Life Enhancement: How does EDTA work as a chelator?
Dr. Gordon: EDTA is closely related to vinegar, ordinary acetic acid! It’s actually a weak acid. If you put an eggshell in vinegar, it’ll dissolve. In the same way, EDTA will take calcium off your arteries. But, amazingly enough, it washes part of the calcium down, out through the kidneys. At the same time, through a complex action of the parathyroid gland, EDTA actually stimulates bone growth. Thus, even though it’s removing calcium from plaque in blood vessels, it has the ability to make bones stronger.
