EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid) which is the active ingredient in any chelation. It is also known by the name EDATHAMIL. It is a synthetic amino acid that was first discovered in an effort to find a substitute for citric acid in 1934-35. We use it in blood tubes for preservation of the blood after collection. It is also found in foods by catalyzing the oxidation of fats in foods. EDTA reacts with these elements by forming tightly bound complexes to prevent decomposition. www.geocities.com/chadrx/edta.html.

EDTA is a United States Formulary (U.S.P.) drug. It is approved to be sold and therefore its safety and efficacy are assumed. The NIH has posted a $30,000,000 funding to investigate the efficacy and safety of EDTA chelation therapy in individuals suffering from Coronary Artery Disease. (CAD). www.grants.nih.gov/grants

The protocol most widely used is that recommended by the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM). We use the ACAM protocol in this office. We have been doing chelation for over twenty years with great success from reduction of heavy metal toxicity to other aspects of medicine. We have helped patients with a variety of medical problems such as diabetes, stroke, toxicities, deficiencies, heart attack patients, blood pressure problems, some cardiac arrthymias- all types and stages of disease. In our experience diabetic ulcers respond quite well to chelation in combination with other medical support rendered at this office. We do not claim chelation to be a cure all but we have personally seen great benefit to numerous patients over the many years that we have been using chelation.

Chelation normally takes a minimum of thirty (30) treatments to bring the benefits that most patients are expecting. While Medicare absolutely does not pay for chelation or anything related to chelation, some insurances pay for the chelation and related lab work and physical exam. It very much depends on your insurance coverage that you or your employer chose.

Some interesting other sources of information regarding chelation is ACAM at www.acam.org  or  www.americanchelation.com/studies.html  or www.medicardium.com/arteriosclerosis.htm or  www.circ.ahajournals.org or www.harcourt-international.com or www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Some Positive Comments on Chelation

A letter from Tom Oommen, MD, Department of Pharmacology, Fr. Muller's Medical College in Mangalore 575 002, India in the clinical practice of Alternative Medicine, pages 115-116,volume 1, number2, summer 2000 stated in part "....We have concluded that EDTA chelation therapy is a cost -effective alternative for coronary artery and peripheral vasculardisease... But as a clinical pharmacologist and the principal investigator of the study (on EDTA chelation),  when I consider that the negative effects of bypass surgery and angioplasty are not disclosed as honestly as we have for chelation, I strongly feel that the only limitation to continuing the program is the vested interest of certain professional groups and the fact that(possibly because of them) EDTA is not easily available for IV administration in this country."

The Board of Medical Examiners in Nevada unanimously decided not to outlaw chelation in 1998 (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Friday, January 30, 1998, Ed Vogel) The California Medical Board discussed chelation therapy in 1994 and 1995 and decided not to seek legislation against it ( email to my receptionist- February 27, 2002). Linus Pauling, PhD in his forward to " A textbook on EDTA Chelation Therapy states that"...chelation, however is far safer and much less expensive than surgical treatments for artherosclerosis...EDTA chelation therapy makes good sense to me as a chemist and medical researcher. It has a rational scientific basis, and the evidence for clinical benefit seems to be quite strong.... The scientific evidence indicates that a course of EDTA chelation therapy might eliminate the need for bypass surgery. Chelation has an equally valid rationale for use as a preventive treatment....."

In a hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Represenatives, 106th  Congress, First Session on March 10, 1999 at http://www.house.gov/reform , the committee heard testimony regarding the issue of "Cardiovascular disease: Is the government doing more harm than good? EDTA chelation therapy". Multiple doctors and others offered testimony regarding their experience with chelation and the benefits that their patients received. In this report on page 4 is stated that " in 1978, a US District Court rejected the actions of the Food and Drug Administration when they sought an injunction against a physician that administered chelation. The court characterized the FDA's action as, " ... an attempt to compel physicians to practice according  to State-sanctioned protocols". Furthermore, the court determined that the weight of the evidence submitted to it supports the practice of chelation...."

We agree with the benefits and positive information published regarding chelation. Throughout our experience we have had few and very minor adverse effects but significant benefits noted by the patients. EKGs improve, walking distances improve, some hair even grows thicker ( we don't know why), patients frequently need less medication and are happy with the way they feel on a daily basis. This may not be scientific but improvement is what all of us look forward to in our search for medical care.

Give us a call and see for yourself.

LETTER OF REOMMENDATION

Dear Dr. Resk:

I am confirming the positive effect  Chelation Therapy has had in helping me finally free myself of this dibilitating desease. (coronary artery disease).

I had a doppler ultrasound test, which confirmed an 80% stenosis in my right cartotid artery and 50% stenosis in my left carotid artery. I was fortunate.... that for the first time ever I was being offered a pro-active means (Chelation) to fight this disease that had already cost me a year in recovery (from triple bypass surgery) and several thousand dollars of mine and my co-payers money.

I am sold on the tremendous positve impact that Chelation Therapy has had on my arterial health and will be committed to taking it as long as I live.

Anthony A. Giorno