Borax Walter Last

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BORAX for better HEALTH by Walter Last

Borax, this simple household cleaner and laundry aid, has a great potential for

improving our health. But it is presently also under attack from the

medical-pharmaceutical industry because it threatens its profits. I have spelled

this out in greater detail in my new article The Borax Conspiracy - How the

Arthritis Cure has been Stopped

(http://www.health-science-spirit.com/borax.htm). Here I want to show just some

of the health benefits of borax.

Boron is an essential mineral which is available from unprocessed foods.

However, due to fertilizer use and food processing most people are now

deficient. Borax has good antiseptic, antifungal, and antiviral properties but

only mild antibacterial action. Boron is essential for the integrity and

function of cell walls.

The highest concentration is in the parathyroid glands, followed by bones and

dental enamel. It is essential for healthy bones and joints, regulating the

absorption and metabolism of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus through

controlling the parathyroid glands. With this boron is for the parathyroids what

iodine is for the thyroid.

Boron deficiency causes the parathyroids to become overactive, releasing too

much parathyroid hormone which raises the blood level of calcium by releasing

calcium from bones and teeth. This then leads to arthritis, osteoporosis and

tooth decay. High levels of calcium in the blood cause calcification of soft

tissues as with advancing age, and muscle contractions and stiffness;

calcification of endocrine glands, especially the pineal gland and the ovaries;

arteriosclerosis, kidney stones, and calcification of the kidneys ultimately

leading to kidney failure. Boron deficiency combined with magnesium deficiency

is especially damaging.

Boron affects the metabolism of steroid hormones, and especially of sex

hormones. It increases low testosterone levels in men and oestrogen levels in

menopausal women. It also helps converting vitamin D to its active form, thus

increasing calcium uptake and deposition into bone rather than causing soft

tissue to calcify. Other beneficial effects are improvement of heart problems,

vision, psoriasis, balance, memory and cognition.

 

The Arthritis Cure of Rex Newnham

In the 1960's Rex Newnham, Ph.D., D.O., N.D, developed arthritis. Conventional

drugs did not help, so he looked for the cause into the chemistry of plants. He

realized that plants in that area were rather deficient in minerals. Knowing

that boron aids calcium metabolism in plants he decided to try it. He started

taking 30 mg of borax a day, and in three weeks all pain, swelling and stiffness

had disappeared.

The word got around, and after several years he sold 10,000 bottles of borax

tablets a month. But also the government became aware of it and in 1981

Australia declared boron and its compounds to be poisons in any concentration.

He was fined for selling a poison, and this successfully stopped his arthritis

cure from spreading in Australia.

Subsequently he published several scientific papers on boron and arthritis. One

was a double-blind trial in the mid 1980's at the Royal Melbourne Hospital which

showed that 70% of those who completed the trial were greatly improved. Only 12%

improved when on placebo. He also wrote that with additional boron bone

fractures heal in about half the normal time in both man and animal. Horses and

dogs with broken legs, or even a broken pelvis, have fully recovered.

Most of his later research was devoted to the relationship between soil boron

levels and arthritis. He found, that Jamaica has the lowest boron level and

arthritis rates are about 70%. He noted that even most dogs were limping. Next

comes Mauritius with very low boron levels and 50% arthritis. The daily boron

intake in these countries is less than 1 mg/day. The US, England, Australia and

NZ generally have average soil-boron levels with an estimated intake of 1 to 2

mg of boron and arthritis rates of about 20%. Boron is high in Israel with an

estimated daily boron intake of 5 to 8 mg and only 0.5 - 1% arthritis.

Bone analysis showed that arthritic joints and nearby bones had only half the

boron content of healthy joints. Equally, synovial fluid that lubricates joints

and provides nutrients to the cartilage is boron deficient in arthritic joints.

After boron supplementation bones were much harder than normal and surgeons

found them more difficult to saw through.

Boron is also effective with other forms of arthritis, such as Rheumatoid

Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis, and Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus). For

instance Dr Newnham saw a young girl aged 9 months with juvenile arthritis. He

was able to cure her in 2 weeks.

He wrote that generally in about 1 to 3 months people can get rid of all the

pain, swelling and stiffness. He also stated that patients with rheumatoid

arthritis commonly experienced a Herxheimer reaction and that this is always a

good prognostic sign. They must persevere and in another 2 or 3 weeks all the

pain, swelling and stiffness will be gone. The Herxheimer reaction is an early

aggravation of symptoms with increased pain and is due to toxins released by

killed Candida and mycoplasma. However, I would use some other antimicrobials in

addition (see The Ultimate Cleanse).

 

Osteoporosis and Sex Hormones

Boron deficiency causes greatly increased amounts of calcium and magnesium to be

lost with the urine. A boron supplement will reduce the daily loss of calcium by

nearly 50%. As this calcium comes mainly from resorbed bone, boron deficiency is

the most important factor in causing osteoporosis. Rats with osteoporosis were

given a boron supplement for 30 days with the result that their bone quality was

now comparable with that of the healthy control group and of a group

supplemented with oestradiol.

The beneficial effect of boron on bones seems to be due to two interrelated

effects: a higher boron content of the bones which makes them harder, and a

normalisation of sex hormones which stimulates the growth of new bone. Low

oestrogen levels after menopause are thought to be the main reason why so many

older women develop osteoporosis. In men testosterone levels decline more

gradually which seems to be reflected in their later onset of osteoporosis.

Research has now shown that boron supplementation in postmenopausal women

doubles the blood level of the most active form of oestrogen, 17-beta

oestradiol, to the level found in women on oestrogen replacement therapy.

Equally, the blood levels of testosterone more than doubled. Boron appears to

balances levels of sex hormones in a similar way as maca root powder does. Maca

acts on the pituitary gland not only to increase but also to balance our sex

hormones and seems to stimulate our own progesterone production as needed.

Contrary to the medical preference of chemically castrating men with prostate

cancer, research with boron has shown that elevated testosterone levels seem to

be beneficial by shrinking prostate tumours and PSA levels, PSA being a marker

for tumours and inflammation in the prostate. Also significantly improved memory

and cognition in elderly individuals may be partly due to the increased levels

of sex hormones and partly to improved membrane functions of brain cells.

 

Fungi and Fluoride

Being such an excellent fungicide it is not surprising that Borax is being

successfully used to treat Candida. There is much interesting information on an

Earth Clinic forum called Borax Cures. The recommended dose is from 1/8 to 1/4

teaspoon per liter of water, depending on weight. One drinks the water spaced

out during the day, and does this for 4 or 5 days a week as long as required.

Many contributors wrote that it cured or greatly helped them. So for instance

this post: " I also have psoriasis, so maybe the soreness in my joints is the

psoriatic arthritis creeping in. I thought, after reading about borax here on

this forum, I would give it a try. OMG! In one day, the soreness in my knees has

vanished! .... Also, my psoriasis seems a lot better after 2 days drinking 1/4

tsp borax in 1 litre of water per day. "

Another one about toe fungus: " He wet his feet and then took a handful (of

borax) and rubbed it all over his feet. He said it stopped itching immediately!

He was stunned. A few weeks later I asked him how his athletes foot was and he

said: oh wow! it hasn't come back! that stuff totally cured it !!! "

Other enthusiastic posts were about vaginal thrush. Boron appeared to be more

effective than other remedies. Commonly one large gelatine capsule filled with

borax or boric acid was inserted at bedtime for several nights or up to 2 weeks.

Alternatively the powder can be mixed with cool solidified coconut oil as a

bolus or suppository.

A recent scientific study confirms these positive observations with vaginal

thrush. Boric acid at the dose of a filled cap-sule worked even in cases of

drug-resistant Candida and against all the tested pathogenic bacteria. Because

of the greater dilution, a douche may not be strong enough for bacteria and

drug-resistant Candida but it should work for normal Candida. Surprisingly,

borax was found to have a stronger antifungal effect than boric acid.

Borax, similar to the equally endangered Lugol's solution, can also be used to

remove accumulated fluoride from the body. Fluoride not only causes bones to

deteriorate, but also the pineal gland to calcify and the thyroid to become

underactive. Borax reacts with fluoride ions to form boron fluorides which are

then excreted in the urine.

Borax was used to treat 31 patients with skeletal fluorosis. The amount was

gradually increased from 300 to 1100 mg/day during a three month period, with

one week off each month. The treatment was effective with 50 to 80% improvement.

 

Calcium-Magnesium Metabolism

There is antagonism as well as cooperation between calcium and magnesium. About

half of the total body magnesium is found in bones and the other half inside the

cells of tissues and organs. Only 1% is in the blood, and the kidneys try to

keep this levels constant by excreting more or less with the urine.

In contrast, 99% of calcium is in bones, and the rest in the fluid outside of

cells. Muscles contract when calcium moves into the cells, and they relax when

calcium is again pumped out and magnesium moves in. This cellular pump requires

much energy to pump calcium out, and if cells are low in energy, then calcium

may accumulate inside cells. Low cellular energy may be due to Candida, faulty

sugar or fat metabolism, deficiencies, or accumulating metabolic wastes and

toxins.

This then leads to only partial relaxation of the muscles with stiffness, a

tendency to cramps, and poor blood and lymph circulation. The problem gets worse

the more calcium moves from bones into soft tissue. Nerve cells can also

accumulate calcium, leading to faulty nerve transmission, in the lens it causes

cataracts, hormonal output keeps reducing as endocrine glands increasingly

calcify, and all other cells become handicapped in their normal functions. In

addition it causes intracellular magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is needed to

activate countless enzymes, and a deficiency leads to inefficient and blocked

energy production.

A further problems is that excess calcium damages the cell membrane and makes it

difficult for nutrients to move in and wastes to move out. When the

intracellular calcium level gets too high the cell will die.

Here we can see the importance of boron as a regulator of cell membrane

functions, especially in regard to movements of calcium and magnesium. With

boron deficiency too much calcium moves into the cell while magnesium cannot

move inside to displace it. This is the condition of old age and of the

boron-deficiency diseases leading up to it.

While in good health and especially in younger years a calcium - magnesium ratio

of 2 : 1 is normal and beneficial and supplied with a good diet. But with

increasing age, boron deficiency and resulting disease conditions we need

progressively less calcium and more magnesium.

This overview shows the problems with the medical focus on a high calcium intake

which I regard as a prescription for accelerated aging.

 

What and How Much to Use

Borax can commonly be found in the laundry and cleaning sections of

supermarkets. There is no " food-grade " borax available or necessary. Borax has

been banned from public sale in the EU, and may soon be banned in other

developed countries. Boron supplement tablets may not be effective in overcoming

arthritis.

The standard procedure is to dissolve a lightly rounded teaspoonful of borax in

1 litre of good quality water free of chlorine and fluoride. This solution has 3

mg of boron in 1 teaspoonful. Initially 3 teaspoonfuls may be taken and later 1

or 2 as a maintenance