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EDTA - How it Works
EDTA (Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid), the active ingredient in Detoxamin, is a synthetic amino acid that has the ability to attach itself to metals and minerals, forming a particular kind of bond called a chelate. Heavier metals have a greater affinity for the EDTA and form stronger bonds. Early in its history, in the 40's and 50's, EDTA was found to be an effective treatment for lead toxicity and was approved by the FDA as a safe drug for that purpose. In many cases, patients who coincidentally had symptoms of heart disease, such as angina, improved while undergoing the lead toxicity treatment. Since that time, a number of studies have confirmed the effectiveness of chelation therapy for blood vessel disease, including improved blood flow to the heart, the legs and the brain. Experienced physicians and medical researchers have published them in reputable journals.
The exact action of EDTA in improving blood vessel disease is not clear, and it probably works by several mechanisms.
Chelation comes from the Greek word "claw," meaning "to grab," which is exactly what EDTA does. When a molecule of EDTA travels through the bloodstream and gets near a toxic metal such as lead or mercury, it grabs the destructive particle and binds tightly with it, pulling it out of the membrane or body tissue it was embedded in.
Since EDTA is an artificial amino acid, and since the body regards it as a foreign substance, the body eliminates the entire particle-the heavy particle coated with EDTA. The body can't tell that underneath the coating is some harmful material that it might be willing to keep even though it is harmful. Ultimately, both the EDTA and the toxic substance are delivered to the kidneys, which excrete them in the urine.
EDTA Time-Release Suppositories:
- are medically equivalent to I.V. chelation and provide a safer, as effective, and more convenient method.
- offers more convenience and affordability.
- supports normal endothelial function, which is vital to a healthy cardiovascular system. (The endothelium is a saran-wrap-like lining inside the 7,000 miles of blood vessels in your body.) For a detailed discussion see the section "Heavy metals prevent the optimal production of nitric oxide, which is crucial to cardiovascular and overall health"
- prevents the production of free radicals that cause cellular damage in the blood, cells and organs throughout the body.
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EDTA has been proven to protect cell membranes, DNA and enzyme systems by reducing the destructive effects of free radicals.
Free radicals are reactive molecules that are unstable because they are missing an electron. In an effort to replace their lost electron, they frantically bump into and damage the molecules that make up the cells in your body. In the process, they cause oxidation of body tissues.
It's impossible to be alive and not have some oxidative damage, because free radicals are produced by normal processes in the body, such as the production of energy and immune function. Free radicals also come from environmental sources including heavy metals, household chemicals, ultraviolet radiation, tobacco smoke, food additives, foods that have been fried in oil that's been used over and over again (typical in many fast-food restaurants), and other pollutants. Once free radicals are released, they will multiply exponentially in chain reactions, unless they are stopped by antioxidants.
| "Free radical attack is one of the main causes of atherosclerosis and premature aging."
(Walker, Morton MD; Shah, Hitendra, MD Everything You Should Know About Chelation Therapy) |
When a free radical comes in contact with the inner lining of your arteries, microscopic injuries result. This process is called lipid peroxidation (the process that causes fats to become rancid) and is recognized as one of the underlying causes of atherosclerosis. Eventually the build-up of fat, cholesterol, toxic metals and other substances at the site of injury narrows the arteries. The key is to neutralize free radicals before they damage your arteries … and that's done with antioxidants.
EDTA has been shown to be a powerful antioxidant that destroys free radicals-the culprits of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and some types of cancer.
Antioxidants are the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, or other chemical compounds- such as EDTA-that give up an electron to stop the production of free radicals. And EDTA actually reduces free radicals even before they have a chance to get started. Here's how: When metals, minerals and other toxins are in the body, they act as the catalyst for oxidation reactions, including lipid peroxidation. This triggers the production of free radicals.
But when EDTA is in the blood, it removes the metals and minerals before they get a chance to catalyze, or start the oxidation reactions. The result? The production of free radicals is dramatically reduced and their destructive influence is prevented - which means DNA and cells stay healthy - so YOU stay healthier and live longer!
More than 50 professions entail exposure to mercury alone. If you are a physician, pharmaceutical worker, laboratory worker, hairdresser, painter, printer, welder, metalworker, cosmetic worker, battery maker, engraver, photographer, visual artist, potter or involved in any dental occupation, you are exposed to heavy metals on a daily basis.
But lead toxicity has been around for a long time. Greek physicians gave a clinical description of lead poisoning in 100 BC. US medical authorities diagnosed childhood lead poisoning in 1887. Leaded gasoline went on sale in select markets in 1923. And in 1932, the British Medical Journal cited lead poisoning as "slow, subtle insidious saturation of the system by infinitesimal doses of lead extending over a long period of time."
Dr. Claire Patterson of the California Institute of Technology did a study in 1965 called "Contaminated and Natural Lead Environments of Man," which offered first hand proof that high lead levels in industrial nations are man-made and endemic. In fact, the study showed that the average bone lead level of a deceased person today averages approximately 1000 times higher than that of deceased people who lived 400-500 years ago.
Symptoms of heavy metal exposure can include a wide range of problems from neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis, to attention deficit disorders and learning disabilities … to excessive free radical production and dangerous blockages in the arteries, which lead to cardiovascular disease. Even the rise in fatigue disorders, cancers and autoimmune diseases could be related to a toxic burden of heavy metals in the body.
EDTA has been shown to:
- support your body's production of endothelium-derived nitric oxide
- cleanse heavy metals and harmful calcium deposits throughout your body and blood vessels
- reduce risk of heart attack and stroke by thinning the blood and preventing the formation of blood clots
- improve blood circulation
- encourage dilation of the blood vessels
- help normalize blood pressure and cholesterol levels
- stop free radicals before they are produced-a major cause of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease
- increase your energy
- improve memory and mental clarity
- relieve leg pain and cramping
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