Chelation is a therapeutic procedure that facilitates the elimination of heavy metals from the body, mainly aluminium (Al), arsenic (As), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb), such as the radioactive elements uranium (U ) and plutonium (Pu). Chelated metals are also used to remove other less abundant metals in the human body in various acute and chronic poisonings. Compounds used for chelation therapy are ethylene-di-di-amino-tert-acetic-acid (EDTA), meso-dimercapto-succinic-acid (DMSA), 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic-acid (DMPS) and alpha lipoic acid (ALA). The chelating agent can be administered intravenously (i.v.), intramuscularly (i.m.) or orally (p.o.); i.v. administration is the most effective. Once the chelating agent binds the heavy metal, it is eliminated from the body. Since the important vitamins C and E are eliminated from the body at the same time, they need to be replenished.
Regardless of the route of administration, no adverse side effects have been observed with standard doses of chelate in people who have no other chronic diseases apart from the finding of elevated metal levels. In severe metal poisoning, as well as in people with heart or kidney disease, the dose and duration of chelation is individualised according to the case. Recent research shows a beneficial effect of chelation on reducing calcium deposits in the endothelium of blood vessels, reducing the need for for coronary bypass surgery (or delaying the time for such surgery), improves vascular circulation in diabetes and, according to individual reports, may have a beneficial effect on multiple sclerosis and autism. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now officially accepting chelation therapy (EDTA) for heavy metal poisoning in humans. However, in the USA, for years there have been a number of private chelation therapy clinics where, as in Europe, chelation is legally used for the other cases mentioned. Detoxification with German-produced ALA is already routinely used in this practice and has proven to be a reliable and effective therapeutic method.
Before chelation therapy, it is advisable to carry out an analysis of the multi-element profile of the hair to assess the level of the organism's total toxicological burden - this analysis is carried out for us by ISO-certified laboratories abroad. We also recommend a renal creatinine clearance at one of our medical facilities to assess whether individualisation of the chelation dose is necessary, as well as an ECG and routine biochemical treatment.
The chelation expert in Croatia is Prof. Dr. Berislav Momčilović (consultant to Dr. Roja Novak's team), a specialist in internal medicine and occupational medicine, who has successfully treated numerous cases of lead poisoning with chelates, mostly occupational poisoning in persons who also had other chronic diseases.