Sea Coral Calcium...What You Really Need to Know About Marine Coral CalciumAs we discussed on the previous page which gave an introduction to coral reef calcium (Note: you probably want to read that page first if you missed it!), there are two types of coral calcium:
We'll Tell You Up Front...We strongly prefer fossilized coral calcium to sea coral calcium. There are several reasons that are based on our detailed research, and we're going to go through them on these pages. There are a lot of myths -- and an enormous amount of wrong information -- going around about this topic. Once you've learned more about sea coral calcium, we suspect you'll agree that fossilized coral calcium is the way to go. The Sea Coral Calcium Collection ProcessLarge dredges vacuum the ocean's floor and pull up sea coral calcium. But the vacuuming process also brings up sand, shells, and other material.There's no easy way to separate the sand from the coral, and that leads to the first problem with sea coral calcium. Purity Because sea coral calcium is composed of coral calcium mixed in with sand and other debris, it simply isn't as pure as fossilized coral calcium. Some estimates put sea coral calcium as only having 20-24% calcium content, while fossilized coral calcium has 37%. And if the prospect of eating processed sand doesn't give you pause, maybe this next fact will: Raw sea coral calcium looks like everyday brown sand mixed with shells and coral. After it's processed, it can look different if it's bleached white. Nonetheless, this is frankly not the main reason that we prefer above sea coral calcium to sea coral calcium. To learn what we think is more important, read on... Pollutants The seas off of Japan, as with the seas near any industrialized country, are very polluted. Japan seas are swimming with toxic heavy metals, like mercury and arsenic. Sea coral calcium is basically sitting in this mix of toxic chemicals. Now, it's true that sea coral calcium is treated to destroy these toxic chemicals, but fossilized coral calcium is exposed to no toxic chemicals at any time. Independent studies show some sea coral calcium contains lead. And, as you'll see, the sea coral calcium treatment has its own problems... Heat Treatment In order to burn off and destroy the toxic heavy metals in raw sea coral calcium, the companies must heat it to over 1,000 degrees. Sound good? Well, one of the benefits of coral calcium is that it contains 70+ trace elements and minerals in addition to the basic calcium. These trace elements and minerals exist in our bodies, and while scientists don't know their exact function, many believe that these elements and minerals can only be a positive addition to our health. Heating sea coral calcium to 1,000 degrees destroys most of these trace elements and minerals -- just like it destroys the toxic heavy metals. Basically, the very method used to make sea coral calcium safe is also destroying some of the very benefits coral calcium provides. And the heat treatment has another important side effect -- which we're going to cover on the next page. Click here now to continue and read more on sea coral calcium. 
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