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===== Chelation and removal of heavy metals ====== | ===== Chelation and removal of heavy metals ====== | ||
- | Chelation is the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of binding the metal with an organic ligand. There is limited, if any, evidence that chronic inflammatory disease is driven by the accumulation of heavy metals such as mercury. | + | Chelation is the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of binding the metal with an organic ligand. There is limited evidence that chronic inflammatory disease is driven by the accumulation of heavy metals such as mercury. |
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+ | Patients who have spent time in an area of heavy metal contamination are advised to avoid such areas in future. An early patient who had worked continuously with heavy metal contamination in presence of volatile solvents, found recovery on MP was limited. Anyone in a similar position should test blood levels of those contaminants. If chelation is deemed necessary, it may be better to do this before MP rather than after. | ||
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+ | Small amounts of heavy metals are excreted naturally. see below | ||
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