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