Trendy coral calcium.In my opinion, and one that's shared by many of my colleagues, coral calcium Coral Calcium is a salt of calcium derived from fossilized coral reefs. Because living coral reefs are endangered and cannot be harvested without significant damage to the ecosystem, coral calcium is harvested by grinding up above-ground limestone deposits that were once part of a from Okinawa is the biggest scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. of the year. Promoters are claiming that more than 200 diseases can be cured with coral calcium, yet in researching for my book, User's Guide to Calcium and Magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. (Basic Health Publications, 2002), I found that more illnesses are caused by a need for magnesium than calcium. Coral calcium cures arthritis and joint pains? False. Both are caused by excessive calcium and insufficient magnesium. Coral calcium is touted as being well absorbed? False. Takuo Fujita, MD, founder of the Calcium Research Institute and author of hundreds of scientific papers on calcium says, "The hardest calcium compound for the human body to break down and absorb is calcium carbonate--the very form in coral calcium." There are no human studies to support the claims that are being made. And the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. and FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). know this. Why are so many people claiming health bene fits from coral calcium? It's simple. Coral calcium is big business. It contains trace minerals along with its poorly absorbed calcium, so if you're low in any trace mineral, you'll feel better by getting even a little more of it. Most people who feel better after taking this product are likely to be mineral-deficient. Do you want to know if the coral calcium you're taking contains lead (some do), or is well absorbed (some are not)? They were tested by ConsumerLab.com. To get their Calcium Review go online to www.consumerlab.com. For $9.00 you can get their calcium report. You might be surprised at the products that failed their tests. Or buy a good multi instead of spending around $25 a month for one or two minerals. Alberto, Susanne. "Navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. the sea of coral calcium," Health Products Business, March 2003. Cooperman, Tod. Calcium Review, www.consumerlab.com |
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