What Is Chelation Therapy?
Chelation Therapy is an intravenous treatment using a solution
containing minerals, vitamins and a special (man-made) amino acid.
This solution through complex biochemical action at the molecular
level has the effort of removing toxic heavy metals such as lead,
mercury and arsenic. It also causes the mobilization of abnormal
calcium, some of which is excreted via urine and bile, and some of
which is re-circulated with the possibility of being deposited in
bone.
How Does Artery Disease Affect
Health?
Artery disease reduces the flow of blood, decreasing the
efficiency of the artery wall, thereby reducing the exchange between
the blood components and the wall. When this occurs, enzyme systems
are reduced in the number and efficiency. Calcium has been proven to
be a major contributor to making blood cells harder and stickier and
artery walls thicker and stiffer.
How does Chelation Therapy affect
health?
Chelation Therapy promotes health by reducing the burden of
abnormal calcium and heavy metals, and increasing the level of
beneficial minerals such as magnesium and potassium. It improves the
function of individual cells and enzyme systems which are the basis
for health and vitality. It improves tissue perfusion (increased
oxygen and nutrition to cells). It is offered in the context of a
broad-based care program of regular exercise, proper nutrition
including vitamin and mineral supplementation, and healthy
lifestyle.
What is the relation of Chelation
Therapy to other treatments for artery disease?
Chelation Therapy can be utilized along with other forms of
therapy for artery disease. It is compatible with "blood thinners",
blood vessel dilators, medicine for hypertension, heart dysrhythmia,
etc. The need for drugs is usually diminished, and sometimes can be
gradually eliminated during and following successful Chelation
Therapy.
What is the cost comparison?
While evaluation of the benefits and cost of any treatment should
be based on it's merit alone, comparisons are natural and
inevitable. The most common comparison is made with bypass surgery.
Bypass surgery is the mechanical repair of small sections of the
artery tree. The total cost varies between 30 and 50 thousand
dollars or more for 5 to 10 days of hospital care.
Chelation Therapy is a biochemical treatment affecting the entire
arterial tree. The total cost varies from approximately 2-4 thousand
dollars. This includes 25 or more medically supervised outpatient
treatments. The appropriate evaluation is also available.
What about safety and side
effects?
Chelation Therapy is among the safest of medical treatments. Over
300,000 patients have received over three million treatments. In the
past 10 years of record keeping, not one case of death has occurred
due specifically to Chelation Therapy when administered by a trained
and experienced physician. Most patients experience few side
effects, if any.
How do I know if I need, or can
benefit from Chelation Therapy?
If you have chest pains, leg pain when walking, discolored feet
or rapidly failing memory, see a physician! If you are past 40 years
of age, with strong family history of heart disease, or are 50+,
find out the status of your circulatory system before a "vascular
accident", causing heart attack, stroke or gangrene, occurs. Any
unexplained persistent symptom regarding your heart, head or limbs
should be explored.
How will I be able to tell if
Chelation Therapy has helped me?
Patients frequently report reduction or elimination of symptoms,
and increased sense of well being. Family and friends may be the
first to notice and report changes in appearance, behavior and
performance. Comparison of pre- and post-therapy diagnostic tests
provide objective evidence of treatment effectiveness.
Treating other conditions with
Chelation Therapy
Although the emphasis of Chelation Therapy has been placed on
improving heart and circulatory diseases, a number of other
conditions have been helped by Chelation:
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Can be used to treat lead
poisoning.
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Aids in correcting 60% of male
impotency problems.
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Lowers insulin requirements for
diabetics.
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Prevents osteoarthritis and reduces
rheumatoid pain.
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Improves cerebrovascular arterial
occlusion.
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Provides an alternative to
amputation.
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Significantly reduces cancer
mortality rates.
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May treat glaucoma resulting from
vascular disorders.
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Is effective in treating certain
patients suffering from cataracts.
Can my physician give me this
treatment?
Any licensed physician may legally administer this treatment.
Only trained and experienced physicians should
administer Chelation Therapy.
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