EDTA Suppositories -- Another Validation Of Oral EDTA
I believe that the promotional claims about EDTA Suppositories are yet another misleading approach to EDTA chelation therapy. But, there is no doubt that these "work" as well as regular "oral" (though the mouth) EDTA treatments.
The intravenous chelation doctors are mostly members of a group called ACAM. Most, although not all, claim that their chelation works by "removing calcium." This is a false deception on the public. IV Chelation "works" but not for the reasons they claim. I reported fully on this in a special newsletter, click here.
This deception was further exposed by Dr. Gary Gordon, one of the very founders of ACAM. I published this exposure in another of my newsletters -- click here.
I believe that regular intravenous chelation therapy is a valid treatment, even though most of the IV chelation doctors do not explain how and why their treatment "works." That story is here.
I also believe that Dr. Cranton is right when he claims that only about 5% of oral EDTA is absorbed into the body. His story is here. He is NOT right about the effectiveness of oral EDTA, however.
But, it is also incontrovertible that Dr. Gary Gordon, one of the founders of the IV doctors group, is also right that even though only 5% of oral EDTA is absorbed into the body, the other 95% of that EDTA, moving through the stomach and intestine, is none-the-less removing toxic metals from the body. I have many scientific studies on my web pages showing this to be true. Here is the beginning of that story.
With all the increasing interest in "chelation therapy" on the internet, it is not at all surprising that some IV doctors can see the handwriting on the wall -- and would like to "accept" oral EDTA as valid, but can't give up their lucrative medical practices -- they have decided to endorse "EDTA Suppositories" -- unfortunately, to make their change of mind appear logical they have had to make the false claim that EDTA through the mouth doesn't work whereas, they claim, EDTA through the rectum does!
This is, of course, nonsense. The tissues of the mouth, stomach and intestines are not particularly different from the tissues of the rectum. All these tissues are designed to handle various substances and give them access to the body's blood supply.
The exact requirements of achieving "oral chelation" of metals are not subject to debate -- you need certain "chelating substances" which include: Cysteine, N Acetyl Cysteine and EDTA. Two of these (Cysteine and NAC) work by being absorbed INTO the body. One of them (EDTA) works when it is administered intravenously (100% absorption) or orally (5% absorption plus effectiveness while moving through the stomach and intestine.)
You would think it would be hard for someone to come up with a different type of treatment, but these people have done it.
The entire web of claims for EDTA Suppositories is below.
This new form of EDTA chelation is based on one foundational claim -- that
Even though EDTA may be absorbed only 5% when taken through the mouth, it is absorbed as much as 100% when administered as a suppository.
Here are the actual words from
this web page:
How much EDTA is absorbed into the blood system using
the Detoxamin rectal suppository?
From our clinical studies, we know 95 - 100% is absorbed. Detoxamin is administered in a 750mg rectal suppository for a minimum of a 30-day protocol. This means that the patient is receiving 5.25 grams of Disodium EDTA each week and 22.5 grams of EDTA during the 30-day protocol.
I believe I know the research done to back up this claim. I consider that research to be so suspect that the claim should never been accepted until some honestly independent lab tests this. When someone finds out MORE about this research, they may find, as I know, that the person who appears to have done this research would normally be regarded as having good credentials. From personal knowledge of this person's integrity, I would have to say that any "results" reported by him are suspect. I am not placing his name on these pages, but I know him well!
In any event, I have not been able to find any details on the supposed "study" that shows 90% absorption for rectal EDTA.
Incidentally, notice that THESE suppositories are based on a patent, and that the patent mentions "disodium EDTA." Since this novel suppository concept is being tightly controlled by ONE group of (former ?) IV chelation doctors, other chelation doctors have decided that they also want on this bandwagon. Since they can't get around the patent (using disodium EDTA) they have started bad-mouthing "sodium EDTA" and promoting their own brand of EDTA, called "Magnesium Di-Potassium EDTA."
Although the company (below) promised to send me the report proving that EDTA is 100% absorbed into the blood stream, when used as a suppository, they failed to do that -- they sent, instead, a report that makes no mention of EDTA absorption rate. That report is fully reproduced on this web -- in six pages, starting here. Pg2 Pg3 Pg4 P`g5 Pg6
It is interesting to note that the big promotion is on EDTA suppositories, but all the descriptions of their use seem to make reference, also, to an antibiotic called tetracycline, used, it is claimed, to kill "nanobacteria" that have been found associated with heart disease. It is fascinating, again, to discover that the originators of the EDTA suppository specifically claim that their product will get the results without use of this antibiotic -- but if you are trying to make lots of money, you can't rely on someone else's product. So, the people who invented the "nanobacteria" concept of heart disease use the EDTA suppository, but claim that it is their specially formulated "compound" that really does the work. Click here for more on nanobacteria. And here for more. Here for more on tetracycline.
The suppository people also claim that their EDTA suppositories will remove mercury from the body. If this is true, as it could be, it would revolutionize chelation therapy -- for IV chelation as well as oral chelation.
Supposedly the research showing that EDTA suppositories remove mercury was done by one Dr. Carlos Viana. The few references to him on the web don't suggest putting much faith in him as a scientist. Click here, and here for that. This research reported to be done by Dr. Viana, of Aruba, was published in yet another questionable source -- here. If Dr. Viana, with his questionable background, is to have any credibility, he needs to produce science, not stories, and his science must be replicable by others.
The source of this questionable source is one Dr. Culbert who is described as a Member of the Board of Governors of the National Health Federation. That group, many years ago, was run by a man of great integrity. He died, then others took over the leadership, almost always ONLY with their private interests as senior to any group purpose. One of the worst of those was Maureen Kennedy Salaman -- Author of The Diet Bible, Foods that Heal. She got into such a fight with previous management as to tear the place apart. Dr. Culbert uses his position in that group to promote his own agenda.
These research claims about EDTA are all the more suspect since EDTA is well-recognized as NOT being useful for chelating mercury. There is a possibility that literally hundreds of scientists have failed to discover what Dr. Viana allegedly discovered -- that EDTA chelates mercury into the feces, not into the urine -- and further, that it cannot be detected until the THIRD bowel movement -- not the first. I suppose this might be theoretically possible? But, when you read the "proof" of this claim, you will laugh!
The literature claims that these EDTA suppositories are patented. They are, indeed. You can click here to see the actual and entire patent. But, as you read the patent you will see the glaring outpoints there -- false statements and missing data.
There is no question that some substance that CAN be absorbed through the mouth should also be easily absorbed in the form of a suppository. The big question is whether something that WILL NOT be absorbed through mouth tissues can, nonetheless, be absorbed through rectal tissues??
There is ample evidence to prove that EDTA can be very useful in removing lead when taken orally -- despite what the suppository people claim. Click here for letters from one of the founders of ACAM to another Member, challenging the IV Chelation doctors to show any evidence that oral EDTA is not useful in removing lead. Click here for actual scientific studies of the benefits of using oral EDTA.
It is certainly true that the tissues on the inside of the rectum, where the suppositories are inserted, are very close to the blood supply of the body -- just as close, generally, as the tissues on the inside of the mouth. Just because someone has promoted a "new" method of getting the EDTA into close proximity to the blood does not mean that the EDTA will cross that barrier of tissue.
The fascinating thing about this is that EDTA, whether taken orally or in the rectum, will "work" whether it is absorbed or not into the blood stream.
One further clue to the deceptive nature of this product is that the patent mentions that the EDTA can also be administered through a "patch" on the skin. The concept that EDTA could be absorbed into the body through the skin (and the rectum), but not through the mouth is nonsensical! Also, there is a study showing that EDTA cannot be absorbed at all through the skin! This patent is a frail reed on which to lean!
The web offering the suppositories includes many links, supposedly including links to the scientific studies that support the claims being made. NOT A SINGLE ONE of these links works. There are other links, many of which lead only to a notice "This Page Cannot Be Displayed!" What is going on here?
It is curious contradiction for this web to denounce "oral chelation" as useless, and yet use that term at the top of its page. The page starts with "Oral EDTA Chelation" and then announces that EDTA taken through the mouth is worthless.
One final note? The EDTA suppository is described as being much less expensive than intravenous chelation therapy -- about half the cost. Since IV chelation usually costs about $100 per treatment that apparently means that ONE suppository usage will cost about $10. This is a bit much for 750 mg of EDTA. You could compare this cost with the Vibrant Life EDTA formula, Life Glow Basic, where you can get 800 mg of EDTA, plus other ingredients, for less than $1.00!
How about a price comparison with Life Glow Plus?
The New Face of EDTA Chelation Therapy Compared With Life Glow Plus
On balance I believe this product qualifies as a fraud on the public. I predict it will be off the market within one year!
It is not that the suppository doesn't "work." No, that is not the problem. It will work from a suppository about as well as from an oral use -- but the point is that these suppository people charge about $10 for each suppository, of about 750 mg of EDTA. You can get that much oral EDTA from Vibrant Life for $ .75. These doctors could do well with their product if they simply told the truth -- but when they lie about it, just as many of the other IV doctors have lied about EDTA removing calcium, they will be exposed, and people will turn away from them in droves.
I did request access to the "studies," and am awaiting that opportunity, as the following exchange shows:
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Irvin [mailto:guy@detoxamin.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:33 AM
To: karl@karlloren.com
Subject: Clinical Studies
Dear Loren,Thank you for your interest in Detoxamin. The clinical studies that reflect the absorption of the EDTA through the colon wall are located in the "For Doctors" section on our website. These studies reflect a 95% to 100% absorption rate.
Best regards,
Guy Irvin
Physician Representative
World Health Products, Inc.
I find that the material you reference is in a restricted area.
I am not a doctor.
However, I am very suspicious of the accuracy of your claims on absorption or rectal EDTA. [The study, found elsewhere, has apparently never been published, represents the results by one very suspect source -- here.]
If you would care to allow me to study these results, please give me a password and I'll look them over. [Never provided!]
Karl Loren
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Irvin [mailto:guy@detoxamin.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 3:05 PM
To: karl@karlloren.com
Subject: Re: Clinical Studies
Dear Mr. Loren,I will be happy to mail you a copy of the clinical study if you will provide me with your mailing address. The "For Doctors" area contains proprietary information that cannot be shared with non-physicians. As for suspicion concerning absorption rates and levels, I can only suggest that you speak with one of the hundreds of physicians that are presently using the Detoxamin in their practices and carefully review the clinical study when received. In point of fact, the absorption rate is so effective, that some physicians who are concerned about renal clearance with selected patients have modified the protocol to one 750mg suppository to every other night rather than nightly. I look forward to receiving your mailing address.
Sincerely yours,
Guy Irvin
Physician Representative
World Health Products, Inc.
Dear Guy,
Here is my address:
1831
N. Bel Aire Drive
Burbank, CA 91504
Karl
January 7, 2002
Dear Guy,
The report I requested arrived today.
However, there were six pages and the sixth page ends with a comma -- it would seem there would be more.
Could you please send the remainder of the report headed "CaEDTA Suppositories . . ."
Also, your offer indicated that you would send a report showing 100% EDTA absorption rate for rectal suppository. The report you sent did not mention absorption rate in any way.
May I have the report that shows 100% absorption of EDTA into the blood stream when used as a suppository. {Karl: Never provided}
Thanks,
Karl Loren
Correspondence With A different Person
Dear Karl,
Thx back. Good points.
Do you get Mike Culberts ICHF (Intl. Council Health Freedom)
newsletter? Page 3 of Winter/Spring 2002 titled
Suppository EDTA "changing field of
Chelation."?
The claim is that Dr. Carlos Viana (Aruba) found that EDTA is a POWERFUL Mercury chelator. It comes out in the feces, after the THIRD bowel movement.
(Why it has been missed.)
I won't bore you with details, since you probably
know all this, but if you would like to see the article, send me a
fax number.
Owen
History of Chelation Therapy
Chelation is an old word; it comes from the Greek "chele" or "claw",
which describes this chemical binding process. Chelating agents are
found in nature and produced in the laboratory. They have in common
their ability to bind tightly (like a claw) to metal atoms.
First used in Nazi Germany in 1935 as a replacement for citric acid, it was used in the fabric industry to prevent stains from the calcium present in the hard water. Dr. Schacter notes that during World War II chelating agents (not EDTA) were being used when arsenical gases were being used. We also found that in the 1940's radiation poisoning was well treated with chelating agents, which removed the heavy metals that emitted radioactivity from the body. At the same time EDTA was being used to remove calcium from pipes and boilers.
It wasn't until 1948 that EDTA was first used in the treatment of lead poisoning. Since then it has become the premier method of treating lead poisoning as well as other heavy metal toxicities. Interestingly these patients also showed marked improvement in their health; it seemed to eliminate symptoms of atherosclerosis. Dr. Norman Clarke, Director of research at Providence Hospital in Detroit, began research with EDTA while treating lead poisoned auto workers, and noted that after treating several hundred patients with it, reported that "in occlusive vascular disease of the brain there has been uniform relief of vertigo, and the signs of senility, even when advanced, have been significantly relieved.
In summary, the treatment of atherosclerotic vascular complications with the chelating agent, EDTA is supported by a large volume of information." Since that article, two medical researchers, Drs. Lawrence and Kitchell, received a grant to study chelation therapy. Their research showed that while patients with vascular disease secondary to diabetes improved, that their improvement was only temporary. Since then, a growing number of highly competent, board certified physicians have continued research on chelation therapy, in spite of the unfavorable responses and lack of support by the traditional medical industry and they continued to find that chelation is a safe, effective, inexpensive, easily administered alternative to surgeries and medication. In fact, it appears to deal with the biochemical causes of diseases such as heart disease due to plaque buildup, heavy metal toxicity, peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, versus dealing with the symptoms alone, as traditional medicine so ineffectively does.
How Chelation Therapy Works
Chelation therapy is a safe, effective and inexpensive alternative
to drugs and surgeries and is used to treat illnesses such as heart
disease, strokes diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and adverse reactions
to environmental pollutants.
Chelation therapy is used to rid the body of unnecessary and toxic metals and is being employed by a growing number of physicians to reverse the process of atherosclerosis through the removal of the calcium content of plaque from the artery walls through the injection of the chelating agent, EDTA.
EDTA, or ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, is a synthetic amino acid that is infused into the body intravenously, usually over a three to four hour period. Often the drip includes the addition of vitamins and minerals. It is administered in the outpatient setting and number of treatments vary based on each person's individual condition and/or goals of treatment. The average therapy is given one to three times a week for twenty to thirty treatments.
Even with our medical establishment's non-recognition of Chelation's best effect, the treatment's most important application is for preventing or reversing heart and artery pathology derived from deminished blood circulation. The chelating agent called EDTA, removes toxic metals, improves circulation, enhances the immune system and inhibits the creation of "free radicals". Free Radicals are now believed by many scientists to be an important contributing cause of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and other diseases of aging.
Quote from the book: 'The Chelation Way' by Dr. Morton Walker
[Karl Note: "Dr." Morton Walker is a well-known hack who writes for pay for various doctors who want him to write their story, but with his name on the cover -- to make them look good. He is not any personal authority on these subjects.]
Benefits of EDTA Chelation Therapy
Chelation helps many illnesses and diseases. This is the main reason
orthodox medical doctors reject chelation as they find it hard to
believe that one type of medical treatment can help so many
diseases. It becomes very clear and easy to understand why the above
is true when one fully understands how chelation works. It's very
simple. Chelation just improves the circulation to all organs and
tissues throughout the body and when any medical condition is caused
or aggravated by poor circulation, or lack of blood to these
tissues, chelation therapy simply improves or corrects this problem
and the organs and tissues begin to function more normally again
with good blood circulation.
Chelation refers to the ability of a chemical compound to grab on to a mineral and disengage it's binding ability. This is why chelation therapy has been used for over 50 years to remove toxic metals such as lead, aluminum, cadmium, iron, copper, and other heavy metals and metabolic wastes from the body.
Chelation increases blood flow, improves the flexibility of the arteries and removes arterial plaque. Basically, chelation removes charged minerals but in doing so, it also helps your body's enzymes to function better, thus directly leading to the elimination of toxic wastes. Chelation therapy is a special type of detoxification of the entire cardiovascular system.
Many patients and physicians alike feel that the use of EDTA chelation therapy, together with lifestyle changes, dietary supplementation, stress reduction, and avoidance of toxins, are key factors in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, and possibly other degenerative diseases. The key is minimizing free radical damage.
Chelation therapy is far safer and much less expensive than surgical treatment of atherosclerosis. Chelation therapy might eliminate the need for bypass surgery and is equally valid when used as a preventative treatment.
Dr. Linus Pauling,
Two-time Nobel Prize winner
[Karl Note: Dr. Pauling, famous indeed, has his own very detailed answer to heart disease -- it is NOT chelation therapy.]
EDTA Products
DETOXAMIN is a patented and new method of EDTA chelation therapy.
Each DETOXAMIN suppository is designed to release 750 mg of disodium
EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid), directly into the
bloodstream through the colon wall over an 80-minute period-safely,
easily, effectively. Because DETOXAMIN is taken at night prior to
bedtime, there is less metabolic competition for EDTA resulting in
more passing through the system prior to excretion. DETOXAMIN makes
chelation therapy more private, convenient, and less expensive. Up
until now, the only successful way to take EDTA has been either I.V.
or intramuscular. Both ways are difficult, expensive and time
consuming. DETOXAMIN allows you to administer the therapy at home,
eliminating the constant trips to the doctor's office.
The Benefits of DETOXAMIN (TM)
Less Time: The main obstacle to chelation therapy has been eliminated. Rather than spending 3 - 4 hours per session in a clinic, hooked to an I.V., you spend less than a minute at home administering DETOXAMIN at home before bedtime.
Less Invasive: Most people cringe at the thought of a needle, and it is a big step to commit to the full series of I.V. chelation treatments. When you are faced with the choice between needles or suppositories, doctor's office or home, the less invasive modality will generally be preferred.
Less Expense: The price of DETOXAMIN chelation is about half the price of I.V. chelation.
Less Inconvenience: One of the most effective chosen and alternative medicine tools is now conveniently available for addressing known problems as well as preventative health maintenance.
To find out more about chelation and all it's amazing benefits click here.
DETOXAMIN is available only by prescription, so please ask your doctor for details.
All chelation therapy should include mineral supplementation, because chelation treatments remove a little of the good minerals along with the bad. DETOXAMIN Mineral Supplements and Immune Defense Supplements have been designed to have the best known complete combination of vitamins and minerals that have been taken out by DETOXAMIN, but also build your immune system at the same time. The supplement ingredients are listed below.
[Karl Note: Notice another deception here. Below you find a long list of various vitamins -- AS IF these ingredients were somehow included in the EDTA suppositories. In fact this is simply a list of vitamins in some formula that requires taking 3 tablets at a time -- and has no relevance to the contents of the suppository. Many people will read this section and believe, wrongly, that the suppositories are actually delivering the vitamins listed below!]
Nutritional Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
|
SERVING
SIZE: |
AMOUNT: per 3 TABLETS |
DAILY VALUE |
|
VITAMIN A (PALMITATE)
VITAMIN C ( L-ASCOBIC ACID CORN FRUC)
VITAMIN B-1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE)
SELENIUM (AMINO ACID COMPLEX SELENAMAX) |
5,000 I.U. |
100 |
Other ingredients: stearic acid, microcystaline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnasium stearate, silicon dioxide and ethylcellose. * Daily value not established.
Immune Defense Supplements
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CASSIA (CASSIA TORA) 35 MG.
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GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM) 30 MG.
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SCHIZANDRA (SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS) 30 MG.
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WATER PLANTAIN (ALISME PLANTAGO) 30 MG.
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CHINESE PRIVET (LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM) 30 MG.
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RHEUM (RHEUM PALMATUM) 30 MG.
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SIBERIAN GINSENG ( ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSSUS) 25 MG.
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WOLFBERRY (LYCIUM BARBERUM) 25 MG.
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REISHI MUSHROOM (GANODERMA LUCIDUM) 25 MG.
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CHINESE GINSENG ( PANAX GINSENG) 25 MG.
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ASTRAGALUS (ASTREGALUS MEMBRENCEOUS 25 MG.
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GINGER ( ZINGIBER OFFICINALE) 25 MG.
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LICORICE (GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS) 25 MG.
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14 INGREDIENTS TOTAL: 360 MG.
* INGREDIENTS ARE EXTRACTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED AT A 8:1 RATIO.
RECOMMENDED PROTOCOL: Use one suppository each night during sleep, for 3-6 months.
DETOXAMIN Nutritional Vitamin and Mineral Supplements and DETOXAMIN Immune Defense Supplements are taken 3 times each day after each meal.
Repeat as directed by a physician.
EDTA in the Media
EDTA suppository use, buoyed by Dominican research, rocking world of chelation therapy.
Reprinted from the International Council for Health Freedom Newsletter Fall/Winter 1999 Vol. III, Nos. 3 - 4
USA, MEXICO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
News of the availability of EDTA in suppository form--supported by a study in Mexico in which impressive anti-AIDS results were achieved in 30 days-is beginning to rock the rapidly growing world of chelation therapy even when most patients are not familiar with the term.
"This is truly a revolution in medicine in general and chelation in particular," veteran researcher/physician Bruce Halstead MD, a pioneer of chelation therapy in the US and a widely recognized global expert in herbs and marine biotoxicology, told The ICHF Newsletter of the EDTA suppositories.
While the success of an EDTA suppository based therapy against AIDS is impressive (see ICHF Newsletter III: 3-4, 1999) it is in the areas where EDTA-a synthetic amino acid technically called ethylene-diamene-tetraacetic acid-first won its spurs (removing toxic metals, particularly lead, from the system) and later, utility against "heart disease" in general, that the bigger impact lies:
With lead poisoning in children now constituting a major concern for the World Health Organization (WHO), an earlier experimental study in the Dominican Republic showed that EDTA suppositories removed more lead from affected children than did the customary, slow intravenous infusions ("IV drips")
A Philippine physician told the ICHF that a bed-bound heart disease case went literally from death's door to full mobility after utilizing the suppositories and oral minerals for a month.
Only a few physicians around the world currently are using the experimental suppositories developed and distributed by the World Health Group (US and Mexico) under patents secured by American biochemist Ronald Bennett, but the worldwide interest sparked by the EDTA/AIDS story in this publication has led to a flood of demands for more information-and products.
Dr. Halstead, who helped develop the oral mineral replacement combination ETDA chelation patients take along with the suppositories and one of Americas foremost and earliest exponents of EDTA, told the ICHF:
"A lot of doctors still don't realize how many patients they lose to customary IV chelation therapy-and so many people don't have the patience to sit still several hours every day for many days, so often they abandon the treatment early on."
"Yet, here we have a form of chelation that is easy to take, and in some cases is even more effective. And of course chelation therapy generally costs far less than the surgical/drug approaches paramount in treatment of cardiovascular and circulatory disorder."
"Both the convenience factor and the fact the product really works makes this a win-win situation"
Dr. Bennett, from Gilbert AZ, is also making available to interested parties the results of a study of lead poisoning in Dominican children with EDTA suppositories sponsored by the Tryon NC-based Health Research Foundation Inc. and the Friends of Lead-Free Children, a non profit foundation with connections to major US universities.
[Karl Note: Dr. Bennett is the same name as is shown on the patent -- click here for the patent.]
In the 1998 study of suppositories provided by Dr. Bennett's group, the chelation experts in the Health Research Foundation chose 20 children in Haina who's serum was monitored by the Autonomous University of Santa Domingo.
In a report to Bennett, Ted Rozema MD, of HRF-and later president of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), which is the major pro-EDTA medical organization in the US--- wrote:
"These data demonstrates clearly that EDTA given in rectal suppository formula known as Chelamin very effectively removes lead from children with lead poisoning, even reflecting a higher excretion amount after 10 days without treatment."
News that EDTA in suppository form is as effective as-and possibly more effective than-the intravenous or intramuscular form, and that EDTA has strong retoviral properties (by dissolving calcium viral bonds) has come none too soon in the US:
American chelation physicians are still smarting from a ruling by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 1999 which in essence found that doctors who dispense the substance cannot advertise its usefulness against cardiovascular disease-by far the major utility of EDTA.
EDTA's success against circulatory and cardiovascular disease, well documented in peer-reviewed medical and biochemical literature around the world since the 1950's, has pitted it against the multi-billion dollar global heart disease industry, in place because the multiple conditions lumped together as "heart disease" constitute the number-one medical killer in the western world.
EDTA's "off label" (it was originally approved in the US for the treatment of lead poisoning) use against heart disease has involved the substance and other chelating compounds in a running battle against Western allopathic orthodoxy for decades, and EDTA chelation therapy has usually been at the top of the list of targets of American "quackbusters."
Jonathan Collin MD, publisher of the authoritative and widely read Townsend Newsletter for Doctors and Patients, wrote in the November1999 edition:
"So now we have the unbelievable situation of chelating doctors being ordered to not advertise what they are doing"
"We're required to say that the treatment we are using for circulatory disorders is only a treatment for toxic elements, even though we are using it for circulation disorders."
[Karl Note: This is exactly the point I made in my article about the decline of ACAM, the major group of intravenous chelation doctors. Their process DOES remove toxic metals, but they are unwilling to make that claim because they would then have to explain that toxic metals cause free radical multiplication, and that the increase in free radicals IS the cause of heart disease and cancer. These claims are too "advanced" and these doctors tell a lie instead of the truth -- believing that if they tell the truth they will get in trouble with the powerful heart doctors.]
"How is this not a violation of the First Amendment, abridging our rights to free speech?"
In 1999, veteran EDTA chelation therapist Terry Grossman MD of Denver CO wrote (in the International Journal of Integrative Medicine, I:3, 1999) that aside from its efficacy in heavy metal poisoning and atherosclerosis in general, chelation "helps peripheral vascular disease (intermittent claudication) in almost every case; however, it benefits cerebral vascular disease (stroke and transient ischemic attacks) less frequently."
"Many patients use it as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. While it often does not reverse mental changes, in many cases it can stabilize a patient's condition and slow down progression."
Many patients with macular degeneration are helped (either with improved vision or stabilization of existing vision), while other patients experience relief from arthritis as well as soft tissue aches and pains. Chelation therapy is believed to improve immune function and can enhance anti-aging programs
"It is estimated that more than 600,000 chelation treatments are administered each year in the United States.
"In the course of the past 40 years, when given in accordance with approved guidelines, there has not been a single fatality directly associated with chelation therapy.
"An argument could be made that chelation therapy could benefit almost everyone, if for no other reason than as a preventative medicine…Chelation therapy has effectively treated hundreds of thousands of people. The floodgates have been opened. Patients are demanding this type of care. The time has come to turn away from rhetoric and harassment, which stem from economic concerns but have little to do with science and patient welfare"
Chelation Therapy Links
General Chelation Info
1997 World Health Report-World Health Organization, Geneva medicaltestcenter The word "chelation" does not appear on this page!
chelationcenters.com Repeated link
nwcem.com Page Cannot be Displayed
arthritistrust.org/topics/chelation Page Link corrected, March 2005
drmanso.com/HealthGuide/ChelationTherapy Corrected in March 2005. Contains mostly incomplete data, but gives a generally favorably report.
vitality.nf.ca/chel Page Cannot be Displayed
aol.com/aliptondo/chelation
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Success Stories
chelationcenters.com/therapy_success
lef.org/news/vitamins
abundalife.com/articles/chelationtherapy
drjonathancollin.com/a_clinical_study
chelation.co.uk/cs-hcorsc
chelation.co.uk/cs-htaylo
krtdirect.com/samples/news/sciencemedicine
chelation.co.uk/cs-gdavis
chelation.co.uk/cs-mwynte
chelation.co.uk/cs-tcarne
chelation.co.uk/cs-cfcagn
chelation.co.uk/cs-gwcarn
chelation.co.uk/cs-rmedri
chelation.co.uk/cs-tshore
altmedicenter.com
canoe.ca/Health9912/19_linton thedesertsun.com/news/stories/opinion
newvitality.com/chelation.html
chelation.co.uk/cs-hbinni
chelation.co.uk/cs-bsmith
Free Radicals, Anti-Aging Chelation
chelationcenters.com
caringmedical.com/faqtopics/antiaging
chelationcenters.com/free radicalsl
holisticonline.com/Chelation/chel_ben_free_rad
babyboomers-seniors.com/feb01/freeradical
209.237.146.177/wholbook
the-moneychanger.com/bypassing holisticonline.com/Chelation/TheStoryofFreeRadicals
garynull.com/Documents/Chelation_Therapy alternativemedicine.com/digest/issue20/2000
docbridges.com/chelation
drchein.com/antioxidantsinlifespan
Atherosclerosis & Heart Disease
life-enhancement.com/displayart
abundalife.com/articles/chelationtherapy
alternativemedicine.com/products/heart_disease
chelationcenters.com/heart disease
internetwks.com
healthlibrary.com/june98/Chelat
members.aol.com/besharat/health49
chelation.co.uk/chelation-therapy
carolinacenter.com/chelationoverview
majidali.com/the7for
altmedicenter.com
ygraine.membrane.com lifepositive.com/body/body_holistic/heart/chelation_article
drwellnessinc.bizland.com/Chelation
Environmental Toxicity and your Health
aehf.com/articles/Defin-neurotox
salon.com/tech/feature/2000/09/18/toxic
ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-4/niehsnews
ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1998/106-2/forum
nutramed.com/environment
cco.net/~trufax/menu/chem
kakarigi.net/pnews/infert
rachel.enviroweb.org
cqs.com
planetwaves.net/silence2
usatoday.com/money/bighits/toxin1
washingtonpost.com/pesticides
innerself.com/Toxins_and_The_Environment
niehs.nih.gov/external
allergyquest.com/achieving
Lead Poisoning Info
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wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety/lead_poisoning
ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/104-6/forum
lead-info.com
leadpoisoning-news.com/html/poison
senate.gov/~breaux/columns
alternativementalhealth.com/toxicmetals
enn.com/news/enn-stories
Mecury Poisoning Info
tlredwood.home.mindspring.com/magazine_article
holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam
ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/107-1/forum
ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/104-8/focus home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/
amalgam.org
u-net.com/four-d/cfs
tlredwood.home.mindspring.com/jama_editorial chelationcenters.com/chronic_fatigue
Clinical Trials
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The Medical Politics of EDTA Chelation Therapy
drcranton.com/chelation/carter.htm drjonathancollin.com/edta_chelation.htm
ultimatecare.com/forw40something.html
life-enhancement.com/displayart
naturomedbc.com/chelation.htm naturewisdom.net/pages/artchelation.html
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mindspring.com/~sneitzke/chelate.htm
Frequently Asked Questions
How much EDTA is absorbed into the blood system using the Detoxamin rectal suppository?
From our clinical studies, we know 95 - 100% is absorbed. Detoxamin is administered in a 750mg rectal suppository for a minimum of a 30-day protocol. This means that the patient is receiving 5.25 grams of Disodium EDTA each week and 22.5 grams of EDTA during the 30-day protocol.
[Karl Note: Here is the most important claim on the entire web site. If these "clinical studies" are falsely reported, then the entire rationale of the product is a fraud.]
How long does it take to absorb the Detoxamin suppository after administration?
Detoxamin is prepared in a time release formulation that is released in an 80 minute to 2 hour period.
What is the blood retention level and duration of Detoxamin after administration?
The half-life of EDTA is 20 to 60 minutes. It is excreted primarily by the kidney within 24 hours. Almost none of the compound is metabolized.
Is there any danger of renal toxicity using Detoxamin?
Renal excretory function should be assessed prior to treatment. Periodic BUN and creatinine determinations on a monthly basis should be performed when Detoxamin is administered. Daily urinalysis is not required when using Detoxamin suppositories. Renal toxicity, such as encountered in intravenous administration of EDTA, is not present in suppository administration due to lower dosage and time release formulation.
Are there any negative side effects to using Detoxamin?
The most common adverse reactions are increased gas and loose stool in the first week of treatment, which is common with most suppository treatments. Additional adverse reactions to EDTA can be found in the Detoxamin product insert located in the "for Doctors" section.
Is Detoxamin safe for children?
Yes, in fact, our case studies were conducted on lead poisoning in children. The study showed no significant increase in BUN or creatinine levels even in very young children. Due to our lower dosage and time release formulation, no renal toxicity was encountered.
What tests should be performed to determine the effectiveness of Detoxamin and how quickly are results felt by the patient and seen by the physician?
Patients have claimed feeling benefits within a few days. Blood and urine samples yield positive results on the removal of heavy metals toxins within 24 hours of the first treatment. Physicians practicing intravenous chelation therapy for off label uses should use the same testing procedures when using Detoxamin to measure results. Remember that Detoxamin is just another method of administering EDTA therapy.
Why is Detoxamin taken at bedtime?
There is less metabolic competition for EDTA, decreased metabolism, and decreased renal clearance, which lets more EDTA pass through the system prior to excretion.
Are there any medications that would not be compatible with Detoxamin?
There are no known incompatibilities with other medications, however if a woman is pregnant, she should consult her physician prior to being treated with EDTA.
Has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Detoxamin?
Yes. Detoxamin is just a trade name for Disodium EDTA. EDTA was approved in the early 1950's then "Grand-fathered" in 1964 and later put on the G.R.A.S. list. (Generally Regarded As Safe). It still is the medicine of choice for the removal of heavy metal toxins and is recommended first by the Center for Disease Control.
[Karl Note: Here is a very deceptive statement. The FDA has NOT approved the use of EDTA for "chelation therapy." This is just false and misleading if the purpose is claimed to be to improve blood circulation.]
Is there a maintenance program for Detoxamin?
Yes. It is recommended that patients be administered a 30 day protocol of Detoxamin with vitamin and mineral supplements annually upon completion of their initial EDTA therapy with Detoxamin. This is the recommended preventative/maintenance therapeutic protocol using Detoxamin.
What is the recommended protocol for Detoxamin?
The attending physician determines the protocol after a thorough physical examination and diagnosis. Based upon the physician's diagnosis, Detoxamin can be administered as directed. Most physicians administer Detoxamin in 3 - 6 month protocols based upon the specific diagnosis of their patient. Detoxamin is packaged in 30-day protocols. You must receive vitamin and mineral supplements with any EDTA treatment. The supplements can be supplied by EDTA Oral Chelation Therapy or the physician may supply his own. Patients who have elevated levels of heavy metal toxicity should also take the Detoxamin® Immune Defense product. This will strengthen the immune system that has been depressed by the heavy metal toxins.
Do you continue the Vitamin and Mineral supplements after the Detoxamin protocol is completed?
It is highly recommended to continue the vitamin and mineral supplements and the immune defense supplement due to the benefits associated with taking them, but not necessary.
Are there any clinical studies concerning the efficacy of Detoxamin?
Yes. The details of the clinical studies are in this section. ("For Doctors")
What is the physical size of the Detoxamin suppository?
The Detoxamin suppository is molded in the American standard and convenient suppository size of 1 ¼" long, 3/8" wide
How long does it take to receive delivery?
Our standard shipping through UPS is 5 working days, but we do have next day delivery available at an additional charge.
How do I pay?
We accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and check by fax.
Can Detoxamin be purchased elsewhere?
No. EDTA Oral Chelation Therapy owns the patent on Disodium EDTA in a suppository form and exclusively distributes its product through physicians as a prescription therapy. Any EDTA suppository that is not distributed by EDTA Oral Chelation Therapy under the brand name and trademark, Detoxamin, is infringing upon our patent and subject to legal recourse.
What are the ingredients in Detoxamin?
The Detoxamin suppositories are in a cocoa butter and methocel E4M premium USP base. Each suppository contains 750mg of Disodium EDTA, which is prepared in a time release formulation that is released over an 80 minute to 2 hour period.
Does Detoxamin require that the patient take tetracycline with the suppository?
No. Physicians who are presently practicing EDTA chelation in an intravenous modality can administer Detoxamin and achieve the same results in a much safer, more convenient, less invasive and less expensive way. Detoxamin is simply EDTA therapy in a new and revolutionary modality. Physicians who would normally prescribe tetracycline to destroy nanobacteria can also prescribe this antibiotic with Detoxamin, but it is not necessary to achieve results as our clinical studies have shown.
About Us
Our efforts have been focused in the area of making EDTA chelation therapy more affordable, more convenient and less invasive. With the help of Bruce W. Halstead MD, the author of many books including: The Scientific Basis of EDTA Chelation Therapy, we feel we have developed a method of EDTA chelation therapy that everyone young and old can take. With several years of testing and the pulling together of scientific minds like Dr. Halstead, the time-release formula and protocol were eventually perfected. We take pride in having created a product that will help so many people. We hope you feel the same way too. |
We at EDTA Oral Chelation Therapy feel the future of medicine is
in preventative healthcare. We also feel one of the most
effective, preventative and therapeutic treatments available is
EDTA chelation therapy.