Mark S Bilk wrote:
Many people say that chelation therapy has remedied calcification
and blockage of blood vessels, enabling them to resume an active
life free of heart and circulatory problems. However, the
official medical line is that it doesn't work. The original
procedure consists of many sessions in which a solution of EDTA
or other chelating agent is infused intravenously. Chelating
agents are molecules with two or more bonding sites, which
attract and tightly hold certain elements, such as calcium,
that are then excreted in the urine. Even oral administration
of the chelators may be effective (and is much cheaper), and
they can be bought without prescription in pill form in
healthfood stores.
Chelation of _CALCIUM_??
But your body tries to actively maintain a particular level of calcium
in the blood, and pulls it from your bones, if necessary, to keep the
level in what it believes to be the right range. If you pull the
calcium level down in your blood, why would you not just be, in effect,
pulling it directly out of your bones?
I would be very hesitant about doing this to myself unless I knew a lot
more about the potential side effects.
A vegan diet, which has also been shown to reduce plaque deposits on
artery walls, seems a lot safer.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/cardio/messages/32283.html
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=acam+chelation&num=100
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%22chelation+therapy%22&num=100
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%22aortic+calcification%22+chelation&num=100
On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 10:33:05PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's been a difficult day. I didn't mean to short-change you. My boss
has learned he has "senile aortic calcification" and must get a valve
job. I never even heard of the disease.
It's the Revenge of the Cows. Hardening of the arteries is given all
kinds of specialized names, depending on exactly which artery gets the
buildup, but it's all the same thing, really.
"Senile" => it mostly happens to older people (it's a slow-onset
disease so teenagers don't usually suffer from it).
"Aortic" => it happened to be the main artery leaving his heart which is
getting blocked up.
"Calcification" => it's a long-standing plaque deposit and is partly
calcified.
"Must have surgery" => the doctor giving the opinion is a surgeon.
Diseases such as this are unheard-of in countries where meat and dairy
products are priced out of reach of nearly everybody.
He's been briefing me on my
new responsibilities for the next two months. All the responsibilities
but no rise in pay.
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