Chelation Therapy, Heart Disease, and Alzheimer's - The Common Therapy Linking Heart And Mind

Anyone who lies down for bypass surgery as a remedy for blocked arteries is unknowingly bypassing a much cheaper, less invasive, simpler, and ultimately more effective means of clearing blocked arteries. EDTA Chelation Therapy, a method for removing heavy metal and toxic metals from the body has been well established for over fifty years. Alternative physicians have long ago adapted its dynamic functions in treating patients with coronary artery disease and their succes has been nothing short of spectacular. In spite of their indisputable successes, mainstream doctors have shunned it conspicuously, with surgeons being reluctant to forfeit their immensely profitable coronary bypass operations..

The undeniable fact is that EDTA Chelation Therapy works! It clears arterial plaques and it clears them very efficiently. There is rarely, if ever, a need for bypass surgery as a means for restoring circulation to the heart or brain. Chelation Therapy is an amino acid which is given through intravenous infusion over an extended period of time. It is used for two major purposes: it pulls toxic heavy metals out of the body and damaged brain cells and pulls atherosclerotic plaque off arterial walls.

Chelation Therapy, when administered by a trained provider, is extremely safe and effective. To date there have been about four million chelation treatments given in the U.S., involving some 400 million IV infusions without a single fatality (unless you count the one case where a careless provider administered the wrong solution). That is four million bypass surgeries denied the surgery business, which makes it a very unpopular treatment with that group.

Now chelation therapy is threatening to expand its scope, much to the chagrin of the conventional clique. Chelation therapy is daring to invade the sacrosanct recesses of the brain, threatening to provide a solution to the puzzlement of Alzheimer's disease. Apparently the problem with this is that the solution is too simple.

Alzheimer's Disease is caused by an accumulation of metallic particles in the brain, aggravated by atherosclerotic plaque buildup in the tiny blood vessels and capillaries. Chelation therapy restores the function of older blood vessels, effectively, but unfortunately, over time. It is not an overnight treatment, requiring numerous infusions, each lasting two to four hours.

Sensing an opportunity for huge profits, the pharmaceutical industry has jumped into this with all the enthusiasm of a Jack Russel Terrier. Being unable to patent EDTA, they have been searching intensively for a drug that will mimic its effects, or hopefully, do the job better. The most promising drug they've been able to come up with is clioquinol. But the problem here is that it seems not to work on everyone - to the point where, to save face, Big Pharma has begun to challenge the generally accepted theory of Alzheimer's cause.

Another drug, desferoxamine works better than EDTA in the reversal of Alzheimer's disease. However, desferoxamine is a toxic agent with numerous side effects, and as a consequence, doctors have been avoiding it.

As all the while, EDTA chelation is being quietly used within the alternative medical community, reversing or alleviating the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Far from a miracle drug, EDTA has its own shortcomings. Probably the most significant of these is the time it takes to produce any discernible effect.

Upwards of 100 infusions are routinely required, administered at the rate of about two each week for a year or so. That's usually minimum. The infusions themselves need to be administered slowly by a trained professional over a period of two to four hours. EDTA is hard on the kidneys, and introduction into the system too rapidly can damage them seriously, to the point of renal failure. No one with kidney problems can be a candidate tor EDTA chelation therapy. And no chelation therapy works on the hereditary form of Alzheimer's disease. For this there is no cure at this time

But not to worry! For those unable to benefit from chelation therapy, there are other alternative treatments available which can go a long way in alleviating, even reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease. The important thing here is to reject the conventional dogma that nothing substantial can be done about controlling the advance and ultimate devastation of this disease. Rejecting the idea that nothing can be done is the first step to taking control of your health and returning once again to the realm of vital living. Anyone suffering from Alzheimer's disease has effective help available. All it takes is searching for it.