How does EDTA compare with “approved” blood thinners, like aspirin?
Dr. Gordon: Everybody in the country is being told by their doctors to take aspirin to prevent blood clotting. They’re all doing it. But it’s not hard to get the figures (because they are well-published) that there are 3,000 deaths a year from aspirin poisoning. There’s no human being that can swallow an aspirin who will not have a corrosive effect on the membrane of their stomach and cause a microhemorrhage right where the pill hits the stomach. That’s a simple fact. Nobody can really refute it. By contrast, in a proper combination with other natural anticlotting substances, oral EDTA is a safe and effective alternative. It’s the best blood thinner that anybody could take. Doctors also like to prescribe a dangerous poison called coumadin for thinning the blood. Coumadin is the same thing you can buy at the hardware store to get rid of mice and rats. Many people are also putting their belief in vitamin E as a blood thinner. Now, all of these have some antiplatelet, or anticlotting, or