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The Chelation Paradox: Why Lowering Lead Doesn’t Always Heal the Heart

The Chelation Paradox: Why Lowering Lead Doesn’t Always Heal the Heart25 Aug19 min

Send us Fan Mail Why does a therapy that is 61% effective at removing heavy metals fail to protect your heart? In this episode of the LifeWellMD podcast, Dr. Kumar and the team cut through the heavy-metal detox hype to bring you the plain, unvarnished science of chelation therapy. For years, intravenous EDTA (edetate disodium) chelation has been marketed as a miracle alternative treatment to "clean out" arteries and prevent cardiovascular disease. But does the clinical data actually back up t...