Move over heart surgery? There are persistent claims that EDTA
chelation therapy can effectively treat heart disease by removing
the calcium from cholesterol plaques.
Modern humans are chronically exposed to a large number of toxins
and pathogens.
We accumulate heavy metals in our bodies, as well as oestrogens from
plastics, industrial chemicals, pesticides, yeasts, viruses,
microbes and bacteria.
Our toxic load is so high that few people would argue with the
notion that most of us can do with a thorough "detox". Some people
go on a fruit fast, some do a liver cleanse and others choose
colonic irrigation – to name but a few.
Chelation therapy with the synthetic amino acid EDTA (ethylene
diamine tetra-acetic acid) is a proven method to remove toxic heavy
metals like mercury, lead and cadmium from the body.
Chelation therapy for heart disease
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), CVDs
(cardiovascular diseases) are the number one cause of death
globally, and more people die annually from CVDs than from any other
cause.
Conventional treatments for heart disease are invasive procedures
like bypass surgery and lifestyle changes like a healthier diet and
giving up smoking.
Chelation And Heavy Metal Detoxification
A large number of people suffering from CVDs have also attempted
chelation therapy, mainly with EDTA. The theory is that hardened
arteries can be made softer by removing the calcium in their walls.
According to the US National Institutes of Health use of this
therapy to treat heart disease and other diseases grew from 2002 to
2007 by nearly 68 percent, to an estimated 111,000 people annually.
The FDA has approved the use of chelation and EDTA for the treatment
of lead poisoning and heavy metal toxicity, but not for the
treatment of conditions like cardiovascular disease.
The reluctance of the FDA to approve the use of chelation therapy
for occlusive arterial disease has raised questions, and the body
has been accused of protecting the interests of powerful traditional
medical organisations who favour (lucrative) arterial bypass
surgery.
How does chelation work?
The word “chelate” comes from the Greek word for claw and means “to
grab”, which is what happens when EDTA binds with minerals and
metals like calcium, aluminium, iron, copper, lead and mercury,
allowing them to be removed from the body via the urinary pathway.
Cholesterol combines in the body with fat, calcium and other
substances to form plaques in the arteries. The plaque builds up
over time and hardens and narrows the arteries. This buildup is
called atherosclerosis and can lead to cardiovascular disease and
stroke.
In simple terms, chelation therapy for heart disease claims to work
by binding to the calcium contained in the plaques (fatty deposits)
in the arteries, and once this happens the plaques are swept away
and excreted from the body. Removing plaque restores elasticity to
the arteries and can for example increase blood flow to the brain,
resulting in improved cognitive processes.
According to the website of the South African Society of Integrative
Medicine (SASIM), EDTA also has a positive effect on conditions like
diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia,
peripheral neuropathy, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, thyroid
disorders, porphyria and auto-immune disorders.
Removing Heavy Metals
Prevalence of EDTA therapy
Even though EDTA therapy is used in Europe and the USA to a certain
extent for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, it is still
overshadowed by surgical procedures and lifestyle changes. Dr Edwin
Boegman from Pretoria is a health practitioner who offers EDTA
therapy.
Health24 asked Dr Boegman the following questions about EDTA
therapy:
Q: What exactly is EDTA?
A: EDTA is a synthetic amino-acid, originally made in Germany to
remove toxic chemicals containing heavy metals from poisoned people.
Q: How is it administered?
A: It is administered intravenously. (EDTA administered orally is
useless and can have detrimental effects.)
EDTA can cause anaphylactic reactions, similar to penicillin and can
be fatal, and thus cannot be administered by untrained doctors.
Q: What metals and substances can it remove?
A: It removes all metals/minerals in a certain sequence: calcium,
manganese, lead, mercury, chrome, cobalt etc. EDTA incorporates the
metals into its molecules and carries them out in the urine.
Q: What diseases or conditions can chelation therapy treat or cure?
A: Chelation can treat atherosclerosis (calcified arteries).
Manganese is as toxic as lead on the brain (neuro-toxic) and is
present in “lead free” petrol to prevent pre-ignition in car
engines. The toxicity of mercury, lead, cadmium, chromium, cobalt
etc. is well known and all these metals can be removed from the body
with EDTA.
Q: Is EDTA really effective against heart disease?
A: US studies have indicated that EDTA has a definite beneficial
effect on coronary disease, especially on the left side of the
heart.
Q: What can be done to promote the use of EDTA?
A: Medical Aids in South Africa should be forced to pay for
chelation. Medical Aids in Europe pay for chelation therapy. Some
Medical Aids in the USA will pay for chelation instead of paying for
bypass surgery.
The public should also be aware of the severe heavy metal toxic
overload that we are exposed to, and that chelation can remove the
metals.
The medical fraternity should also be more aware of the importance
of chelation.
Q: How do you see the future of EDTA/chelation therapy?
A: EDTA chelation will become more and more important when its
beneficial effects are realised, especially in our modern
environment with mercury, lead, manganese, chromium and cobalt
overload.
It is very important to realise that “modern medical science” has no
means of removing toxic metals from the human body other than by
EDTA chelation.
Quacks recommend all sorts of cleansing therapies (colon cleanses
etc.), but these are useless and often dangerous.
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