Chelation Therapy Information > What is Chelation?

Chelation therapy is the "chelating," or removal, of heavy metals toxicity; also known as heavy metal chelation.

EDTA Chelation can be administered via an IV Drip, and usually takes three hours to complete a session. Normally, 30 sessions are standard for IV chelation therapy.

EDTA Chelation is also available in the form of a suppository, chelation pills & capsules and liquid chelation.

Most generally, all chelators are considered to be removers of heavy metals toxicity. EDTA is the only chelator that has been used over the last 50 years to also reverse the effects of arterial plaque, thus preventing further strokes, and / or heart attacks. This is due to how the EDTA IV is either mixed in the doctor's office, or manufactured as a chelation pill, suppository or liquid chelation. The key importance is that NO calcium is mixed with the EDTA. Why, because you want the EDTA to remove calcium from the plaque located in the arteries and veins, and also in the tissues where is does not belong. If calcium is already mixed with the EDTA, then those EDTA molecules will not remove calcium as needed. In such cases, that EDTA becomes as any other chelators, removing only heavy metals toxicity.

EDTA chelation therapy can sometimes be hard on your body's mineral store. Some type of analysis can be done prior to receiving heavy metal chelation therapy. Determination of your mineral status can help your health provider suggest a proper mineral replacement protocol for you. An efficient test is a hair analysis, it is very inexpensive and easy to take. A more elaborate analysis is an Erythrocyte Mineral Analysis. This tests for the amount of minerals that are actually present inside the Red Blood Cells. It is a much more expensive test, but can provide more accurate results.