EDTA chelation therapy was originally designed as a treatment for heavy metal poisoning, and its effectiveness for heart disease and circulatory disorders was discovered only by accident in the 1950s. As World War II veterans afflicted with lead poisoning from painting battleships underwent chelation to "get the lead out," physicians noticed that those who had chest pain or leg pain due to atherosclerosis were experiencing almost unbelievable improvement in these symptoms.

EDTA gets increasingly more attention because of a wide range of ailments that can benefit by taking this single amino acid. Recently has been discovered a great synergy between EDTA and malic acid. Together with EDTA, malic acid activates the energy systems in the entire body including the heart and the brain. Combined with EDTA, malic acid strengthens the mitochondria function. Mitochondria are responsible for transforming the nutrients into energy at the cellular level.

EDTA and heart disease
EDTA removes deposits that harden the arteries and lead to possible rupture of smaller vessels, especially those that supply the heart muscle and brain vessels. These deposits are composed of calcium, heavy metals and minerals, fibrin and cellular waste that "cemented" over time on artery walls. Usually these deposits facilitate cholesterol deposits forming atheroma (blood flow bottlenecks) leading to the disease called atherosclerosis. Improving blood flow in general and especially in the brain and the heart EDTA prevents a stroke or a heart attack by dissolving blood clots and formation of clots, thinning the blood thus making it more fluid.

EDTA and Diabetes
Recent studies have proven very successful in EDTA administration in cases of diabetes. Diabetes sometimes affects the blood flow which is delivering oxygen and nutrients to all organs, particularly affecting the nerves and the eyes. EDTA improves blood circulation and reduces blood glucose preventing the emergence of some diseases caused by diabetes: mellitus diabetes, diabetic retinopathy leading to blindness, diabetic neuropathy (a disease of the nerves caused by diabetes), macular degeneration Improving the transport of oxygen through the bloodstream, EDTA contributes in preventing cancer and may also be a useful adjunct in the treatment of cancer.

What is atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is also called "hardening of the arteries." It occurs when the inner walls of the arteries become lined with deposits of fat, cholesterol and other substances, including calcium. This fatty buildup usually starts early in life and gradually gets worse over many years. That’s why middle-aged and older people are more likely to have the disease. As plaque builds up, the arteries become hard and constricted. They lose their ability to expand and contract as blood flows through them and they get narrower. These changes make it harder for blood to flow through them, so the heart must work harder to pump blood throughout the body. If this plaque ruptures or a blood clot blocks a narrowed artery, a heart attack, stroke or other serious medical problem can result. A heart attack happens when an artery bringing blood to the heart muscle is blocked. A stroke occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked.

During the past 50 years, over a million patients have undergone chelation therapy for a wide range of circulatory problems. Chelation has given heart disease patients an alternative to invasive heart surgery and has enabled patients with intermittent claudication to increase their walking distance. It has been used to alleviate angina, to reduce high blood pressure, and to spare diabetic patients from limb amputation.

Chelation has an impeccable record of safety. An FDA safety review spanning 30 years revealed no evidence of significant toxicity. And of over 500,000 patients nationwide treated with chelation therapy using the protocol established by the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM), not a single fatality has occurred. Compare this to coronary artery bypass surgery, which has a fatality rate of 4 percent. This means that for every 500,000 patients who undergo bypass surgery, an estimated 20,000 will die.

Safety is one thing, but effectiveness is another, and this therapy is effective. A review of 40 published and 30 unpublished studies involving over 25,000 patients who underwent EDTA chelation demonstrated that 87 percent benefited from this therapy.

EDTA:
- Treats or prevents heart attack or stroke
- Treats arteriosclerosis (calcification and weakening of blood vessels)
- Takes care of your heart and your brain
- Regulates cholesterol
- Treats or prevents osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatism, pain in bones and joints
- Removes Heavy metals
- Prevents blood clots which can be deadly
- Improves cerebral circulation
- Rejuvenates vital organs and tissues
- Chelation is an aid to prevention and treatment of cancer

RECOMMENDATION: For a complete treatment of atherosclerosis EDTA is recommended in association with Formula FLOW for simultaneous removal of both calcifications and cholesterol .