Was The Original Coral Calcium The Fountain Of Youth?
August 2, 2008
Coral calcium was introduced to the western culture some 500 years ago. Spanish explorers had “discovered” coral calcium in Okinawa and brought it back to Europe. These explorers had seen the beneficial effects of what was called the coral sand (the original coral calcium) on the people living on the coral islands. They brought ships full of this sand back to Spain so that the Spanish could benefit from the wondrous minerals.
The Spaniards must have been as interested in alternative health remedies back then as we are today because Spain boasts historic monuments which are considered to be the oldest drugstores in the world and on their shelves are clay pots that contain coral calcium labels.
But, legend has it that the health benefits of coral calcium were discovered much earlier. It is said a Chinese emperor send explorers off to find a land of heaven on earth which was thought to exist off the east coast of China. He wanted them to return with the fountain of youth - or elixir of life that was rumored to exist there.
But luck or perseverance, the explorers found this magical place and it did have an elixir of life. The problem was that it was such a beautiful place and the elixir (the original coral calcium) so wonderful that none of the explorers wanted to return to the emperor with it! This island is only described in legend as the province of Okinawa, a coral based island in the midst of pristine, clear seas.
By the 1990s, the mainland Japan had been enlightened about the health benefits of coral calcium consumption. Countries such as China, Russia, Sweden, France, and Britain were also taken over by this knowledge. The United States of America first learned about coral calcium in the 1970s as a modern dietary supplement.
In the western world the usage of original coral calcium as a nutritional supplement has been growing .Many people, who are aware of the health benefits of this dietary supplement take is as an essential part of their diet. It can be found in supplement and powder form and contains calcium, of course, as well as other important minerals - if you buy it be sure you get the original marine calcium.
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