Re: Borax info for the geeks

Hi t2t

I have read a couple of your posts about vit d ; I want to try it before I recomend (or not) to others; but I would love to see a effect on inducing sleep; as I can be a bit "high" in the evenings. It helps to take salt, water, iodine and selenium; maybe vit d can help further.

 I also found this interesting info;

Boron's effects in animals is equally compelling. Drosophila flies under increased dietary levels of boron experienced a 10% increase in their longevity. Boron recently has been demonstrated to overcome the effects of vitamin Ddeficiency in chickens and rats. It appears that boron, in combination with vitamin D₃ enhances the mineral content of bone, while boron alone enhances the maturation of growth cartilage. Boron is therefore beneficial to bone growth in animals. This was confirmed in another study in which boron supplementation to rats' diets, which were deficient in calcium and magnesium, produced an increase of serum

http://www.ehponline.org/docs/1994/Suppl-7/sullivan.html