I read this topic on here about 3 months ago and decided to give it a try. In the last few years my wrists and certain finger joints began to ache 24/7. I'm in my early 50's and always have been very fit, active, and health conscious and know my body very well. I also have suffered from osteoarthritis in my lower back for decades due to injury.
I started with 1/4 teaspoon of borax in my morning shake after workout. Drank my normal 2 litres of water by lunch and then added another 1/4 teaspoon to plain water for my afternoon 1.5 litres.
Within a week my wrists and fingers were about 60-70% better and I could feel something happening in my back and knees. At first there was some different areas of mild discomfort (and this is expected as the calcium deposits break up) and now they are pain free after about 3 months. There are many other positive health effects with boron supplementation as well as antiviral, anti-fungal plus anti-tumour properties. Check it out:
I take boron capsules almost daily. I understand it helps detox fluoride.
I don't know about that sorry. i drink spring water and use it for cooking as it is really bad to use fluoride water in cooking.
I am not sure that fluoride doesn't pass the blood brain barrier like aluminium causing neurological problems....it certainly is a neurotoxin so I try to avoid wherever I can
Why are dentists pushing it? Even though my insurance covers them, I have been refusing fluoride treatments for the last few visits and the staff look at me like I'm a wacko.
Flouride is terrible for you. It weakens you’re teeth and bones, by taking up the same role in them as boron does. If you are boron deficient, your body will easily take up the flouride and incorporate it into hard tissue. Boron is what you actually need. Your teeth are made out of a borosilicate, with calcium and phosphate strengthening them. You have probably never seen fluorosilicate glass, because it’s so weak that it’s not very useful for much of anything. But almost everyone knows what Pyrex is. Pyrex is borosilicate glass, and it has a reputation for being VERY strong, because it is. Using fluoride weakens your bones. Consuming borax regularly strengthens your bones and protects you from the bone-weakening effects of fluorine.
I read they use the real natural fluoride not the industrial waste they put in water etc.
Iodine is good for Fluoride detox, IMHO
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13590849009003147
I found this study. I don't know the veracity of these scientists.
From other general info pages, it sounds like taking Boron is safer than Borax. But then, I saw that Borax is just Boron with sodium and oxygen. So, idk. Im not a scientist. Either way, Boron seems like a good chance to take if you have arthritis.