Chelation Process
Chelation is a natural process that enables living organisms to assimilate and make use of inorganic metals. The human body cannot function without chelation processes. Enzymes are one substance for which their formation and function require chelation processes. Without enzymes, there is no life.
Chelation Therapy
Intravenous chelation therapy is usually offered in an outpatient setting at a doctor's office and consists of 20 to 50 treatments. Therapy sessions are distributed anywhere from once daily to once a month. Each treatment takes hours to complete. A patient is seated in a comfortable chair, and the chelation agent is administered via IV. Patients are free to watch TV, read, eat, drink and take a walk to the restroom if need be. Oral chelation agents are taken daily for several weeks or months with multivitamins and minerals. Chelation therapy has been used to relieve symptoms of metal poisoning, arthritis, Parkinson's disease, autism, senility and heart disease. According to the (FDA) Food and Drug Administration, EDTA and DMSA are approved for removing lead deposits from the body.
How Chelation Therapy Works?
Chelation therapy is a medical treatment used to improve metabolic function and blood flow in the body. It is administered as an intravenous, oral, or a topical supplement. Intravenous therapy includes infusion of synthetic amino acid ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). DMSA can be used to remove arsenic and mercury. EDTA chelation agent attracts and binds to toxic metal ions of lead and cadmium. This enables the body to excrete the metallic substances lowering the toxic burden in the body. The mechanisms how chelation therapy affects the body are not all known. Dr. Elmer M. Cranton, who has authored numerous books and scientific articles in the field of chelation therapy, explains that the most important effect of treatment is improved blood flow in the whole body. Better flow is achieved partly by lowering the ongoing free radical damage caused by accumulation of toxic metals. Some of arterial elasticity can be restored and blood flow increased, when cross linking structures caused by metal ions are broken. Toxic metal load inhibits enzyme production and function. When enzyme production is restored, oxygen and nutrient distribution and usage are also enhanced.
Cautions
Chelation therapy, like any medical procedure, proposes a health risks if not done in an educated manner by a health care professional. According to Dr. Cranton, oral EDTA chelation therapy is not effective and can be dangerous in the long run. EDTA affects an essential nutrient absorption, and prolonged use orally can have a toxic effect. During therapy nutritional supplementation is necessary to replace essential nutrients like iron, copper and zinc, which are removed to some extent by the chelation process. Special attention is required when treating people with kidney problems to make sure the kidneys are functioning at appropriate levels at all times. This is achieved with a computerized program monitoring the EDTA levels in the blood, while adjusting continuously the amount of chelation agents for each patient.
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