(Published in the Holistic Dental Assoc. Magazine) Heart Attacks and Cardiovascular Disease Kill Almost 1,000,000 Americans Each Year! Research demonstrates that heart disease is reversible. If you have heart disease, high blood pressure, or heavy metal toxicity, you may want to try Oral Chelation. It’s a shame over 60 million Americans suffer from heart disease when alternative options in treating and reversing this disease are available. One of these options is the nutritional supplementation offered in a well-balanced oral chelation formula, which helps your body fight back naturally. With all the chemical and heavy metal toxicity existing around us and burdening the body’s detoxification pathways, it is exceedingly difficult to obtain the levels of nutrients and energy necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Pesticides, soil depletion, radiation, mercury from dental amalgam fillings, cadmium from cigarettes, second hand smoke, chemicals in the air, lead from old mines, gasoline, tap water, and lead-based paints are just some of the toxins we are exposed to on a daily basis. Health problems caused by low level chronic exposure to heavy metals may take years to appear, and are linked to conditions, including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, insomnia, and many more. Many of these heavy metals have been scientifically linked to causing free radical damage, leading to: Heart Attacks Strokes Cancers There are also many circulatory diseases other than cardiovascular disease that may not cause death, but affect a person’s quality of life. Some of these are: Impotency Alzheimer’s Disease Arthritis Diabetes Fatigue Memory Loss Lead poisoning is a serious and very common type of heavy metal poisoning in children in America. Symptoms of lead poisoning in children mimic those of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and cause behavioral and learning problems, nervousness, headaches, and many other related symptoms. HISTORY Chelation therapy was introduced into the United States in 1948. The treatment is well recognized by medical authorities around the world. Chelation therapy has already been administered to over 500,000 Americans and over one million Canadians, Europeans, Australians, and South Americans who suffered from hardening of the arteries. It was given to more than double those numbers for the elimination of heavy metal toxicity. In describing the usefulness of EDTA chelation, two-time Nobel Prize winning scientist Dr. Linus Pauling stated, "Published research and extensive clinical experience showed that EDTA helps reduce and prevent arteriosclerotic plaques, thus improving blood flow to the heart and other organs. The scientific evidence indicates that a course of EDTA chelation therapy might eliminate the need for bypass surgery. Chelation has an equally valid rationale for use as preventive treatment." In 1948, the FDA approved EDTA intravenous chelation as treatment for metal toxicity. EDTA was initially used as a treatment for industrial workers suffering from lead poisoning in a battery factory. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Navy advocated chelation therapy for sailors who had absorbed lead while painting government ships and other facilities. Physicians then observed that adults receiving chelation treatments who had atherosclerosis also experienced health improvements, diminished angina, and better memory. WHAT IS ORAL CHELATION? Chelation therapy is a safe, non-surgical treatment used to rid the body of excess toxins, particularly metals. These chelators draw out toxic metals and other harmful substances that impair bodily functions and help the body eliminate these toxins via the kidneys. Oral chelating agents can often prevent health problems from occurring by restoring circulation to the body’s tissues. Chelation benefits every blood vessel in the body, from the largest veins to the tiniest capillaries and arterioles, most of which are too small for surgical treatment or too deep within the brain and other vital organs to be safely reached by surgery. In arteriosclerosis, deposits of cholesterol, fats, and other substances collect on the walls of the largest to the smallest arteries in the form of hard plaque. It has been found that calcium acts as the glue that holds the plaque together. Chelating agents bind with this calcium and carry it out of the body (removing the dangerous heavy metals at the same time). This breaks up the plaque deposits, thus unclogging the arteries and permitting normal blood flow. Plaque clots in the artery walls can affect your heart, brain (Alzheimer’s), sexual organs, feet, legs, etc., and lead to dysfunctional cardiovascular and circulatory systems. NOT ALL FORMULAS ARE CREATED EQUAL The Oral Chelation formula contains EDTA plus 16 other all-natural chelators. Extended’s Oral Chelation/Longevity Plus formula contains 16 chelating agents, 31 anti-oxidants, 25 vitamins and minerals, 7 amino acids, 19 phyto-therapeutic superfoods and herbal extracts, and 3 enzymes. This synergistic combination of nutrients supports the body’s natural process of ensuring elimination of heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum from the body, and fatty and mineral plaques from the artery walls. This formula has nutrients to mobilize mercury and heavy metals from the brain and nerve ganglion, and natural chelators to bond and carry them out of the body. With a total of 60 synergistic ingredients, we believe you will not find another formula more comprehensive and effective in the market today. These oral chelating supplements are also convenient, affordable, and safe for both children and adults. OTHER REASONS Extended Health’S FORMULA IS REVOLUTIONARY Extended Health is one of the very few companies offering an Oral Chelation formula that combines the highest quality ingredients in just the right balance. Many other formulas fail to utilize the power of enzymes, which are included in our formula. Extended Health realizes that proper digestion and absorption are not achieved without enzymes. Your body may only be absorbing a small percentage of what you’re ingesting without the added enzymes for optimal assimilation. Extended Health’s formula also has an exclusive ingredient that is extremely effective in detoxifying and protecting the liver and in normalizing liver metabolism to prevent further damage from internal and external toxins such as cigarettes, alcohol, and environmental poisons. Numerous studies continue to prove that chelation therapy can be beneficial to many people suffering from degenerative health conditions, who are offered drugs or surgery to control their symptoms. You can reach Extended Health at 1-800-300-6712 for further product information, or visit us at www.extendedhealth.com.