Coral Calcium Side Effects

Well, What a minefield.
Some places extolling the side benefits, and others
pooh hooing the idea of getting any nutrients from outside
our food chain.
Here is one one site on the contrary side,
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4136.asp
There are other places warning of the contamintaion with
toxic metals, like strontium. Then there are others
extolling the virtues of strontium.

So where does that leave us ordinary people?
Common sense, reason, and a healthy dose of skepticism,
for proponents on both sides of the question might help.

Let's start with some facts.
It has been demonstrated in the last post that we are
simply not getting all the nutrients we need.
That being the case, supplementing with coral calcium,
would quite likely produce some benefit.
In fact, because we are so deficient, many supplements
should give some benefit. But by the same token, you could
take many supplements without any benefit, if like over 50%
of those tested, they did not break down properly in the body.
Then some seem to have to be above a certain threshold to
produce a benefit.
We do know that pollution is widespread in the oceans, so it
is not unreasonable to assume that sea coral calcium could also
be contaminated.

It does help if someone can go to the trouble of analysing
a good range of products and compiling the data in an easily
understood form.

If you were feeling thirsty, even a soft drink would give
some relief, but it definitely would not be the best choice.
When you get into your sixties, you want to make the best choice,
not just get by. I don't have any desire to live to a great age,
but while I am alive, I would like to be as healthy as possible.

So, my conclusions so far, it seems quite likely that many people
would experience some benefit from taking coral calcium. But from
my own experience and study, it seems that supplements that have
been put together in the right combination, at an effective potency,
and in a form my cells can assimilate, would produce an even better
result. Does that sound reasonable to you?