Replied by Kate from Manassas, Va on 12/31/2012

Mitochondria are not organisms that live in cells... They are part of your genome.... Handed down from your maternal relatives (maternal dna) (as opposed to nuclear dna, which come from dad).

Replied by Christy from Whittier, Usa on 03/28/2013

Dear Kate from MA.. Mitchondria are a structure within a living cell that is responsible for ATP which is a fancy word for energy.. anyone with a basic class in biology would know that.

Replied by Timh from Louisville, Ky, Usa on 03/29/2013

Dezi: to reenergize the mitochondria supplement with these nutrients: Quercetin, Calcium Pyruvate, and Magnesium Malate.

Replied by Sarah from Kansas on 10/23/2013

I have just been diagnosed with reactivated EBV, have no idea how long this has been going on but I can say I have felt awful for at least a year. I am beginning essiac tonic today and was curious if this is something you do indefinitely or until you feel better?

Replied by Mama To Many from Tennessee, Usa on 10/24/2013

Dear Sarah,

I have heard of people using Essiac Tea indefinitely. Since you have been sick a long time, it seems to make sense that you would take it for a good while. I believe Essiac has Burdock Root in it? Herbalist Philip Fritchey says that Burdock Root needs to be taken long term (at least 3 months) to do its job as a blood purifyer. Personally, I have seen it help in a short time, but when I took Burdock, I took it for at least six months.

You will probably be the best judge of how long to take it. If you feel better and wean yourself from it and begin to feel worse, go back on it and wait longer to go off of it.

Also, you might consider adding extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil to your treatment plan. My son had mono a few years ago (also cause by EBV) and was very sick. I did lots of natural things but nothing was helping. Within 2 days of starting him on coconut oil he was significantly improved. I had him taking 1 Tablespoon twice a day, though some recommend you start with less and build up th that. (He was 17 at the time and probably weighed 130lbs.) Anyway, our experience was that coconut oil (a great anti-viral) was effective against EBV.

Hope you start to feel better soon. Please keep us posted on your progress!

~Mama to Many~

Replied by Dave from Fountain Inn, Sc on 10/24/2013

Hello Sarah,

If the Essiac Tea doesn't help kill the EBV, try colloidal silver. Since this EB Virus is, as you say, re-occuring, that means it's likely system wide and if this were me, I'd be taking the CS for a year or longer.

Good luck on the Essiac though. Let us know how it worked.

Replied by Ellen from New York on 06/16/2015

David,

Do you know a clean reliable brand of the colloidal silver? Thanks, Ellen

Replied by Andrea from Qld, Australia on 07/10/2015

Hi there, how much essia tea should I have a day for Chronic Fatigue? Cheers, Andrea

Replied by Samwebster from Uk on 05/04/2016

Sorry to be so pessimistic, but you really don't know what you are buying with colloidal silver and other supplements. We just don't know the quality and purity. I know from personal experience then there's ionic, who are we to believe? I must say the 3 brands of silver I've had in the UK have had no noticeable effect on anything. So beware.

Replied by Karen from Mi on 07/23/2016

Mama To Many, which brand of colloidal silver would you recommend? Seems no one on this site is putting forth that info when people ask. Thanks! :)

Replied by Mama To Many from Tennessee on 07/25/2016

Dear Karen,

I wonder if the reason you are not getting an answer regarding a good brand of colloidal silver is that most people on this site that use it often and recommend it make their own? That is the case for me, anyway.

I have had different brands in the house before I started using colloidal silver in earnest. (I know I have used Meso silver and Sovereign Silver.) I would say that I never noticed amazing results. That may not be because the silver wasn't good but more likely because I didn't have a lot of confidence using it and didn't use it much, or used several remedies and was never sure quite what was helping a particular problem.

Also, when dealing with a serious problem, you may end up going through several bottles of store bought silver in a short while and that stuff is expensive...for the price of 2-3 bottles you can buy a colloidal silver generator and make gallons and gallons to use and give away.

I KNOW the stuff I make is effective. It cured my dog of Erlichia (a tick born disease) when doxycycline only had worked temporarily. But I was using a LOT of silver for him daily. 1/2 cup in his water twice a day for weeks, I think? He is a big dog. (He did not turn blue, either. :) )

So, my best advice on this is to buy a generator.

Next best advice is to read amazon reviews, or check with a local health food store. Sometimes people that work there will have some experience with the products they sell. (Hopefully! )

~Mama to Many~

Replied by Art from California on 07/25/2016

The problem with silver retailers is that you don't know what is in their products and the only thing you have to go on is what they tell you it is and there is no practical way to know if what they are saying is correct or not. Consequently, like many others I make my own with a high quality generator so I know exactly what went in it and what the finished product is.

The second issue is that most available already made products are so expensive that it almost forces you to make it yourself if you plan to use it at effective doses or for more than one person. If it is for a family then a generator is definitely more practical.

Many manufacturers make a big issue out of the fact that they sell their products in amber or blue bottles or in glass bottles, but the fact is that if the product really is "colloidal silver", then there is no need for that. Colloidal silver that is properly made does not change or degrade by ultra- violet light exposure or exposure to proper type plastic bottles. Often times these products are ionic silver and ionic silver can change when exposed to uv light. Most silver studies are done using colloidal silver and occassionally they will include ionic silver as part of the testing process, but the majority of publicly available studies use CS. Both forms have beneficial health effects, but in the majority of studies the ionic form seems to be more toxic to normal human cells. My preference would be to use nano colloidal silver and that is what I make at a moderately high ppm for the sake of convenience.

Another consideration is parts per million. Some manufacturers make a point of making 10 ppm as opposed to the more commonly available 20ppm, but they charge about the same price as their 20 ppm counterparts. If you want 10 ppm it will probably be more cost effective to buy a 20 ppm product and then add an equal amount of distilled water to it to make 10 ppm. If it is true cs, it will still be true cs once the distilled water is added.

Most products that look like clear water are likely to be ionic, but cs that is of very small particle size less than 5nm can also look clear, but I doubt that there are many manufacturers producing that size cs because that would raise production costs considerably. In many studies, cs in the 10 to 25nm particle size is generally a good effective size range. Going much smaller can have adverse effects on human cells and going much larger can be less effective. Most products are actually in a particle size range and are not all the same size. A well made product might be in the 10 to 20nm range where many studies show good effect. When a manufacturer states a specific particle size, I would assume that it is an average or a mean. To get just one specific size particle would be difficult and would probably require filtering that would add considerably to production cost. Some labs will sell such a product, but it is very expensive.

I use a relatively expensive generator setup, but it has features that I wanted and so I was willing to pay up for those features and convenience because I make a significant amount of cs, but there are reasonably priced generators out there for less. One feature that I would consider a must for any generator is "constant current" because this will allow you to fairly accurately determine the parts per million of every batch you make and should help you to make uniform batches with repeatable results each and everytime.

Once you start making it on your own it is easy and your generator should pay for itself fairly quickly.

Art

Replied by Kathleen from Vancouver Wa on 09/21/2016

Sarah,,, did you ever overcome your EBV?

Replied by Nadine from U.g. on 11/07/2016

Mama to Many, Could you tell me with a good colloidal silver generator to buy? Thank you

Replied by Mama To Many from Tn on 11/07/2016

Dear Nadine,

I got mine from here. I have made many batches with it and have been happy with it so far!

~Mama to Many~

Replied by Jeff from Nashville on 11/09/2016

Mama,

I get my equipment and supplies from the same vendor. Works perfect and great customer service. Also articles on the site very helpful.

Replied by Karen from Switzerland on 01/03/2017

Have you come across some info for Mitochondrial dysfunction since you wrote this email?

Replied by Laura from Geneva, OH on 06/02/2022

To the person looking for suggestions about how to heal your mitochondria, look up Dr Terry Wahls. She has an excellent TED talk that sums up her approach and her own healing story.

Replied by Carla from Italy on 10/06/2022

Regarding mitochondria. Light is an extremely important key in the regulation of mitochondria. Too much blue light is telling your eyes, therefore your brain, therefore the cells of your body that it is midday and it's time to go out and hunt rabbits for lunch.

Each period of the day has a certain colour of light.

When your eyes are taking in the blue light, it had better be midday.

In the afternoon it starts to yellow. At night, the sun sets- the light turns orange and red and then disappears.

None of this is such a mystery- except we have been living under false light and twisted reason for so long, staring at blue screens of tv, phones, computers etc. wondering why we're getting sick.

One answer is download f.lux, another is change all your bulbs, another is become a caveman, another yet is get some blue-blocking glasses.

Appropriately coloured light is everything.

Replied by Theresa from beckley, wv on 09/18/2023

Art, Could you tell me the brand name of the generator you own? That would be really helpful. Thanks so much! Terri

Replied by Art from California on 09/18/2023

Theresa,

I'm sorry, but the device I use to make colloidal silver is no longer available. The guy that made them stopped making them after he retired quite a few years ago. It's a shame because it is a very nice unit that can make from 10 ppm to 320 ppm. I have spent a lot of time looking for a similar unit and the closest I have found is over a thousand dollars in order to get close to the features that it has.

I think EC sells the same yellow 20 ppm that I use, but I don't think they offer higher ppm than that.

Art

Replied by Robert from PA on 10/23/2023

If you're using colloidal silver, which I have used for years via a nebulizer when I come down with a lung infection or to prevent COVID if I've been exposed so it gets directly into my bloodstream. I have a generator, but honestly, I use store brands, like Silver Wings. What no one has stated is the PPM (parts per million). A generator will do 30 PPM. I have bottles of 500,1000, and 1500 PPM. You can't make that. The color is brown and it's lab certified. If I'm on a cruise, I will use my nebulizer once a day. I also add it to a bottle of saline nasal solution (CVS) and squirt it up my nasal passes to coat them. I'm now going to try it for Epstein Barr.

Replied by candy from wisconsin on 10/04/2024

Have you looked into CoQ10 for mitochondrial support? I have seen doses 100-200 mg daily.

Replied by Marsh from Colorado on 10/28/2024

Absolutely, make your own. A friend has been hospitalized 3 times for HLH and docs can't figure out more than that. Yesterday my husband was down for the count with a nasty bug that's been going around. Heavy doses of Vitamins C, B12, D, etc and a nebulizer with collodial silver. He's almost 100% today, where our friends have been flat on their backs, hacking, headaches, and feeling horrible for 2 days.

Replied by Reina from Netherlands on 07/11/2025

Not sure if this question still appreciates an answer after 15 yrs. Anyway, coming across Methylene Blue, and reading up on the multiple benefits whether on EC or elsewhere MB is said to have a beneficial effect on the mitochondrial function.