EDTA
Chelation Therapy:
Binds and Removes Harmful Toxic Metals
The word chelate comes
from the Greek root “chele,” which means “to claw.”
This name is very appropriate considering EDTA chelation therapy
involves a chemical substance binding molecules like metals and
minerals and removing them from the body. Once these toxic heavy
metals and minerals are clawed together, they leave the body through
the urine. With a long and rich history, it is even said that the
Navy first used EDTA chelation therapy in the 1940s to treat lead
poisoning.
EDTA, a man-made amino acid, is used in chelation therapy to remove
toxic heavy metals and minerals like lead, iron, copper, calcium,
mercury and more from the body. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
has approved EDTA chelation therapy for the treatment of heavy metal
poisoning, but not for the treatment of heart disease.
Some believe that EDTA chelation therapy can be used to treat arteriosclerosis,
which is the hardening of the arteries. In alternative medicine,
EDTA chelation therapy is thought to intravenously cleanse the veins
and arteries of the toxic waste blocking nutrients from reaching
the organs. EDTA chelation therapy consists of inserting a needle
into the patient’s vein. This needle is attached to an IV
drip of EDTA, ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid. EDTA chelation
therapy usually lasts about three hours and patients have one to
three treatments a week. Normally patients go through up to 30 EDTA
chelation therapy sessions.
Up to 1 million people a year in the United States have EDTA chelation
therapy; a fraction of those people use EDTA chelation therapy to
treat heart disease. EDTA chelation therapy is medically approved
to remove toxic heavy metals like mercury, arsenic, chromium, cobalt,
nickel, zinc and tin from the body.
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