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Chelation (pronounced key-LAY-shun) therapy is a method of removing toxic heavy metals from the body. Chelation is a highly effective treatment that can be used to reverse the pathology of some of the most life-threatening and debilitating diseases that affect mankind.
Chelation therapy has been the standard treatment used in the UK National Health Service (NHS) for acute heavy metal poisoning.
For over 20 years Breakspear Hospital has been using chelation therapy to treat a wide range of conditions.
The term chelation was adopted in the 1920s to describe the process where a substance captures or binds with a metal. The word chelate comes from the Greek word chele, meaning “crab’s claw”. This refers to the ‘claw-like’ structure of the organic chemical ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA), the most widely used chelating agent.
Broadly, chelation therapy can be used to help with:
• coronary and cerebrovascular disease
• autoimmune conditions
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• autistic spectrum disorders
• allergic disorders
• neurological conditions and neuropathies
• preventative medicine and anti-ageing
In the hands of Breakspear Hospital’s trained and experienced clinical staff, chelation therapy is one of the safest and most effective of medical procedures. Also, this type of treatment is relatively inexpensive.
How Breakspear Hospital's chelation therapy programme works
Breakspear Hospital’s chelation programme starts with a consultation with one of our qualified physicians who will ask about the patient’s medical history and evaluate his/her current state of health and may recommend some evaluative tests.
The chelation programme usually involves a series of intravenous infusions of EDTA solution, several other vitamins and minerals, which work synergistically (in combination) and a supportive programme of nutritional supplements. Other chelating agents we use are sodium 2,3- dimercaptopropane-1-sulphonate (DMPS) and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). These are sulfhydryl-containing compounds, which bind to metallic elements.
The treatment is prescribed on a case-by-case basis, which involves taking into account the patient’s size, weight and clinical condition.
Each infusion is administered whilst the patient is medically supervised.
Patients’ toxic and essential mineral levels, and kidney and liver functions are tested at regular intervals using blood and urine samples, which are evaluated at independent accredited laboratories.
Want more information about chelation?
For more information on chelation therapy, please download or print out your own copy of our chelation programme information booklet in pdf, or email info@breakspearmedical.com or contact Reception directly tel 01442 261 333 to request a booklet by post.
If you have any specific questions regarding prices, estimates and treatment programmes, please contact one of our Patient Liaison Officers, by phone 01442 261 333 ext. 293, or email: liaison@breakspearmedical.com.
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