Borax: The Miracle Cure for Arthritis Discovered by Rex Noonim
- Rex Noonim developed arthritis and, not finding relief from conventional drugs, looked to the chemistry of plants for its cause
- He theorized that boron would aid calcium metabolism in plants, so he started taking 30 milligrams of borax daily
- In three weeks his symptoms disappeared and he attempted to market his cure, but government health committees declared boron a poison and successfully stopped its spread in Australia
- Through word of mouth he sold 10,000 bottles a month until the drug company took over
- In the mid-1980s a double blind trial at Royal Melbourne Hospital showed 70% improvement on borax with no negative side effects
- His later research focused on the relationship between soil boron levels and arthritis rates, finding higher rates in areas with lower soil boron levels
- Borax also helped with other forms of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lusus erythematosus
- It has strong fungicidal effects even at low doses (75-90 milligrams)
- The herxheimer reaction is common with antimicrobial therapy, suggesting osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are fluid.