Borax is an increasingly popular natural remedy for a whole host of health issues for humans and pets Commonly used as a natural cleaning agent, Borax’s reported number of successful treatments and health benefits are extensive. Additionally, this remedy is as simple as a pinch in a glass of water or your cup of coffee …… and is also inexpensive Strengthen and whiten teeth plus many other benefits
Borax Powder
Contents: 100 grams pure Borax Powder in a 175 ml container Suggested dosage: 1 tablespoon of Borax powder dissolved in 500 ml of warm water. Mix or shake until the powder has dissolved. An empty honey jar is ideal for this purpose.
Then just take a little of that solution daily, e.g. 1 teaspoon. This can be added to coffee or another drink if desired.
It is suggested that this should not be taken more than 2 x daily Important note regarding children: Please scale down according to size for children and be sure not to exceed the recommended dose, or seek professional advice
Health benefits of Borax
Anti-ageing for skin
Anti-fungal – e.g. candida and yeast infections
Antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral and antimicrobial
Aphrodisiac for men and women. Treats low libido . Boron stimulates the production of DHT and testosterone a nd normalises oestrogen levels.
Arthritis, gout and other joint inflammation
Auto-immune diseases
Blood and fluid thinner. Boron helps fluids flow more freely in vessels, capillaries and in joints spaces. Blood flows more freely through fine capillaries, muscles and bones.
Bone and joint health
Decalcifies the pineal gland
Detoxifies the body of heavy metals e.g. fluoride, chloride and bromide
Erectile dysfunction
General wellbeing improves
Hormone balancer – increases Oestrogen and Testosterone levels
Immune system enhancer.
Increases bioavailability of vitamins
Inflammation reduced – facilitates the flow of fluids in the body
Muscle cramps helped by correcting calcium and magnesium imbalances
Osteoporosis
Psoriasis
Ringworm
Skin health and softening
Teeth – strengthening and whitening
Testosterone booster
Treats inflammation of gums and loose teeth
Weight-loss
Wound healing enhancer Improves gum and teeth health Boron helps keep your teeth and gums healthy through reducing inflammation and improving bone and tissue repair. There’s an interesting study that came out in 2013 that found boron helps the tooth building cells. A healthy dose of boron could help to prevent gum disease naturally and maintain teeth health. How to mix up a batch of Borax Place 1 level teaspoon of Borax powder in a 1 litre bottle. Add a little hot water and shake vigorously to dissolve the Borax powder. Add purified water to fill the bottle. Shake vigorously again. You now have one litre of Borax Solution. From this take 1 teaspoon once or twice a day.
Improves gum and teeth health Boron helps keep your teeth and gums healthy through reducing inflammation and improving bone and tissue repair. There’s an interesting study that came out in 2013 that found boron helps the tooth building cells. A healthy dose of boron could help to prevent gum disease naturally and maintain teeth health.
How to mix up a batch of Borax Place 1 level teaspoon of Borax powder in a 1 litre bottle. Add a little hot water and shake vigorously to dissolve the Borax powder. Add purified water to fill the bottle. Shake vigorously again. You now have one litre of Borax Solution. From this take 1 teaspoon once or twice a day.
Please do not confuse or substitute borax with boric acid!
Most commercially produced borax is mined from deposits produced by the repeated evaporation of seasonal lakes. It is found in large quantities in the Western United States, in Mediterranean countries, Kazakhstan, and the Tibet region of China. Turkey is one of the largest commercial producers of borates.
In healthy soil, the organic matter holds the boron. If there is insufficient organic content in the soil, any boron will quickly leach away. Adding soluble nitrogen fertilisers to soils causes them to lose their carbon (organic) content. This means that conventional chemical farming does enormous damage to soil structure. Most of the minerals in the soil are gradually depleted, but the most severely and rapidly depleted is the boron content of the soil. Unfortunately it is not possible to spray boron compounds back onto the soil, because they are deadly to ants and some other insects. The best way to restore boron in soil is to add it to compost and then add that back to the soil. This means that most non-organic farms around the world today are severely deficient in boron.
Dietary sources of Boron: Most people only get between 1.7 and 7 mg of boron per day, mainly from fruits, nuts, legumes and vegetables. This level represents a severe deficiency, with the deficiency being worse for people living in those areas where there is little or no boron in the soil. Boron tends to concentrate in the bone, tooth enamel, nails, spleen and the parathyroid gland. It is quickly and easily excreted, primarily through the urine. A regular dietary source of boron is required, as few reserves are held in the body.
Using Borax as a remedy: Borax has successfully been used as a remedy for the prevention and treatment of a variety of ailments. It has also been used by doctors and homeopaths for more than 200 years for its anti-inflammatory effects.
Uterine inflammation : Doctors of the 19 th and 20 th century recommended that women suffering from womb inflammation soak in a lukewarm bath of borax twice daily.
Tooth / teeth health: Have you considered boron as a nutrient for healthier teeth and bones? It may be a great natural way to strengthen your teeth and prevent tooth decay
“The connection between healthy strong teeth, gums, and rest of the body is the first thing I discuss with patients. One thing I always try and help people understand, the way your feed your body, is what it uses to make strong bones and teeth. Boron is a nutrient you may never have considered to prevent tooth decay naturally .” https://www.drstevenlin.com/boron-benefits/
Hair: Borax has become popular as a shampoo alternative Multitudes of chemicals in shampoos and health conditions that affect the scalp have motivated many people to turn to this method of hair care Borax is not only a natural alternative to chemical-laden shampoos because of its alkalinity and anti-fungal properties; it often brings healing to chronic and embarrassing scalp conditions
Instructions for Hair application: To use borax for your hair, dissolve 1 cup of borax into one gallon of pure water
Keep this solution in the shower
Pour a cup or two of this solution over your hair instead of shampoo, making sure that the solution gets to your scalp
Allow the solution to sit on your scalp and hair for a few minutes and then rinse
If you find the borax method dries out your hair, take a small amount of coconut oil and massage it into your hair. You may not need to use the borax solution on your hair more than once or twice a week
Possible side effects: If you experience an unpleasant effect from Borax, reduce or temporarily stop Borax intake until the problem subsides. Any side effects are usually healing reactions such as the Herxheimer reaction e.g. when treating Canidida infection. Additional helpful measures may be increasing fluid intake, adding acids such as lemon juice, ascorbic acid or vinegar and improving lymph flow by walking or rebounding etc. Start off slowly and build up.
How Much Boron is in Borax? One US teaspoon of borax powder contains about 4 grams of borax, so ¼ teaspoon of borax contains about 1 gram of borax. One gram of borax is 11.3% boron. So ¼ teaspoon borax has approximately 113 mg of boron.
Borax toxicity: We only need very small quantities of boron for good health and to prevent diseases such as arthritis. In large quantities it may have adverse effects, just like any other compound. Borax and boric acid have very low toxicity.
Conclusion: Borax is an invaluable, safe and effective treatment for many different requirements when used as directed. Widespread deficiencies of Boron necessitate supplementation and Borax is an inexpensive and easy way to achieve this.
How Should I Store Borax Solution? If you make Walter Last’s solution with distilled water and store it in a clean glass jar, you will avoid having any impurities to contaminate the mixture. This will maximize the shelf life of the solution. For even more exceptional preservation of this solution, store it in the refrigerator and always use a clean stainless steel spoon to take your dose out of the jar. If your solution looks cloudy or smells off to you, discard it and make another batch
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What we have found as a successful means of taking Borax is to mix up a jar-full as described above and then add a little to tea, coffee, fruit drinks and smoothies. Then it is tasteless and really easy to take. Just keep it simple!
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