ISSN:
1573-9767
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The Free Radical theory of aging, now widely accepted, provides a coherent and unifying scientific explanation for the many diverse benefits reported following treatment with EDTA chelation therapy and nutritional supplementation. The free radical concept furnishes an elegant scientific rationale for this safe, inexpensive, and non-surgical treatment and prevention for many causes of disability and death in the elderly—including atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, dementia, cancer, scleroderma, macular degeneration, Alzheimer's syndrome, arthritis, and others. These diseases of aging are all caused in part by progressive bodily accumulation of metals that catalyze free radical proliferation, and by suboptimal anti-oxidant protection. EDTA chelation therapy combined with supplemental antioxidants and moderation of health-destroying habits act to prevent and partially reverse many common age-associated diseases, which cause disability and death through a common pathway of free radical pathology.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023343018291
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