The word "chelation" is a chemical term that refers to the process of chemically surrounding one substance (the chelated substance) with another (the "chelating agent"). Chelation is often used in the medical community to remove undesirable substances (like mercury and arsenic) from the body.
This may be accomplished by the use of oral agents like "NDF," magnesium malate and "Metal-Free" or with injectable chelating agents like DMSA and EDTA.
For those with cardiovascular problems, like angina and congestive heart failure, chelation with EDTA ( a synthetic amino acid) can result in remarkable improvement, especially when combined with a program designed to optimize those nutritional and lifestyle factors that have also been shown to benefit heart disease.
Chelation therapy with EDTA is non-surgical and only requires a series of visits of several hours each to our facility for the intravenous (IV) infusion of EDTA, which is administered using a tiny 23 or 25 gauge needle. EDTA may also be administered by suppository.
Chelation has worked dramatically well for many patients. In one Brazilian study chelation was shown to be remarkably effective in 75-89% of the 2,870 patients studied Many chelation practitioners report similar dramatic improvement in their patients with anginal chest pains or (claudication) leg pains, often in a matter of just a few months (and sometimes sooner).
How does EDTA chelation work?
EDTA chelation has been shown to:
- Bind calcium and reduce its presence in arterial plaque.
- Stimulate new bone formation (by increasing parathyroid hormone).
- Bind excess amounts of copper, iron and other heavy metals which can be toxic.
- Reduce the tendency of platelets to clot.
- Inhibit antibody formation
- Lower blood cholesterol
- Stimulate the production of energy molecules (cyclic AMP).
- Reduce oxidized metals to their more efficient states.
- Improve enzyme activity and reduce free radical damage
Dr. Schwartz is our chelation practitioner. |
