Exploring the Benefits of Coral Calcium

Coral Calcium is a salt of calcium derived from fossilized coral reefs.  Coral Calcium is promoted by some as one of the finest sources of absorbable calcium in the world and some of the highest quality Coral Calcium in found in the reefs off the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa Islands.  Coral Calcium is also found naturally in the soil in Japan.  Coral calcium is heavily promoted as a superior form of calcium and while coral calcium isn't chemically different from other calcium carbonate products, coral calcium is a composite of 70 or so different minerals, of which calcium is the largest component. It may be this wide combination of minerals that leads to its potential benefit.

Dr Bob Barefoot, author of the book The Calcium Factor and owner of a company selling a coral calcium supplement called Coral Calcium Supreme Plus is one of the most visible proponents of the benefits of coral calcium. Barefoot and his company marketed coral calcium as a cure for diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, lupus, heart disease, and high blood pressure. Today, Barefoot still sells his coral calcium product, minus the claims that it can cure after coming under fire from the FDA and the FTC. Coral calcium is also suggested to offer benefits in buffering the natual pH of the body and Barefoot recommends determining the daily dosage by testingthe pH of your saliva (a test that is not valid for determining calcium needs).

Some Web sites will tell you coral calcium is a miracle worker and that it can even cure cancer and other serious diseases.  Coral Calcium is not a cure-all, but as a dietary supplement it may provide benefit by supplementing important minerals that would be found in an agriculture supply that is not derived from stripped soil which is promoted through simple N-P-K fertilizer. Coral calcium may be much more than just a source of calcium as it is found to contain calcium, magnesium and trace minerals that are necessary for several body functions.