What is intravenous chelation therapy like?
Chelation therapy is most often administered intravenously (IV) with the help of medical professionals. It can also be administered orally, which many believe is not quite as effective as IV, but it has the advantage of less cost and self-administration at home. An IV chelation treatment lasts between ten minutes and three hours depending on the type of chelator used and the heavy metal or health condition being treated. In order to bring heavy metals down to acceptable levels it can take between 3 to 40 treatments with 10 being the average. Typically, someone undergoing chelation therapy may feel a bit tired and weak immediately after the treatment due to mineral depletion, since chelators grab onto and remove good minerals as well as harmful heavy metals. Please see the next section on nutritional support to restore lost minerals. What nutritional support is needed during chelation therapy? Zinc supplementation should be a part of chelation therapy support. In fact, zinc is always us
