What is Oral Chelation and how can it help prevent heart disease

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What is Oral Chelation and how can it help prevent heart disease

Copyright 2005 Mike Spencer

Oral Chelation

Oral chelation is the solubilization of a metal salt by

forming a chemical complex or sequestering. One way of

doing this is with ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA)

salts, which have a multidentate spiral ligand form that

can surround metallic and other ions.

The term " oral " simply refers to " mouth. " When you take

something " orally, " you take it into the mouth. Hence, the

word oral chelation. This word can be contrasted with

" intravenous " which is a word that means that something

enters your body through a vein rather than through your

mouth.

" Intravenous " actions (including IV Chelation) are

generally done by a doctor or a nurse who sticks a needle

in a vein, often in your wrist.

The word " chelation " starts with the Greek Root of this

word - chele. Chele, in Greek, means the claw part of a

crab or lobster. So, " chele " refers to a grabbing action.

When combined, getting " chelation " you simply have a word

that means the " grabbing action " of some substance. Oral

chelation is dispelling substances by taking the

preparation orally.

The ingredients which make oral chelation " work " are

Cysteine, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and EDTA.

EDTA is an important ingredient in oral chelation. It has a

chemical and physical characteristic that it is attracted

to heavy particles. It is not quite like a magnetic

attraction, but in any event when there is EDTA in your

blood stream, and some heavy particle (such as a particle

of lead, mercury, iron, etc.), the EDTA and the heavy

particle come together such that the heavy particle is

coated with the EDTA, and passed out by your system

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

material (iron mixed with carbon, perhaps) which the body

might be willing to keep even though it is harmful to the

body. So, this coated EDTA particle gets sent to the kidney

and you urinate it out into the toilet. You just got rid of

some heavy particles.

EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a common

sequestrant and antioxidant which is a part of oral

chelation. This oral chelation is added to foods, body

care, and household products.

The oral chelation also occurs as disodium calcium EDTA,

tetrasodium EDTA, and disodium dihydrogen EDTA. As a

sequestrant, this oral chelation binds trace minerals such

as copper, iron and nickel that may be in the product. If

not inactivated, these minerals will lead to discoloration,

rancidity and textural breakdown. When added as an

antioxidant, EDTA prevents oxygen from causing color

changes and rancidity.

About the Author:

Mike Spencer has been helping people protect their health

for many years. To find out how you can help protect your

heart and prevent heart disease with oral chelation visit

mikes site at: http://www.oral-chelation-reviews.com