NOW® Coral Calcium Plus contains an alkaline form of Calcium that can help to support a healthy serum pH. In addition, Coral Calcium contains a number of trace minerals that are important for bone health, as well as for optimal enzymatic activity. Similar to our regular coral calcium, NOW Coral Calcium + Magnesium has incorporated these two highly beneficial minerals, and is pleased to deliver them to you in one easy to use supplement. Coupled with the unparalleled quaality of coral calcium, the addition of magnesium makes this one of our finest products to date. In this Coral Calcium Plus formula, Magnesium and Vitamin D have been added because of their essential role in bone metabolism.
Now Foods Coral Calcium plus Magnesium:
- Important for Bone Health
- Healthy pH Balance
- Magnesium & Vitamin D for Bone Metabolism
What makes coral minerals so absorbable is their natural ability to become ionic upon contact with moisture. This natural ability to ionize, combined with the full spectrum of trace minerals present, makes coral a desirable form of calcium.
Essential in the development and maintenance of healthy bones and skeletal tissue, NOW Coral Calcium + Magnesium is a safe and effective way to attain positive structural longevity. Coral Calcium is often used to increase the alkalinity of the blood and fluids when it gets too low. Low blood pH, often called chronic acidosis, is implicated in bone thinning and other nutritionally-related disfunctions.
Coral contains trace amounts of every mineral needed by the body, and is known for their synergism. Orthopedic surgeons use pieces of coral for bone grafts because the bone and tendons readily accept the coral.
What are Coral Minerals?
A small sea animal creates coral by ingesting ionic ocean minerals and secreting them into a coral formation, eventually producing a coral reef. This natural balance of 74 organic coral minerals are harvested from above sea coral deposits and crushed into an ultra-fine powder. The natural balance of all 74 minerals is important because each mineral requires other minerals to perform their numerous functions.
How do Coral Minerals work?
Minerals are the foundation for health. From our bones to the huge number of enzymatic activities within and outside our cells, minerals are the keys that open the door to optimum health. This is achieved by supplying the body with the necessary minerals that have critical roles to play in good health. The calcium and other naturally occurring minerals in coral support the delicate pH balance of body fluids and tissues. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, making up 1.5-2% of its total weight. Coral Calcium contains mostly calcium carbonate, though the presence of other trace minerals is important to the action of this mineral supplement.
How much elemental calcium is in each serving of NOW's Coral Calcium Plus?
Our Coral Calcium Plus contains 500 mgs of elemental calcium per two-capsule serving, derived from 1.43 g of Fossilized Coral Calcium.
Where does NOW's coral come from?
All coral supplied to NOW is harvested from an above sea area in Okinawa, Japan. Thousands of years ago, this coral was a thriving coral reef. Geologically, this coral was pushed up above sea level, free from the ocean pollution of the industrial era.
Only the pristine white coral heads are harvested. This harvesting process involves removal of the protective layer of soil that accumulated over the years and collecting the ancient coral. After the coral is collected, it is ground into fine powder. The ground coral is purified in a vacuum ozone chamber and then shipped to us. This protects the living coral reefs and ocean environment from the effects of vacuuming the shallow ocean floor, which is another method of harvesting coral calcium.