In its pure form, boron is a black, crystalline structure that is extremely brittle. It is an important mineral in human nutrition, but there is perhaps only one country in the world where the people in general get adequate amounts of boron from the food they eat; that being Israel, which could explain why Israel has less that 1% incidence of arthritis.

Boron supports the body’s use of various other vitamins and minerals. Boron is essential for maintaining correct levels of Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus in the body and is therefore one of the main minerals used in forming strong bones, building muscle and improving brain and thyroid functions.

Second only to Magnesium, the body depends upon Boron for performing almost all of its functions. Boron is part of a long chain that intertwines all the minerals necessary for cell growth and development. It is essential for the integrity and function of cell walls and for transmitting signals across cell membranes. Without Boron there would be no plants or animals and even a shortage of boron can shorten the natural life-span of every living thing on earth.

Like all other minerals, Boron must be in the right isoform in order for it to be of any great value to the human system. One isoform of iron is nails and another is that form found in spinach. Which do you suppose will make for healthy red blood cells?

I have used other Boron supplements, but none that compare with FreeMart D–Cal Boron. Part of that is due to the isoform of Boron that we use, together with the advanced LightEnhanced(trademark) quantum technology used to create it. The most expensive product is the one that doesn’t work, so don’t leave the following benefits sitting on the table by choosing and inferior product.

Supplementing with Boron increases testosterone levels in men and estrogen levels in menopausal women. Boron affects the metabolism of steroid hormones, and especially the sex hormones which may improve sex drive in men and women.

Boron also has an important role in converting vitamin D to its active form, thus increasing the Calcium uptake and deposition into the bones and teeth and preventing soft tissues from calcifying. Other beneficial effects have been reported such as improvement of vision, psoriasis, scleroderma and balance.

Traditionally Boron has been used treating osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and a variety of brain conditions, improving cognitive skills, visual perception, concentration, short term memory, coordination, fine motor skills and logic.

Boron has also been used in cardiovascular treatments resulting in improvements in heart disease. This mineral works as a powerful enzyme inhibitor as well as promotes cardiovascular function, reducing cholesterol levels.

Boron initiates estrogen by helping convert vitamin D into its active state. The estrogen then improves absorption of Calcium and metabolism within the bone. When bone metabolism is properly functioning, osteoporosis is no longer a major health issue. And even after osteoporosis has set in, Boron can play a major role in helping the body to replace lost Calcium.

Boron is necessary for creating and repairing joint cartilage. It is also assists in preventing arthritis and tooth decay.

Boron is essential for copper metabolism and therefore could play a role in the correction of hyperthyroidism and possibly hypothyroidism. Additionally Boron increases plasma copper, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD); one of the body’s most important free radical scavengers, and ceruloplasmin (a protein which transports Copper throughout the body).

Too much estrogen tends to slow down thyroid function and reduce plasma copper, SOD, and ceruloplasmin. Studies on Boron showed that by increasing Boron levels, each of these variables also increased whether estrogen was administered or not.

Boron in the stomach reacts with hydrochloric acid to form Boric acid, which is then rapidly excreted in the urine, thereby reducing acid and possibly relieving various acidic conditions.

Boron also functions to fight off fungal infections and other pathogens, playing a major role in the control of Candida in the body.

Chemical fertilizers inhibit the uptake of Boron from the soil by up to 90%. An organic apple grown in good soil may have 20 mg Boron, but if grown in the same soil with fertilizer it may have only 1 mg of Boron and since most developed countries use chemical fertilizers, the average intake of Boron is less than 1-2 mg of Boron per day.

This creates numerous health problems that could easily be avoided, which doctors are either oblivious to, or do not bother to tell their patients about it.

Boron is such an important mineral that a deficiency of boron in human nutrition may result in many painful and even debilitating disease symptoms.

The highest concentration of Boron is found in the parathyroid glands, the bones, joints and dental enamel. Boron deficiency causes greatly increased amounts of Calcium and Magnesium to be lost in the urine.

Boron deficiency can cause cell walls to become very weak and fragile, rendering the cells incapable of properly transferring and receiving nutrients into them.

Boron is to the parathyroid what Iodine is to the thyroid and a deficiency of Boron causes the parathyroid to release too much parathyroid hormone, removing Calcium from the bones, joints and teeth and releasing it into the blood stream. This leads to calcification of soft tissues causing muscle contractions and stiffness throughout the body. Symptoms include kidney stones, calcification of the eyes, endocrine glands, pineal gland, ovaries, pancreas and kidneys, ultimately leading to diabetes and kidney failure.

Some symptoms of Boron deficiency are brittle bones, carpal tunnel syndrome, hormonal imbalance, and hyperthyroidism, loss of libido, memory loss, muscle pain, osteoporosis, receding gums, degenerative joint disease and weak joint cartilage. Other symptoms may include cancer, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, spondylitis, gout, lupus, psoriasis, scleroderma, cataracts, pyorrhea and tooth decay.

Boron compounds have anti-tumor properties and have successfully been used in cancer therapy. A German cancer researcher, Dr. Paul-Gerhard Seeger, discovered that cancer commonly starts with the deterioration of cell membranes due to lack of Boron and since Boron deficiency is widespread, this could be an important cause for virtually an epidemic of tumors and cancer. Boron compounds are also anti-osteoporotic, anti-inflammatory, hypolipemic, anti-coagulant and anti-neoplastic agents.

Calcium blood levels generally increase with advancing age due to decreased levels of Magnesium and Boron and when intracellular Calcium gets too high, cells will die, which eventually can lead to the death of entire organs, like the pancreas or kidneys for example.

Bone analysis has shown that arthritic bones and joints have only half the Boron content of healthy joints. Equally demonstrated was the lack of synovial fluid that lubricates joints and provides nutrients to the cartilage when Boron is deficient.

Boron deficiency may be the most important factor in causing arthritis, osteoporosis and tooth decay today. Arthritis in its various forms affects a large percentage of the population in developed countries.

Osteoporosis is responsible for more long-term hospital care than any other individual disease, due to the very high incidence of fractures, and especially the protracted nature of hip fractures.

Supplementing with the right kind of Boron has shown to reduce the daily loss of Calcium by nearly 50%.

There is antagonism as well as cooperation between Calcium and Magnesium. About half of the total body Magnesium is found in bones and the other half inside the cells of tissues and organs. Only 1% is in the blood, and the kidneys try to keep these levels constant by excreting more or less with the urine.

In contrast, 99% of the body’s Calcium is in bones, and the rest in the fluid outside of the cells. Muscles contract when Calcium moves into the cells, and they relax when Calcium is again pumped out and Magnesium moves in. This cellular pump requires a lot of energy and when the cells are low in energy, then Calcium may accumulate inside of the cells.

Low cellular energy may also be due to Candida, faulty sugar or fat metabolism, Magnesium and Boron deficiencies and the accumulation of metabolic wastes and toxins inside of the cells.

This then leads to only partial relaxation of the muscles, which have a tendency to stiffness and cramping, accompanied by poor blood and lymph circulation. These problems increase in magnitude as Calcium continues to be removed from the bones and teeth and is deposited into the softer tissues. Calcium can also accumulate in nerve cells, leading to faulty nerve transmission and in the lens of the eyes causing cataracts.

Hormonal output is reduced as endocrine glands increasingly calcify and virtually all of the cells become handicapped in their normal functions with too much Calcium. In addition, this condition causes intracellular Magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is needed to activate countless enzymes and a deficiency leads to inefficient and blocked energy production.

A further problem is that excess Calcium damages the cell membrane and makes it difficult for nutrients to move in and wastes to move out. When the intracellular Calcium level gets too high the cell will die.

Here we can see the importance of Boron as a regulator of cell membrane functions, especially in regard to movements of Calcium and Magnesium. With Boron deficiency, too much Calcium moves into the cell, and prevents Magnesium from moving in to displace it even when ample Magnesium is available. These symptoms tend to increase with age as Boron levels decrease.

The medical establishment has long recommended a Calcium – Magnesium ratio of 2:1. While in good health and especially in younger years, this does not appear to pose a problem, but with increasing age and Boron deficiency, we cannot tolerate this much Calcium. At the same time we need more Magnesium.

I regard the medical focus on a high Calcium intake as a prescription for accelerated aging and I am doubtful whether Calcium supplements are needed or beneficial, even in cases of osteoporosis. In my view these individuals have plenty of Calcium stored in soft tissues where it does not belong, and by supplementing with the right isoforms of Boron and Magnesium, this misplaced Calcium can be redeposited into the bones.

For Boron to be fully effective in reversing tissue calcification, it too must be in the right isoform. FreeMart D–Cal is the Boron supplement that I recommend.

At the same time, an ample supply of the right kind of Magnesium is required. For elderly individuals I recommend 100 mg of FreeMart PureMag, which is a “highly-absorbable” Magnesium which can travel to all parts of the body, including crossing the blood brain barrier.

Many Magnesium supplements cause a laxative effect and depending upon the isoform of the Magnesium, they may do more harm than good. When taking other than FreeMart PureMag, you will likely require a minimum of 400-600 mg. That is why I recommend FreeMart Magnesium for both oral and topical applications.

FreeMart PureMag should be taken together with the daily Boron supplementation spaced out during the day, and with protracted joint problems additional PureMag can be applied topically.

Boron also works synergistically with Copper and therefore FreeMart PureCopper should be consumed on a regular basis in order to receive the full effect of taking Boron.

Knowing that Boron aids Calcium metabolism in plants, research scientists did a double-blind trial in the mid 1980’s at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Seventy percent (70%) of arthritis patients who were given oral supplementation with Boron were greatly improved at the end of the trial. There were zero negative side-effects reported and some participants reported that their heart ailments as well as their health in general had noticeably improved along with having more energy.

It has been estimated that 55% of Americans over the age of 50 have osteoporosis and of these approximately 80% are women. Worldwide 1 in 3 women and 1 in 12 men over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, and this is responsible for millions of fractures each year. In scientific studies Rats with osteoporosis were given a Boron supplement for 30 days with the result that their bone quality was then comparable with that of the healthy control group and of a group supplemented with estradiol.

Research has shown that after Boron supplementation an individual’s bones were much harder and stronger. With additional Boron, bone fractures healed in both man and animal in half the normal time. Horses and dogs with broken legs, and even a broken pelvis, fully recovered. A young girl, aged 9 months, with juvenile arthritis was supplemented with Boron and within 2 weeks no longer showed any symptoms. Arthritic pain, swelling and stiffness is often reduced in as little as 1 to 3 months.

The beneficial effect of Boron on bones seems to be due to two interrelated effects: a higher Boron content of the bones which makes them harder, and a normalization of sex hormones which stimulates the growth of new bone. Low estrogen levels after menopause are thought to be the main reason why so many older women develop osteoporosis. In men testosterone levels decline more gradually which seems to be reflected in their later onset of osteoporosis as a group.

Research has now shown that Boron supplementation in postmenopausal women doubles the blood level of the most active form of estrogen, 17-beta estradiol, to the level found in much younger women. Equally, the blood levels of testosterone more than doubled.

Boron appears to BALANCE the levels of sex hormones. In comparison with Conventional Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy, there is a higher risk of breast or endometrial cancer which is NOT known to happen with natural hormones produced by the body as a result of Boron supplementation.

Breast cancer is related to calcifications in the breast. Tests have shown that it is important to normalize the Calcium-Magnesium metabolism and cellular membrane functions within the body in order to reduce the risks of breast cancer.

A recent study in younger men between the ages of 29 and 50 showed that the level of free testosterone (the form that matters most) had risen by one third after a daily supplementation with Boron for one week.

This may be of special interest for bodybuilders. Research with Boron has shown that elevated testosterone levels are beneficial by shrinking prostate tumors and PSA levels, PSA being a marker for tumors and inflammation in the prostate gland.

Significantly improved memory and cognition in both sexes of elderly individuals may be partly due to increased levels of sex hormones and to improved membrane functions of the brain cells.

Arthritis patients who supplemented with Boron commonly experienced a Herxheimer reaction, which is an early aggravation of symptoms with increased pain for a short period of time (you may feel worse before you feel better). It is commonly due to toxins being released by Candida die off. This is considered to be a good sign indicating that the body is healing.

Boron is an excellent fungicide that has been successfully used to treat Candida overgrowth. In normal healthy conditions Candida exists as harmless oval yeast cells. Long chains of elongated cells called pseudohyphae and strongly invasive narrow tube-like filaments called hyphae develop causing damage to the intestinal wall, which leads to inflammation and Leaky Gut Syndrome.

Pseudohyphae and hyphae can be seen in the blood of individuals with cancer and autoimmune diseases. They form tough layers of biofilm, which makes them very hard to kill with antibiotics, which arguably is a basic cause of many modern diseases. This same study shows that Boron inhibits the formation of biofilms and also the transformation of harmless yeast cells into invasive hyphal form.

Boron is also used to remove accumulated fluoride and heavy metals from the body

Fluoride has been linked with causing eczema, celiac disease, affecting thyroid function, causing tooth discoloration in children and adults over long-term exposure. It can also build up in the body causing rheumatoid arthritis and joint pain.

Fluoride causes bones and joints to deteriorate, the pineal gland to calcify and the thyroid gland to become underactive. Boron reacts with fluoride ions to form Boron fluorides which are then excreted in the urine.

It takes time to redistribute long-standing severe calcification buildup with Boron supplementation. Increased Calcium levels in affected areas such as the hips and shoulders may cause problems for a considerable time, such as a tendency to severe cramping and pain, or problems with the blood circulation, or nerve transmission. Higher amounts of Calcium and fluoride passing through the kidneys may cause temporary kidney pain. Kidney pain in this instance appears to be mainly due to kidney stones being released, after a few days when the stones are cleared the pain usually stops.

These Herxheimer reactions can be minimized by increasing Boron levels gradually

Whenever you experience an unpleasant effect, reduce or temporarily stop D–Cal intake until the problem subsides, then gradually start increasing intake again.

Helpful additional measures are a greatly increased fluid intake, including FreeMart Happy Water along with more organic acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, and improving lymph flow with rebounding, walking or inverted positions.