| Chelation therapy is a procedure with is used | | | | as well. These bind with metallic ions and |
| to remove toxic levels of heavy metals from | | | | render them less chemically reactive. This |
| within a person. The process happens when | | | | then allows them to be excreted from the body |
| the use of chelating agents is used. There | | | | without any harm.Conventional Medicine And |
| are both conventional medicine approaches to | | | | Chelation TherapyIn conventional medicine, |
| using it as well as alternative medicines. | | | | there are several ways in which these |
| In any case, this treatment, when | | | | chelating agents can be used. Although it is |
| administered properly can help to improve the | | | | rare for them to be needed and used, they can |
| health and well being of individuals.During | | | | provide a safe and excellent way to treat |
| World War I, the use of poisonous gas was in | | | | several conditions.They can be effective in |
| place. Chelating agents were first used | | | | treating such conditions as: |
| during this time period. The first of them | | | | |
| was British Anti Lewisite also called BAL. | | | | |
| This was the name given to Dimercaprol. This | | | | |
| is an organic compound that is related to | | | | Acute Mercury poisoning |
| mercaptans. These mercaptans are organic | | | | |
| compounds that contain sulfur. But, what | | | | Plutonium poisoning |
| does all of this really have to do with what | | | | |
| they can do? Well, mercaptans are able to | | | | Arsenic poisoning |
| react to the bad metals that are within the | | | | |
| body to capture them or to form compounds | | | | Iron poisoning |
| with them. In this case, the lewisite gas | | | | |
| was an arsenic type of organic compound that | | | | And lead poisoning. |
| was used in poisoning the enemy. BAL was | | | | |
| able to bind the arsenic compounds from | | | | |
| lewisite within the body. This then allowed | | | | |
| them to be removed from the body without any | | | | They can also be useful in treating other |
| harm being done to them.Later, there were | | | | conditions as well as other heavy metal |
| other chelating agents discovered to be used | | | | poisonings. |