True Blue Coral Calcium
Coral Calcium is an excellent source of calcium and minerals which are in an exceptionally bio-available form

If you are a little confused over which coral is best, take heart. It is not as difficult as you may think to separate fact from fiction. Of the dozens of products available, they almost all come from one of two sources: below-sea "marine coral" which is vacuumed from the ocean bottom or "above-sea coral" which is from large chunks of coral.

The Truth about Robert Barefoot

Often Mr. Barefoot is mistaken as a doctor. Although he has studied chemistry, he holds no degrees. Robert Barefoot is a lecturer and writer - a hired spokesperson. In fact he is an excellent promoter of coral calcium - we thank him for bringing coral to the attention of the public through his infomercials, books and lectures. We concur with much of what Mr. Barefoot says about the benefits of coral as a dietary supplement.

At the same time it is fair to warn the consumer he is promoting a particular type of coral for personal economic reasons. Mr. Barefoot is currently recommending the marine variety of coral as superior, but a closer examination of its purity, processing and benefits compared to above-sea coral is warranted. He has represented most coral companies as a spokesperson at one time or another, and every company he represents at the time has "the best form of coral".

Mr. Barefoot formulated and endorsed the above-sea coral marketed by this web site… and of course it was the only kind to buy at the time. Although Mr. Barefoot is the most well known proponent of coral calcium, there are several other experts with arguably better credentials and less of a vested interest in coral sales who feel the above-sea coral is a better product for human health supplementation. Among several other notables, Dr Bruce Halstead, the world famous expert on marine biology, eminent physician and biomedical advisor to the Federal Government, who has no business interest in coral, endorses above-sea coral only. His views are expressed in his book "Fossil Stony Coral Minerals and their Nutritional Application".

We agree with Dr. Halstead, Clint Dewitt, Dr. James Chappell, Andy Bowers, Dr Stephen Holt and many other less publicized, but more credible sources of coral information who disagree with Robert Barefoot's current choice of coral source.

We favor above-sea coral for the following compelling reasons:

1. Purity

Marine Coral is basically sand which contains a mixture of coral, sea shells, silica, rock, and sea life. It is exhumed from the ocean bottom via a 250' industrial dredging ship lowering a large pipe to the bottom of the ocean and vacuuming. We photographed this procedure on a recent trip to Okinawa (below). This process brings hundreds of tons of sand, coral, shells, marine flora and fauna to the ship deck. There is no way of separating sand from coral hence marine coral is a mixture which would be more accurately named "coral sand". It is not a matter of carefully harvesting bits of coral as they fall from the reef due to currents and fish munching on it, as is portrayed on some web sites.

Most of the raw material dredged from the ocean bottom is used for industrial purposes such as cinder blocks and road building materials, but a small portion is sold to a company called Marine Bio for human use and called "marine coral calcium". We have collected samples of the raw "marine coral" which appears identical to brownish beach sand with bits of shells and coral. It only gains its white appearance after heat treating and adding magnesium carbonate.

Fossilized, above-sea coral is pure and hence has a higher calcium content (37% compared to 20 - 24% for most marine products). Thousands of years ago this coral was a thriving coral reef. Geologically, coral was pushed up above-sea level, free from the ocean pollution of the industrial era. Only the pristine white coral heads pictured below are harvested. This harvesting process involves removal of the protective layer of soil that accumulated over the eons, collecting the ancient coral and trucking it away for grinding.

2. Mineral Content

The marine coral promoters say that above-sea coral has the minerals washed out, yet we post a certificate of analysis showing precisely how much of each of the 73 minerals is contained in our coral. In fact the most important mineral, calcium, is found at about 37%. Most marine products contain 20% or 24% which one would expect due to the sand content. A brief glance at our certificate will show that their assertions are not true Click here for our Certificate of Analysis

Marine coral promoters still refuse to post such a certificate. One would expect they would proudly show their "superior mineral profile" if they had nothing to hide. read more

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