1, What is the best way to take Coral Calcium. in capsule or a sachet,
and why ?

The main reasons why the sachets are superior are:

1.)pH - It is extremely hard to raise your bodies pH using a capsule. First of all, we have not found a capsules with a pH higher than about a 9. Coral calcium does contain some carbonates along with the ionic minerals. The ionic minerals come from a micro-algae that grows in coral as it rests on the ocean floor. The skeleton is basically just carbonates. When you introduce these carbonates into your body the stomach will release HCl (hydrochloric acid, pH 1) to break down the minerals. When you combine the pH of 1 with the pH of 9 or lower then you are back to slightly acid.
When using the sachets only the ionic minerals are released into the water since carbonates do not readily dissolve in water. Your body will recognize that you have ingested ionic minerals and water that do not require digestion and therefore will only absorb the minerals and water and not try to flood them with acids and enzymes and therefore increasing your pH. Actually, the ionic minerals will begin to be absorbed the second the water enters your mouth. There are thousands of benefits to an increased pH, so this alone makes the sachets superior.

2.) ORP - Oxidation Reduction Potential. This process of giving off electrons can only occur when adding coral calcium to water. This is why many capsule brands say to drink a full glass of water when taking the capsule. The water is useless when consuming a capsule since the water will pass through and be absorbed before the HCl in your stomach can even eat away the capsule coating on the outside of the coral calcium capsule. Also, when the coral is crushed into such a fine powder to create the capsules many of the electrons are lost in the process. The only way to take advantage of the antioxidant capabilities of coral calcium is to use the sachet form.
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2,Will taking Coral Calcium affect any other medication that I am already taking.

The only medication that could be effected by coral calcium are calcium channel blockers that are sometimes used as blood pressure medications. There are many alternatives to these so you might consider asking your doctor to switch medications.
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3, Can I take too much Calcium ?

If the calcium is in ionic form, such as the calcium absorbed from sachets, then no. What is not used by the body will be eliminated in the urine. When using the capsules then yes there is a limit. The capsules contain Vitamin D which in too large of amounts could be harmful. They also contain carbonates that only about 10% of which can be broken down and then rest could begin to build up in your body causing stones, deposits, spurs etc..
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4, Can my body become too Alkaline.

Not using coral calcium. The highest pH the coral calcium will give the water is about an 11. Everything your body does creates acid so the 11 pH will not be strong enough to cause too much alkalinity.
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5, Is it safe to give Coral Calcium to children.

Yes, and is recommended by many people. While breast milk is always best, many mothers have used coral calcium treated water to make the formula they give their babies.
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6. Can I boil the Calcium water to make tea or coffee, or will boiling it take some of the goodness out of it.

Boiling it can remove some of the minerals with the steam, but it will help to reduce the acid in coffee and tea and can add minerals to any water based drink.
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7, By mining Coral sand will it not destroy the living coral reef.

The process includes the only Japanese government approved collection method that carefully vacuums the coral semi-fossils from the ocean floor without harming the ecosystem. Our coral calcium is also the only coral calcium approved for human consumption by the Japanese government.
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8, Is it ok to leave the sachets in the water bottle I use, i.e. keep adding a sachet everyday and refill with good water.

I would not leave the sachets in the water more than about 36 hours. Past that point the electrons can begin to attach back onto the coral making it less of an antioxidant.
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9, Are there any side effects from taking the Coral Calcium.

You can sometimes notice effects of a detox when first using coral calcium. This usually only last a few days and can include headaches, rashes, break outs etc.. If this occurs then dilute the coral calcium with 1 gallon per sachet for the first week.
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10,Would I get any benefit from tipping the sand straight into the water, rather than keeping it in the sachets.

You will achieve a quicker release of the minerals into the water.
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11, Is Fossilized Calcium the same.

Fossilized coral calcium only contains calcium carbonate and other carbonate minerals. Since all life is carbon based, all fossils are basically ordinary carbonates. Only marine grade coral calcium can contain ionic minerals. This is due to the algae that lives in the coral and that the coral feeds from. Fossilized coral from above the water no longer contains these ionic minerals since the algae requires the moist ocean environment to grow.
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