Chelation is derived from the Greek word “chele” which refers to the claw of the crab or lobster and implies the firm pincher-like binding action of an organic compound to a metal ion.
Ions are charged particles in solution. There are two types and they are cations which are positively charged particles and anions where are negatively charged particles.
Metal ions are positively charged particles or cations. These have centers of activity known as reactive sites. These sites are occupied by water molecules when the metal ions are in a solution of water. These water molecules can be displaced by substances that compete more strongly for the reactive sites of the metal ion.
Thus Chelation is defined as an equilibrium reaction between a metal ion and a complexing agent characterized by the formation of up to six bonds between the complexing agent and the cation resulting a ringed structure with the metal ion in its centre. Thus when this occurs the metal is said to be chelated and the complexing compound is the chelating agent.
What are the chemical and clinical effects of EDTA Chelation Therapy?
- It removes harmful minerals such as lead, cadmium, and aluminum from the body. It mobilizes and removes calcium from soft tissues, blood vessel walls, joint spaces and eyes.
- There is calcium in a diseased artery as well as cholesterol. This arterial wall calcium deposit is much like the calcium present in bone. Therefore parathyroid hormone will also work on soft tissue calcium as well as bone calcium. So EDTA helps to reduce plaque build up in the arteries by its effect on parathyroid hormone levels.
- It reduces iron and copper in the body. These minerals are known to drive free radical formation and damage leading to harmful inflammation.
- It makes red blood cells more flexible and thus improves blood flow in the micro-circulation. Red blood cells get a little bit stiff when there is too much calcium present and are less able to bend and go from a doughnut shape into a bullet shape as they slide through the capillaries. Thus stiff red blood cells are less able to release oxygen to the cells and collect carbon dioxide from the cells because there is less surface area available. Thus EDTA Chelation Therapy helps to restore the normal flexibility of red blood cells and improve blood flow in the microcirculation and oxygenation of the tissues of the body.
Long term Effects of EDTA Chelation Therapy
- Reduce tissue calcification
- Reduce plaque size
- Reverse hardened arteries over time. Chelation is not a quick fix so repeated treatments are necessary.
- Increase bone density.
- Improve cellular metabolism and function as it betters the enzymatic activity of cells by removal of toxic metals from enzyme systems.
- Reduce inflammation by lessening free radical damage
- Reduce platelet aggregability (stickiness).
- Reduce thickening of the blood.
- IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. Patients generally experience better energy, improved well-being, increased physical activity with less claudication, less angina and improved cardiac function.
- It can reduce the number of patients needing coronary by-pass surgery and leg amputations by 60%. Thus chelation saves money and saves lives. EDTA is a drug, it is not “alternative”, but should be considered standard medicine and when given correctly and by the correct protocol is effective in the management of cardiovascular disease especially when used with proper dietary modification, exercise, nutrient supplementation and appropriate medical therapy. The drug management of cardiovascular disease, when used alone, may well produce an improved prognosis but not necessarily improved quality of life. When the chelation equation is added in the combination of both therapies it can produce patients who have regained their future and well-being and who can look to their future once again in a positive manner.
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