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Deirdre Layne | Modified on Nov 11, 2024
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2 User Reviews
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I too have found a huge, albeit unexpected, improvement in my gut since taking borax powder (This didn't happen whenI was taking borax supplements in tablet form). Pretty much since the day I ran out of the tablets and used 'cleaning' borax (pure with no additives) I have noticed this effect. I told my mother about it as she too has had major gut issues that have caused her serious pain for over 20 years. She has been diagnosed with IBS and told basically that she has to live with it. She too has had next to no issues since taking borax powder (1 tsp dissolved in 1 Liter of water, then add 1 tsp of this liquid to a glass of water to drink every day, sometimes 2x a day.)
(Miami)
05/19/2021
Do you drink sometimes 2 liters per day? or 2 glasses of water per day? Thank you
(ME)
08/23/2021
Earth Clinic's Ted recommends ¼ teaspoon (940 mg ~ 1,000 mg) of borax in 1 liter of water for men and 1/8 teaspoon (470 mg ~ 500 mg) of borax in 1 liter of water for women each day. (read article above)
(Arizona)
06/13/2022
You don't drink the whole thing, you drink 1-2 tsp daily of this 1-liter mixture. I am a woman in my 50's. I put 1/8 tsp of Borax in a regular 16.5 water bottle (mark the cap with a large B! ). You only drink 1-2 tsp of this mixture daily. One water bottle will last you close to a month.
(Poland)
12/16/2023
Hi. Please give me an URGENT clarification on this situation. The article on this site says that people with lower weight should take a dose of 1/8 teaspoon of borax per day. There is information that 1/8 teaspoon is about 500mg of borax. And that's the whole problem, because it's NOT TRUE.
I have two sensitive jewelers' scales. 500mg is 10 times more (!) than 1/8 teaspoon. I prove it in the photos (0.5g=500mg). In reality, 1/8 teaspoon is 50mg, not 500mg!
To summarize:
the dose of 1/8 teaspoon is 50mg, which is 10 times less (!!!) than the information given on earthclinic.
Please clarify this situation. It is very urgent for everyone who uses this therapy! This should be clarified as soon as possible.
It is very irresponsible to give such false information.
There is no option to upload photos, so I am sending links.
https://ibb.co/18Xjd4w
https://ibb.co/L86mvnb
12/16/2023
Hello LadyofMars,
Not sure where you are getting your information. Per our article on borax: https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/borax.html#intro
"Borax powder is about 11.3% boron, meaning a ¼ teaspoon contains approximately 113 mg of boron. Ted from Earth Clinic recommends a daily dose of ¼ teaspoon of borax in 1 liter of water for men and 1/8 teaspoon of borax in 1 liter for women. This equates to men consuming about 113 mg of boron daily while women consume around 56 mg daily."
(Philppines)
12/16/2023
Hi LadyOfMars,
When I checked your images below:
. .. I'm afraid I must disagree with you on the weight that is displayed on your digital weighing device. You said that it was 50 mgs and I'm afraid that is wrong. The result of you weighing 1/8 tspn Borax is shown as 0.50 grams in your weighing device display, which is equivalent to 500 mgs.
Also, if you look-up the conversion of one rounded teaspoon of powder to grams on the internet it will be 5 grams. And if it is a level teaspoon of powder then it will be 4 grams. So, therefore, it must also follow that a 1/4 level tspn of powder will be 1000 mgs and an 1/8 level tspn must be 500 mgs.
Here's some more facts concerning Borax safety that should allay all your fears. According to it's Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) -- which is the bible for ALL chemical toxicity levels -- Borax has the same toxicity profile as common table salt. And according to the MSDS it would take approximately 25 teaspoons of salt to kill a human being. Same for Borax.
So we can now conclude that supplementing borax either at 1/8 tspn/day(for a woman) or at 1/4 tspn per day(for a man) in the right way -- at 4 days on and 3 days off -- is completely safe.
And as a man, I've been taking 1/4 tspn or 1000 mgs Borax regularly for about the last 16 years. I'm 73 y.o. with no arthritis, no rheumatism, no heart disease etc and there's nothing wrong with me. Just some reasons why I love supplementing Borax.
Abdominal Pain, Bloating
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Prioris, Bill, Ted, and TimH..etc: Thank you all so much for your informative posts on borax. They have explained my mild die-off reaction (herxheimer effect) from using it. I shall cut back a bit on the intake and continue on.
For the record, my apparent die-off reaction consists only of morning diarrhea.
The apparent positive effects that I have noticed recently have been that my chronic abdominal bloating has all but completely disappeared (I've literally had that for decades). Along with the bloating, general abdominal pain and discomfort have also all but disappeared, which included daily, middle-of-the-night deep burning pain in my gut.
Please note, that along with starting the borax regime, I have also started the “water cure” (Google it), which involves properly hydrating your body. These two remedies have removed a dark cloud of dismal depression that many digestive-related issues have caused me for many years. It feels like I have a new life. Cheers and blessing to all!!
