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Borax for Herniated Disc and Arthritis

| Modified on Mar 27, 2026
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2 User Reviews


Posted by Rick (Irvine California) on 10/09/2023
★★★★★
Borax Helping Pain From L4-L5 Disc Bulge

I have a 6 millimeter posterior bulge in the L4-L5 area of my back. I had great pain whenever I lifted something, usually towards the evening. Taking advil at night would help yet the thinning of my blood taking advil would leave blood spots on my arms whenever they were bumped or scratched.

I've been taking boron solution for 7 years now. One teaspoon of borax into a quart of distilled water. I've been taking one teaspoon of this solution every morning and every night with meals. Which now I just remove the jar from the refrigerator and take a sip. This gives me approximately 7 milligrams of boron every day. I now have no pain when lifting and I love working on my race car and I can lift transmissions and heavy parts with no pain arriving that evening. The only reason I see so much bad publicity about boron is that big pharmaceutical industry just can't make any money off it because it's a cheap mineral.

All I can say is it works for me and I'm living proof of it and have the mri's to prove it.

Replied by Maria Grazia
(Italia)
02/18/2026

Salve volevo sapere se beve al giorno un litro d'acqua con un cucchiaino di boro.e per quanti giorni

Grazie


Hi, I wanted to know if you drink a liter of water a day with a teaspoon of boron. And for how many days

Thank you

Neco
(Austria)
02/19/2026

Hallo Maria

Am besten Leben Lang trinken... Danke


Hello Maria

Best to drink for life... Thank you

Ruralady
(Illinois)
02/20/2026
204 posts

Don't forget an inversion table will also help with that pain, I use one.

Vera
(Colorado)
02/20/2026

Which inversion table did you get, Ruralady? I was disuaded by my chiropractor from getting one. She said people sometimes get stuck on it, unable to come off. Your advice would be appreciated.

Ruralady
(Illinois)
02/21/2026
204 posts

Innova. You can get it on Amazon, they have them as low as $139 and that's really all you need. As for your Chiro, my son told me after he started using his inversion table he QUIT going to his Chiro. What a Chiro does is put you in alignment and that's exactly what an inversion table does by stretching out your spinal column. They're very easy to learn, they have their instructions on YouTube. When my fibro makes my back and legs hurt, I get on the inversion table first b/f taking any pain meds even though I only take natural supplements. It's usually all I need. I have mine in my living room at the bottom of my stairs. I make sure I use it b/f going to sleep b/c it makes me and most everyone else sleep better. Good luck and say goodbye to your Chiro. Hope this helps Vera.


Herniated Disc, Arthritis
Posted by Rick (Irvine CA) on 06/28/2022
★★★★★

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I have a 6 mm posterior bulge in the L4 - L5 area of my spine. The MRI shows this bulge going into the nerve column of my spine. Whenever I did any heavy lifting it absolutely killed me that evening with pain. I started taking a sip of my Borax solution in the morning and night and that was 5 years ago. I have absolutely no pain and can lift as much as I want to. Now I'm 73 and have never felt better in my life.

I had my wife start taking about a year ago and now she is pain free of the arthritis she was experiencing. She too is now a firm believer of Boron. She didn't want to sip the soap solution of borax so I got her the 6mm pills from AMAZON. 300 pills for $10 bucks. No wonder the pharmaceutical industry poo poos the solution. THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY OF OF A MINERAL.

Replied by RB
(Somewhere in Europe)
06/29/2022
95 posts

Rick, How ya doing?

Thanks for posting. Congrats on your success! I've always thought that there is a better way. Please share some of the details of your success!

> She didn't want to sip the soap solution of borax so I got her the 6mm pills from AMAZON.

A) Do those pills contain Boron, or Borax?

B) Those 6 mm pills supply how many mg (milligrams) of Boron (or Borax), per pill?

C) How many 6 mm pills, per day?

D) Taken with food, or in between meals?

E) If, in the unlikely event, those 6 mm pills are actually capsules, as opposed to pills, then what is their size? 0,00, or 000?

I have no arthritis, but I'm hoping this will help somebody!