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WHAT
IS CHELATION THERAPY?
Chelation Therapy is a safe, effective and relatively
inexpensive treatment to restore blood flow in victims of Atherosclerosis
without surgery. Patients with blockages and poor circulation
in their hearts, extremities and other parts of their bodies
often find relief without surgical intervention and heavy medication. Chelation
Therapy involves the intravenous infusion of a prescription medicine
called ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA).
WHAT IS CHELATION
THERAPY USED FOR?
Chelation Therapy is used to reverse symptoms of hardening
of the arteries and blockages, also known as Atherosclerosis
or Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is caused by multiple
complex factors, including abnormal accumulations of metallic
elements. The end result is plaque formation within arteries,
which blocks the flow of blood. Hardening of the arteries is
caused by excess calcium building up in the walls of the arteries.
Plaques are composed of fibrous tissue, cholesterol and calcium.
Atherosclerosis leads to heart attack, stroke, and senility and
may lead to amputation of extremities. Every single study of
the use of Chelation Therapy for Atherosclerosis that has ever
been published, without exception, has demonstrated an
improvement in blood flow and symptoms. Adverse editorial comment
to the contrary lacks evidence and stems primarily from physicians
with a vested interest in catheterization and surgery.
HOW DOES CHELATION
THERAPY AFFECT HEALTH?
Chelation Therapy promotes health by correcting the major
underlying cause of arterial hardening and blockage. Damaging
oxygen free radicals are increased by the presence of metallic
elements and act as a chronic irritant to blood vessel walls
and cell membranes.
EDTA removes those metallic irritants, allowing
leaky and damaged cell walls to heal. Plaques smooth over
and shrink, allowing more blood to pass. EDTA also safely
removes calcium from arterial walls so that they become
softer and more pliable, allowing easier expansion. Scientific
studies have proven that blood flow increases after Chelation
Therapy.
A complete program of Chelation Therapy involves a broad based
health care program of regular exercise, proper nutrition, vitamin
and mineral supplementation and avoidance of tobacco and other
damaging habits.
HOW DO I KNOW IF
I NEED OR CAN BENEFIT FROM CHELATION THERAPY?
If you have chest pain or leg pain when walking; shortness
of breath; painful discolored feet; transient loss of vision;
paralysis, or rapidly failing memory, see a physician! Any unexplained
or persistent symptoms that affect your heart, head or limbs
should be explored for circulatory blockage. Chelation may be
an option for you. If you are currently taking medication,
considering surgery, or have been diagnosed with “blocked
arteries” or Atherosclerosis, you should learn more about
Chelation Therapy. A growing number of people are using Chelation
Therapy as a preventative measure to avoid problems before they
occur.
WHAT IS EDTA?
EDTA is an amino acid that removes undesirable metals from the
body. Some metals, such as lead, mercy and cadmium are poisons.
Lead and cadmium levels correlate with high blood pressure. All
metals, even essential nutritional elements, are toxic in excess
or when abnormally situated. EDTA normalizes the distribution of
most metallic elements in the body. EDTA improves calcium and cholesterol
metabolism by eliminating metallic elements in the body. EDTA improves
calcium and cholesterol metabolism by eliminating metallic catalysts
that cause damage to cell membranes by producing oxygen free radicals.
Free radical pathology is now believed by many scientists to be
an important contributing cause of Atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes
and other diseases of aging. EDTA to prevent the production of
harmful free radicals.
WHAT ARE THE INTERACTIONS
BETWEEN CHELATION THERAPY AND OTHER TREATMENTS FOR ARTERY DISEASE?
Chelation Therapy can be utilized in conjunction with most other
therapies for cardiovascular disease. EDTA is compatible. with
blood thinners, blood vessel dilators, medicines for blood pressure
and heart arrhythmias, calcium blockers and beta blockers. The
need for drugs is often reduced or eliminated after a course of
Chelation Therapy.
WHAT ABOUT SAFETY
AND SIDE EFFECTS?
Chelation Therapy is among the safest of medical procedures. More
than 500,000 patients have received over ten million treatments
during the past 40 years. Not one death has been directly caused
by Chelation Therapy, when properly administered by a physician
who was fully trained and competent in the use of this therapy.
Side effects are possible, as with any medication, mild pain, headache
and fatigue may occur. Occasionally a mild and transient fever
occurs. These and other minor side effects, if they occur, 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 treatments. Most patients experience
few or no side effects. For years, Chelation Therapy has been commonly
used as the treatment for lead poisoning in Children and adults.
HOW WILL I BE ABLE
TO TELL IF CHELATION THERAPY HAS HELPED ME?
Patients routinely report reduction or elimination of their symptoms
with an increasing sense of well being after Chelation Therapy.
Family and friends are often the first to notice and report improvement
in appearance, behavior and performance. Comparison of pre and
post therapy diagnostic tests can provide objective evidence of
effectiveness.
CAN CHELATION THERAPY
BE USED AFTER BYPASS SURGERY?
Yes! Although Chelation Therapy is best utilized to avoid bypass
surgery, many patients who have previously undergone one or more
bypass procedures, often with little or no lasting benefit, have
subsequently benefited greatly from Chelation Therapy. Treatment
for each patient must be individualized. If all else fails, including
Chelation Therapy, bypass remains available as an option.
IS CHELATION THERAPY
FDA APPROVED?
While the FDA has approved marketing claims for the safe use of
EDTA to treat lead poisoning and several other conditions, treatment
of Atherosclerosis is not yet an allowable claim for inclusion
in the marketing literature of EDTA. A licensed physician is free
to utilize any acceptable therapy, which in his or her professional
judgment is of potential benefit, even if the FDA does not yet
approve the advertising claims for treatment. The FDA does not
regulate the practice of medicine, it only limits marketing and
advertising claims for drugs.
The Legislature of the State of Louisiana has passed a
law authorizing the use of EDTA Chelation Therapy by licensed
physicians.
DOES INSURANCE
PAY FOR CHELATION THERAPY?
A few insurance companies reimburse for Chelation Treatments,
Medicare does not. However; many of the diagnostic tests and Doctor's
office visits are usually covered. It is best to thoroughly investigate
your individual situation.
WILL The Wellness
Center of Louisiana REPLACE MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN?
Of course the choice is up to you, but we recommend that you maintain
a relationship with your primary care physician. PBC will request
and secure any necessary health records from your Doctor(s) and
fully cooperate and coordinate with them.
WHAT ABOUT THE
STAFF AT THE WELLNESS CENTER OF LOUISIANA?
All of your treatments are prescribed by and supervised
by Medical Doctors. Medical Doctors review your progress
and test results.
The staff of physicians at the Wellness Center of Louisiana is specially
trained and certified in the administration of EDTA Chelation Therapy.
The reader is advised that varying and even conflicting views
are held by other segment of the medical profession. The information
presented in this brochure is educational in nature and is not
intended as a basis for diagnosis or treatment.
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