Tastes like crap, but it is do-able... Dan
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Garrick <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the above posters has a Brooks Bradley quote where he says moisten > the first joint of index finger and dip it into Borax. Eat what clings to > it. That's good daily dose. I just did so and it tastes good > > garrick > > > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Dan Nave <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From Chris Gupta's site: >> >> BORON AND ARTHRITIS >> >> One study shows that when human consumption of boron is less than 2 >> milligrams per day that there is a 20 percent increased risk of >> arthritis. When the diet provides 5-6 milligrams of boron per day, the >> prevalence of arthritis is lower than average. A 9-10 milligrams per >> day boron intake may be able to virtually eradicate common forms of >> arthritis. This is evidenced by areas of Australia where boron levels >> are high in water supplies (seven parts per million) and no arthritis >> is found in animals or man. There is no arthritis in an area of the >> far north of New Zealand where the water boron levels are high. Israel >> is a land with high boron soil levels and less than 1 percent of the >> population has arthritis. In South Africa, only 3 percent of the Zhosa >> tribe, which consumes water rich in boron, have arthritis. But when >> members of their population move to cities, the arthritis rate >> increases to 20 percent, about the rate found in western nations. >> [Journal Applied Nutrition 46: 81-85, 1994] In areas of the world >> where boron intake is 1 milligram or less per day, the incidence of >> arthritis ranges from 20-70 percent, whereas in areas of the world >> where boron intakes range from 3-10 milligrams per day, the arthritis >> incidence ranges from 0-10 percent. [Environmental Health Perspectives >> 102: 83-85S, 1994] >> >> UPPER LIMIT DOSAGE OF BORON >> >> Researchers have calculated that an upper exposure dose of 18 >> milligrams of boron per day is safe. The American diet provides about >> 1.5 milligrams of boron, so water can provide up to 16.5 milligrams >> per day without toxicity. US drinking water supplies provide up to >> 2.44 milligrams of boron per liter, which is well within the safety >> level. [Regulatory Toxicology Pharmacology 22: 221-30, 1995] Other >> researchers have determined that up to 13 milligrams of boron per day >> are safe. [Biological Trace Element Research 66: 319-30, 1998] >> >> BORON AND OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS >> >> Boron may be important for brain function. [Biological Trace Element >> Research 66: 299-317, 1998] Boron supplementation also appears to >> raise hormone levels (estrogen and testosterone on females and males). >> [Environmental Health Perspectives 102: 59-63S, 1994] It is odd that >> we add fluoride to drinking water to prevent dental caries, iodine to >> salt to prevent goiter and calcium to milk to prevent rickets, yet do >> not fortify foods with boron, which is obviously an essential mineral. >> >> BORON AND DRINKING WATER >> >> The amount of boron supplied by ground waters and bottled mineral >> waters varies widely. Ocean water provides a mean level of 4.6 >> milligrams of boron per liter. Boron in tap water in the USA is >> generally low (less than 1 milligram per liter), whereas some stations >> in Canada provide up to 2 milligrams per liter. Water supplies in >> Northern Chile provide a high concentration of 15.2 milligrams of >> boron per liter. Boron in US and European bottled water products >> ranges from trace amounts to 4.35 milligrams per liter. [Biological >> Trace Element Research 66: 87-100, 1998] >> >> extracted from: >> >> "In Search of the World's Best Water" by Bill Sardi >> > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
