| tors who use chelating therapy know that it is | | | | the body, that some chelating patients also report |
| designed to remove metal impurities from blocked | | | | reduced neurological and cardiovascular symptoms. |
| arteries. Why would anyone do such a thing? Well, | | | | The same patients have reported improvement in |
| this type of therapy is said to improve metabolic | | | | fatigue and better skin conditions. Chelating |
| function and blood flow to the heart and other | | | | therapy has also shown to improve respiratory |
| areas of the body. A doctor will administer an | | | | and gastrointestinal symptoms. |
| intravenous infusion using amino acids, or EDTA, | | | | 3. An Alternative To Surgery |
| through a small needle. The result of this | | | | For patients suffering from reoccurring chest pain |
| treatment is that the metals and other foreign | | | | and heart disease, chelating therapy is often a |
| substances in the body will bind to the injected | | | | good alternative to medicine or surgery. Those |
| amino acids and cleanse them from the body | | | | undergoing chelating for those conditions might |
| entirely. | | | | notice improved coronary circulation and increased |
| 1. Chelating Therapy | | | | heart function after therapy. Researchers have |
| First of all, it should be noted that the technique is | | | | shown that a beneficial effect of chelating therapy |
| not proven scientifically, and a method that's not | | | | for heart patients is that it removes metal that |
| practiced in traditional hospitals. As a result you | | | | causes excessive free radical proliferation. A heart |
| have to be very careful about the claims you | | | | stress test or exercise test may also be given to |
| read about chelation therapy. As with any | | | | assess cardiovascular endurance. When treatment |
| alternative medical treatment, it's always wise to | | | | begins, the infusion usually lasts about 3-1/2 hours. |
| consult with a certified medical practitioner before | | | | Approximately a half of a litre of fluid will enter |
| proceeding. | | | | the blood stream during this time. A typical |
| Regardless of whether it's accepted tradition | | | | treatment will consist of two or three therapies |
| medicine, repeated therapy sessions have in some | | | | per week and will be repeated between twenty |
| cases shown to help treat heart disease and | | | | to thirty times. |
| decrease chest pains. Many patients undergoing | | | | 4. Few Side Effects |
| this form of therapy often see improved | | | | The only side effects that can happen are |
| muscular coordination and brain function too. | | | | headache or nausea. The headaches after |
| 2. Healing Properties | | | | treatment are generally attributed to low blood |
| In addition, it is believed that because chelating | | | | sugar. It is highly recommended that after your |
| therapy removes harmful metals stored within | | | | therapy that you avoid eating spicy foods. |