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I wanted to do a video on something called E DTA and what it's good for.

Now, I'm not going to even tell you what E DTA stands for.

It's this long chemistry name that you really don't even need to know.

But here's what you should know.

EDTA is a key later. It's a metal keelator.

What does that mean?

The word chelay comes from the word claw.

So when you keelate, you're actually bind with a metal and you pull it out.

So, EDTA helps pull out certain metals and minerals out from the body.

And it's also good for getting rid of mercury and lead poisoning. So if you

have too much calcium, for example, or iron, it can help pull those out. But the problem is it

pulls out other minerals too, like magnesium, zinc, and many other minerals. So you have to make

sure that you're putting back in the minerals that you

need while you're pulling out the minerals that you have too much of. Because most of the symptoms

related to EDTA relate to a zinc deficiency. So as long as you're putting some of these minerals

back into the body, you won't have the symptoms. But some side effects could be arrhythmias

because it's pulling out

magnesium and potassium, hypocalcemia. So of course you would want to regulate this by not taking

too much EDTA. You take just certain amounts. You wouldn't want to necessarily take it every single

day for a long period of time. It can create hypotension, okay, because it's pulling out salt. It can also potentially cause

prolonged bleeding and cramps. So make sure you put back in the minerals that you want and not just pull everything out.

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