Chelation a Cure for Atherosclerosis?
I read somewhere back there that in the future there would be a method of flushing the plaque buildup out of cardiac arteries. Today in the paper I saw an article on ‘chelation’ – the method has a name.
I looked up the term – Chelation (pronounced key-LAY-shun) is the use of a chemical substance to bind molecules, such as metals or minerals, and hold them tightly so they can be removed from the body. Chelation has been scientifically proven to remove excess or toxic metals before they can cause damage to the body. It was first used in the 1940’s by the Navy to treat lead poisoning.
Although it is not approved by the FDA to treat hardening of the arteries, EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid) chelation is used by some physicians and alternative medicine practitioners to improve circulation and treat this disorder by removing calcium deposits and plaques from the arteries.
The American Heart Association states that there is currently “no scientific evidence to demonstrate any benefit from this form of therapy”.
Recently, a few deaths of patients who received this form of therapy has cast a big shadow of doubt on its value. However, these persons were all recent heart attack victims and after a heart attack there is a good chance of dying from another heart attack. So the jury is out whether the chelation therapy brought about the deaths of these patients.
To me it seems that if chelation worked for heart disease victims – what a great thing it would be! But it still has to go through many definitive trials before it can be accepted.
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