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Information about Chelation Therapy

What is Chelation Therapy?

Chelation Therapy is a non-surgical, safe and effective treatment to restore blood flow in atherosclerosis patients. Chelation Therapy involves the intravenous infusion of a prescription medicine called ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA).

What is Chelation Therapy used for?

Chelation Therapy is used to reverse symptoms of hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is caused by multiple complex factors, including abnormal accumulations of metallic elements. The end result is plaque formation within the arteries, which blocks the flow of blood. Plaques are composed of fibrous tissue, cholesterol and calcium.

Atherosclerosis leads to:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Senility
• Possible amputation of extremities

How does Chelation Therapy affect health?

Chelation Therapy promotes health by correcting the major underlying cause of arterial blockage. Damaging oxygen free radicals are increased by the presence of metallic elements and act as a chronic irritant to blood vessel walls and cell membranes. EDTA removes those metallic irritants, allowing leaky and damaged cell walls to heal. Plaques smooth over and shrink, allowing more blood to pass. Arterial walls become softer and more pliable, allowing easier expansion.

How do I know if I need or can benefit from Chelation Therapy?

Any unexplained or persistent symptoms that affect your heart, head or limbs should be explored for circulatory blockage. See your physician if you have:

• Chest pain or leg pain when walking
• Shortness of breath
• Paralysis
• Rapidly failing memory

Can Chelation Therapy be used after bypass surgery?

Yes. Although Chelation Therapy is best utilized to avoid bypass surgery, many patients who have previously undergone one or more bypass procedures, often with little or no benefit, have subsequently benefited greatly from Chelation Therapy.

The one to three hour treatments are administered to a patient who sits comfortably in an easy chair, reading, talking, watching TV or even dozing. Treatments are always administered under a physician's supervision and a nurse is always in attendance. Treatments are as often as several times per week or as infrequently as one every other month, depending on the degree of illness and the patient's length of previous treatment. Usually a course of 20 to 30 treatments are adequate to reverse significant blockages, whereupon the patient is put on a less frequent maintenance regimen.

An excellent article on the history of chelation therapy and reported benefits is available at HeartlandHealing.com.