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Sherri Belmar's avatar

Thank you for this comprehensive post on Borax!

Jan's avatar

Dr.. I have organic kelp granules. Could I use that for some iodine supplementation? The package says 1 tsp = 1654 mcg

Jan's avatar

Haha. ChatGPT said borax is very dangerous blah blah. 3-24-26.

Ana's avatar

Hello Dr Yoho. Are you still taking the Borax with your food, and how are you going with it?

And is there any difference in taking Borax with food vs the diluting with water method?

Thank you!

yantra's avatar

Dr. Yoho - i think your article contains a crucial typo regarding boron/borax dosage:

In the section:

"BORAX'S HEALTH BENEFITS

1. Arthritis and Joint Health" you wrote:

"Dr. Rex Newnham's research in the 1960s demonstrated that 30 mg of Borax daily eliminated many arthritis symptoms within three weeks. Since Borax contains 11.3% boron, taking 30 mg of boron requires approximately 265 mg of Borax . . . "

I read his original article too, and as you first note, he was talking about 30 mg of BORAX daily but in the above sentence quoted from your article, you then translate the 30 mg Borax to 30 mg BORON, which "requires 265 mg of Borax".

Newham himself mentions that to cure his arthritis he "took 30 mg of BORAX twice daily, this was 6 mg of elemental BORON a day . . . in three weeks the pain, swelling and stiffness had all gone, so i stopped taking the borax".

Bert's avatar

Pretty amazing that most comments are basically people who seek medical assistance. This is not the heart of the matter. The core is: 1. Regulators violently keep us from getting the correct information to optimize health. 2. The 'delivery' mechanisms include seeking optimal profit and control, which means the information will automatically turn to completely false. But I think it's way worse. It all breathes 'intentional'. I think that the 'based' people are even led to falsehood on a meta-level, and made to believe that this is an autonomous process in the race to optimal control and profits. But all these processes go way deeper into harmful territory than any simple autonomous drive could accomplish. It is tempting to stop at the 'profit and control via corruption' level, but the next taboo needs to be tackeld too: the level of intentional attack on life and wellbeing. And, if gotten to that, not even 'Population control' gives enough space to explain the facts.

Jan's avatar

Yes. But we can’t wait until that is all overcome. If we know—we do it. So getting the word out no matter, even while the boot is on us. It comes down to us and #subversives like Dr. Yoho. You are here. I am here. Dr. Yoho is here. The more on board, the less power the boot has.

Maggie Leonard's avatar

Dr. Yoho, I love this article! Thanks so much for the wealth of information included. I am interested in the bone strengthening properties of borax for osteoporosis. I'm over 60 with a history of fractures, and now spinal compression fractures. You mention in passing that you recommend estradiol supplementation as well as the borax for women in my situation. Where can I find more details? Would following the recommendations in you hormone replacement book be the way to go? Thanks!

Chris's avatar

I've been using ivermectin & fenbendazole for osteoarthritis. Adding a 1/4 teaspoon of borax had a synergystic effect, and I was miserable until I dropped the ivm/fenben to small topical doses.

The ivm/24mg and fenben/400mg was generating tolerable herx, lower does did little. I'm coming around to view much antibiotic need or use as a cover for something missing that the immune system needs or cover for something toxic like vitamin A (see https://ggenereux.blog/).

Roy's avatar

You don’t need to sprinkle it your food. Follow Walter Last’s recommendation about diluting it in distilled water and drinking it. Works for me.

cot sabaca's avatar

Dr Yoho, I have an arthritic knee with severe narrowing of the medial compartment. I started putting Borax on my steak and my arthritic knee appears to be healing. I keep testing it to see where it hurts and it is definitely getting better.

Rita Drootman's avatar

I have severe osteoporosis and arthritis. I have started the Boron and it does help. I see there is a book that Walter Last put out and it is shown on Pay Pal. Can I still order that? Also, what about taking the oral supplement of 30 mg/day, is there anything regarding studies to support this? Thank you, Rita D

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

30 mg a day is fine; see post

it's nontoxic

Rita Drootman's avatar

Thank you Dr. Yoho. I started taking 75 mg per day of the Boron and it helped much more. I bought this at Hakala Labs. The severe arthritis in my toes did not get much better with the 30 mg dose of Boron nor with the 1/4 cup of Borax concentrate per day. I still do Chlorine Dioxide on my toes each morning, since I also have toenail fungus. Then I put on the DMSO gel. This has helped.

bonafidecat's avatar

My 20 Mule Team Borax is sodium borate. Good to go?

Then there's this from Dr. Axe:

https://draxe.com/health/is-borax-safe/

Ingrid's avatar

Thank you for this interesting information!

Ana's avatar

Any fellow Aussies here recommend a Borax product we can find here?

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

hard to find there; same in Europe

search for the chemical name

Ana's avatar

This is also a great resource to read about Borax (and other wonderful natural remedies). A great Aussie fellow has been writing about natural remedies that big pharma does not want us to know about for years... (Borax, DMSO, Gum Turpentine, etc)

https://growyouthful.com/remedy/borax.php

And Users reported use of Borax here:

https://growyouthful.com/comment-ailment-remedy.php?ailmentNo=50&remedyNo=14