| There is very little point
in having a series of chelation treatments if the person thus
improved is not going to take advantage of the improved circulatory
capacity which it provides. This should be seen as a second chance,
an opportunity to keep things right and to prevent the inevitable
deterioration which would take place if the same old habits of
eating, lifestyle and exercise were followed.
The tragedy of much of the
heroic effort which goes into surgical intervention for cardiovascular
disease is that it touches on just a part of a severely compromised
system. What is the longterm point or value of bypassing
a blocked region with an unclogged vein or artery if the rest
of the channels are already somewhat damaged and if little is
done to alter those habits and patterns which led to the clogging
in the first place? What value a new heart if the system it is
pumping blood through is silted up?
When chelation unclogs circulatory
obstructions this affects almost the entire system, and a host
of factors which could rapidly set the degenerative ball rolling
again if they remained behind, such as heavy metals and low density
lipoproteins, are removed from the body along with the metastatic
calcium. Even then it would be but a shortterm improvement
if the underlying habits which led to the degenerative changes
were not addressed, whether these involve lack of exercise, poor
stress coping abilities, smoking and alcohol abuse, dietary imbalances,
toxic encumbrances or any combination of these and other causes.
The changes needed to keep
the newfound circulatory improvement (after EDTA or surgery)
are the very ones which would have prevented the circulatory
decline in the first place and can be broadly divided into the
eating pattern followed and the many factors in the person's
life which lead so inevitably to arterial damage and all that
follows.
Those elements which need
to be seriously considered include:
- Changing dietary
habits.
- Providing specific
nutrient aids.
- Increasing aerobic
activity.
- Decreasing exposure
to smoke, alcohol and toxins.
- Learning stressproofing
techniques.
A prescription for a healthy
heart is a prescription for good health generally. All the same
features are present and these are now so well established that
it almost seems not worth repeating the same 'rules', However,
cardiovascular health is in such an appalling state that those
who know, and hopefully follow, most of the healthyheart
guidelines will hopefully forgive a brief repetition of the most
important points.
Diet
Fats
A great deal of agreement
exists (a rare thing in science and even rarer in medicine) as
to what needs to be done in dietary terms to meet the needs of
the cardiovascular system in a modern world. Expert committees
have deliberated and come to clear decisions on matters such
as the need for a reduction overall in the amount of fat that
is eaten.
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A practicing naturopath, osteopath, and acupuncturist in the United Kingdom, with over forty years clinical experience, Dr. Chaitow is Editor-in-Chief, of the 
