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15611 Bel-Red Rd., Bellevue WA, 98008 (425)881-2224

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    Chelation at The Bolles Clinic

    Leo J. Bolles, M.D., Founder (Retired)

    Hours for chelation therapy:
    Monday - Thursday: 7:00AM-5:00PM
    Friday: 6:00AM-1:00PM

    Chelation Protocol

    1. The first chelation is a "mini" treatment lasting 1-1/2hours to 2 hours.

    2. Patients may chelate three days per week (every other day is suggested). With special permissions, patients may chelate four days but only two days in succession.

    3. Labwork is required after every fifth chelation. This determines the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides and assesses the kidney function.

    4. A 24-hour urine test may be required following the first chelation to check the heavy metal levels in the body. You will be given a container following chelation. After completion of the chelation all of your urine goes into the container for 24 hours. Keep the container in a cool place away from the sun and return it to the lab within five working days.

    Chelation Therapy

    Chelation Therapy is a treatment for heavy metal toxicity. Chelation Therapy aims to reduce metal deposits in the body's cells. The word chelate is derived from the Greek "chele" which refers to the claw of a crab. The reference is to the ability of certain chemical substances to bond to a bivalent metal or mineral. Chelation is defined as the incorporation of a metal or mineral ion into a hetero-cyclic ring structure. Actual treatment involves the intravenous infusion of small amounts of an amino-acid, "disodium ethylene diamene tetracetic acid" (EDTA), into the blood stream. This amino acid has the property of being chemically attracted to the ionic calcium.

    When EDTA comes in contact with metallic ions in the body, it binds or chelates itself with them. In doing so, the metals are "enriched," or sequestered by a complex ring structure, in such a way that they lose their physiological and toxic properties. The resulting chelate is then inactivated. The minerals which are bound to EDTA pass through the blood stream and are excreted with the urine by the kidneys. When normally deposited, calcium is not easily removed by chelation. Calcium is most accessible in abnormal deposits: ligaments, kidneys, pancreas, and skin. These abnormal deposits are referred to as metastatic or dystrophic calcium deposits and consist largely of ionic calcium, a form similar to that found in plaque. Thus, with chelation therapy, abnormal areas of calcification can be gradually reduced.

    EDTA also assists the body in retarding a certain degenerative process attacking the cells. This degeneration process is known as lipid peroxidation and affects the various intracellular membranes of the cell. When these membranes are destroyed, enzymes are released, the cell is injured, and disease develops. EDTA tends to protect these intracellular membranes by removing certain metallic ions involved in peroxidation.

    For more detailed information about chelation therapy, read the books, "Bypassing Bypass" by Elmer Cranton, M.D. and "Everything You Should Know About Chelation Therapy" by Dr. Morton Walker and Dr. Hitendra Shah.  These and other books are available for sale at the clinic.

    Chelation Therapy Clinical Application

    EDTA has long been used to treat heavy metal poisoning in the United States. It has been administered to treat lead poisoning in battery factories; even the U.S. Navy employed EDTA therapy to treat sailors who had absorbed lead while painting ships and docking facilities.

    Physicians began to notice that patients who had conditions other than lead poisoning improved remarkably in both areas with EDTA chelation therapy. These findings were first reported in the American Medical Literature in 1950 by a group of physicians in Detroit, Michigan.

    Since that time, thousands and thousands of patients have undergone Chelation Therapy without a single fatality due directly to treatment.  In a large number of cases, Chelation Therapy had been found to improve kidney function, reduce prostatic obstruction, decrease the amount of insulin required by diabetics, allow significant improvement in arthritis and in some cases Parkinson's disease. Recent studies have even shown Chelation Therapy to be beneficial in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.

    EDTA is somewhat like aspirin in that all of the mechanisms by which it exerts its beneficial effects are presently unknown. In addition to the simple chemical capture of heavy metals and calcium ions, it appears that other systems and processes are affected.  The delay of beneficial results of up to several months after treatment, the improvement in blood lipid levels, and many other restorative improvements strongly suggest that EDTA may have a greater spectrum of useful therapeutic activity than is presently understood.

    Chelation Therapy is not, however, a cure-all.  It is a therapy aimed at the removal of abnormal deposits of metals. The result is evidenced independently by improvement in skin color, return of normal temperature to the hands and feet, the regaining of an ability to walk long distances comfortably, improvement of brain function, and improvement of muscular coordination.

    Examination Procedure for Chelation

    Before a decision can be made to begin Chelation Therapy, the patient must be carefully evaluated. This generally includes extensive laboratory and cardiovascular procedures, as well as a physical examination by the doctor.

    The laboratory work entails a very thorough medical history questionnaire and dietary analysis. This questionnaire is analyzed system by system for all significant health findings. The overall health summary allows the doctor to assess the patient's specific needs and prescribe treatments accordingly.

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