Boron is a mineral that works at cell level, along with magnesium and calcium. But many Western ‘civilised’ societies lack it in their diet due to eg depletion of soil by moving away from natural fertilisation methods like composting.
As far as I understand it, if the soil hasn't enough boron then your crop yield will be pretty rubbish. So in the 25 or so years since this article was produced (& some of the refs were from the 50's) the situation has probably changed hugely as farmers are more and more concerned about the bottom line. Although of course in less developed countries probably very different, but general malnutrition may be more of a priority than any one element.
So if you eat a good diet then you should be fine. If you eat processed junk then may well have a boron deficiency to add to your other woes.....
Although the data is old, I do think the situation has worsened.
Artificial fertilisers are commonly used, and big corporations like Monsanto are attempting to gain a stranglehold on world crop production whilst forcing their products on countries/states/individuals who try to ban eg glyphosate.
Crop dessicatio has been widely practised both in the USA and UK for many years, and that practice results in depleted soil so that root systems of plants are not formed properly, affecting the whole plant development.
I must prepare to go out soon, so may not respond to further responses, at least for several hours.
Yes, I know Borax is not the basic mineral boron. I do get that. I was replying to HDo2010 who eats Borax.
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Ah, the notification came as a reply to my post!
He may be a little confused, as some people are re boron, boric acid and borax.
But are we actually any better off when we consume/inject MTX and other very toxic substances?
For the moment, I choose MTX etc in spite of its highly toxic effects but attempt to ameliorate RA with other alternatives in addition.
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No worries
I'm not aware of any double blinded, placebo studies on boron and RA. But I will look for one.
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No, neither am I. Just like the info about the effects of lack of boron in the diets of people across the globe, and the evidence of its benefits in the tables within the article in my original link posted.
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Found a study that uses both boron with etanercept. Long study to read, so just read the conclusion if you like.
This study was done in 2017. I know that it is used with etanercept but it's a start. Maybe one day in the near future we can lower our doses of meds with the addition of Boron.
Thanks for your original posting
Sharing knowledge is always good.
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That is kind of you! Got to sign out, still getting very tired with tail end of recent long flare.
No ITYIALMCTT! lol and my husband worked Nuclear Powerstations for a long time, this might be like Diesel this year it's wonderful, two years time it's not. I'm not taking it, anything that kills fusion might just not be good for my tum. x
The mineral supplement I take includes Boron tetraborate 2 mgs per day and I feel better taking it. Each to their own. Some like to take what Mother Nature has been offering up since before mankind evolved. Other opt. for what Big Pharma developed quite recently.
We each need to find what works for us. Wishing you good hunting and wishing you well.
I mixed 1/4 teaspoon of borax with 1 liter of water and sip throughout the day. this will give me 113 mg of boron. I did this for 3 weeks then I switched to maintenance dose by adding a heaping teaspoon of borax to 1 liter of water and then taking 1 teaspoon of this borax solution twice daily after meal. This solution delivers 25-30 mg of borax (and thus about 3 mg of boron)
1 bottle of boron in health store cost 8 dollars and this can last for 1 month. 1 box of Borax cost $4.99 and this can last for 3 years.
I do this to clean out my Pineal Gland. After the first week of taking Borax solution, I slept very well and woke up with more energy.
That sounds amazing. I am taking 3mg capsules daily, just started. Sorry if already said so, head hurts after activities and I have done a fair amount of housework today.
I will certainly look up borax to see if I can buy it in the UK. Amazon might have it.
Baldwins in the UK has it tho' the postage charge is quite high as you'd probably only want about 25g unless there are other items there that interest people.
Hope you are doing well. I was on my way out but decided to recheck sale of borax since the EU reclassified it, and found shocking restrictions on its use.
Totally uncalled for and against my sense of individual choice:
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