Replied by Art (California) on 10/10/2022
Eileen, I took boron from 3 to 36 mg and at 3 mg it did nothing and at 36 mg it still did nothing, but in a friend who had severe RA, it worked quite well at 36 mg/day.
On the other hand, just taking a 1/4 teaspoon per day of Borax in a liter of water is the ticket for me. Based on Ted's remedy, women would take 1/8 teaspoon in a quart of water. Cost wise Borax costs about a penny per day. I figured it out one time and I think it cost around $1 per year for men and about $.50 for women. I think taking a boron supplement can work, but it will cost more and you will be getting a lot of filler and gelatin capsules along with your boron.
I sometimes suggest boron to people who do not tolerate borax.
Borax contains 11.3% boron. I take approximately 950 mgs of Borax for each weekday and take weekends off. The 950 mgs x .113 = 107.35 mg of boron. 107.35 / 2 = 53.675 mg of boron for women. Some people are able to get by with less, but I was not one of those people.
Borax does much more than just fight different types of arthritis and I highly recommend you read EC's Borax page to help you make your decision :
https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/borax.html
I should also mention that you should not expect results overnight. Generally if you allow 3~4 months, that should be adequate. I started to see benefit within the first month, but for me, full remission took longer. Good luck and let us know how you do.
Art
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