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Cleaning with ONLY Microfiber cloths, water and SILVER!

Say it isn't true!  It can't be done!  I NEED BLEACH to get anything clean.  It can be done and I'm hoping you all jump on board and get rid of those nasty chemicals that harm not only your family, pets included, but also the environment!  Do you know the power of silver?  Keep reading this article if it peaks any interest at all....

Why Silver works:
"One question that has eluded scientists is why silver is harmful to bacteria but doesn’t hurt humans. Albert T. McManus former Chief of Microbiology, USA Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, says that silver interrupts a bacteria cell’s ability to form chemical bonds essential to its survival. These bonds are integral to the cell’s physical structure, so bacteria in the presence of silver essentially falls apart. Cells in humans and other animals have thick walls and are not disturbed by silver.

This feature of silver may be the answer to the overuse of antibiotics which is causing strains of microbes resistant to drugs. Studies conducted over decades at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York, show that even at less than one part per billion in pure water, silver disrupts bacteria cells permanently. Antibiotics, on the other hand, like penicillin, are bacteriostatic — they temporarily stop the growth of bacteria. This action is faster than that of silver, but when the drugs cease their attachment to the bacteria, the bacteria reactivates and becomes resistant to the drug.

Using powerful electron microscopes, scientists at Tsinguha University in Beijing, China, can actually see silver react with bacteria. Using a common E. coli bacterium -- often the culprit in food poisoning -- researchers can watch silver destroy the cell wall and alter the nucleus, or center of the cell.

Eliminating bacteria is only part of silver’s action. Silver also heals wounds, which is why it is being used on gauze bandages and hospital dressings. According to studies conducted by R.O. Becker, M.D., Upstate Medical Center, University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, silver ions turn mature cells into stem (starter) cells which foster the rate of reconstruction of lost and damaged cells. He observed that especially when driven by a small electric current, wounds touched by silver ions produced large numbers of stem cells. No other known technique is capable of producing this effect.

This procedure has been in practical clinical use over two decades and has achieved restorations ranging from replacement of finger tips, including the original fingerprint, to severe hand-palm wounds restored to its original condition, including nerves."
Silver News - Fourth Quarter 2003 Samuel Etris, Senior Technical Consultant to The Silver Institute

So why am I so obsessed with silver and why you ask is it part of my cleaning process?  Norwex embeds silver in their microfiber cleaning cloths making it an amazing tool against bacteria!  Once bacteria is inside the cloth, the micro silver in the cloth goes to work with self purification properties against the mold, fungi and bacterial odor within 24 hours, so that it is ready to use again.
Amazing right??? If you still feel that it doesn't clean enough for you, another great product that has become part of my cleaning routine is the Cleaning Paste which has only 3 simple and natural ingredients!  I usually only use this for my tubs and sinks just for that extra scrub! I am super passionate about the power and greatness of these products and I hope you will take some time to visit my website and learn how you can start saving money, time and the environment with products from this amazing company! 

https:///www.michelletricomi.norwex.biz

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