Chelation breakthrough help for cardiovascular disease

One of the greatest health breakthroughs and best-kept secrets is a key to treating cardiovascular disease.

That secret is chelation, pronounced key-la-shun, specifically using a substance known as EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra acetate). EDTA is an amino acid. You may have seen other forms of it used as a preservative. The forms used in chelation are disodium EDTA or calcium disodium EDTA.

Literally chelation means "to claw" or grab onto from the Greek word "chele." This accurately describes how chelation works. It grabs onto harmful substances such as heavy metals, toxins and poisons, firmly binding them to the EDTA molecule for removal from the body by excretion through the kidneys and bowel.

In the 1930s, Germans used it to replace imported citric acid used as a calcium chelator in the textile industry. In the 1940s the U.S. Navy used it on sailors with lead toxicity because of the lead paint used on ships.

In 1955, cardiologist Dr. Norman Clarke was the first to note the cardiovascular benefits when EDTA was used for heavy metal chelation.

Chelation has been going on in the United States for more than 35 years. It has been found to be as effective and, in many cases, a more successful treatment than our medical or surgical management of cardiovascular disease — so much so that the National Institute of Health has funded a five-year study on the long form of IV EDTA chelation.

Why does it work? EDTA attracts toxins from our tissues and then firmly binds them for excretion via urine and feces. These toxins cause free radicals which damage our vessels and organs in many ways. Our blood vessels get little nicks in them and as a result cholesterol lays down a protective Band-Aid.

These free radicals then cause cholesterol plaques to become larger and hard, narrowing the blood flow in that area. Free radicals also cause our blood to become sticky, and this process continues to add to the plaque and the narrowing.

Along with narrowing, a dilating substance called nitric oxide is prevented from being produced. Nitric oxide (not the same as the laughing gas) is automatically produced by the blood vessels in areas of narrowing to dilate the vessel and increase blood flow. You might be familiar with a product called nitroglycerin, which is fashioned after nitric oxide and is used to dilate blood vessels in people with chest pain, also known as angina.

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