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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