Chelation Therapy
How to Treat Heart Disease with Chelation Therapy
Chelation therapy — a treatment for mercury and lead poisoning for a long time — is not yet an established cure for heart disease. In fact, some say that there are some dangerous side effects of chelation therapy when it is used for treating heart disease. Nevertheless, some doctors claim they have used Chelation therapy successfully for treating stroke and heart disease; let us see how.
Heart Disease Cure with Chelation Therapy
This therapy is all about injecting chelating agents to take away heavy metals, like mercury and lead from the patient’s body. The principle used for heart ailment cure is based on the fact that the chelating agents bind the calcium to fatty deposits inside the arteries. Once this has taken place, fatty deposits get pulled out from bloodstream. On one side we have some doctors saying that this is a valuable treatment. On the other hand, we have quite a few doctors saying serious harm can crop up when Chelation therapy is used to treat heart disease. The American Heart Association or the AHA does not consent for Chelation therapy to be utilized for heart issues; and the FDA certainly does not endorse this therapy for cure of heart ailments.
Chelation Therapy and Claimed Benefits for Heart Disease
Chelation Therapy is said to decrease the formation of blood platelets. This makes the blood thinner, permitting it to flow through constricted or even partly blocked arteries, reducing the effect of the obstruction. Chelation Therapy is also said to optimize the ratio of HDL and LDL cholesterol levels. There are two kinds of cholesterol: the good cholesterol called HDL and the bad cholesterol called LDL. The idea behind using cholesterol lowering foods is to get higher HDL and lower LDL and overall low cholesterol. Researchers claim that Chelation therapy, combined with vitamin, cholesterol lowering foods and mineral supplements, raised HDL cholesterol and lowered LDL cholesterol. Other claimed benefits after Chelation therapy include better circulation, normalized BP and cholesterol, along with improved energy levels and memory.
Heart Chelation Therapy and Claimed Side Effects
When used for heart ailments, risks or side effects include pain and burning at the injection site, fever, headache, and nausea and vomiting. Other common risks include a sudden decrease in blood pressure, becoming incapable of creating new blood cells, and mineral deficiencies. Kidney damage is another severe risk associated with using Chelation therapy for heart ailments.
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