According to Dr. Stephen Holt MD, author of 8 books on nutrition, there are many different Coral Calcium products on the market today.  The one you want is Okinawa Coral Calcium. He explained that the Okinawa Coral Calcium comes from two sources.  It could be coral that was washed up on to the beaches of the islands, or in can be coral removed from the sea bed.  The Coral Calcium that is found on the beaches is fossilized coral and has lost a lot of its strength over the years.

Coral Calcium 1™ is mined freshly from the sea bed which has the same nutrients that is found in the living coral.  Mining of Ocean Bed Coral is done by an underwater vacuuming operation and is closely monitored by the Japanese Government to insure that the living coral reefs are not harmed in any way.  It is interesting to note that damaging the coral reef in any way leads to criminal prosecution.  After the coral sands are removed from the base of the living coral, the coral flourishes.

Coral Calcium 1™ has the perfect calcium to magnesium ratio (2 to 1) and added Vitamin D (400 I.U.) to help your body more readily absorb the other types of calcium you get from other sources daily.

According to Dr. Stephen Holt, MD -- yes, but the capsule form will work faster.  One of the effects produced by Coral Calcium is that in neutralizes acid creating an alkaline solution - this is very important for your health.  When your body is in an alkaline state (pH greater than 7.0 - 7.5 is optimum), you absorb more oxygen in your tissues and help to greatly reduce the risk of almost every degenerative disease.

According to Dr. Holt and  Mr. Barefoot. tea bag coral does impart desirable properties to water, such as changes in the water's pH,  drinking water from tea bag coral.  However the user is only benefiting from about 2% of the marine nutrients that dissolve in water.  Taking coral in this manner is far less desirable than consuming the coral calcium in capsule form.  Despite the deficiencies, both tea bag coral and fossilized coral consumption has led to remarkable health testimonials.

According to Mr. Barefoot, taking coral calcium in capsule form results in the consumption of more than 50 times as much mineral nutrients.  Also, marine coral that is totally consumed is richer in the required nutrient magnesium, compared to tea bag coral.  In addition, marine coral is richer in all other micronutrients.  Most sachet (tea bag) Coral Calcium products on the market have very low amounts of magnesium and usually No Vitamin D!

Coral Calcium 1™ from BodyGenix™ is of 100% Ocean Marine Bed Coral Minerals from Okinawa, Japan.  In short, it is the best quality you can find.