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So, thinks I, just how toxic is this stuff? It seems that in rats, it is roughly half as toxic as common salt.
Chronic exposures can produce eye irritation, coughing, and skin rash (the latter following ingestion)
reply to post by NeoVain
I have taken borax for several months already.
Oh, it also cures fybromyalgia as well as detox the fluoride from your entire body, curing lots of ailments and upcoming ailments like bone cancer, brittle bones, lowered iq, low enery levels etc.
reply to post by Lucid Lunacy
Can you share your research here?
20 mule team borax is available in the u.s.
don't have any after eating sugary stuff ... you'll get 'bad gas'!
reply to post by Ghost375
You're right that it doesn't appear to be that toxic.
but here's why you shouldn't be taking the stuff regularly:
It has effects when you take it over long periods of time.
but go ahead, keep on taking that stuff regularly
Special Remarks on Chronic Effects on Humans: May cause adverse reproductive effects.
Originally posted by Ghost375
Fluoride doesn't actually calcify the pineal gland. It's just some rumor started on the internet.
reply to post by Wertdagf
How is this stuff supposed to get to your brain?
Is borax anything the body can digest?
According to conventional medicine it is not known if boron is essential for humans but research shows that we do need it. The reason why it was difficult to answer this question is the presence of boron in all plants and unprocessed foods. Diets with a fair amount of fruit and vegetables provide about 2 to 5 mg of boron per day, but this also depends on the region where the food was grown and how it was grown. In reality the average intake in developed countries is 1-2 mg of boron per day. Institutionalized patients may receive only 0.25 mg of daily boron. Chemical fertilizers inhibit the uptake of boron from the soil: an organic apple grown in good soil may have 20 mg boron, but if grown with fertilizer it may have only 1 mg of boron. Fertilizers combined with poor food choices have greatly reduced our boron intake compared to 50 or 100 years ago. Further, unhealthy cooking methods greatly reduce the availability of boron from food. The cooking water of vegetables containing most of the minerals may be discarded during home cooking or commercial processing; phytic acid in baked goods, cereals and cooked legumes may greatly reduce availability, while gluten sensitivity and Candida overgrowth inhibit the absorption of minerals. All this makes health problems due to boron deficiency now very common.
How is this stuff supposed to get to your brain?
Originally posted by Ghost375
People are just dumb. Fluoride isn't making it so. They do NOT need any chemicals to control people either. '
You're right that it doesn't appear to be that toxic. MSDS
a LD50 of 2.4 grams in rats. that's actually very high for an LD50 in rats.
I highly doubt it "decalcifies the pineal gland" though. Fluoride doesn't actually calcify the pineal gland. It's just some rumor started on the internet.edit on 23-1-2013 by Ghost375 because: (no reason given)
ah, but here's why you shouldn't be taking the stuff regularly:
Chronic exposures can produce eye irritation, coughing, and skin rash (the latter following ingestion)
It has effects when you take it over long periods of time.edit on 23-1-2013 by Ghost375 because: (no reason given)
reply to post by gypsycat
Love Borax. I use it for cleaning everything. I believe that it kills insects.
reply to post by rickymouse
They do make fake borax also which is toxic