Chapter K1. 'Advanced' Topics (Part II)
6. 'Chelation' (pronounced 'key-lay-shun') (EDTA and Oral) Therapy -
MONITOR YOUR TOXIC LOAD: at least every three years test your toxic
levels of heavy metals (arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, aluminum,
etc.) via hair analysis or urine analysis. If you have excess levels
consider oral or intravenous chelation therapy. In one Swiss study,
patients who underwent EDTA chelation therapy for high lead levels,
also enjoyed 90 per cent less cancer than their fellows over 17
years. (Call 604-DARE-889 for EDTA chelation information between
10 am and 5 pm Pacific time.)
EDTA Chelation is administered via an intravenous drip over 3-3 1/2
hours; you relax in a chair and read or chat with other people
in the room. For the most part, the only pain you feel is a slight
one when the doctor/nurse inserts the needle (into a vein in your
hand or wrist). Is EDTA Chelation therapy safe? Dr. K.B.
Wiancko informs us that the medical literature mentions NO
( i.e. ZERO ) deaths from 'EDTA' therapy ( when the American
Academy of Advancement in Medicine protocol is followed) since Jan.
1, 1983; over 500 thousand people have had this therapy safely.
How does 'EDTA' Chelation compare to 'bypass' operations? Whenever
patients are challenged with a major medical decision, they want to
know: SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS, COST. In chart form here is the
comparison:
EDTA Chelation Bypass Surgery
SAFETY NO deaths since Jan. 1, 1983 2% - 6% die as a direct
(sources: Dr. K.B. Wiancko; result of 'bypass'
American College of Advancement (source: Wall St.
in Medicine) Journal)
EFFECTIVENESS 77% with "clogged" arteries No proof on average
showed MARKED improvement 'bypass' patients live
(source: Dr. James Carter - longer than those who
Tulane U. Medical School) 'decline' 'bypass'
COST 75% - 90% cheaper than 'bypass'; $20,000-$50,000
$3,000-$6,000 for 30 treatments
'EDTA' 'beats' 'bypass' for all three criteria. Any exceptions?
Objective tests might indicate a high probability of a heart
attack within a few weeks. Most Chelating doctors will tell you
that a full set of 20-40 treatments cannot be done in such a short
time (2 or 3 'chelations' per week are possible for most patients).
Any additional criteria? The 'consolation prize' criteria. Even
if 'chelation' does not MARKEDLY reduce clogged arteries, everyone
(including the U.S Food and Drug Administration) agrees that EDTA
removes cadmium (smoker's curse), mercury, nickel, aluminum, lead,
and other toxic metals from the human body. If you are not part of
the 77% markedly helped by EDTA, you can try the other alternatives.
After the Chelation therapy - The maximum benefit is experienced
about 8-12 weeks after the final EDTA session. Should you return to
your old lifestyle of junk food and being a 'couch potato'? If you
do, your arteries will start clogging up again; and thus, you may
require more chelations later. On the other hand, if you do
'reform' your 'health habits', you might still have a few EDTA
chelations every year as added insurance.
Oral Chelation - is cheaper than EDTA, but is it as effective or as
fast acting? If 3 'EDTA' sessions are done per week, 30 sessions
will take 10 weeks. Generally speaking, oral chelation could
take many times this length of time to have an equal effect in
removing heavy metals from the body; some researchers believe it is
the heavy metals that are the main cause of clogged arteries. The
'track record' of 'EDTA'
is much more firmly established than that of oral chelation
products. Dr. Bob Martin (Phoenix, Arizona) is a highly regarded
nutrition expert ( as well as being a Doctor of Chiropractic).
He recommends an oral chelation product called 'The Royal Arterial
Flush' (toll free call - 1 (888) 882-5100); I am not directly
or indirectly financially connected to any product or doctor
mentioned in this entire document. With oral chelation, no needles
are involved.
Alternative to EDTA and oral chelation - Heart Disease can be
reversed naturally via vegetarian diet, exercise, and relaxation
techniques (read Reversing Heart Disease by Dr. Dean Ornish);
however, how many people have the will-power to follow the 'Ornish'
program? For those with the will-power, the 'Ornish' program
is true prevention and much cheaper than any chelation treatment.
Autism - It is claimed by some that autism in SOME children results
from high levels of toxic metals; read Turning Lead into Gold
(N Hallaway (RN), Dr. Z Strauts) for a remarkable success story.
Linus Pauling (PhD) - Dr. Linus Pauling was the first ever to win
two unshared Nobel prizes and is one of the most eminent scientific
geniuses of the 20th century. As important, his supreme integrity
never allowed him to issue a strong opinion ( in the scientific
arena) until he thoroughly did his research. Dr. Pauling, in July
1988, stated that "published research and extensive clinical exper-
ience show that EDTA helps to reduce and prevent atherosclerotic
plaques, thus improving blood flow to the heart and other organs."
(A Textbook On EDTA Chelation Therapy) Can anyone find a two time
Nobel prize winner who disagrees with Pauling about EDTA? Not like-
ly!!
References for EDTA Chelation Therapy:
A Textbook on EDTA Chelation Therapy (edited by Elmer Cranton, MD)
40 Something Forever (Arline Brecher)
The Chelation Way (Dr. Morton Walker)
Bypassing Bypass (Dr. Elmer Cranton)
Turning Lead into Gold (N Hallaway (RN), Dr. Z Strauts)
7. 'Burn' your Bra? Has it been proven that wearing a restrictive
bra more than 12 hours/day increases BC risk? No, but the book
Dressed to Kill ( Sydney Singer ) makes a reasonable case for
discarding the bra ( which serves virtually no health function
for healthy women). The reasoning of Singer is that constricting
bras reduce lymph flow ( an immune function ) and thus, reduces
toxin removal. Clearly, more research in this area is required.
Should you wait for this research to give a definite 'YES' or
'NO' (to BC risk)? Unless someone can prove to you that wearing
a bra has health benefits, consider throwing yours away. If you
decide to keep yours, find the most comfortable one but do not
wear more than 12 hours/day; and do not sleep with one.
Your library should have Dressed to Kill (Sydney Singer).
8. Saunas - sweat removes toxins from the body; since it also removes
good minerals (e.g. potassium) from your body, replace the 'sauna
deficit' by drinking mineral water ( that you bring ) during your
sauna session. Do not overdo saunas. Pregnant women (including
12 months after birth) should avoid both saunas and 'hot-tubs'.
9. Venereal Disease ( STD ), is it for you? "Each year 12 million
new cases of sexually transmitted diseases, including 3 million
teenageers, occur in the United States, with population rates higher
that in any other developed country. In 1995, 5 of the 10 most
frequently reported diseases in the United States were sexually
transmitted, accounting for 87 percent of the diseases reportable
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." (Book Review
of The Hidden Epidemic: Confronting Sexually Transmitted
Diseases, Edited by Thomas R. Eng and William T. Butler, National
Academy Press, 1997, $39.95, ISBN 0-309-05495-8; book review
by Dr. Thomas S. Quinn, New England Journal of Medicine, 1997;
vol. 337, pp. 1177-1178). Venereal Disease is the old term for STD
as is 'promiscuous' the old term for 'sexually active'. One possible
side-effect of STD is sterility. Imagine becoming sterile as a
childless young woman. To make a long and very gruesome story
short, promiscuity is 'health dumb' and monogamy is 'health smart'.
Anyone following the 'promiscuity path' is entering a very large
'germ pool'; this is one pool into which you should not want to
'dive'.
References:
Quinn TS, [book review of The Hidden Epidemic: Confronting Sexually
Transmitted Diseases], NEJM, 1997; 337:1177-1178
Ebrahim S, Mortality Related to Sexually Transmitted Diseases in
US Women, 1972 through 1992, American J Public Health, 1997;
87:938-944
10. Periodic Testing - Why should you have thorough medical tests every
1, 2, or 3 years, if you live a healthy life-style? If you had a
nickel for everyone who has become very and suddenly ill within one
year of saying 'never been really sick a day in my life', you
would be rich. You're only eating organic food, but discover
that you've been eating genetically engineered soy bean products.
That new paint job is releasing mercury vapors that you are
breathing. Hunching over at your desk may be putting a curve in
your spine. There are literally thousands of man-made chemicals
in the air you breathe. Medical testing is a very large subject
that can not be adequately covered in a few hundred words.
However, the following pointers may prove useful to you:
a. at least once a year have a GOOD chiropractor check your
spine; never leave a chiropractor's office without asking for
one or two exercises for your back.
b. generally prefer tests that are non-invasive and non-destructive;
Each medical X-ray is slightly destructive and who is keeping
track of your total lifetime medical X-ray dose? Answer: no one.
There are without doubt situations where this slight X-ray
damage is more than justified. Two non-destructive tests:
hair analysis and urine analysis. Hair analysis can be used
to identify people with excess levels of lead, mercury, cadmium,
nickel, aluminum, arsenic, etc. Some hair (normally from your
head) is cut off and analyzed; this is non-invasive and non-
destructive and (in 1999) generally costs in the range $40-$100.
c. at least once every three years ( 1 or 2 years better ) have
testing done that analyzes all major organs in your body. Will
this cost thousands of $$$s per visit? No! Your author is a
firm 'believer' in EAV ( and VEGA ) testing from personal and
family experience. If you ask a conventional doctor about
EAV ( Electro Acupuncture according to Voll ) or VEGA, he may
call it ' voodo ' or witchcraft. As a patient, you should only
be impressed by diagnostic tools that provide you with good
results. EAV, 'believe it or not', can not only diagnose an
illness, but it can also identify likely remedies. A perfect
tool for all diseases? No. EAV is non-invasive (acupuncture
points are touched with a probe with NO skin penetration).
For every body organ there is at least one acupuncture point,
so the EAV practitioner ( often a naturopath ) will touch the
probe to many different acupuncture points to do a full body
scan. Any organ or body system that EAV can not diagnose?
A top EAV naturopath informed me that EAV was a poor diagnostic
tool for spine, muscles and eyes. The biggest problem is
finding an EAV practitioner! You can ask your local naturopathic
association for the names of EAV practitioners. Is there an
alternative to EAV? Yes, a diagnostic tool called 'VEGA',
which in your author's opinion, is a very useful tool, but
not as powerful as EAV. Like EAV, VEGA uses a device that
measures 'electrical impulses'. Both EAV and VEGA machines have
numbered meters that the practitioner reads.
References:
Gerber R, [book] Vibrational Medicine
Madill P, Electroacupuncture: A True and Legitimate Preventative
Medicine, American J Acupuncture, 1974:80-93
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