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Cardiovascular Disease
(CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and Europe.
According to U.S. 1992 mortality statistics, about one million
people per year die of CVD in the U.S. -that's approximately
½ of all deaths registered every year, an average of
one death every 33 seconds!
CVD includes coronary heart
disease or diseases of the arteries (Atherosclerosis), heart
attack, stroke, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, rheumatic
heart disease and other dysfunctions. In 1994, over 500,000
coronary bypass surgeries were performed in the U.S. and over
400,000 angioplasties. These procedures are costly and are
often accompanied by prescriptive drug therapies with unwanted
side effects.
Preventing Cardiovascular
Disease with EDTA Chelation
The corrosion of your cardiovascular system is a slow process
that may generally go unnoticed for years. A CVD prevention
program should include improvements to your diet, some daily
exercise and nutritional supplements that will not only improve
your overall health but also "clean out" your veins
and arteries through chelation.
Oral chelation "grabs"
a number of unwanted substances that can cause LDL Cholesterol
plaque build up and free radical damage from the cardiovascular
system, renders them harmless, and prepares them for excretion
through the urine. Oral Chelation is a natural process of
"roto-rootering" the cardiovascular system, helping
the body cleanse the arteries and veins, as well as detoxify
the liver and kidneys.
EDTA (or ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid, also known as
edetic acid or tetra acetic acid) is a synthetic amino acid
having a molecular weight of 292.25 and a molecule formula
of C10H16N2O8
. EDTA is approved by the FDA for the treatment of lead poisoning
and other metal toxicities when used intravenously, and a
number of studies have found it also effective in treating
blood vessel diseases, improving blood flow to the heart,
legs and brain. Interestingly, the U.S. Navy administered
EDTA orally to thousands of sailors in the 1940's to help
combat lead toxicity. Today it is also used as an antioxidant
in foods, as a chelating agent in many pharmaceuticals and
cosmeceuticals, and as an anticoagulant for blood taken for
hematological investigations.
EDTA is a chelating agent
(meaning it has the ability to attach itself to metals and
minerals) and forms a stable, soluble complex with calcium
that is readily excreted by the kidneys. In the USA, a dose
of 50 mg per kg body weight of EDTA in 24 hours by slow intravenous
infusion has been suggested for adults with a maximum daily
dose of 3 grams, although dosages up to 5 grams have been
used with complete safety intravenously. EDTA is also used
topically for treatment of calcium deposits, calcified corneal
opacities and burns of the eye. EDTA does not remove the bound
calcium in teeth and bones, only metastatic calcium or pathologic
calcium causing damage to the body.
Oral Assimilation
of EDTA
Assimilation of EDTA is effective when taken either intravenously
or orally. When taken orally, EDTA, like other amino acids
of similar molecular weight, passes through the stomach unaffected
where it is then absorbed directly through the epithelium
cells of the duodenum. EDTA has been incorrectly written about
in the past by authors who apparently have not understood
that the biochemistry and assimilation of proteins (made from
chains of amino acids) and unattached Free Form Amino Acids
all occurs in the duodenum, being unaffected by the stomach
and the gastric juices.
Often misunderstood is the
fact that stomach acidity has nothing whatsoever to do with
the digestion of proteins, which all takes place via enzymatic
reaction later in the duodenum, and that orally consumed Free
Form Amino Acids are likewise not affected. In fact, the pH
of the stomach when secreting HCL is generally around 3.0,
which has absolutely no affect on the molecular bonds of Free
Form Amino Acids (including EDTA) and thus, cannot and will
not destroy them. (Please note: EDTA in solution may exhibit
a pH of 4.0 all on its own.)
All Free Form Amino Acids,
including EDTA, need no digestive process to enter the bloodstream.
They are already small enough molecules to enter the bloodstream
immediately; and that's why they are used so effectively in
I.V. parenteral solutions. Thus all Free Form Amino Acids,
including EDTA, will pass unharmed and unchanged into the
duodenum where they then are directly assimilated into the
bloodstream. Again, they are not, as mistakenly alleged by
some, broken down or destroyed by the gastric processes.
Only the liver can change
or transaminate one amino acid into another, and at other
times, amino acids can only be broken down further by the
biochemistry within individual cells themselves for the purpose
of energy. But what is important to realize is that none of
these anabolic and degradive processes take place within the
gastrointestinal tract. Thus, the notion that taking Free
Form Amino Acids orally, including EDTA, will not prove effective
in entering the bloodstream is a misnomer. Indeed, as any
biochemical or medical text book will attest, just the opposite
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