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Chelation therapy is a widely debated procedure that is meant to prevent and even treat existing atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the building up of plaque made up of fat, cholesterol and things like calcium in the human body, specifically in the arteries. The concept of chelation came about because a man made drug called EDTA is said to actually seek out things like calcium and carry them away and out of the body. The string of thought led to the EDTA being able to break the calcium out of the arteries and eliminating the threat of artery hardening. Within the topic of chelation therapy is the debate of oral chelation. This is interesting because there are supporters of chelation that are not fans of the oral variety.

Typically the drug of EDTA is introduced into the body via a needle and it is sent into the blood. The newer of developments is the idea that the drug can be taken orally which means through the mouth in the form of a pill. Lots of people are very happy about this development because this means that instead of spending the time and money to go to the doctor they can actually give themselves chelation therapy at home using oral chelation methods.

The problems are that there are people that do not believe that the oral method works at all but still believe that the intravenous way is effective. Then there are still the people that do not believe in oral chelation or traditional therapy either. You can find literature that supports both sides of the argument so the best thing to do is research the topic as carefully as you can and make your mind up on what you think is good or not.

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