Posted by barbaracat on September 30, 2005, at 13:41:04
In reply to Re: EDTA and Chelation Products » barbaracat, posted by vitaqueen on September 30, 2005, at 12:55:07
> Wow, you have certainly opened my eyes about this. I think I'll pass on it. Thanks for your input.
**Sheesh, if my miserable experience can save one life, etc., etc.
I'm not ruling out EDTA as a valuable tool because it is and where it works it does miracles. I have heard that it CAN be very safe and it might be exactly what you need. The pills these kindly old doctors in their white coats and stethoscopes on the brochure covers are selling may be very mild and safe. But you just don't know and because of all the issues I mentioned you certainly want someone on hand in case you're the 1 out of 1,000 where something goes wrong.
But if you're serious about finding out for yourself, check out sources that aren't selling anything, look at forums for chelation and heavy metal toxicity for other's experiences. Not to say that heavy metals are your problem, but they will be if you don't take precautions.
Regarding the naturopath who gave me the DMSO, I had a gut bad feeling beforehand (my premonition was working but I didn't listen) and asked her about EDTA. She was the one who said their clinic never used EDTA first because they specialized in mercury removal. EDTA was good at grabbing ahold of mercury but not excreting it so ends up redepositing it. EDTA is great for lead and cardiac problems but before it's used, mercury should first be dealt with.
There's a controversy if this applies to pulling mercury from tooth amalgam fillings, but most of us have more mercury in us than we'd like to believe because of industrial wastes, polluted waters and fish, and believe it or not, crematoriums! Mercury used to be a standard part of the embalming process and still is in some parts - ick.
I guess what I'm saying is don't throw the baby out but get real informed first and have a resource on hand to monitor you, like a sympathetic doctor who does not do chelation but supports it and knows about it.
Bottom line, if you're not sick enough with some malady, let's just say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Good luck. - Barbara
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