NIH Trial Gives Boost to Chelation Therapy

EDTA Chelation Therapy EDTA Chelation Therapy is a form of treatment aimed at reducing calcium deposits, removing the heavy metals that inhibit enzyme systems, controlling lipid peroxidation, and reducing platelet “stickiness” in the clinical management of atherosclerosis and related disorders. EDTA chelation therapy is also used in the treatment of heavy metal intoxications, hypercalcemia, and […]

Toxic element exposure: diagnosis and treatment

 Urine Toxic element testing may help identify possible contributors to chronic health problems. Toxic elements can block the beneficial effects of essential elements (e.g. zinc, calcium) by replacing them in important biochemical processes. For example, lead can replace calcium in bone. Toxic elements can also increase free radical levels that contribute to tissue inflammation and […]

Lyme Disease

I take a broad view of what Lyme Disease actually is.  Traditionally, Lyme is defined as an infectious illness cause by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). While this is certainly technically correct, clinically the illness often is much more than that, especially in the disseminated and chronic forms. Instead, I think of Lyme as the […]