Boron Detox

After being told through the BioMeridian that I was low in boron, I began supplementing boron at 12 mg. a day. After a couple weeks, I experienced an optical migraine that started out as a small blind spot in my vision that gradually grew after several minutes and expanded in an arc with bright black and white jagged edges. I also had increased nausea and diarrhea. I later read that die-off or detox is common, as it is potent at killing candida.

Here is a great overview of why boron is important:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/

I was mainly interested in arthritis aspects, as I have a lot of arthritis that travels from joint to joint that is common in Crohn's disease.

After the reaction, I cut back to just one milligram per day and will work slowly up to two milligrams per day. I have not had any reactions since then.

http://www.health-science-spirit.com/borax.htm

This article shows the alternative medicine usage of boron and description of Herxheimer reactions.

8/15/18 update: I am now able to take 1-2 mg. a day with no increased reactions.

Naturopath's Order of Operations for Gut Healing

Our naturopath recently responded to a question about prebiotics:

1. You mentioned taking prebiotics. Are these now considered safe for SIBO and IBS and will not grow bad bacteria? Are they selective in feeding only good bacteria and not gram negative bacteria? Recommended brands?

Step 1 is getting "bad" gut bugs under control. For this, I recommend the EPF oil. 

Step 2 is getting the "good" guys to grow and this requires a healthy gut wall and some prebiotics. I like Fumaric and Fulvic acids for this - both are in the Kona Gold mineral supplement. I also like arabinogalactins found in GlutAloeMine. I don't usully see patients getting better without this. However, I do agree there is a correct order of operations.

I cannot do Step 1 because my detoxification pathways are blocked, and it causes me to have too much reaction when taking a bacterial killer. So I have decide to use diet to minimize bad gut flora, continue going up on probiotics, which moves out bad bacteria, and then also try Kona Gold again for the fulvic acid in it. This is a product I took years ago and did not seem to react to much.

Restore (https://shop.restore4life.com/) has humic and fulvic acids in it, but it causes too much reaction for me to tolerate. 

I will also try arabinogalactins.

Blocked Detoxification Pathways - Blockade on the Path to Healing

Uni and I have both been told that our detoxification pathways are blocked, after visiting naturopaths. Our symptoms are that we are not able to tolerate various methods of healing, whether herbal antibiotics such as oregano oil, or detoxification protocols such as chlorella, citrus pectin, and things that remove heavy metals. Uni is much less sensitive than I am. For me, this is my greatest blockade toward healing, and it keeps me from being able to do so many things that I know would help me get well.

Our naturopath recently addressed this concern with the following:

Regular bowel movements, dry skin brushing, breath practice - slow, long, deep, focused breaths for 10-20 min daily, lots of water and urinating, plenty of minerals, rebounder and sweating regularly 

I think we need to do as much as possible that isn't supplements to get your excretion pathways open!! 

Binders are the next step and chlorella and charcoal are the gentlest binders. Others to consider are spirulina, citrus pectin and clay which I believe you are on.  

Uni and I both know that we have liver stones, since they have come out at various times in response to added oils in the diet and candibactin. So we have considered doing the liver/gallbladder flush that involves 1/2 cup olive oil, grapefruit juice, and espson salt. In response to questions about liver flushes our naturopath says:

Are liver flushes (olive oil/citrus) recommended? Do you have a recommended protocol? Dangerous in any way? We both know we have liver stones.

I don't think these work overly well. I think a better idea is using herbs to dissolve stones over time.