EDTA chelation?

Question

Does anyone know someone that has tried EDTA CHELATION and if it works?

EDTA chelation is the therapy by which intravenous or oral infusions of EDTA gradually reduce atherosclerotic plaque and other mineral deposits throughout the cardiovascular system by literally dissolving them away

Are Doctors not recommending it because they loose money by not doing bypasses and Angioplasties?

Answer 1

It's obsolete therapy, not recommended by AHA.

Answer 2

I did a couple of oral DMSA chelation therapies. Pretty much, I swallowed 2 pills over 2 days, which was half the dose recommended.

I made sure to drink a lot of water. I felt that I started missing something in my organ area. It was a weird feeling, I didn't exactly like it, but it didn't hurt.

I would think it should be a good idea to talk to a health care practioner to find out what minerals to take back into the body after.

Answer 3

I'm not aware that it will work. EDTA is a lot more specific for other metal ions, like iron. What your MD meant was he felt he couldn't give you medical advice on the subject. What your M.D. should have said is "I'm not experienced in heavy metals, you need to talk to a specialist in toxicology." Chelation therapy is risky, all kinds of nasty side effects are possible. I'd advise you not to go through with it until you've talked to a doctor that knows exactly what the hell he/she is doing when it comes to chelation. Your "naturopath" is clearly a quack. Tungsten is rather inert and it's normally only soluble in water in minuscule amounts. the most likely way you were exposed is by inhaling tungsten dust from grinding your electrodes, and by inhaling tungsten trioxide smoke caused by the gradual burn-off from the tungsten as you were welding. Like i said, both tungsten metal and tungsten trioxide are rather insoluble. Some of that dust is going to remain in your body/lungs long-term, and thus be a source of low levels of dissolved tungsten in your blood and bodily fluids. It's also likely that there's small but non-negligible amounts of tungsten deposited in your bones and fatty tissues. In your case you may have more reason to be concerned about occupational lung diseases from welding in general. You should have yourself tested for manganese as well, since most common welding consumables contain 1% or more of manganese. Excessive Mn exposure is known to cause early-onset Parkinson's disease in some cases.

Answer 4

I tried it for 6 months. It may have helped clean my arteries, but it didn't affect my blood pressure - which is why I started it.