[.ca] The Calcium Factor: The Scientific Secret of Health and ... (ISBN 0963370324)

Dr. Barrett vs. Dr. Barefoot:
Dr. Barrett of Quackwatch has criticized Dr. Barefoot's credentials for awhile now. 99% of these review entries in here are either him, or his team. On April 4, 2003 the California Appeals Court ruled that Dr. Barrett, of Quackwatch was totally unqualified to criticize the Alternative medicine industry. They ruled that he was biased and unworthy of credibility (case # BC245271). That settles that, Dr. Barefoot's Coral Calcium formulation got my wife OFF of her medication for her acid reflux problem. She had acid reflux so bad, that she'd choke on it mid-sentence. 3 weeks after taking the coral calcium, it was gone....COMPLETELY. She is now OFF of the medication for the first time in YEARS. Thank you Dr. Barefoot, keep up the good work.

ALKALIZING YOUR CHEMISTYRY IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH:
For all those skeptics out there Bob Barefoot never says coral calcium cures anything, but what he does state is that the body heals itself, if given the right ph chemistry. For the person that wrote the review on the FTC charges against Bob Barefoot and coral calcium...the charges against Bob Barefoot were ,in fact, dropped the next day after filing suit...they had no case against him and they knew it. The book itself is written poorly..he would have done better to have a ghost writer. People need to stop believing in pharmaceuticals to help all their illnesses, when there are natural ways of healing yourself.Bob Barefoot states this over and over in his book...and not one time does he make a statement that coral calcium cures anything. For those who are skeptic, if you test your ph and you find out you are acid..if you alkalize you will notice within in a couple of weeks an increase in your energy level and also you will start sleeping sounder and get that deep rem sleep, that is required for repairing your body. if you have acid reflux or gerd, your symptoms will be completely eliminated after 3-4 weeks..and astonishingly you can eat things like tomatoes, cucumbers, onion...and not get the heartburn. i watched my mom's health transform over a year, since she has been on it. she has no more arthritis pain in her hands and the acid reflux she had for 9 years was gone after taking the coral calcium for one month.she went from a 5.5 ph to a 6.5 and what a difference in her energy level and sleeping pattern, she was always a nite marrauder an now she sleeps like a baby.i watched my sister who had a high reading for her liver 3 times what was normal...her doctor took her off all vitamins and drugs and let her stay on the coral calcium only...after 4 months she had more tests that showed her liver readings came back to normal.she also went from a 5.5 ph to a 6.5, she also had acid reflux and now she doesn't , as long as her chemistry stays alkaline. so bottom line our bodies have the ability to heal themselves, if given the proper nutrients, vitamins and minerals...and calcium is essential for the healing to take place.in regards to the FTC suit, the large pharmaceutical corporations would love to see coral calcium go away, if you know what i mean. when you look at the cost of exp. nexium at $300 a month (this being a maintenance drug taken every month for the rest of your life) they stand to lose allot ,considering it's $20.00 a bottle for coral calcium. Bob Barefoot states a fact when he says that the large pharmaceutical corporations can't patent a vitamin or mineral, so they want nothing to do with it ,because there is no money in it.the pharmaceuticals are a $364 billion dollar a year industry.

Barefoot Misquoted by Critics:
Many of those who criticize Barefoot on this website demonstrate their inability to read carefully what his book actually says. One reviewer attempts to discredit Barefoot by saying "if your blood were that acidic you'd be dead", despite the fact that Barefoot clearly makes the same claim. (Interesting how Barefoot's detractors seem to have missed that section.) What Barefoot is actually speaking about is the pH level of other body fluids, such as saliva, whose pH levels can be affected by the body maintaining the blood pH level at normal. I thought the book made a lot of sense. Even though I have always been in good health I started using this product several months ago with no negative side effects. Instead, I have experienced several benefits such as greater mental alertness, improved memory and higher energy level. Plus I haven't had so much as a cold since following his regimen. When reading the various reviews of "Death By Diet" on this website take heed of one important fact: Many of those who praise Barefoot's research claim to have actually followed his coral calcium regimen, while none of those who disagree with him make the same claim. While everyone is entitled their own opinion, I tend to have more faith in those who speak from personal experience.

Some confirmation:
I have yet to read the book, but I've been taking coral calcium for eleven months--though I have no interest in trying to sell it to anyone--you can buy it at the drug store or the health food store. Before I started I was consuming Tums like candy. Since I started I've had no Tums at all. I've also noticed a significant jump in my energy and ability to think. I've tried a number of other highly touted "cures" that did not produce these results, so this isn't a matter of the placebo effect. One thing I would not have expected was that I might be able to achieve an alkaline body with the diet that I was eating apart from coral calcium. For a variety of reasons it was almost entirely acid-producing after digestion. Yet recently I have had two separate confirmations that my body is in an extremely healthy alkaline condition. I am also struggling with problems of the need for spinal nerve regeneration and there is some evidence of progress. Those who believe that is impossible need to read Mind and Brain by Jeffrey Schwarz, as well as the recent New Yorker article on Christopher Reeve. The success of coral calcium reinforces the fact that while America has the best medical system in the world when it comes to emergency medical care it has one of the worst in almost every other respect. It is time more doctors started figuring out how to improve health rather than putting so much energy into trying to prevent others from doing so--most emphatically including their gullible patients. It does seem to be true that doctors kill more people than any other single factor except smoking, and that's not just because there are so many people being treated or so many drugs being used. Fortunately, ever larger numbers of doctors are beginning to realize that alternative medicine should be used in combination with traditional medicine in order to produce the best results.

The Quacking is About to Stop:
Mr. Barefoot's (not Dr. Barefoot as some refer to him - he does not even have a college degree) quacking will hopefully come to a swift end. The FTC has issued a complaint and filed suit in Chicago federal court against Robert Barefoot and others for making unsubstantiated claims that "go far beyond existing scientific evidence regarding the recognized health benefits of coral calcium." They are seeking a temporary restraining order and an asset freeze. In addition, his Coral Calcium product has lead levels high enough to warrant a warning label according to California law, but his product has no warning label. Based on other reviews and discussions on this topic, I am sure some will see this as the establishment cracking down on a medical pioneer, and unfortunately no amount of factual information will change their minds. While Bob Barefoot's outrageous and unsubstantiated claims may soon be silenced, the quacks will not run out of willing victims anytime soon.