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David AuBuchon's avatar

1. Lead is a big issue even in the US, even at very low levels:

“we estimate that about 400 000 deaths are attributable to lead exposure every year in the USA, of which 250 000 are from cardiovascular disease. Concentrations of lead in blood lower than 5 μg/dL (<0·24 μmol/L) are an important, but largely ignored, risk factor for death in the USA, particularly from cardiovascular disease.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266718300252

2. Lead levels rise after stopping chelation because it constantly leeches from bones. When they measured lead levels after stopping therapy matters. How long was that gap?

3. One of the simplest ways to detox lead is take ascorbic acid as it blocks resorption. Been shown to plummet lead levels in ex-smokers. This and other chelating effects are likely a part of why vegetables are good for everything.

4. There are a ton of oral chelation approaches that make more sense than IV approaches. Cheaper, safer, easier, probably more effective. Including oral EDTA. And they facilitate ramping the dose to avoid bad reactions.

5. There absolutely is such a thing as a detox reaction and part of this is surely due to redistribution of heavy metals, as numerous chelators have been shown to do this in animals. I believe some of the old death reports from IV EDTA are because of this. The lack of safety issues in TACT2 to me is not generalizable. Plenty of people show up on forums with their lives wrecked from IV chelators - though usually from presumed mercury redistribution, not so much lead.

6. There are doctors who claim to have images of reversal of atherosclerosis. They claim Ca-EDTA pushes (not Na-EDTA drips) is the effective format.

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Jolene's avatar

Thank you.

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