Chelation Therapy FAQ's

What is “heavy metal” poisoning and how do you treat it? The most common “heavy metals” we encounter and treat are lead, mercury, arsenic, aluminum, cadmium and nickel. These metals have been used in various industries for centuries. However, the amounts have been staggering especially in the last half-century. Industries have found them useful and have been largely careless with respect to disposing of them and they are now found in our air, food and water and now are found stored in our bodies. There are specific therapies for each of the metals, but removing them from the body is a tedious process and must be done carefully. The importance of removing them is very, very high on the preventive medicine list because they are poisonous. How Does Chelation Therapy Affect Health? Good circulation is essential to the good health of everyone. Problems don’t walk into the office, patients do. It is inevitable in today’s world with heart disease and diabetes so prevalent that poor circulation to the heart, legs, kidneys, brain and elsewhere become health priorities. If poor circulation is indeed the most important issue, then chelation therapy, recognized in medical circles for over fifty years as a benefit to improve circulation, is a recommended therapy.

Chelation Benefits What is Chelation Therapy? Chelation Studies

Chelation therapy promotes health by correcting the major underlying cause of arterial blockage. Damaging oxygen free radicals are increased by the presence of metallic elements and act as a chronic irritant to blood vessel walls and cell membranes. EDTA removes those metallic irritants, allowing leaky and damaged cell walls to heal. Plaques smooth over and shrink, allowing more blood to pass. Arterial walls become softer and more pliable, allowing easier expansion. Scientific studies have proven that blood flow increases after chelation therapy. A complete program of chelation therapy involves a broad-based health care program of regular exercise, proper nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplementation, and avoidance of tobacco and other damaging habits.

Chelation therapy can be utilized in conjunction with most other therapies for cardiovascular disease. EDTA is compatible with blood thinners, blood vessel dilators, medicines for blood pressure and heart arrhythmias, calcium blockers, and beta blockers.

What are some of the problems with lead poisoning?
First of all, lead and other heavy metal poisoning is not suspected by the medical profession in general. We were never taught to look in tissues, like skin and hair, in traditional medical training. Now, I find a hair mineral analysis an essential lab test for most of my patients. There is a unique problem which develops especially in those who lived during World War II and just before. Leaded gasoline was common, lead was commonly used in plumbing and in house paints. The body absorbed and stored much of that lead in the bones. For years it was stored out of the way. However, as the bones begin to demineralize (“osteoporosis”) with age the lead is slowly released into the blood stream and the elderly are re-poisoned, accelerating their health problems, like dementia and high blood pressure.

Everywhere I look today, I see concerns over mercury poisoning. Is this a big problem?
Mercury poisoning may be the worst environmental problem ever. Mercury is highly toxic. It poisons every system in the body. It prefers the nervous system because it is rich in sulfur-containing amino acids that mercury prefers to bind with. It leaves no system untouched, however. Mercury is in the air from coal-burning plants. It is in the water from industrial runoff (computer boards use mercury) and improper disposal. It is in your mouth if you have “silver” fillings. It has routinely been used in vaccines and is responsible for autism and Alzheimer’s disease as well as other neurological diseases. It must be carefully removed from our bodies.

What is Detoxamin?
Detoxamin is a new and improved method of EDTA chelation therapy and is the only proven alternative to intravenous EDTA Chelation Therapy. Intravenous EDTA chelation although very efficacious is also very expensive, time-consuming and invasive. Detoxamin being a patented Calcium Disodium EDTA suppository is designed to be used at night while you sleep. Detoxamin comes in three strengths; 375 mg (for kids), 750mg and 1000 mg (for adults). While you sleep the unique matrix of EDTA slowly releases and absorbs into your body's entire system via the sigmoid colon wall. In fact, in a recent published study (JANA Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007) we showed that the EDTA in Detoxamin's unique EDTA matrix formulation actually absorbs at higher levels into the soft tissues compared with that of intravenous EDTA chelation. Since the body stores toxic heavy metals in the soft tissues, Detoxamin actually targets this most essential area required for effective heavy metals detoxification.

Detoxamin's proprietary and patented method of formulation is designed for ease of use along with no discomfort and increased EDTA permeability via the colon. Detoxamin's EDTA bio-availability has also been verified scientifically in published pre-clinical studies. Detoxamin has become the preferred EDTA product and method of choice to hundreds of thousands of patients and health professionals around the world as it performs the task of removing toxic heavy metals extremely well. One factor making Detoxamin a very effective "heavy metals Chelator" is due to the very high soft tissue absorption of EDTA. It is also important to note that the EDTA in the form of Calcium Disodium EDTA will not remove essential Calcium but indirectly remove the unwanted stores of calcifications that promote atherosclerosis. It is now known in the medical community that chelation actual works by removing the toxic heavy metals which aid if not cause the arterial plaque buildup. It appears that these toxic metals build up in our systems and suppress the production of vital substances essential for normal circulation like that produced by the endothelial known as prostacyclin, nitric oxide and heparin-all vital for your body to maintain normal blood flow. This would explain the many different benefits people get when using chelation as it dramatically improves circulation.

What is EDTA?
EDTA is a substance which removes undesirable metals from the body. Some metals, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium are poisons. Lead and cadmium levels correlate with high blood pressure. All metals, even essential nutritional elements, are toxic in excess or when abnormally situated. EDTA normalizes the distribution of most metallic elements in the body. EDTA improves calcium and cholesterol metabolism by eliminating metallic elements in the body. EDTA improves calcium and cholesterol metabolism by eliminating metallic catalysts which cause damage to cell membranes by producing “oxygen free radicals”. Free radical pathology is now believed by many scientists to be an important contributing cause of atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, and other diseases of aging. EDTA helps to prevent the production of harmful free radicals.

Can children and teenagers use Detoxamin?
Absolutely yes. In fact, there is a children's version, Detoxamin Kids. This is formulated with ½ the EDTA dosage (375mg) along with a smaller and more narrow suppository. This allows for ease of use along with increased safety and absorption. There are many parents using Detoxamin today for their challenged kids and also getting great results. The EDTA in Detoxamin travels at a much slower rate than intravenous EDTA chelation therefore making Detoxamin more preferable and much safer.

Use Detoxamin as directed. Ensure healthy liver/kidney function. Detoxamin comes in 750mg for adults over 100lbs. and 375mg for children or adults under 100lbs. Detoxamin can be used by children under supervision of a parent or doctor, following the instructions for usage on the label. Pregnant women should not use.

How have I been exposed to toxic Heavy Metals?
Independent studies show that 100% of people have dangerously detectable toxic metals in their systems. World Health Products, LLC conducted random sampling on thousands of patients and found detectable levels in 100%! Certainly some had higher levels than others, but the symptoms patients exhibited were expressed in a wide range. This is due to heavy metals causing different symptoms in different people and the symptoms are difficult to diagnose. Combine this with most doctors today being completely unaware of the effects of these metals and the amount we have carrying around in our bodies. When you are sick, you must look at what toxic load your body is dealing with along with what type of diet you have.

We get exposed to toxic heavy metals in the foods we now eat, water we drink, the air, personal care products, and so many unassuming sources. Click here for a full list of sources.

How does Detoxamin compare to intravenous chelation therapy?
Intravenous chelation therapy administers EDTA directly into the bloodstream; therefore the EDTA is introduced very quickly into the body causing the body to get rid of the EDTA in 3 hours. The EDTA in Detoxamin stays in the body at least 8 hours which allows for a gentler and more elegant chelation experience. Detoxamin introduces the EDTA through the colon wall slowly allowing for a much slower moving EDTA and much longer lasting EDTA blood levels. This allows for more time so that the EDTA can absorb and chelate the toxic metals where they are stored-not just in the bloodstream. Detoxamin's long lasting EDTA is actually bi-phasic, where the EDTA blood levels fluctuate up and down over time as the EDTA makes its way through the body picking up toxic metals. One major difference is Detoxamin's higher EDTA soft tissue absorption—which effectively "tickles" out the heavy metals where the body is storing and tucking them away. Detoxamin introduces less of an EDTA dosage but it is done more frequently, opposed to intravenous chelation which administers a higher dosage and much less often. Intravenous chelation puts a higher strain on the liver and kidneys, where Detoxamin is gentler on the body making Detoxamin also much safer. Because people can take this at home while they are asleep, Detoxamin is more convenient and can be used more often. Finally, Detoxamin is only 20% of the cost of IV Chelation Therapy.

How does Detoxamin compare to oral chelation therapy?
Detoxamin is vastly superior to Oral Chelation pills or liquids. Many oral chelation products make claims without any scientific evidence to support their claims. As with most oral tablets or capsules, it is well known and proven in research that only a small percentage of the oral EDTA is actually absorbed, only about 5-7%. When taken orally there is far too much enzymatic competition for the EDTA absorption to occur therefore very little EDTA is ever absorbed.

Are there any side effects with Detoxamin?
You may experience a loose bowel movement and a little rectal gas which would completely dissipate in a few days of usage. Because Detoxamin can pull out some essential trace minerals, it is also recommended to use a good multi-vitamin-mineral product daily. You may also experience some fatigue within the first several days of using Detoxamin because the product is pulling out toxic heavy metals.

Are there any drug interactions with Detoxamin?
There are no known drug interactions with Detoxamin if used as directed. Pregnant woman should not use Detoxamin.

How Will I Be Able to Tell if Chelation Therapy Has Helped Me?
Patients routinely report reduction or elimination of their symptoms with an increasing sense of well being after chelation therapy. Family and friends are often the first to notice and report improvement in appearance, behavior and performance. Comparison of pre- and post-therapy diagnostic tests can provide objective evidence of effectiveness.