Intravenous Therapy

CHELATION THERAPY FOR HEAVY METAL DETOXIFICATION

To begin with let's first define the word chelation.  Chelation is derived from the Greek word chele meaning "claw" and, more specifically, it refers to the claw of a crab or lobster.  In chemistry, chelation refers to the binding of a metal to a compound or "claw".  In this manner the metal atom is bound and is not free to bind to any other atoms or compounds.  Two of the more commonly known chelates in nature are chlorophyll (a magnesium chelate) and hemoglobin (an iron chelate).  So the entire "nature" of chelation is nothing new yet the use of certain compounds or "chelating agents", pharmaceutical and natural, in a medical sense is.  Currently chelation therapy is a generic term applied to the use of chelating agents e.g. DMPS, DMSA and EDTA.  They are used to bind and remove specific metals from the body.  Although most people who have heard "chelation therapy" think of its use for the treatment of heart disease (athero-/arteriosclerosis) with EDTA as the chelating agent, yet this is only one type of such therapy.  The strength of chelation therapy lies in its use in binding and removing metals, nutritional (e.g. calcium, iron, copper) or toxic/heavy (e.g. mercury, lead, cadmium), from the body.

Some agents that are used for Chelation are:

• Calcium EDTA
• Disodium EDTA
• DMPS
• DMSA

NUTRITIONAL THERAPY

This therapy is the best way to boost the body's vitamin and mineral levels quickly and effectively. This therapy bypasses gastrointestinal absorption problems and more importantly, is able to achieve very high blood concentrations of the nutrients beyond what is possible with oral supplementation. This high concentration stimulates the body's healing processes and allows the cells that are deficient to function at optimal levels.

Therapeutic Uses for Intravenous Medical Nutrition
Based on a person's symptomology and lab tests the nutritional cocktail can be tailored for specific acute or chronic conditions such as:

• INFECTIONS - to boost the immune system and speed recovery, great for prevention of colds and flus
• FATIGUE - due to nutritional deficiencies or to improve the function of adrenal gland
• HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES - often due to deficiency of B vitamins and Magnesium, can work within 15-30 minutes to relieve pain
• PHYSICAL RECOVERY - for surgical patients and athletes
• ALL OTHER CONDITIONS - aids in healing of any kind and boosting the overall function of a body's defenses and recovery