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Chelating Heavy Metals with Calcium EDTA: An Update Using Homotoxicology© Copyright 2002 by Bruce H. Shelton, M.D., M.D.(h) DiHom & HEEL USA Medical Director, USA
(Explore Issue: Volume 11, Number 5)The use of Calcium EDTA as an improvement over the use of Magnesium Disodium EDTA began in earnest in the United States after Dr. Garry Gordon, M.D., M.D.(h), started promoting its use in November 2001.
This "new" substance actually had been in reported use in Switzerland by Dr. Walter Blumer, M.D., for at least 25 years when Dr. Gordon discovered his work, and introduced the concept to Gary Osborne, Rph, of Apothecure Inc. in Dallas, Texas, who began producing it commercially for use in the USA at reasonable prices.
Calcium EDTA is a vast improvement over its predecessor form of EDTA, in that by containing Calcium in the molecule, it doesn't extract calcium from the vein at its infusion site, which would otherwise cause a mild form of tetany and create the "burning" sensation that most patients complain about when getting a Chelation infusion. This newer form of EDTA can therefore be infused much faster than the older molecule, and patients no longer have to sit in a chair for 3 hours at a time. In fact it can be given "straight" as a 1-2 minute IV push, or with all of the normal Chelation "ingredients" over 15 to 30 minutes as we will describe later in this article.
The best advantage to this newer molecule comes with the higher concentrations obtained with faster infusion, and both MERCURY and LEAD molecules are able to be eliminated in a single IV, rather than using EDTA Chelation for lead and other Chelating molecules, such as DMPS for the MERCURY. This is both time-saving and an economic advantage for patients who have busy schedules, and don't like to rearrange their lives for repetitive IV therapies. A 3-hour IV can use up at least half a day, whereas a 30-minute stop fits in like another errand.
The interesting part of our experience seems to be different from that of some of our peers, in that we have been supplementing our patients with Oral forms of the Calcium EDTA AND Homotoxicology remedies that I have learned about through my affiliation with HEEL. These oral supplements that patients take in-between IV treatments seem to make a big difference in optimizing effectiveness of treatment.
The Chelation process is based upon the use of a water soluble molecule such as EDTA, that can essentially wrap itself around a heavy metal molecule that ISN'T water soluble, and gets trapped inside the body because it cannot pass through the mucous membranes of the kidneys, liver, GI tract, lungs or skin.
The word "CHELE" is Latin for the claw of a crab, and the Chelation process is essentially as if a "Crab claw" wraps itself around a heavy metal molecule, and than gives it free passage out of the body (similar to an illegal alien sneaking across the border in the trunk of a car).
The body actually has need for approximately 70 friendly trace element heavy metals, but there are another 12 poisonous heavy metals, such as Lead, Mercury, Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, Nickel, etc., that act as poisonous interference to the enzyme systems and metabolism of the body. No matter how many good health supplements or procedures one partakes in, heavy metal overload will be a detriment to the natural healing functions of the body.
Heavy metal overload in the walls of coronary arteries seems to decrease 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.
Removing metals from the Body safely has been a concern of physicians for many years, and lead to the development of ACAM (The American Academy for the Advancement of Medicine) as Chelation not only removes bad metals but also takes out certain "good" metals and necessary nutrients. Safe Chelation should only be entrusted to physicians who have received special training, which leads us to the new Protocols being discussed herein.
Homotoxicology is a specialized field of Combination Homeopathics that is the brainchild of Dr. Hans Heinrich Reckeweg, M.D., that culminated into the vast company that he founded, HEEL Inc., of Baden Baden, Germany. Homotoxicology serves as a "bridge" between Allopathic Medicine and Classical Homeopathy, as it uses combinations of Homeopathic remedy mixtures based upon allopathic diagnoses.
One of the Key parts of Homotoxicology treatment protocols is the "detoxification" of the inner fluid compartments of the body, including intracellular fluids, the lymphatics and the Interstitial space, known better as the "matrix" between cells, that is thought to be interconnected and continuous throughout the body (work of Pischenger). Also important is the cleansing of mucous membranes and the individual organs of excretion.
Heavy metals are clearly one of the major "homotoxins" that despoil our entire biological systems, and there are Homotoxicology remedies that we use to aid in the overall Chelation process. Our protocols are listed at the end of the article.
