Copyright 2005 Mike SpencerOral Chelation
Oral chelation is
solubilization of a metal salt by forming a chemical complex or sequestering. One way of doing this is with ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) salts, which have a multidentate spiral ligand form that can surround metallic and other ions.
The term "oral" simply refers to "mouth." When you take something "orally," you take it into mouth. Hence, word oral chelation. This word can be contrasted with "intravenous" which is a word that means that something enters your body through a vein rather than through your mouth.
"Intravenous" actions (including IV Chelation) are generally done by a doctor or a nurse who sticks a needle in a vein, often in your wrist.
The word "chelation" starts with Greek Root of this word - chele. Chele, in Greek, means claw part of a crab or lobster. So, "chele" refers to a grabbing action. When combined, getting "chelation" you simply have a word that means "grabbing action" of some substance. Oral chelation is dispelling substances by taking preparation orally.
The ingredients which make oral chelation "work" are Cysteine, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and EDTA.
EDTA is an important ingredient in oral chelation. It has a chemical and physical characteristic that it is attracted to heavy particles. It is not quite like a magnetic attraction, but in any event when there is EDTA in your blood stream, and some heavy particle (such as a particle of lead, mercury, iron, etc.), EDTA and heavy particle come together such that heavy particle is coated with EDTA, and passed out by your system
