Chelation therapy can be toxic and has the potential to cause kidney damage, irregular heartbeat, and even death." [4] Cardiovascular disease [edit] Chelation therapy for heart disease began in the 1950s after anecdotal reports that people treated with chelation for heavy metal poisoning had experienced an unexpected relief from symptoms of angina
Supplements can also support other areas of health that play a role in thyroid function that may not seem an obvious connection
And in blood vessels that are already less flexible or have cholesterol plaques, reintroducing estrogen in the form of hormone replacement therapy can increase the force and speed of blood flow with each heartbeat, sometimes causing a plaque in a vessel to break off and raising the risk of serious problems like heart attack, stroke, or blood clots, says Chervenak
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Fournier, M., Chevalier, G., Nadeau, D., Trottier, B
To overcome this limitation, research efforts have been devoted to the development of therapeutic agents with biological mechanisms of action that are independent of the oxygen concentration