Some Questions

[Guest guest]

(A) I am looking for a completely food derived Magnesium supplement.

I want something that is not inorganic or inorganic/chelated.

 

(B) What is the purest coral calcium supplement?

 

© Has anyone heard of Tathitian Noni or had experiences with it?

Same goes for Limu Moui. I was reading something about Noni possibly

being toxic.

 

(D) Has anyone heard of www.wachters.com sea vegetable blends for

getting the minerals and trace elements?

 

(E) High amts. of Calcium and Potassium are found in Sea vegetables,

and high amts. of Calcium in coral calcium. I am looking for a

completely food derived Magnesium supplement to counteract the other

electrolytes (chloride/sodium/potassium/calcium)

 

All the Best,

 

Taylor

www.byepolar.com

[Guest guest]

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Monday, January 27, 2003 3:33 PM

Some Questions

 

 

 

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> (B) What is the purest coral calcium supplement?

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I just received the info below from Dr.Jon written by Dr.

Fujita. He says what I have heard elsewhere. Dr. Jon's newsletter

saved me the trouble of looking other references up.

 

Alobar

 

 

 

From the desk of Takuo Fujita, M.D.

Coral Calcium Debunked! Back to AdvaCAL

 

Dear Friends:

I am the founder of Japan's Calcium Research Institute, past

president of my country's Osteoporosis Foundation and author of over

400 scientific papers on calcium. Having dedicated nearly 50 years

of my life to calcium research, I am generally recognized by the

world's scientific community as an expert on calcium.

 

I have researched many calcium compounds. I understand that

numerous " miracle " health claims are being promoted about coral

calcium by a U.S. television infomercial company. Scientific critique

is required to put this topic in perspective.

 

Calcium, generically speaking, is an essential mineral with abundant

health benefits. However, the calcium from coral acts no differently

than calcium from any other source. The key to obtaining the health

benefits of calcium is to make that calcium highly available to the

body. Therefore, a calcium with better availability will have a

greater health benefit. Unfortunately, coral calcium, chemically

defined as calcium carbonate, has been shown in scientific studies -

including those on humans - to be no more available to the body than

other forms of calcium. As such, the infomercial claims about

calcium from coral being a " superior " calcium are simply not true.

Other infomercial claims need to be corrected. Any calcium will

reduce the acidity or increase the alkalinity in the body, not just

coral calcium. Also, the mineral concentrations found in coral

calcium have not been clinically proven to offer any greater health

benefit than calcium alone. Additionally, coral calcium alone is

unlikely to be the reason for unusually low cancer rates of Okinawan

inhabitants. Okinawan diets, rich in fish and vegetables, may be

considerably healthier than those of my fellow Japanese Citizens, as

well as Americans. Moreover, Okinawans enjoy less stress and

pollution.

 

Much of the published human clinical studies on calcium focus on its

ability to build bone density. Calcium that is well absorbed

generally builds bone better than a less absorbable form. Studies

have shown repeatedly that calcium carbonate, from sources such as

coral calcium, are no better than other forms of calcium in building

bone. As such, coral calcium is not likely to offer better

overall " calcium-health " benefits than other forms of calcium.

Coral calcium is a supplement of reasonable quality. Other calciums

have demonstrated better activity.

 

Takuo Fujita, M.D.

Osaka, Japan

Note: Dr. Fujita's calcium research is available at

www.publishedresearch.com and www.pubmed.com.