From pariah to acceptance

THE use of chelation for the treatment of heart disease had been considered as bordering on quackery. Chelation started about a century ago, when it was used to treat metal poisoning, by administering a drug ("chelator") which binds to the metal or minerals and this bound metal-EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) complex is then expelled from the body by the kidney. Chelation has been scientifically proven to remove excess or toxic metals from the body.

Currently, the only "officially…