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Bypassing Bypass Surgery: Chelation Therapy: A Non-surgical Treatment for Reversing Arteriosclerosis, Improving Blocked Circulation, and Slowing the Aging Process

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I'm not joking!

My dad is an MD and was skeptical when my mom (herself an RN) insisted on having Chelation Therapy over 10 years ago. My mom was not far from the exit from this life from many different ailments (including arteries which were 90% clogged). After several treatments, mom's health perked up so much that my dad became a believer and went in for Chelation Therapy himself (his arteries were also mostly clogged). Mom and Dad are still alive and in pretty good health.

My uncle had serious heart disease caused by clogged arteries, and was already in line to get open heart surgery when mom told him about what Chelation Therapy did for her. So my uncle dropped his open-heart surgery for the Chelation Therapy and never looked back.

My copy of the book is the 1990 printing of the book that my mom gave me after she became a "convert." I have been spreading the word to anybody I know who has heart problems.

Thank you Dr. Elmer Cranton for your dedication to Chelation Therapy and for saving so many lives.

--George Stancliffe

The reviewer refers to us the Quackwatch website for "an objective non-biased view into the lack of efficacy on chelation".

The facts: Quackwatch is a website run by Stephen Barrett, a retired psychiatrist whose license expired seven years ago. The goal of this website is to discredit every single alternative therapy known to man through blanket ad-hominum generalizations.

Fact: The most prominent medical journal in the world, THE LANCET, published 79 peer-reviewed double-blind placebo controlled studies proving the efficacy of EDTA chelation.

Fact: In JAMA, vol. 260, p. 505, the orthodox medical establishment conceded that between 30% and 44% of all bypass surgeries are deemed unnecessary. And remember, 4% or 1 in 25 persons dies on the operating table during the procedure. So, for example, let's say:

100,000 bypass surgeries annually

30% or 30,000 deemed not necessary

4% or 1200 people die from an operation they should not have had.

For more into the ulterior motives of Quackwatch, do a key word search for Quackpot Watch.

In 1974 as a senior at Kansas State College, finishing up my degree in Biology/Chemistry I chose for my senior research project "Cadmium poisoning in Blue Green Algae". In this study I learned, first hand, the value EDTA can have on living systems. Plant mitochondria and animal mitochondria operate in exactly the same way, producing energy for living systems. It happens that in the most fundamental "engine" of our bodies, the Krebs Cycle, living systems, both plant and animal, are vulnerable to heavy metal poisoning.

Enzymes are the tools living systems use to extract energy from the nutrients we take in. I do not know the exact number but somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 percent (give or take 10) of these enzymes are "sulf-hydryl" enzymes. That is, they are ordinary enzymes that have a sulfur and hydrogen attached.

This is the problem. Heavy metals are strongly attracted to these sulf-hydryl sites and after attaching they render the enzyme unusable by our systems. What are heavy metals? Lead, we all know lead can kill us, mercury and arsenic, the same. But the list also includes aluminum, cadmium and other metals that we do not normally consider toxic.

So - what's the big deal? First, heavy metals in our systems are like "Hotel California" they check in ok but don't check out. They stay in our cells for a very very long time. Thus we are accumulating them throughout the course of our lives. Second the more heavy metals we have in our system the less efficient our energy manufacturing facilities are. It is exactly analogous to pulling two spark plug wires off the engine of your car. It will not have the energy it needs to perform.

It is my OPINION that many of the gradually debilitating diseases we seem to have so much in this country could be avoided if our bodies were performing at maximum efficiency.

Chelation therapy - what this book is about - "gets the lead out" and the arsenic and the cadmium and the aluminum and restores your body's energy production system back to full steam. This is a good thing!

Not surprisingly, when your body's energy production system is in top shape a lot of very interesting things happen. The blood supply to your brain increases, Your cardiovascular system begins to perform better and on and on and on.

In my research when I had apparently killed a colony of blue green algae completely, nothing left in the E-flask but an ugly brown clump. I could sprinkle a little EDTA in the flask, give it a good shake, and two days later there would be a green vibrant mass of healthy algae!

What do the MDs say? (this is America and I am, so far, still allowed to express my opinions) They do not like it because EDTA is not a patentable compound therefore there is not a lot of money to be made by the drug companies. AND a quadruple bypass makes a lot more money for a physician that $3,000 for a series of ten IV treatments of EDTA. What else do they say? They say that it strips out all of the calcium from your body and you will break all your bones, Also, in my opinion, horse hocky. I have been doing chelation for the last 15 years and I know dozens of folks in the same boat and so far, not one broken bone, or calcium deficiency among us. It is wise to take a mineral supplement when doing chelation so that the body can be assured of maintaining the proper levels of good metals.

Note to L. Berg, another review writer. Do yourself a favor and compare the number of deaths/strokes resulting from bypass surgery to the statistics on chelation. Truth is a good thing!

This book is about the Chelation Therapy prcoess, but even more so, it is about how our bodies process elements from what we eat, and how we live our life and how the body processes substances, especially all the toxins that we comsume without even knowing it. There is alot of good statistical and medical information. And, why don't the vascular and cardiac specialists recommend this treatment in the cases where it could be very appropriate and life saving (as in the case of my mother which Chelation did save her from leg amputation!)? This book goes into some of the possible political reasons on the hush hush and widespread misconceptions about chelation practice. It is definiely a MUST READ.

Those who've written here to debunk chelation are a) clearly not informed medical professionals, and b) ignorant of its amazing benefits with virtually no risks (as opposed to the potential loss of life inherent in heart surgery). My husband is a doctor, and has trained in chelation. One patient was a diabetic who'd been to the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo ... all the top hospitals. They all recommended that his leg be amputated. He tried chelation, figuring the only thing he had to lose was his leg! After a lengthy series, he now has BOTH legs, and can work again and be a productive citizen. Another man we know of had such a poor prognosis with heart disease that he couldn't walk down the driveway to get his mail, and his doctor had him fill out DNR paperwork. (DNR: do not resuscitate) He tried chelation, again, as a last resort. He can now walk along the beach, be a part of his grandkids' lives. It's not just placebo; though -- as with any medical procedure -- some benefit more than others. The biggest lobby against chelation involves HEART SURGEONS! Why should they lose millions of dollars by recommending something benign and reasonably priced and non-invasive, which might just save their patients' lives??? (You can always have surgery later, if chelation doesn't help.) This book is the best source of information for those looking to know more ....

I am 71, had chelation series 10 years ago and have had 6 mo. maintenance treatments since then - no sign of heart disease even though I am quite overweight right now.

The physicians who care enough and are brave enough to offer this life saving, inexpensive therapy to their patients are truly to be admired.

I asked my current physician, who does chelation, but in the context of an ordinary family practice, if he got a lot of heat from his colleagues. He said yes, but after he has personally observed the results in his own practice, he will stand up to anyone.

Hopefully the current study will prove chelation once and for all.

I cannot do this book and others like it justice, they have saved my life, literally! I was at the M.D.'s office when they noticed an unusual heartbeat and sent me to a Cardiologist who attempted to kill me on the treadmill(UCLA scan revealed my arteries were 70 to 90% blocked-obviously NOT a treadmill candidate!).
The Cardiologist wanted to rush me into surgery (never asked me mind you) yet had the audacity to inform me this was the plan, this is what I was going to do! Having that "gut feeling" something wasn't right I thanked him for his time and bolted from his office. Thank goodness, my primary care MD was an open minded gentleman who gave me this book to read. I went to UCLA received the scan to determine the extent of the damage, as stated above. I opted for a series of Chelations (30) at a fraction of what my deductible would have been for the "miracle of bypass surgery". I was later re-scanned and guess what? NO MORE BLOCKAGE! I am truly grateful for this book, my open minded MD and my new lease on life. For maintenance I take 1 chelation quarterly. Take it from one who has been there, we do have a choice.

Dr. Cranton's much updated book presents the frequently reported benefits of chelation therapy within the framework of free radical pathology. This theoretical construct of biochemistry, as a common basis for degenerative disease, is growing rapidly in acceptance.

I first read Dr. Cranton's book in a much earlier edition and I found the theory interesting, but not completely persuasive. However, since its introduction, anecdotal evidence supporting chelation has been strong and support by caring physicians quite wide spread. To assume that all of these experienced practitioners are quacks would be naive. This well footnoted edition updates the original with current references and seems much more intellectually satisfying.

In evaluating any therapeutic procedure we need a sound theoretical basis along with reported success in its application to feel logically complete. In this edition, I feel the book succeeds.

Dr. Cranton tells us that chelation therapy suffered in acceptance due to the initial theory that it worked as sort of a roto-rooter... dissolving calcified plaques in the circulatory system. Indeed, it is this theory that is attacked by most dissenting scientist/practitioners and deservedly so.

Many object that chelation has not been subjected to rigorous double blind placebo controlled testing but it is useful to note that neither have the competing procedures of bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty. Fortunately, EDTA chelation therapy and its application to cardio vascular disease is being tested now in an NIH funded study begun in 2005 that is currently in phase III.

"The randomized, double-blind study will enroll 2,372 patients aged 50 or older who have had a heart attack. The $30 million study, led by Gervasio A. Lamas, M.D., director of cardiovascular research and academic affairs at Mount Sinai Medical Center-Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida, will test whether EDTA chelation therapy and/or high-dose vitamin therapy is effective for the treatment of CAD. Vitamin and mineral supplements, consistent with the regimen used by practitioners who deliver EDTA chelation therapy, will be used in the study." -- from the NIH web site.

Perhaps this study will put to rest the notion that the protocol has no effect for CAD sufferers whether the theoretical basis is sound or not.

Whether you believe or doubt the efficacy of chelation you will find support for your position. But, I would caution that much of the supporting material, even from sources considered authoritative, is quite dated to the point of being misleading.

As Dr. Cranton himself points out, the worst that can be said for chelation therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease is - "There is a disagreement among experts."

My husband had no symtoms. He had an angiogram and was told he had a 70% blockage and needed a bypass operation immediately. I had heard of chelation so I read the book and passed it on to my husband's cardiologist in London. He told him to give it a try. He did and has been retested by the same doctor who now says his results are so good that, if he were seeing him for the first time, would not recommend bypass surgery.

The English cardiologist had read that several hospitals in the US are two and a half years into a five year study on the benefits of chelation.

I have had chelation as well. I feel much better and have loads of energy. I have been tested for heavy metals and had a high reading for lead. I have been tested again and all my readings for the bad heavy metals have reduced substantially.

The book is easy to read for a non medical person and just makes sense. It is certainly good to try chelation before going under the knife if at all possible.

I was about to have my third angioplasty and have changed my mind since my chance (miraculous?) finding of this terrific book. Normally a skeptic, I just kept reading. Then I looked up chelation in Dr. Rosenfeld's Guide to Alternative Medicine. His open-mindedness toward chelation was overwhelming. Since finishing Dr. Cranton's book, I've decided to find an MD who can get me out of the HMO quagmire and give me relief from carotid artery, leg, and cardiac vascular problems. If what you've done doesn't work, you change course!