"The acid reflux problem I'd been having just went away completely. I had arthritis in my shoulders so bad I couldn't pull a T-shirt off. And the next thing I knew, it was just gone."

Floridashealth.com posted this image of a man suffering from this syndrome and cautions individuals to consult with physicians before ingesting any silver.