Can toxic metals affect a person’s well-being?
Exposure to toxins influence a person’s health and can even result in an illness.
Some symptoms and results of heavy metal toxicity in the body are irritability, depression, memory loss, mental disturbances, anxiety, low energy, kidney and liver damage, joint pains, inflammations as well as cardiovascular dysfunction.
What are the sources of heavy metal toxicity?
- Immunization
- Dental mercury amalgam
- Water and fish (all marine life)
- Food grown in contaminated soil
- Air and industry pollution
- Perfumes, cosmetics and other fragrances
Can the body burden of heavy metals be lowered?
Yes. Along with making changes in the environment, a detoxification treatment programme is administered. The program includes the use of diet, vitamin C and oral or intravenous Heavy Metal Chelation.
What is Heavy Metal Chelation?
Heavy Metal Chelation is a detoxification procedure whereby heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and others are flushed out of the body by the means of a chelator.
Chelation comes from the Greek word “chele” meaning claw. A chelating compound binds and removes heavy and other toxic metals from the body. The result of this binding is water-soluble and the kidneys excrete the toxins harmlessly.
History of chelating agents
Chelating agents were used in response to the use of poison gas in World War I. After World War II, chelation was used to treat navy personnel who suffered lead poisoning from working in the hulls of ships. Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic-Acidic (EDTA), a man-made chelating agent was used at that time. Currently, Calcium-disodium EDTA is the chelating agent most frequently used.
Protocol for Heavy Metal Detoxification
To optimize the results of the detoxification, preparation steps, under the care of a medical practitioner, are essential.
During the chelation, environmental modifications and diet changes must be made. A high protein and lower carbohydrates diet should be followed. A large intake of spring water is essential.
Further, you will be put on specific nutritional supplements. An intake of abundant minerals, especially magnesium, is important.
The following are some tests that have to be administered before commencing the detoxification:
- A chelation challenge test to measure your levels of toxicity.
- Hair analysis for levels of toxic and nutritional minerals.
- Blood tests for kidney function, blood cell levels and liver enzymes.
Chelating agents are then administered either orally or intravenously according to the results of the challenge test.
How often and how long are the treatments needed?
Usually, for the intravenous chelation, between ten to thirty treatments are administered depending on the results of repeated urine challenge tests. Several vitamin and mineral infusion are advised at the end of the program. Intravenous therapy takes between one-half and two and a half hours depending on the type of metals to be removed. Both the intravenous and oral chelating agents are terminated when acceptable levels of urine heavy metals are reached.
Are there side effects?
Side effects, if any, can be minimized by careful monitoring of kidney and liver function and altering the dose, duration and frequency of treatments.