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Article: Okinawan Health Secrets. (Book Corners).(Barefoot on Coral Calcium: An Elixir of Life?)(Book Review)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
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- June 1, 2003
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Barefoot on Coral Calcium: An Elixir of Life?
by Robert R. Barefoot
Wellness Publishing, 75 Plymouth St., Fairfield, New Jersey 07004 USA; www.wellnesspublishing.com Softbound, ISBN 0-9714224-1-9, c. 2001, 144 pp, $19.95
Coral calcium from Okinawa has become big business. Numerous web sites advertise it. Infomercials promoting its health benefits play on television. Curious about the product, I welcomed the chance to review Robert R. Barefoot's book, Barefoot on Coral Calcium: An Elixir of Life? While no one would question the health benefits of a balanced intake of minerals, the superiority of calcium from Okinawan coral, taken as a ...