Okinawa, a group of 161 islands, is home to the oldest people in the world. The wheel of time seems to spin more slowly in Okinawa - its people have successfully slowed their ageing process. What is their secret to being vigorous and fit even at 100?
In Ogimi, a little village in the north of Okinawa, one can find the following inscription carved into a stone: 'With 70 years you are still a child, with 80 still a youth and should your forbearers, at 90, invite you to heaven tell them to have patience until you have turned 100 - then you might consider it.'
These words could actually be Okinawa's motto, an area where hundred-years-olds work vigorously and without help in their gardens. The word 'retirement' does not even exist in their language.
Okinawa is home to more 100-year-old people than any other place in the world. Nearly all of the islanders' mental and physical fitness is above average, and they hardly suffer from any age-related illnesses. Is this just coincidence?
Scientists wanted to know the truth and observed the way of life of 70-year old Okinawans in a study spanning over 25 years.
They discovered 3 factors mainly responsible for the islanders' health and vigour into old age:
- 1. Healthy eating habits with a high percentage of vegetables, fruits, salads, soy, and fish rich in Omega. They eat small meals with low calorie counts, spread out over the day, very little fat, meat, eggs and sweets. Several cups of green tea or jasmine tea are consumed daily.
- 2. Okinawans are physically active their whole life and have a positive view of life.
- 3. The local drinking water shows high concentrations of basic minerals. Okinawa's islands are made of corals, which deposit their health-building minerals and trace elements in the water.
The high basic mineral content makes Okinawa's drinking water unique. The rain falls in a trickle through the islands' plentiful coral sand. On its way, it absorbs valuable minerals and trace elements and reaches the extraordinarily basic pH level of 8 to 8.5.
The critical difference to common mineral water is that the minerals appear in ionised form and can be resorbed by the body almost in their entirety. Without being aware of it, the inhabitants of Okinawa have resorbed basic minerals in their water for centuries and thus naturally promoted their health.
Due to bad eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles, about 90% of people in this modern world are overly acidified. This accumulation of acids can speed up the ageing process and, over time, result in serious health problems.
Our body is an extremely complicated machine that is overbalanced by acidification. The only way to neutralise these acids is to provide the body with adequate amounts of basic minerals through diet or dietary supplements. Millions of people, therefore, get their daily basic minerals from Coral Calcium.
Sango marine coral can compensate for a lack of basic minerals. By neutralising the acids it brings the pH value of the body fluids into the basic range and thus creates the basis for health and vitality.
- is crucial for building and maintaining the bones
- is required for the preservation of normal teeth
- important for normal signal transmission between the nerve cells
- contributes to normal energy metabolism
- is involved in the normal functioning of the muscles
- contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes
- is important for normal blood clotting
- has a function in cell division and specialisation
Since vitamin D is necessary for the absorption of calcium from the intestine, we recommend the additional intake of this important vitamin. Adequate intake of vitamin K2 is also crucial for the storage of calcium in the bones.
It is therefore recommended to take vitamin D3 and K2 in addition to Sango Coral Calcium. This is easily possible with the following products.
- Vitamin D3 5000 plus 200 mcg vitamin K2.
- Vitamin D3 2500 plus 100 mcg vitamin K2
The companies for nutrition in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland recommend the following daily calcium intake with the D-A-CH reference values.
These recommendations apply to healthy people and include the total calcium intake through foods (such as chocolate milk, milk, cheese, various types of vegetables, mineral water), foods fortified with calcium and the intake of calcium via food supplements (e.g. Sango Coral Calcium).
- Children
1 to 3 years - 600 mg
4 to 6 years - 750 mg
7 to 9 years - 900 mg
10 to 12 years - 1100 mg
13 to 14 years - 1200 mg - Teenagers and Adults
15 to 18 years - 1200 mg
19 to 24 years - 1000 mg
25 to 50 years - 1000 mg
51 to 64 years - 1000 mg
65 years and older - 1000 mg - Pregnant and lactating women - 1000mg
- Pregnant and lactating women under 19 years - 1200 mg
Depending on how much calcium you eat, you can also take calcium in the form of Sango Coral Calcium to meet your daily needs. Each capsule contains 1 gram of Sango Coral Calcium powder and provides 200 mg of calcium and 100 mg of magnesium.
Yes, children and adolescents can also take Sango Coral Calcium. You should use the the calcium requirement guideline listed above and take that additional amount to cover your daily requirement.
Since dairy products are the most calcium-rich foods, one should specifically take these into account the number of dairy products one eats when calculating the calcium requirement. This means that children and adolescents, who eat little or no milk products need significantly more calcium in the form of Sango Coral Calcium than those who consume one or more servings of milk products every day.
The capsules can be easily pulled apart and the contained Sango Coral Calcium powder can be stirred into drinks or meals.
No, this is definitely not the case. Okinawa is about 2,000 km south of Fukushima and the ocean current runs north from Okinawa. Therefore, radiation exposure is very unlikely.
But to be on the safe side, our batches of products are examined for their content of cesium-137, cesium-134, and iodine-131 by an independent laboratory in Germany equipped with the latest analysis technology.
Up until now, increased values have never been found. Therefore, you can be sure that Vitality Nutritionals Sango Coral Calcium is free from any radioactive radiation.
