Friday, January 30, 2009

Cardiovascular Health and Oral Chelation

By Orlando Singh

We all warned about high cholesterol foods and how we shouldnt eat too many of them because they contribute to heart disease and the risks of heart attacks and strokes. What is not as well understood is that rogue calcium mixes with the cholesterol to form a hard plaque on the artery walls.

Chelation can help remove the plaque from the body because Calcium is a heavy metal. Calcium becomes a problem because as it is given off by our bones as we age it merges with the cholesterol on the artery walls to form a hard plague. If the artery wall becomes covered in plaque and the blood flow becomes restricted the risk of a heart attack or a stroke rises considerably.

Do you have these danger signs of cholesterol and calcium build up to form artery plaque? Slurred speech Headaches Chest Pains Erectile Dysfunction Poor circulation including cold hands, feet or arms? Do you get out of breath easily? Do you have memory loss frequently? Are you frequently tired and lacking energy? High Blood Pressure After walking do you experience aches and pains? Are there any indications of cardiovascular problems?

Consider these statistics from the American Heart Association: - Cardiovascular disease is the cause of more deaths than the next six causes of death combined. -approximately one-third (34%) of cardiovascular disease deaths occur prematurely! (before age 75). Since 1900, cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in every year but one - 1918.

Chelation therapy with EDTA was first introduced in the United States in 1948 as a treatment for the lead poisoning and was first used on factory workers in a plant that made batteries. The U.S. Navy also experimented with chelation for sailors who had taken in lead while painting government ships and facilities. The Federal Drug Administration approved IV EDTA chelation as a treatment for lead poisoning. However, Doctors who gve their patients for lead poisoning also discovered that had atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis had their symptoms reduced and their arteries healthier as a result of using Chelation. chelation. Since 1952, IV EDTA chelation has been employed on those patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. - 16083

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