Since EDTA works in part by removing calcium from atherosclerotic plaque, isn there a danger it might cause osteoporosis?
A. No, quite the opposite. EDTA may actually help prevent osteoporosis. In fact, if EDTA indiscriminately removed too much calcium from the body, osteoporosis would be the last of your problems. The heart muscle also requires a relatively large amount of calcium ions to keep on beating, yet EDTA has never been reported to cause heart failure – again, quite the opposite. The physiology involved is fairly complex but, in simple terms, the body is programmed to protect itself from low calcium levels. If calcium levels start to drop, the parathyroid gland kicks in and starts secreting parathormone which “steals” back enough calcium from the EDTA chelates to keep the heart beating normally and to activate cells called osteoblasts, which strengthen and rebuild bone. As Dr.
