Health-Library .: About Mg Di-Potassium

November, 6 2002

RE: EDTA Chelation

To whom it may concern:

Using Magnesium Di-Potassium EDTA has a dramatically lower chelating effectiveness than Calcium di-Sodium EDTA. This is because both magnesium and potassium decrease the pH (hydrogen ion concentration) very dramatically in the blood environment to which it is introduced. The chemistry of all chelators is such that a change of pH can dramatically affect the process of chemical binding needed to chelate a mineral or metal. The chelating effectiveness of EDTA is determined by the pH of the solution it enters. Consequently, any factor that decreases the pH and makes the solution more acidic will then render the EDTA less effective. Once the pH is lowered more than 7.38, it is no longer chemically conducive to any bonding or chelating. This is reflected in the Skoog and West graph on page 37 of my book, The Scientific Basis of EDTA Chelation Therapy.

It would not be advisable to use Magnesium Di-Potassium hitched to the EDTA molecule for the purposes of chelating. It is highly probable that the Magnesium and Di-Potassium would decrease the pH balance in the blood so significantly that very little if anything could be bound or chelated by the EDTA.

Dr. Bruce Halstead
"The Father of Medical Chelation Therapy"
Scientific Advisor,
World Health Products, Inc.

P.S.
Magnesium is used as a laxative. Magnesium (Mg) EDTA has a strong laxative effect that jeopardizes its effectiveness. When magnesium contacts the small abrasions (typically present in the rectum after evacuation), often a burning, uncomfortable sensation is felt.

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