gopher said:

it use to be in food, but the soil is depleted

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Though there is no official minimum intake for boron, government agencies did establish the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for it. The tolerable upper intake is “the highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects for almost all individuals.” So, you shouldn’t take more than the UL for boron a day.

The tolerable upper intake level for boron is as follows:

    Adults (19 years and over): 20 milligrams a day
    Children
        1–3 years: 3 milligrams a day
        4–8 years: 6 milligrams a day
        9–13 years: 11 milligrams a day
    Teenagers (14–18 years): 17 milligrams a day
    Pregnant or lactating teenagers (14–18 years): 17 milligrams a day
    Pregnant or lactating women (19–50 years): 20 milligrams a day

Researchers have no relevant data to decide how much boron infants (0–12 months) need. So, babies shouldn’t get boron from other sources except food and formula.

If you take more boron than the tolerable upper intake level (20 milligrams a day), it may be toxic for you. The signs of boron toxicity in humans include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dermatitis and lethargy.

If you ingest more boron than you need for a longer time, you may develop chronic boron toxicity. The symptoms include nausea, lack of appetite, weight loss and decreased sexual activity. If you have any of these symptoms, speak to a doctor immediately.

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gopher said:

shits where the toxins come out, urine is where the nutrients come out lol

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Rabbits are foraging herbivores, eating mostly grass and weeds. But this fibrous, cellulose rich diet isn’t the easiest to digest, and by the time their dinner has make it through their intestines it still contains many of the nutrients the bunnies need.

Rabbits and hares beat this problem with a special kind of digestion called hindgut fermentation. In short, they eat their own poop and digest it a second time. Bunnies actually make two different kinds of droppings: little black round ones and softer black ones known as cecotropes that are eaten. This process is known as coprophagy, and functions the same as cows chewing their cud.

It’s very important for a rabbit’s digestive system to keep moving fluidly, as they need to re-ingest their cecotropes in order to get the nutrients they need. If anything gets stuck in a bunny’s esophagus or intestines, they’re out of luck, since they’re incapable of vomiting.

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koods said:

Crazy_Horse said:

I like those magic eraser pads for breakfast.

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You’re slowing disappearing yourself from the inside. Symptoms are an overwhelming sense of emptiness.

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