Posted by Larry Hoover on June 16, 2003, at 7:29:00
In reply to Re: vitamin and mineral supplement for mad pigs » Larry Hoover, posted by avid abulia on June 16, 2003, at 0:17:34
> > Just scanning through Pubmed today, I see that boron deficiency blocks sex hormone synthesis, and downregulates the HPA axis. Boron is essential for a number of essential neuronal biochemical processes, as well.
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> > Hmmm....Maybe boron is the special ingredient.
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> > Lar
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> i`ve also heard a lot about boron and neurones/hpla axis function as well. i have been trying to get ahold of a source higher in boron than my current 3mg per day calcium/magnesium supplement. i`ve heard that 7-9mg per day is the safe upper-limit.Actually, the UL is set at 20 mg, but the scientific evidence is that level is probably about 1/1000 of the observable adverse effects level.
There is no currently accepted "essential intake" level for boron, so they fudged all the various bits of info they had, and built in major UFs (uncertainty factors). It's actually a bit comical how they played with the numbers (I just read the whole thing last night).
Lar
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