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.
For years people have been experiencing the benefits of consuming coral calcium. Its role in promoting good health was becoming known in many different countries. Coral calcium was being used by the people of mainland Japan by the 1900's and was soon discovered by the people of China, Russia, Britian, Sweden, and France. Its popularity spread across the Atlantic to the United States and by the 1970's the US was also using it as a dietary supplement.
Coral calcium as a nutritional supplement continues to grow throughout the western world. Many users consider the health benefits of original coral calcium to be essential to their health and the minerals in the coral are said to help relive a variety of aches and pains.
