Health Benefits of Calcium
• Healthy Skeletal Function
• Prevention or Amelioration of Bone Loss
• Prevention or Amelioration of Colon Cancer
• Prevention or Amelioration of Hypertension
• Prevention or Amelioration of Preclampsia of Pregnancy
• Cardiovascular Wellness
• Strong Bones and Teeth
• Tissue Glue: Calcium participates in cell adhesion maintaining the integrity of the linings of body cavities and the skin
• Calcium regulates pH and the cell membranes voltage and channel openings, thereby bringing nutrients to the cell
• Required for normal DNA function
• Essential for nerve impulse conduction
• Required for skeletal muscle contraction
• Calcium is required for almost every major body functions
• Essential for cell division, immune function, enzyme activity and hormone production
 

Will Coral Calcium Work for Me?
Although most of the individuals taking coral have a story to tell, not everyone has had a remarkable turn around in their health status with coral calcium, but, on the other hand, not one significant side effect has ever been recorded to my knowledge. Coral calcium has the distinct advantage of being compatible with many other therapies and it has at least helped many people by providing wholesome mineral support for many body functions. Coral calcium has a 600 year documented history with many reports of benefit. No other natural nutrient mix has such a track record.
 

Absorption Rate
Calcium Absorbing Rate of Natural Coral
(Experimented on Rats)
(44th The Japan Dietetics Society, October 16-17, 1997)

The experiment was carried out with 30 rats. As calcium source, four kinds of calcium (natural coral calcium & magnesium (SMP), calcium carbonate, milk calcium, cow-bone calcium) were given as the feed. (Magnesium oxide was combined to the feeds except natural coral calcium & magnesium to equalize the level of magnesium. The ratio of calcium and magnesium is 2:1).

After four weeks, organs and blood serum were taken out to measure calcium and magnesium. As a result of the experiment, the natural coral calcium & magnesium group showed a high calcium absorbing rate of 69.6%. Also, high HDL-cholesterol density was shown compared to other groups.

Compared to milk calcium (milk), cow-bone calcium, and calcium carbonate, natural coral calcium & magnesium has better use of calcium, and it also shows good figure on fat within blood serum. (Dr. Kazuharu Suzuki, Dr. Mariko Uehara, Dr. Ritsuko Masuyama, Dr. Masaaki Goto, Tokyo University of Agriculture-Faculty of Agriculture/Nutrition).

Improving Bone Strength
Calcium-Fortifying Foods and Influence of Exercise on Bone Mineral Density
(52nd Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science, April 16-18, 1998)

Research experiment on change of bone mineral density was carried out with the cooperation of 157 students (ages 19-28) from nutrition schools. (Kagawa Nutrition University, Futaba Nutrition School)

There were 5 experimental groups as listed below:

1 Ca group ... Calcium reinforcement only

2 K group ... Calcium reinforcement and exercise (1st period: strength training, 3rd period: walking)

2 W group ... Calcium reinforcement and exercise (1st period: walking, 3rd period: strength training)

3 K group ... Exercise only (same as 2K group)

3 W group ... Exercise only (same as 2W group)

As a reinforcement meal, 600mg of calcium and 300mg of magnesium in tablets (raw material: natural coral) and 200ml of low-fat milk were served with daily meals in period 1 and 3.

As a result, all of the experimental groups increased in bone mineral density compared to the control groups. By multiplex comparison examination, experimental 2K group's bone density increased significantly compared to any other groups.

Conclusion: By combination of both calcium reinforcement and exercises, larger increase in bone mineral density can be expected. Among exercises, strength training is more effective than walking.
 

How Does Coral Work?
Mineral Depletion:
Chemical analyses of many types of coral calcium show that it contains up to 74 different elements derived from the earth's crust and elaborated originally by live coral polyps from sea water. If one examines the mineral content of the human body, one finds that all minerals that occur in nature are present to variable degrees. Calcium is a dominant element in the body of many living organisms, but it is not the only important nutrient mineral. Evidence has emerged that our immediate environment may be considered to be "depleted" of minerals and certain key minerals.

What Calcium Does:
Mention calcium and everyone thinks immediately of healthy bones and teeth. Whilst skeletal health is absolutely dependent on calcium in the diet, thousands of scientific publications point to the role of calcium in many fundamental body functions that sustain life. The element calcium has chemical actions that are powerful, flexible and life sustaining to the degree that it rightfully claims the title "The King of Bioelements".
 

How to Take Coral
It is logical to reason that "whole coral calcium" in powder or pills are the best ways to take coral calcium as a supplement. Capsules or powders of coral calcium seem ideal and convenient when swallowed whole, added to food or taken by emptying capsules into beverages or on food. The majority opinion is that coral is best consumed in capsules with good dissolution characteristics to present the whole coral for digestion and absorption in gastrointestinal tract.

The National Institutes of Health Recommends the following daily calcium intakes:

Age Daily Recommend mg:
1 - 10yrs = 800 - 1200 mg/day
11 - 24yrs = 1200 - 1500 mg/day
25 - 50yrs = 1000 mg/day
65+yrs = 1500 mg/day
Pregnant/Lactating = 1200 - 1500 mg/day

It has been recommended by Bob Barefoot that everyone consume 1500mg of coral calcium. Barefoot Coral Calcium Plus is there for you because it contains 1500mg of 100% pure marine grade coral calcium.

In order to get the 1500mg of coral calcium you should take 1 capsule 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Granted this is for a healthy person, if you are considering using more coral calcium make sure that you consult your physician.
 

Optimizing the Coral Calcium Product
The nutritional benefits of coral calcium may, or may not, be enhanced by the addition of co-factors such as vitamins and other specific trace elements that have a clear biological role in supporting body structures and functions. Excessive doses of fat soluble vitamins (e.g. vitamin D, A, and K) should be avoided, as should toxic metals, e.g. cesium. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and utilization in the body, but high dosages must be avoided.
 

Importance of Vitamin D
The biochemistry of Vitamin D is very complex. Calcium works together with Vitamin D (especially Vitamin D3) and neither nutrient can be effective without each other. A substantial proportion of calcium absorption into the body is under the control of vitamin D3. This vitamin exerts major influences on the handling of calcium by the body. When levels of Vitamin D fall in the body, the blood levels of calcium will tend to fall and calcium cannot be laid down in bone. Vitamin D is synthesized in the body as a consequence of exposure to sunshine (an ultimate "nutrient"). Deficiencies of vitamin D will cause bone to lose calcium because as blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is taken from the "calcium bank" in bones.
 

Importance of Sunlight
Vitamin D is synthesized in the body as a consequence of exposure to sunshine. A lack of exposure to sunshine made the disease of rockets a particular problem in several groups of people (eg. coal miners, housebound elderly). Vitamin D is active in its D3 form which is synthesized in the skin as a consequence of sunlight. Sunlight is important for healthy Vitamin D synthesis, but on the other hand, modern science has clearly defined the health risks of overexposure to the sun. Healthy sun exposure should be controlled exposure and this casual type of exposure will meet most of the body's Vitamin D requirement, in most climates, in most people.