Cardiovascular Disease and Toxic Metals
Numerous studies have been performed delineating the benefit of chelation in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Understanding the mechanism whereby these conditions can occur is important in order to understand the benefit of a therapy like chelation. A number of cardiovascular issues are due to atherosclerosis (which you may not realise starts in childhood). Toxic metals are known to cause damage to the vascular wall, thus triggering an immune cascade which eventually leads to calcification of the vessels in the body’s attempt at protecting itself from damage. This, of course, is well known to increase blood pressure, increase risk of heart attacks, etc. Chelation works by removing the toxic metals and the calcifications from the body in order to increase healthy vascular flow throughout the entire body thus leading to decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. Utilising chelation in addition to other supportive factors can lead to a significant improvement in cardiovascular health.
Autoimmune Disease and Toxicity
Multiple autoimmune diseases (including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis which is becoming more common) are triggered years after exposure to toxic metals, pesticides, VOCs, solvents, mold, among many other toxicants. Thus while treating autoimmune disease, it is imperative that toxicity exposure is investigated and addressed in order to provide a whole system approach.
Laboratory Testing
Urine Toxic and Essential Elements (toxic metals)
MycoTox (mold)
ToxDetect (pesticide, solvents, VOCs)
Glyphosate test
Hepatic Detox Profile (phase 1 and 2 detox pathways)