CORALadvantage - 90 caps

CORALadvantage, 90 capsules

Calcium's vital role

Our body starts out in a balanced state, but slowly changes due to acidic and acid-producing items in our diet like excess protein, soft drinks, sugar, coffee and alcohol. This can create a low pH (acidic) condition called metabolic acidosis. To the detriment of basic health and well-being, the contemporary Western diet leads to chronic, low-level acidosis.

Bones are the body's storehouse of calcium and other minerals. Our body uses calcium and other buffering minerals to neutralize excess acids. As our body draws calcium and other minerals from bones to deal with the acid, bone tissue becomes depleted. This increases the risk of osteoporosis. The solution is to "alkalize" the diet (to neutralize the acid), and one way to accomplish this is to use alkalizing nutritional supplements, such as bioavailable, ionized minerals.3 Calcium is essential to energy production, cellular maintenance, and heart function. It is also essential to our immune system and its ability to respond. In addition, it is central to the production of human growth hormone, indicating that calcium deficiency may lead to accelerated aging.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation reports osteoporosis and low bone mass are currently estimated to be a major public health threat for 55% of U.S. women and men aged 50 and older, indicating that calcium deficiency is widespread.

Why marine coral?

Marine coral from Okinawa, Japan is a natural source of calcium, magnesium and numerous trace minerals and elements. Trace mineral supplementation is important because the trace mineral content of our food has declined as soil has become depleted over many years of farming.5 Marine coral's porosity helps it dissolve quickly, so 100% dissolves, ionizes and becomes bioavailable in stomach acid. Our high-grade marine coral has a natural 2:1 ratio of calcium to magnesium, the biologically optimal balance for the body. Coral rock mined on land has had most of the natural magnesium and some of the trace minerals leached out of it over many years.

Ecologically safe"Collection of marine coral does not damage coral reefs. Its collection can not be compared to deforestation of trees, but is identical to collecting dead leaves that have fallen."

-Dr. Yasushi Omori Professor of Marine Science University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Collection of marine coral sands is carefully supervised by the Japanese government. The marine grade coral raw materials are harvested from ocean beds, at least one kilometer from the shore and safely away from the live coral. CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), an international group chartered to protect endangered species, removed restrictions on trade in coral sands and fragments at its April, 2000 convention in Nairobi.

The 'advantage' in CORALadvantage® Your body needs more than just calcium and CORALadvantage is more than just a calcium supplement. Taking calcium as an isolated mineral can throw the other minerals out of balance, and bones are made of more than just calcium. CORALadvantage is a balanced calcium, mineral and trace mineral supplement with bioavailable organic (citrate, chelate and plant source) forms of nine essential minerals.

CORALadvantage adds 21 support nutrients to improve the absorption and utilization of calcium and other minerals.6 Compare labels and see.

To further aid absorption and utilization of the minerals, our Full Spectrum Support Nutrient System has the primary co-nutrients needed for calcium absorption, as well as co-nutrients needed for absorption of the primary co-nutrients and other minerals. For example, co-nutrients included that are directly essential to the absorption and retention of calcium include boron, lysine, manganese, and Vitamins D, E and K.

1 Held, K., I. A. Antonijevic, et al. (2002). "Oral Mg(2+) supplementation reverses age-related neuroendocrine and sleep EEG changes in humans." Pharmacopsychiatry 35(4): 135-43.

2 Hornyak, M., U. Voderholzer, et al. (1998). "Magnesium therapy for periodic leg movements-related insomnia and restless legs syndrome: an open pilot study." Sleep 21(5): 501-5.

3 Acid-Alkaline Balance and Its Effect on Bone Health. Susan E. Brown, Ph.D., CCN, and Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN. International Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 2, No. 6 - Nov/Dec 2000

4 America's Bone Health: The State of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass In Our Nation, National Osteoporosis Foundation, February, 2002.

5 In 1936 in U.S. Senate Document 264, Dr. Charles Northern outlined a very serious problem with soil depletion.

6 Calcium Support Nutrients for enhancing the absorption, utilization and function of calcium, Z.X. Liu, Ph.D. Gerontology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Advanced Nutritional Innovations, Inc., August 2003.

Formula

Amount per 3 capsule serving Amount %DV

Calcium (from coral/citrate) 366 mg 37%

Magnesium (from coral/citrate) 198 mg 49%

Vitamin A (beta-carotene) 2500 IU 50%

Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 86 mg 143%

Vitamin D-3 (as cholecalciferol) 869 IU 217%

Vitamin E (as d-alpha-tocopherol) 43 IU 143%

Vitamin K 18 mcg 23%

Vitamin B-1(thiamine) 960 mcg 64%

Vitamin B-2 (riboflavin) 1.09 mg 64%

Vitamin B-3 (niacinamide) 12.8 mg 64%

Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) 1.28 mg 200%

Folic acid 256 mcg 64%

Vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) 3.84 mcg 64%

Vitamin B-5 (pantothenic acid) 6.4 mg 64%

Iodine (Kelp) 96 mcg 64%

Zinc (as amino acid chelate) 8 mg 53%

Selenium (from amino acid chelate) 70 mcg 101%

Copper (from amino acid chelate) 1 mg 50%

Chromium (from amino acid chelate) 77 mcg 64%

Manganese (from citrate) 2 mg 100%

Marine red algae (7% silicon) 29 mg * (providing 2 mg elemental silicon)

Lysine HCl 100 mg *

Boron (from Boron citrate) 1.5 mg *

Malic acid 15 mg *

Strontium 1.6 mg *

Trace Minerals (from Coral)1 >49 *

Note:

Calcium provided by:

Marine Coral 230 mg

Calcium Citrate 136 mg

Magnesium provided by:

Marine Coral 110 mg

Magnesium Citrate 88 mg

Other Ingredients: Plant cellulose capsules and titanium dioxide.

1Measurable quantities per coral Certificate of Analysis

Each serving contains 1000 mg of natural marine coral from Okinawa, Japan

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.

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