A brief history

The beneficial properties of coral calcium were discovered in 1979 when researchers investigated an island off the coast of Japan whose inhabitants were reported to have an unusual longevity.  The water consumed by the inhabitants was highly mineralized, due to the live coral reefs that surrounded the island.  The presence of ionized minerals resulted in the water having a highly alkaline pH (8.0 to 8.6).  Further studies showed that the water was very similar in chemical composition to bodily fluids, and that this water was found to have healing and cleansing properties.  

Ionizing calcium from foods and supplements

Calcium can be found in dairy products, green vegetables, and mineral deposits mined from the earth, such as lime (calcium citrate) and fossilized coral.  However, before these forms of calcium (or any other similarly-derived minerals) can be used by a system of the body, they must first be broken down into ions.  The hydrochloric acid present in the stomach serves to break these minerals into a usable ionic state.

Fossilized coral vs. Live coral

Unlike lime and fossilized coral which are inert, live coral produces calcium in its ionized form.  This calcium is able to bypass the digestive process.  Hence, calcium and other trace minerals from coral are immediately available to the systems in the human body.

The key role of ionized calcium in the body

A key role of calcium is to neutralize acidic compounds (usually toxins) anywhere in the body, before damage can take place. Once these acidic molecules are neutralized, the body can then easily excrete them; otherwise, they begin to accumulate in the body-first in the connective tissue and later, even in the organs and blood. Having a sufficient amount of ionized calcium on hand is critical to body cleansing.

Possible cause of poor calcium absorption

Studies have shown that the digestive acid produced by the stomach declines as one ages.  The consequence to this is that essential minerals pass through the body without being used, or worse, form deposits that are impossible for the body to use.  This is very likely related to the statistic that over 50% of Americans are calcium deficient by age 40, and over 90% are calcium deficient by the age of 90. 

Calcium deposits and stones

Medical research reveals that calcium deposits (bone spurs) in the joints actually are a result of an abnormal metabolism of bone calcium stemming from a lack of ionized calcium in the diet.  A deficiency of ionized minerals in the diet will cause the body’s pH to swing over into the acid range.  To buffer the overly acidic blood, an “emergency response” goes into effect and minerals are withdrawn from the body’s reserves, particularly the bones.  This is a survival mechanism that “kicks in” when a person is starving, or when undue stress is placed on a system.  Contributing calcium to the body’s fluids is not a normal function of the bones.  Although this form of calcium, drawn from the bones, succeeds in buffering (neutralizing) the acidic bloodstream, it also encourages stones to form in the liver, gallbladder and kidneys.  Ionized coral calcium supplementation addresses the deficiency within the body, without forming deposits.

Fighting Cancer

Researchers in the 1940’s and 1950’s noticed that people with cancer, arthritis, and other degenerative diseases were all suffering from calcium deficiency.  One doctor found that if he gave his patients highly soluble (ionized) forms of calcium, their bodies would produce mono-ortho-calcium phosphate.  This preferred form of calcium would succeed in raising the pH back into the proper alkaline range.  Once the body’s tissue acidity was reduced, he found the cancer could not survive.

Every cancer researcher knows that cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment.  The human body, not withstanding stomach acid and waste matter, is alkaline by design.  Even small increases by a tenth of a degree in pH can exponentially increase the oxygen capacity of the body’s tissues.

The Greatest Health Secret

The human body has a tremendous healing power when it is properly nourished, and the body is kept in an alkaline pH range.  If the body’s pH becomes acidic, it becomes harder and harder to properly take in and implement nutrients such as minerals, vitamins and herbs, creating a hostile internal environment like a raging storm, making the body struggle to get the nutrients it needs for optimal health. 

The more acidic you become, the worse you feel. 

The first step is to re-alkalize the body and keep it in the optimal pH range by regularly taking ionized coral minerals.  As the body’s pH comes into better balance (with a pH above 7.0), it is like a sunny spring day with flowers blooming; your body can easily assimilate minerals and other nutrients that were very difficult to absorb at a lower, more acidic pH, and the road to healing is paved!