Why are Minerals so important?

Your body relies on minerals and trace minerals to conduct and generate billions of tiny electrical impulses. Every critical human function, including your heartbeat, muscle movement, brain function, and complete nutrient absorption relies upon these electrical impulses that are generated by these ionic and trace minerals.

Coral Calcium provides the proper balance of minerals so the calcium andminerals are fully utilized in your body.

As explained by Nobel Prize Winner Otto Warburg: degenerative diseases that attribute to aging and cause death, such as cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, and other ailments such as allergies, kidney stones and gallstones have all been scientifically linked to mineral deficiencies, especially calcium deficiencies.

Additional Coral Calcium Benefits

It is well reported and documented that a balance of Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D greatly reduce the risks of bone fractures regardless of whether a person is young or old, male or female, of has a history of fractures in the past. Studies large and small from all over the world have documented the positive effects of a proper intake of calcium on stronger bones and teeth. In addition, studies have confirmed that as people age a proper and healthy intake of these important minerals fight osteoporosis the effects of osteoporosis. However, it is important to note that as these studies have unfolded researches have found and are finding there are many other benefits associated with a balanced intake of Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D.

Additional Calcium benefits:

• Improved muscle function: The contraction of muscles is regulated by calcium. The "firing" or the "signal" for your muscles to function or contract occurs through a calcium ion influx. This effect at the cellular level was first identified in 1974 by American researchers, Susan Bawin and Ross Adey and over the years, more and more studies strongly suggest that proper calcium levels in the body are critical to healthy muscle and nerve functions.


• Healthy nerves: Just as calcium is critical to muscles it is also critical to proper nerve function. People over the age of 30 will slowly begin to have slower reaction times with nerves and muscles. Calcium is released from the bones to the bloodstream to ensure these critical nerve and muscle functions can be properly maintained - the bones are the "storage" of calcium. Maintaining a healthy and balanced intake of calcium is essential.


• Stronger heart: Just as calcium is essential to the transmission of nerve impluses in our voluntary muscle function, it is also essential to our involuntary muscle functions associated with the heart and other internal organs. Calcium can bind to several different calcium-modulated proteins such as troponin-C (the first one to be identified) and calmodulin, proteins that are necessary for promoting contraction in muscles and organs.


• Better health at the cell level: Many cells have calcium channels on their surface. These are openings where calcium ions can enter the cell and once in the cell, calcium ions activate many proteins for proper cell function. In addition, when it goes into white blood cells it assists them in fighting germs.


• May Reduce high blood presure: Geographical studies show that populations with low calcium intakes have much higher rates of high blood pressure (or hypertension) which is a major risk for strokes, heart failure, and kidney diseases. More studies are needed to completely understand the effects of calcium intakes on high blood pressure, but many experts believe they are seeing a direct correlation.


• May help prevent some forms of cancer: Many researchers believe the proper intake of calcium not only helps prevent certain forms of cancer, such as colorectal cancer, but may also help slow the progress of some cancers. Much of this research began years ago when Nobel Prize winner Otto Warburg's findings and reseach linked cancer to cell mutations and Warburg's findings are again beginning to re-gain attention. However, it should be noted that the official stance of the National Cancer Institute at this time is that calcium intake is only a preventative measure for some forms of cancer.


• Calcium helps prevent kidneys stones: Although, in the past some felt calcium intake might increase the risk of developing kidney stones, reseach is conclusive that the opposite is actually true. Study after study shows that people with lower intakes of calcium are much more likely to develop kidney stones. In one such study, over 90,000 nurses were followed with questionnaires related to use of calcium supplements and dietary habits. There was a strong association between higher dietary calcium intake and lower occurrances of kidney stones. In fact, nurses taking the highest amounts of dietary calcium were half as likely to develop kidney stones as women taking the lowest amount of dietary calcium.

A proper Ph balance is Critical

One of the major reasons why Coral Calcium has such profound benefits is due to its ability to create a proper Ph environment in the body.

Acidosis (overly acidic body) is the primary indicator of Calcium Deficiency. Scientists have discovered that the body fluids of healthy people are more alkaline whereas the body fluids of sick and less healthy people are acidic (a sign of calcium deficiency).

The Ionic minerals, essential vitamins and the perfect balance of Premium Grade Coral to Magnesium, Plus Vitamin D found in Coral Calcium Complete neutralizes the acid and reduces the ailments associated with an acidic pH

Leading biochemists and medical physiologists recognize pH or acid/alkaline balance as the most important aspect of a balanced and healthy body. They have long known that the maintenance of an alkaline pH is critical to cellular health.

We live and die at the cellular level. In order to understand pH balance, it is necessary to realize that the 75 trillion cells of the human body are slightly acidic and must exist in a slightly alkaline environment (the body fluid) if they are to remain healthy and produce energy.

Alkalinity is anabolic (builds up) and acidity is catabolic (tears down). As each cell performs its task of respiration, it secretes metabolic wastes which are acidic. These wastes are the end product of cellular metabolism and must not be allowed to build up. The body goes to great lengths to neutralize and detoxify these acids before they are in a position to act as poisons in and around the cell, changing the environment of the cell.

Optimum alkalinity at cellular level equates to optimum health. Coral Calcium Complete delivers the most absorbable form of nutrients available to assist in creating the healthiest environment possible in your body.

Importance and Benefits of Magnesium

Magnesium is a critical mineral along with calcium and assists in healthy bones. In addition, balanced proportions of Magnesium are essential for proper calcium absorption. Coral Calcium Complete contains the proper balance of these essential minerals for optimal absorption and benefit to the human body.

Magnesium also assists in literally hundreds of chemical reactions in our bodies and is essential for the blood and body tissues and is a critical mineral for people of all ages! Proper levels of magnesium in the body is what maintains healthy muscle and nerve function and blood pressure. Magnesium plays a key role in regulating blood pressure naturally and is consistently associated with lowering blood pressure and strengthening the vascular system. Magnesium is associated with lowering the risk of coronary heart diseases. Deficiencies in magnesium increase the risk of abnormal heart "racing" and abnormal rhythms of the heart.

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency may include pains in neck, spine or back. Other symptoms may include anxiety and fatigue, insomnia, abnormal heart rhythms and muscle twitches. It is also important to note that when we are under stress our bodies consume and require more calcium and magnesium. Coral Calcium Complete provides the proper and natural balance our bodies need for the highest absorption and optimal health.

Research Clarifies Roles Of Calcium, Vitamin D, And Protein In Bone Health

Excerpts from a reported in "Science Daily"

Bones lose calcium as they age, making them vulnerable to osteoporosis and fractures. "We found that people who take just dietary calcium, or a combination of dietary calcium with supplements, have better bone density than those who take supplements alone," explained Dr. Reina Armamento-Villareal of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (conference abstract P696).

In separate presentations, researchers from the Netherlands report that vitamin D supplements reduce fracture risk only in the presence of additional calcium; a new study finds vitamin D deficiency is widespread among European women...

Calcium's bone strengthening benefits don't accrue in isolation--vitamin D also promotes healthy bone mass by enhancing calcium absorption. Now, researchers from Belgium and the Netherlands report that high dose vitamin D supplements taken for osteoporosis prevention and treatment need sufficient calcium to be effective (conference abstract OC21).

Dr. Steven Boonen of the Leuven University Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, in Belgium, and colleagues from Brussels University and Amsterdam University in the Netherlands, followed up with a broad literature search addressing the role of both calcium and vitamin D protection against hip fracture risk. The investigation showed that even at 800 international units per day, vitamin D could not protect against hip fracture in the absence of additional calcium. "Our meta-analysis shows there are two requirements for vitamin D to be effective," Boonen said. "First, you need the appropriate dose of vitamin D, as indicated by Ferrari, et al., and second you have to combine that dose with calcium."

In a different study, Dr. Olivier Bruyere of the University of Liege, Belgium, and his colleagues showed that most post-menopausal women living in Europe may be deficient in vitamin D, putting them at elevated risk of bone loss and fractures (conference abstract P142SA). Experts suggest the body needs at least 50 to 80 nanamoles per liter of vitamin D in blood serum for optimal bone health. Bruyere and his colleagues analyzed vitamin D levels in 8,532 European postmenopausal women. Among the women, nearly 80% had circulating vitamin D levels below the high end of the acceptable range. Roughly one third of the women had levels lower than 50 nanamoles per liter, suggesting they have a serious risk of osteoporotic fractures.

Magnesium is essential for Calcium absorption

Some research and studies have indicated that Calcium supplements not effective because often they are not properly absorbed by the body. This is actually true for most calcium supplements since they do not contain a natural balance of Magnesium and Vitamin D. However, Coral Calcium Complete is a very different calcium supplement because coral calcium naturally contains magnesium. In addition Coral Calcium Complete is enriched with magnesium and vitamin D at the optimal levels for the very highest absorption to the human body.

"According to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1977) there have been more than 50 studies, in nine countries, that have indicated an inverse relationship between water hardness and mortality from cardiovascular disease. That is, people who drink water that is deficient in magnesium and calcium generally appear more susceptible to this disease. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has estimated that a nation-wide initiative to add calcium and magnesium to soft water might reduce the annual cardiovascular death rate by 150,000 in the United States." ( Dr. Harold D. Foster , " Groundwater and Human Health," Groundwater Resources of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks and Environment Canada, pp 6.1-6.3 (reprint), 1994.

Benefits of Magnesium, reported by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University:
Note in the report cited below that the benefits and functions of Magnesium are tightly coupled with the benefits of Calcium. The body expects these essential minerals to be taken naturally and in conjunction with each other for proper absporption and assimilation. Suvida's Coral Calcium Complete formulation provides the precise combination of these essential minerals along with many other minerals and vitamins in the proportions your body expects for the best absorption. The following excerpts report a few of the many benefits Magnesium provides to the human body:

Magnesium plays important roles in the structure and the function of the human body. The adult human body contains about 25 grams of magnesium. Over 60% of all the magnesium in the body is found in the skeleton, about 27% is found in muscle, 6% to 7% is found in other cells, and less than 1% is found outside of cells.

Magnesium is involved in more than 300 essential metabolic reactions, some of which are discussed later in the article.

Energy production
The metabolism of carbohydrates and fats to produce energy requires numerous magnesium-dependent chemical reactions. Magnesium is required by the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-synthesizing protein in mitochondria. ATP, the molecule that provides energy for almost all metabolic processes, exists primarily as a complex with magnesium (MgATP) (3).

Synthesis of essential molecules
Magnesium is required for a number of steps during nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) and protein synthesis. Several enzymes participating in the synthesis of carbohydrates and lipids require magnesium for their activity. Glutathione, an important antioxidant, requires magnesium for its synthesis (3).

Structural roles
Magnesium plays a structural role in bone, cell membranes, and chromosomes.

Ion transport across cell membranes
Magnesium is required for the active transport of ions like potassium and calcium across cell membranes. Through its role in ion transport systems, magnesium affects the conduction of nerve impulses, muscle contraction, and normal heart rhythm (3).

Cell signaling
Cell signaling requires MgATP for the phosphorylation of proteins and the formation of the cell-signaling molecule, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). cAMP is involved in many processes, including the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from the parathyroid glands (see Vitamin D and Calcium for additional discussions regarding the role of PTH).

Cell migration
Calcium and magnesium levels in the fluid surrounding cells affect the migration of a number of different cell types. Such effects on cell migration may be important in wound healing (3).