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03/31/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Young man with end stage heart failure found to have too much iron in his blood; successfully reversed with chelation therapy

A recent case study involving a young Serbian man with end-stage heart failure has shed new light on the potential of chelation therapy to fully remediate certain serious health conditions without the need for major surgery. Published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the paper focuses specifically on juvenile hemochromatosis, a rare genetic disorder […]

10/04/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Iron deficiency increases risk of heart disease, but so does the wrong type of iron

Our bodies are finely balanced machines, but for many of us, this only becomes evident when we suffer a lack of a vital nutrient or mineral and start feeling the effects. Extra exam or other stress, for example, has left many of us depleted of vitamin B, and as women get older, they are often […]

05/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Are you at risk of iron overload and heart problems?

Too much iron is bad for you, particularly if you’re a man. Some men are predisposed to accumulating high levels of iron in their organs and glands, and this can contribute to their bodies undergoing oxidative stress, tissue damage, and early aging. Excessive iron intake can also place a man under greater risk of heart […]

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