What Door Handles Actually Kill Bacteria?

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Bilby — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:32:58 GMT

An age old anti-bacterial for polishing is methylated spirits.It is classified as such by the NSW department of Health.Because there is no intellectual property associated with methylated spirits anyone who has access to the raw ingredients, equipment and knowledge is able to manufacture and sell the stuff.

A word of warning, while it does an excellent job on polishing any metal surface and glass, methylated spirits will react with certain plastics and some painted surfaces.

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Yung Red612 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:56:09 GMT

I always use regular soap its only a dollar at the dollar store or Wal-Mart but i have a problem at my job my boss always insists we wash with a anti-bacterial soap and thinks im wierd for using reg soap (she's borderline OCD) and gets on me for not using deoderant(I shower every day before work!!) I also use only baking soda in my laundry. The last time i was at the laundromat(when my wife didnt have time to do the laundry) the attendant told me i had to use detergent! I wonder how much the copper handles cost @ Home Depot or somewhere I imagine if their not to much my ladlord would put them in

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LLL — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:50:28 GMT

qbik

Actually, I just thought of another difference. I used to live in places (houses, apartments) that were cleaned for me... with chemicals... or where I or roommates cleaned with chemicals. For the past years, I have lived in my own place where I rarely clean things. And now, I also no longer clean with chemicals, just things like borax or vinegar.

Maybe for me, it's similar to what qbik just posted - about the wastewater treatment plant operators being exposed to lots of germs and therefore no longer getting sick. That's really interesting !! I'll have to tell these stories to my Mom if she grumbles about my house not being clean enough <G>.

My friend and her son, they seem to be frequently getting sick. And I get the impression she cleans and de-germs like a maniac.

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LLL — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:38:57 GMT

xyzsch

I doubt that I have "natural immunity". When I was a child, teen and young adult, I used to get regular colds just like everyone else. I actually don't know how to explain why I no longer get sick. The only major thing that I changed around the time that I stopped getting colds was that I switched to a lowcarb diet, eating that way most of the time. In the past few years, I also quit using chemicals in my dishwasher. I now use borax to clean the dishes and vinegar in the rinse. Dishwashing detergents and liquid dish soaps stay on your dishes, no matter how much they are rinsed. Do you want to eat those ?

I also use borax in my washing machine instead of typical detergents, unless there's something that I know won't come out with just borax. Laundry detergents stay in your clothes - notice the "scents" (which advertisers love to promote, like for Gain). Do you want chemicals rubbing into your skin from your clothes ? I no longer use toothpaste. All of those things probably help my health. However.... I stopped getting colds about 10 years ago, which was BEFORE I did any of those things that I just mentioned (except the change to a most-frequently-lowcarb diet).

If someone asked me why I don't get colds or what I do not to get colds... my answer would have to be "I don't really know." Or "nothing in particular", except maybe not obsessing over germs.

Once in a while, I do feel like I'm coming down with something, or almost, but my body must fight it off before I get an actual cold. It's weird... but it's definitely great to not get sick ! And my non-clean house, bathrooms, sinks are definitely not making me sick !

As others have mentioned, I, too, know people who obsess over germs and / or do a lot more hand washing, use dish soaps and who knows what else... yet they frequently get sick. I don't.

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NZ Naturopath JS — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:17:50 GMT

COPPER IS ONE OF THE 5 HEAVY METALS AND CAN CAUSE MENTAL PROBLEMS IF EXCESS

I think great for door handles etc other surfaces , but I wouldn't go out and suppliment

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Islander — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:07:12 GMT

I'm going to say this one more time, because the focus still seems to be on eliminating "germs".

We will never eliminate germs, and even if we could, to do so would be a mistake. We are surrounded by bacteria, in the air as well as on the things we touch. We increase our immunity by exposure to them and by keeping or immune system strong. Listen to the folks on this forum who claim they never get sick. What are they doing right?

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qbik — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:48:53 GMT

All of this crap about germs and antibacterial soaps etc...is a bunch of BS!!!!

I am a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Designer...and let me tell you...the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators NEVER EVER GET SICK PERIOD...why????....because they are exposed to a 1000 times more germs and microbes that float through the air in the plant than most of us are exposed to in a lifetime...A new operator will usually get very sick for the first month or so...and then...any time an operator calls in sick after that is usually because they had way too much to drink the night before...or they just want a day off...but it is never because they are sick...

On another note...Colloidal Silver is very effective at beating any and all Colds or Flu's period...Silver has been used for Millennia to defeat all bacterium and a large percentage of Virus...and it has recently been proven to cure Malaria, Hep-A and B, MRSA, Colds, Flus and the list just keeps on coming....

Bottom line...the more you expose yourself to Germs, Virus and Bacteria...the stronger you will be in the long run...and if you really do get sick...take some Colloidal Silver...and it should be gone within 24 Hours...

Best of luck to you all...

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Don1986 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:42:11 GMT

The copper faucets you can buy at Lowes, etc. have a heavy lacquer coating on them to prevent corrosion and preserve the look so the benefit of the copper is nullified.

If you remove the lacquer you may gain the benefit but the copper will instantly start corroding/tarnishing and eventually give you a problem with leaks.

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Manus — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:03:56 GMT

I am a medical laboratory scientist. One of my specialties is bacteriology and I have found that all bacteria and viruses are essentially our friends...even the so-called bad or pathogenic ones...for even they are beneficial in that they test our immunity to the max. Ever since Pasteur, fear-mongering has been the medical professions stock and trade. Be thankful for all those little critters. Nurture your immunity with nutritious, wild and untainted whole food and leave those bugs and viruses alone and they in turn will more than likely leave you alone.

Manus.

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Jazzy2466 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:04:13 GMT

I know from personal experience that this is true. In my biology class, a few years ago, we took 20 swabs from all over the lab room and the swab that produced the least amount of growth on the petri dish was the sample taken from the door handle. We were all very shocked, but now that I've seen this article I'm more convinced that it wasn't a fluke.

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Dr. Lee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:45:04 GMT

Why wouldn't copper effect us in the same way? If it kills bacteria in this way, shouldn't we be leery of putting it on multiple surfaces? Could it damage our DNA? Just a few questions to think about.

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Carl Forsberg — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:37:14 GMT

Dear Friends,

Knowing how products are manufactured brings up an interesting subject here. Yes, I have read that copper is a natural disinfectant. So you feel you can benefit by installing copper fixtures in your home. I know of no pure copper fixtures in the industry accept for out door faucet handles and such. Any kitchen faucet handles made of copper are either plated with chrome or have an industrial lacquer coating on the metal to keep it from tarnishing. Unprotected (uncoated) copper surfaces tarnish quickly and must be cleaned and polished frequently to have an appealing appearance. Copper switch plates are all lacquered coated which protects the surface appearance.

I really do not think that people are ready to accept the appearance and cleaning that pure copper fixtures require, and the maintenance and cleaning that it takes to keep them looking clean and polished. If you look at older cooper and brass fixtures on your basement sink and outdoor water faucets I think you will see what I mean. Also realize that the majority of plumbing fixtures are not made of pure copper but are actually made of Brass, which is a yellow alloy made up of Copper and Zinc. So look at your shining chrome plated kitchen sink faucets and now imagine that as dull colored pure copper and I do not think you will be wiling to accept it as an alternative.

I would like to suggest that Colloidal silver in a spray bottle is an excellent way to keep your regular sink and bathroom fixtures clean and germ free while using something that is not toxic to your own body. I also make my own (Ionic) Colloidal Silver with my own SIlver Gens 6

Machine right in my own kitchen, and I can do this for a few cents a quart compared to over the counter cost of over $100 for the same amount. I personally consume this Ionic Silver daily and also use it to sanitize my kitchen, bathroom, and also some of the fresh food that

I consume, because it kills bacteria but is not harmful otherwise.

Carl

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Don Fletcher — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:42 GMT

When I worked as a poultry husbandman we had changed from copper pipes to plastic pipes because the copper pipes would break so easily with freezing. But our incidence of infections became much worse. I mean, ove 20% worse in all barns with plastic pipes.

We added a medicator, a device that would inject medication into the water, and experimented with continuous low level antibiotic, periodic higher levels of antibiotic. We had remarkable results with the periodic antibiotic use. Our infection rates dropped well below the rates in untreated control barn. You have to keep in mind that these poultry were being grown for 11 weeks only, so we were not seeing effects of prolonged usage.

We went on for a couple years, before we started to see a reversal in our numbers, but it took us longer to realize that we had developed antibiotic resistant infections and began switching from one antibiotic to another, to retain our reduced rates of infection.

We were running out of available antibiotics, when a fanatic from Holland insisted we should switch to using bluestone (copper sulphate) instead of antibiotics in the medicators. Well, we did this, and our infection rates went down well below what we had seen with copper plumbing. But we did have some problems with birds having misshapen kidneys at time of slaughter. That is something that the food inspectors look at very carefully, and will even reject the whole carcass. The chickens were getting too much copper, and we had to cut back on the copper sulphate, expecting to see an increase in rates of infection. Surprisingly we did not see any increase in infection with reduced rates of copper sulphate, so we boldly reduced our copper sulphate usage even further, until we did see an increase in infections.

We stopped using medicators, switched to brushing stainless watering troughs with copper sulphate. These troughs look coppery and give good protection.

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TWS500 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:05:31 GMT

Yet another good reason to pick up pennies from the sidewalk..... They have that great message on them too.....

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curious7 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:09:24 GMT

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