Does Chelation Therapy Help Clogged Arteries

The introduction of chelation therapy infusions can help diminish plaque formations associated with the condition identified as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition where your arterial wall thickens and the passage of the arteries narrow, making it more difficult for blood to reach various parts of the body and organs. Atherosclerosis can occur in your body anywhere, but it often affects the brain, heart, and lower limbs when major arteries become blocked.

The Cause of Clogged Arteries

Patches inside the inner lining of your arteries become raised and swollen due to plaque formation caused by the presence of low-density lipoproteins, blood platelet clumping, high cholesterol levels, excessive calcium, decayed muscular cells and fibrous tissues. If you have high cholesterol, you are more likely to end up with clogged arteries. This condition can block off the blood flow to parts of your body and put you at risk of having a stroke, a heart attack, angina, lower leg pain or blood clotting issues.

Less Calcium Allows for Plaque Formation Breakdown

According to Dr. Hitendra H. Shah, a Family Physician, and Dr. Morton Walker, a former podiatrist and current professional medical author, conventional medicine is making a movement toward understanding that calcium deposits play a large role in atherosclerosis. Both Dr. Shah and Dr. Walker explain in their book, "Everything You Should Know About Chelation Therapy," that such therapy has proven successful in helping diminish issues associated with atherosclerosis and clogged arteries. During treatments, which can last three to four hours each session, you are infused with ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA): a chemical known for its ability to bind to toxic metals, lead, zinc and mercury. EDTA can also bind to calcium. Once the EDTA binds with the metals in your bloodstream and/or calcium, the chemical and the materials it has attached itself to move into the kidneys and are passed out of the body when you urinate. With prompt excessive calcium removal, the calcium formations in your arteries begin to break down with greater ease: this is how EDTA helps to clear your arteries of existing blockages.

Cholesterol Level Improvements

In addition to calcium deposits, Dr. Shah and Walker assert that low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are a form of cholesterol responsible for clogged arteries. EDTA can help to keep LDL levels minimized. EDTA infusions help keep high-density lipoproteins high, a good form of cholesterol. If you have low levels of HDL cholesterol, EDTA may help boost them. High levels of HDL cholesterol are desirable, as these lipoproteins are capable of being synthesized by your liver, picking up excess LDL cholesterol, and removing the cholesterol from your arteries. Meanwhile, LDL cholesterol is responsible for transporting cholesterol into arteries where it can then clog them.