Chelation: EDTA & DMPS
WELCOME to our chelation program. While chatting with other patients in our I.V. room, you will discover that people chelate for different reasons, although the goal is always the same — to attain and sustain better health. You may want to attain a better understanding of the many benefits you may derive from these treatments, whether your goal is to increase circulation, remove heavy metal toxins, or improve environmental illness.
We recommended the following as informational resources:
Read:
- The Heart Disease Breakthrough, Thomas Yannios, MD
- The Scientific Basis of Chelation Therapy, Bruce Halstead, MD
- Forty Something Forever, Harold & Arline Brecher
- Reversing Heart Disease, Julian Whitaker, MD
- By Passing Bypass Surgery II, Elmer Cranton, MD, Gary Gordon, MD
THE CHELATION ADVANTAGE
One of the great benefits of chelation is that it helps to control free radical activity. While oxygen is essential to support life, if not properly controlled, it can damage the body. Free radicals, or oxygen radicals, are defined as unstable reactive molecules with a free electron. They are naturally generated by the metabolism of oxygen. Contributors are unsaturated fats, certain reactive chemicals that may be inhaled or consumed in food or water, microbes, cigarette smoke, radiation, drugs, body enzyme activity, and others. Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury also contribute to oxidative stress. Heavy metal toxins accumulate over time and often displace nutrient cofactors from their proper enzyme systems and inhibit natural enzymes. This results in metabolic processes that are uncoupled and shut down -including sulfur and selenium antioxidant enzyme systems.
