Heart blockages? Here's a cheaper and painless way to solve the problem

A few days back my friend's father-in-law was admitted in a nursing home due

to severe chest pain. He had an attack in 1997 and was undergoing treatment.

Due to the sudden pain just 15 days back we once again got him admitted in a

private nursing home at Kandivali, Mumbai, where the doctors suggested

Angiography.

 

We conducted the Angiography at the Hinduja Hospital and knew from the

reports that he has multiple blockages. The doctor told that he cannot

undergo Angioplasty due to several blockages and instead suggested 'Bypass

surgery'.

 

The same day evening we bought him home since the doctor suggested that his

heart is very weak and we can perform the bypass only after 15-20 days.

 

In the mean time we were discussing this issue with our relatives and

friends when we got this new information from one of our family friends.

Apparently there is a new therapy available known as - Chelation therapy or

Chelation therapy. According to this therapy any patient who has to undergo

bypass need not undergo the same. The patient is given approximately 18

bottles of blood where in some medicines are injected along with it. The

blood cleans the system and removes all the blockages from the heart.

 

The number of bottles may increase depending upon the age factor and health

of the patient. The cost of the blood per bottle would be approximately

Rs.2,500. The treatment takes of approximately one month.

 

There are only four doctors in India and one of them is Dr. Dhananjay Shah

at Malad (Mumbai).

 

He has a list of patients who had to undergo by-pass from Lilavati, Hinduja

and other major hospitals but after helping them undergo the above treatment

they are absolutely fine and leading a normal life.

 

The doctor's details are:

 

Dr Dhananjay Shah.

Hospital Tel:  0091-22-2889 2089.

Mob: 98194 39657.

Email: shahdhananjay@rediffmail.com <mailto:shahdhananjay@rediffmail.com> 

 

Kindly pass on the message to the people you know and one can save huge

amount of money, time and risk of undergoing the operation.

 

An article on Chelation Therapy from Life Positive

 

ACT TO SAVE YOUR HEART By Ambica Gulati

 

Your heart is your lifeline. So protect it from toxins to prevent surgical

intervention with the new EDTA chelation therapy.

 

There are alternative therapies and the latest on the scene is chelation.

Practiced by over 1,500 doctors in the USA, it has perhaps been adopted by

only one practitioner in India so far. Based in Ludhiana, Dr Sukhbindar

Singh Sibia, MD, calls it something much simple r- Artery Clearance Therapy

(ACT). Besides chelation, this includes the use of antioxidants and

lifestyle management as well.

 

Research indicates heart disease to be mankind's No 1 killer. Explains Dr

Sibia: "Stress, pollution, bad dietary habits, smoking and sedentary

lifestyles are the primary factor for heart disease. Today one out of ten

persons suffers from it."

 

How did he turn to this unconventional form of medicine? The doctor, trained

in chelation at the John Buckley's Arterial Diseases Clinic at London, says:

"I've always been interested in the non-operative parts of medicine. For

ACT, I was motivated by Dr Elmer M. Cranton's book Bypassing Bypass. Since

ACT removes blockages in the blood vessels, I wanted to bring it to India."

 

Writes Dr Cranton in a website: "Chelation therapy is a new hope for

arteriosclerosis patients (fatty deposits in arteries) and age associated

disease."

 

So what exactly is chelation therapy? Pronounced key lay shun, this is a

chemical process by which a metal or mineral (lead, mercury, copper, iron,

arsenic, aluminum, calcium) is bonded to another substance. It is a natural

process. In this therapy, a small amino acid called ethylene diamine tetra

acetic acid (EDTA) is administered to the patient intravenously. A small

needle is placed in the patient's arm and the fluid containing EDTA is

infused. The EDTA infusion bonds with excess metals and other toxic elements

in the body and throws them out through the urine.

 

The treatment usually consists of 20 to 50 infusions, but it varies from

person to person. Each infusion takes three to four hours and a patient

normally receives one to five infusions per week. "Over a period of time,

these infusions reduce free radicals that damage the blood vessel's lining,

and remove calcium and other heavy metals," says Dr Sibia. "Thereby, blood

flow is restored and diseased arteries heal." Thus, major problems-heart

attacks, strokes, leg pain, gangrene, bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty

- can be prevented.

 

Before starting chelation therapy, a complete medical history of the patient

is obtained, the diet analyzed and a special note made of allergies. Blood

and urine are tested. Kidney function is carefully assessed. An ECG and

chest X-ray is ordered.

 

This treatment does not involve any hospitalization or anesthesia. Sitting

in the physician's clinic, you can nap, watch TV, or chat with other

patients while the fluid containing EDTA flows into the veins. Dr Sibia

says: "The success rate is 90 per cent. Besides, this is a much cheaper

process. Each sitting costs around Rs 1,500, whereas the cost of bypass

surgery could be as high as Rs 2 lakh."

 

Since lifestyle counts to a large extent, Dr Sibia recommends various

changes. "Smoking should cease completely. When a patient recovers, he often

resumes this habit without realizing the disastrous results. Try to

substitute alcohol with fruit juice or other non-alcoholic drinks," he

advises. "A balanced nutrition is also essential." Researches conducted in

the USA show that more than 75 per cent chelation patients improved

dramatically. In another study, more than 90 per cent patients receiving 35

or more chelation treatments benefited when they corrected diet, exercise

and smoking habits.

 

Chelation is relatively nontoxic and risk-free, especially when compared

with other treatments. "The risk of serious side effects, when properly

administered, is less than 1 in 10,000 patients," writes Dr Cranton.

However, some patients may experience mild nausea, dizziness or headache but

these minor symptoms soon disappear.

 

Some people claim that EDTA damages the kidneys. "The latest research

(consisting of kidney function tests done on 383 consecutive chelation

patients, before and after treatment with EDTA indicates the reverse. An

occasional patient may be sensitive, but physicians closely monitor kidney

function," corrects Dr Cranton.

 

Citing the advantages of chelation, Dr Sibia says: "Chelation patients

resume their normal activities sooner than patients who have undergone

surgical procedure. With proper diet, regular exercise, nutritional

supplements and periodic maintenance chelation treatments, they can usually

go many years without suffering any more problems."

 

Chelation's earliest application could be traced back to World War II when

the British used another chelating agent, British Anti-Lewesite (BAL), as

poison gas antidote. BAL is still used today.

 

EDTA was first introduced in the USA in 1948 as a treatment for industrial

workers suffering from lead poisoning. Shortly thereafter, the US Navy

advocated chelation for sailors who had absorbed lead while painting

government ships and docks. And now an oral chelator is also being

developed. Many nutrients such as vitamin C and the amino acids cysteine and

aspartic acid have the ability to weakly chelate metals. They also protect

against free radical damage as antioxidants.

 

The problem is that only 5 per cent or less of EDTA is absorbed by mouth.

When given intravenously, EDTA is absorbed 100 per cent and can be given on

only 20 to 30 days in one year.

 

Chelation is not a "cure-all" by itself, warns Dr Cranton. It merely reduces

abnormal free radical activity, allowing normal healing and control

mechanisms to come into play to restore health.

 

So chelate your way to a healthy, happy heart.

 

Take Care of your Helath and be HAPPY

 

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