What Is Oral Chelation And Why Do I Care

I was not thinking about oral chelation that fine spring day in 1995 when I suddenly realized I had developed a skippy heartbeat that was extremely attention-getting. Having just finished my morning workout and being in fairly good shape as far as I knew, this came as a shock. An extreme shock.

From that time on, it was ever present. Sometimes the arrhythmia (the fancy word for it) would stay away for a 15-second pulse rate measurement, but hardly ever would it stay hidden for a full minute. How I passed my D.O.T. physical in 2001 without the doctor noticing is an open question.

When I asked our family physician about it, he just shrugged. He had the same thing and told me most men did after the age of 45.

Whoa.

Over the years, I had picked up a few bits of information about something called oral chelation. Firstly, that the "chelation" part comes from a Greek word meaning "claw". Secondly, that a natural amino acid known as EDTA could and would clean out my system, literally "clawing" plaque loose from my artery walls and flushing it out through my kidneys. Sounded good to me, even if I did not know where to find the stuff. I never even thought to try the Internet.

Not until 2006 did a flyer hit our mailbox. A bit more than a flyer, actually: A monster magazine that pretty much beat me over the head until I called up and bought some EDTA. One test to see if it worked was simple: if you saved your urine in a clear jar and let it settle overnight, you could swirl the jar around the next day and actually see a "tornado cloud" of sediment that was no longer in there clogging up your bloodstream.

Ick. But still, that WOULD be pretty definite proof. I wondered just what it might do for me. Perhaps I could get back to lifting weights, even possibly a snow shovel, without worrying about leaving my wife behind? I'm not one of those rare birds who sees his own potential demise as a source of humor, at least not most of the time.

The FIRST noticeable result was somewhat expected: I saved my urine and, sure enough, was able to see the "tornado cloud" of expelled plaque. Quite impressive, really. Maybe this oral chelation stuff really did work. The rest surprised me:

DAY THREE: My heart arrhythmia had virtually disappeared for the first time in more than a decade. Say what? I've kept fairly close tabs on it ever since. This is what they call "anecdotal evidence", meaning I can't prove the EDTA did it or that even if it did, that it will do it for you. It is not quite gone, but now it is a rare occurrence instead of an all-the-time occurrence.

DAY TWENTY-ONE: Driving up I-15 in Utah one afternoon, I suddenly realized I could read the print on a novel's back cover without glasses. No, I wasn't trying to read while driving; I was just moving the book to get at a cassette tape when I realized the words were not blurred. That had not happened since 1987.

Needless to say, I intend to use EDTA on a daily basis "forever". But the second part of this Hub indicated we'd talk about pricing (flea market budget). Here it is:

You can find pharmaceutical grade EDTA, for oral chelation, at far less than most of us pay for a daily multivitamin. Once I knew what to look for, it became clear there were and are a number of good places to buy it. You don't even have to ask me: A single Google Search on EDTA just returned nearly seven million results! The last time we ran low, resupply for several months' worth cost under $20.

Both Pam and I (yes, my wife takes it, too) figure it's a lot cheaper than joining the zipper club. Which, by the way, is what folks call open heart surgery. If you want oral chelation in a doctor's office, we understand you CAN get it....for several thousand dollars....discomfort included.

So far, we like our way better.

Thanks, for reading,

Ghost32