How Coral Minerals Boost Health

The research supporting the health benefits of coral minerals (i.e., coral calcium) continues to grow and impress, according to leading experts. In some of the latest findings, researchers led by K. Ishitani, M.D., of Higashi Sapoor Hospital, have found that taking 2.8 grams of coral calcium results in improvements not only in bone density but also blood lipids, blood pressure, and in headaches, heart palpitations, edema, and emotional well-being. Systolic blood pressure readings dropped from 140 to 132 mmHg and total cholesterol fell about seven percent with a rise in beneficial high density lipoproteins.

Other studies, such as one by Dr. S. Sugimoto of Aichi Syukutoku University, have found that coral calcium increased brain relaxation as measured by various types of brain waves. Dr. Sugimoto administered 1.5 grams each to 12 students and then measured their electroencephalogram (EEG) function. The test showed a measurable increase in total alpha-1 wave activity on the EEG on students who drank coraltreated water, versus subjects who drank regular tap water. The alpha-2 wave activity in the brain also increased with the administration of coral water. These results imply that coral calcium may have a stabilizing effect on the CNS with a tendency to “brain relaxation.”

Meantime, Dr. Ishitani recently studied a small group of diabetes mellitus patients who received 2.8 grams of coral calcium. Over a three-month period, Dr. Ishitani produced results showing improvements in blood sugar control in half the diabetes patients.

As for the historic longevity of Okinawans, some experts attribute this to their mineral-enriched drinking water and other factors (including traditionally high intake of omega-3 fatty acids and relative lack of junk food in their diet until recently). Lending support to the role that coral minerals play in longevity, in an experimental study, rats were given normal tap water or alkaline, ionized water prepared by treating tap water with coral calcium. The group receiving the coral water had a much longer life span.

How can one nutritional supplement have so many far-ranging health benefits? While much more research is required to further define the role of mineral replacement in health and longevity, we do know that the populations of modern society are experiencing a virtual epidemic of mineral deficiency, particularly in trace minerals. The farming soil has been stripped of minerals through unsustainable farming practices and soil erosion. If the minerals are no longer in the soil, they are not in the foods. If the minerals are not in the foods, they are not in our bodies.

Why have we been telling you about above-sea, eco-safe coral minerals? The answer is found in the availability and absorbability of the minerals that are naturally present in coral. Minerals are the basic foundation for health. From our bones to the multitude of enzymatic activities within and around our cells, minerals are the key that opens the door to optimum health.

NOT JUST ANY MINERAL SUPPLEMENT

Most multivitamin formulas contain only a few of the minerals known to perform important bodily functions. Often, these minerals are neither well absorbed nor well utilized by the human body.

Specific Attributes of Coral Minerals

Coral, on the other hand, not only supplies some 74 minerals, including all known trace minerals important to human health, but also, these vital nutrients are extremely well utilized in the human body. Coral minerals are one of the most effective ways to put minerals into the blood because of the high absorbability. There are four main reasons the coral minerals are so highly absorbable:

Full Spectrum—Minerals work best in a complex such as coral, in which every mineral is present in a natural balance.

Organic—Coral minerals are organic in the sense that they have been previously digested by an animal (the coral polyp).

Ionic—Coral minerals possess the natural ability to become ionic (highly charged) upon contact with moisture.

Synergistic—Coral minerals are so close to the makeup of the human skeletal structure that doctors use coral in bone grafts (the human body readily accepts the coral as its own material).