Therapies
Chelation Therapy
What
is Chelation Therapy?
Chelation Therapy is a very new therapy based upon a
series of infusions into the body using a dextrose or saline solution. The active
ingredient is ethylene diamine tetra acid (EDTA), a synthetic amino acid which chelates
(binds) and eliminates poisonous heavy metals from the body. Tests in the 1950's on
workers in battery factories and industrial users of lead-based paints revealed that not
only did the EDTA help eliminate poisonous metals but there was a substantial decrease in
arterial disease as well.
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Where
is it available?
Chelation therapy has been widely used in the USA and
Germany for the past 30 years. In Germany there are reported to be over 3,000 doctors
practising it. here in the UK there are only a handful of clinics that offer Chelation
therapy despite the fact that over one third of all deaths are caused by CAD.
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How
does it work?
EDTA prevents and reduces the
production of "free radicals" (rancid fat cells) which cause cholesterol and
calcium deposits to form on the artery walls. In one report (1) a 45 year old woman who
had had triple by-pass surgery and had to have a leg amputated, said that she later
came across Chelation Therapy, it completely changed her life. "I've gone back to
work as a switchboard operator and live life to the full." she said after having had
15 treatments. Another report of a 31 year old man stated that after 3 years of total
inactivity he was able to go back to running up to 20 miles a week, playing rugby and even
lifting weights in a gym. The man stated: "There's only one thing to thank for that -
chelation therapy."
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Research
We have been unable to find any double-blind trials of Chelation Therapy and a course of treatment can cost in the region
of £2,000. but this is almost certainly due to the fact that there hasn't been the
finances to support trials.
(1) Here's Health Special report - June 1993 p.10 -13.
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