• Problems with Oral Chelation. EDTA taken orally (oral chelation) can interfere with digestion, absorption, and metabolic function. The primary purpose of the small intestines is to aid the body in assimilating nutrients. To add a powerful mineral sequestering agent to foodstuffs is self-defeating. No wonder most users report it is largely ineffective. (Incidentally, food-grade EDTA is used as a preservative by food manufacturers to bind copper, iron and other ions so that foods take better longer. Food processors don't use near the level of EDTA that people in the supplement market do.)
• Time Commitment for Intravenous. Although there is no question that intravenous chelation really works, who has time to sit in a doctor's chair for 3 hours (the standard protocol for the "full bag," 3 gram dosage)? Now multiple this by the recommended 20 to 30 treatments and you're talking a major career change. This is onerous even for people who are retired, and considering the cost, what they need to do is add a complimentary sleeping bag and a Coleman stove --- since your doctor's office will be your new temporary residence.
• Accessibility. Only certain doctors in certain doctors perform intravenous chelation therapy. This makes accessibility a real issue. Some people have to travel considerable distances, and that's a hassle.
• Then There's the Needles & the Discomfort. It may seem a trivial personal preference, but some people don't enjoy getting stuck with a needle so many times, they look like a heroin addict. This author is here to tell you from personal experience that those of you who get the Vitamin C adjunct are in for a special treat. If there's a better way, why not take it?
• Ease of Use. Medicardium is easy to use and comes with easy to follow directions and warning (contraindications).
• Easier to Handle Dosage. A 3 hour chelation session supplies 3 grams (3,000 mg.) of EDTA; a 90 minute "short bag" session supplies 1.5 grams. Even on the short program, this author was so dizzy he had to be driven home. With Medicardium, each suppository is only 365 mg. of Magnesium Di-Potassium EDTA, so it is not nearly as disruptive to the physiology. Tests conducted by the product's maker, showed a 92% absorption rate, and you can take the suppositories at your own pace. (It is recommended to take one every three days, or as recommended by your health care provider.)
  
  

The Fundamentals

Elmer M. Cranton, M.D. James P. Carter, M.D.

Definition: EDTA Chelation Therapy
Scientific Rationale for EDTA Chelation Therapy
New Hope for Victims of Atherosclerosis & Age-Associated Diseases
Legal Status of EDTA Chelation Therapy
(Includes a "Therapeutic History of Chelation Therapy")
Endorsement from Linus Pauling
What's Wrong with Oral Chelation?
EDTA Chelation Therapy: A Bibliography
Busting the Quackbusters
(Rebuttal to Critics of EDTA Chelation Therapy)
Why It's Not More Widely Accepted (J. Carter, M.D.)
EDTA Chelation: The Real "Miracle" Therapy for Vascular Disease
Why It's Not More Widely Accepted (J. Carter, M.D.)

Position Paper: American College for Advancement in Medicine
How It Works (McDonagh Medical Center)
EDTA Chelation FAQ

Prevents cholesterol deposits 
Reduces blood cholesterol levels 
Lowers high blood pressure 
Avoids by-pass surgery 
Avoids angioplasty
Reserves digitalis toxicity
Removes calcium from atherosclerotic plaques 
Dissolves intra-arterial blood clots 
Normalizes cardiac arrythmias
Has an anti-aging effect 
Reduces excessive heart contractions
Increases intracellular potassium
Reduces heart irritability 
Improves heart function 
Removes mineral and drug deposits
Dissolves kidney stones 
Reduces serum iron levels 
Reduces heart valve calcification
Reduces varicose veins
Heals calcified necrotic ulcers 
Reduces intermittent claudication
Improves vision in diabetic retinopathy 
Decreases macular degeneration 
Dissolves small cataracts
Eliminates heavy metal toxicity
Makes arterial walls more flexible 
Prevents osteoarthritis 
Reduces rheumatoid arthritis symptoms 
Lowers diabetics' insulin needs 
Reduces Alzheimer-like symptoms
Reverses senility
Reduce stroke/heart attack after-effects
Prevents cancer
Improves memory
Reverses diabetic gangrene 
Restores impaired vision
Detoxifies snake and spider venoms