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 initially tried Borax 1/4 tsp but after 3 days my side was hurting, so I backed off for a while. Then tried it again..same thing...
However, I think I found out what caused it. The massive amount in such a short time was a shock to my system.
I SHOULD have taken the 1/4 tsp Borax with 33 oz/1liter of water and sipped it over the whole day. 5 days in a row and 2 days off.
I'll report back in a few weeks...
u/Quantachyon please check back.
Got my box of Borax and am trying just the tiniest bit to test for reactions. I am not taking it in pursuit of any sort of cure, but rather to check for harm/side effects.
u/merf Yup...
1/4tsp in a 33oz or ( for women 1/8tsp in a 33 oz) sipped over the day.
Seems to have worked, I don't take it daily after about a month or so...
I Maybe take a pinch in 28oz or so every week or twice a week.
As another note: IMO... YOU CAN HEAL OSTEOARTHRITIS ... I took two scoops of Collagen and 1500mg Glucosamine 1200Chondroitin and 1000mg MSM daily and went from a level 3 in one knee to a 1 and from a 1 to a zero IN 4 MOS !
https://www.amazon.com/Glucosamine-Chondroitin-Turmeric-MSM-Boswellia/dp/B01M5DEMWI/
(not medical advice, but it worked well for me. )