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On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Lena Guyot wrote:

> I take boron caps and have noticed that they're very helpful for arthritis 
> issues. In one of my groups, cream of tartar was recommended for candida as 
> it 'drwons' candida. I encapsulate my bulk-purchased COT (nuts.com) and take 
> a (00) capsule 4x a day. It has definitely reduced candida, although I also 
> Rife it.
> 
> Be well,
> Léna
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:15 PM, Dan Nave wrote:
> 
>> This freaks some people out, but you should consider borax for candida and 
>> fungus issues.  The following is some excerpts from the url below.  You can 
>> read the whole article and get a good overview.  I use it for arthritis 
>> symptoms and it seems to work pretty well.  (That's 20 Mule Team Borax, 
>> which is about 11% boron and has no additives).
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> <http://www.health-science-spirit.com/borax.htm>
>> Standard dose = 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of concentrate. This has 25 to 30 mg of 
>> borax and provides about 3 mg of boron.  Take 1 dose per day mixed with 
>> drink or food.  If that feels right then take a second dose with another 
>> meal.  If there is no specific health problem or for maintenance you may 
>> continue indefinitely with 1 or 2 doses daily.
>> 
>> If you do have a problem, such as arthritis, osteoporosis and related 
>> conditions, cramps or spasms, stiffness due to advancing years, menopause, 
>> and also to improve low sex hormone production, increase intake to 3 or more 
>> spaced-out standard doses for several months or longer until you feel that 
>> your problem has sufficiently improved. Then drop back to 1 or 2 doses per 
>> day.
>> 
>>  Fungi and Fluoride
>> 
>> 
>> Being such an excellent fungicide it is not surprising that borax is being 
>> successfully used to treat Candida. There is much interesting information on 
>> an Earth Clinic forum called Borax Cures (10). With low to medium-weight 
>> people use 1/8 teaspoon of borax powder and with heavier weight 1/4 teaspoon 
>> per litre of water. One drinks the water spaced out during the day, and does 
>> this for 4 or 5 days a week as long as required. 
>> 
>> Many contributors wrote that it cured or greatly helped them. So for 
>> instance this post: "I also have psoriasis, so maybe the soreness in my 
>> joints is the psoriatic arthritis creeping in. I thought, after reading 
>> about borax here on this forum, I would give it a try. OMG! In one day, the 
>> soreness in my knees has vanished! .... Also, my psoriasis seems a lot 
>> better after 2 days drinking 1/4 tsp borax in 1 litre of water per day."
>> 
>> Another one about toe fungus: "He wet his feet and then took a handful (of 
>> borax) and rubbed it all over his feet. He said it stopped itching 
>> immediately! He was stunned. A few weeks later I asked him how his athletes 
>> foot was and he said: oh wow! it hasn't come back! that stuff totally cured 
>> it !!!"
>> 
>> Other enthusiastic posts were about vaginal thrush. Borax appeared to be 
>> more effective than other remedies. Commonly one large gelatine capsule 
>> filled with borax or boric acid was inserted at bedtime for several nights 
>> or up to 2 weeks. Alternatively the powder can be mixed with cool solidified 
>> coconut oil as a bolus or suppository.
>> 
>> A recent scientific study (11) confirms these positive observations with 
>> vaginal thrush. Boric acid at the dose of a filled capsule worked even in 
>> cases of drug-resistant Candida and against all the tested pathogenic 
>> bacteria. Because of the greater dilution, a douche may not be strong enough 
>> for bacteria and drug-resistant Candida but it should work for normal 
>> Candida. Borax, due to its alkalinity, was more effective than boric acid.
>> 
>> In normal healthy conditions Candida exists as harmless oval yeast cells. 
>> When challenged, chains of elongated cells called pseudohyphae develop, and 
>> finally strongly invasive long, narrow and tube-like filaments called 
>> hyphae. These damage the intestinal wall, and cause inflammation and Leaky 
>> Gut Syndrome. Pseudohyphae and hyphae can be seen in the blood of 
>> individuals with cancer and autoimmune diseases. Candida can also form tough 
>> layers of biofilm. This same study shows that boric acid/borax inhibits the 
>> formation of biofilms and also the transformation of harmless yeast cells 
>> into invasive hyphal form. In other articles I have shown that this process, 
>> commonly initiated by antibiotics, is a basic cause of most of our modern 
>> diseases, and this makes borax and boric acid primary health remedies. But 
>> this article shows that there are many more reasons to give them a top 
>> rating.
>> 
>> A scientific review in 2011 concluded: "... boric acid is a safe, 
>> alternative, economic option for women with recurrent and chronic symptoms 
>> of vaginitis when conventional treatment fails..." (12). But as it is so 
>> much better than drugs why not use it as a first option, or use the even 
>> more effective borax?
>> 
>> Another study from Turkey (13) shows the protective effect of boric acid on 
>> food contaminated with mycotoxins, especially fungal aflatoxins. Among 
>> these, Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) causes extensive DNA damage and is the most 
>> potent carcinogen ever tested, especially affecting liver and lungs, also 
>> causing birth defects, immunotoxicity and even death in farm animals and 
>> humans. Boric acid treatment was protective and led to increased resistance 
>> of DNA to oxidative damage induced by AFB1. The strong antifungal action of 
>> boric acid is, of course, the reason why it has traditionally been used as a 
>> food preservative.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 5:42 AM, Gidon Kenar <gidonke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> I found to have systemic Candida which besides giving ma bad digestion, gas
>> and sometimes diarrhea, also manifests itself as fungi in my foot and a
>> ringworm in other parts of my body.
>> My diet is vegan, based mostly on raw fruits, vegetables and green leaves
>> with practically no processed foods. I would like to keep this diet as much
>> as possible while treating this malady, and would appreciate any ideas in
>> this matter...
>> 
>> Regards
>> Gidon
>> 
>> 
>> 
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