How it works
Intravenous (IV) EDTA therapy removes undesirable metals from the body and brain such as lead, mercury, cadmium, iron, nickel, tin, aluminum, and arsenic. All metals, even essential nutritional elements can be toxic in excess or when abnormally situated anatomically (such as calcium plaque lining the blood vessels). IV EDTA chelation therapy is a safe, effective, comfortable, and relatively inexpensive treatment to detoxify unwanted heavy metals from the body.
EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Ietraacetic Acid) is a water-soluble synthetic amino acid that is used as a chelating agent. The word "CHELE" means claw of a crab in Latin. The Chelation process acts like a "crab claw" wrapping itself around a heavy metal molecule, thus the name. EDTA is a chelation agent that does just that, it captures and bonds to ions of metallic minerals floating in body fluids. EDTA carries out the non-water soluble metal ions that become trapped in the body because they cannot pass through the mucous membranes of the kidneys, liver, GI tract, lungs or skin. Water-soluble EDTA allows the metals to be eliminated because the bonded structure can now pass through mucous membranes and be eliminated by the body's normal excretory pathways such as sweat, the bowel and urine.
The body actually needs approximately 70 friendly trace element heavy metals, but there are 12 that are poisonous such as lead, mercury, aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, and nickel. Even healthy people can have an overload of heavy metals from eating fish, taking antacids, or childhood vaccinations. Heavy metal overload is detrimental to the natural healing functions of the body and the only way to eliminate these toxic metals from the body is with Chelation therapy.
IV EDTA infusions normalize any distribution of most metallic elements in the body and brain. The therapy also improves calcium and cholesterol metabolism by eliminating toxic metal catalysts which cause damage to cell membranes through their production of "oxygen free radicals." Free radical pathology is recognized as the main contributing cause of degenerative diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, the deterioration of aging, and more. Free radicals themselves are, in fact, the source of tissue degenerations. The administration of IV EDTA helps to prevent the production of harmful free radicals.
Our treatment
BWell only administers Calcium EDTA, this is because it is a vast improvement over its predecessor form of EDTA. The new form contains calcium, so calcium is not extracted from the vein at its infusion site, which would otherwise cause a mild form of tetany and create a "burning" sensation that patients complained about when getting the old form of EDTA Chelation therapy. This newer form of EDTA can therefore be infused much faster than the older version with fewer side effects.
The best advantage to this newer molecule comes with the higher concentrations obtained with faster infusion, unlike oral Chelating techniques such as DMPS or DMSA which require often months of treatment. This saves both time and money for patients.
Why get chelation therapy?
- Heavy Metal overload in the walls of coronary arteries decreases levels of Nitric Oxide a compound known as "Endothelial relaxing Factor," and without this substance normal blood flow is impeded, increasing the risk of Vascular blockages.
- Heavy Metal overload in the adrenal glands reduce the production of hormones, which cause early aging, stress, decreased sex drive and aggravation of menopausal symptoms.
- Heavy Metal overload can lead to unresponsiveness of diabetics to their medications.
- Heavy Metal overload can lead to neurological diseases such as depression and loss of thinking power. It can also aggravate conditions such as osteoporosis and hypothyroidism.
Treatment and Safety
To insure the safe removal of metals from the body the The American Academy for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) recommends receiving treatment only from physicians with special training. Chelation not only removes bad metals, it also takes out certain "good" metals and necessary nutrients. A knowledgeable practitioner will know how to provide safe Chelation therapy which requires adequate administration and replacement of those trace metals that are lost during the treatment such as zinc and iron.
Intravenous chelation therapy has been known but insufficiently utilized for over 50 years. By now, about 7 million Canadians and Americans have benefited from the treatment. A usual series of 10 to 20 chelation IVs are administered. Around the world, approximately 78 million IV EDTA infusions have been administered by chelating physicians who are members of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM).
Usually, in accordance with the recommended protocol of the American College for Advancement in Medicine, an EDTA intravenous chelation therapy is administered over a three- to four-hour period twice weekly. The safety of chelation therapy is absolutely proven. When properly administered by a physician who is trained and competent in the treatment's use, few, if any, adverse effects occur. Of course, as with any therapy, mild side effects are possible. Vein irritation, slight pain, headache and fatigue may occur. Occasionally a transient fever appears. These and other possible side effects, if they happen, are easily controlled by adjusting the duration and frequency of treatment, or with the use of other simple measures. Side effects tend to diminish after the first few chelating treatments. Most patients hardly ever experience them.
Patients taking the IV treatment for ridding themselves of toxic metals routinely report that they quickly experience a reduction or disappearance of their health difficulties. Family friends are often the first to notice and report improvement in the way a chelation recipient looks, behaves, and performs. Comparison of pre- and post-therapy diagnostic tests provide objective evidence of IV chelation therapy's effectiveness.
BWell offers a range of detoxification services. It is our goal to find the program that best suit your needs. Feel free to call us anytime to discuss these options in more detail.
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