According to the American Heart Association, 2,400 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day.  This breaks down to a staggering one death every 37 seconds. They further state that every 40 seconds someone in the US experiences a stroke.

The primary cause of these serious heart and brain events? Clogged arteries full of plaque build-up from high blood pressure, poor diet, prescription drugs, high cholesterol levels or even cigarette smoke.

But here’s the good news.  Scientific studies show that an amino acid has proven to reduce plaque deposits… restore healthy blood flow… and help rebuild strong arteries. Simply known as EDTA, this natural substance attaches itself to harmful plaque and toxins like heavy metals. Since your body recognizes EDTA as a foreign substance, it is quickly eliminated from the body — carrying with it all the heavy metals and plaque deposits.

One of the deposits that may be blocking the flow of blood throughout your body is calcium. This essential mineral may be great for helping build strong bones, but left to roam around in your circulatory system, it could lead to a serious heart or brain event — in the form of a heart attack or stroke.

If your larger arteries are clogged… imagine how much plaque could be in your small- and medium-sized veins that supply blood to the rest of your organs? These are the blood vessels that also feed your heart… nourish your skin… help strengthen your bones… keep your vision and hearing working at optimum levels… and even help boost your sexual performance.

Here’s why you need to be concerned about toxin buildup too.  Most of us come into contact with toxins and heavy metals every day.  They’re then absorbed by our soft tissues — slowly poisoning us over time.

Here are just a few examples of how you can come into contact with the heavy metal, lead every day.

• Leaded house paint
• Lead-filled pesticides
• Motor vehicle exhaust
• Car batteries
• Mascara
• Painted children’s toys
• Canned food and juices
• Newsprint
• Hair dyes

And there are thousands more!

Once you recognize the threat of calcium and toxin build-up, then you can begin to take steps to help restore healthy circulation, full of oxygen-rich blood, so you can avoid dangerous health problems.

For example, with optimum life-giving blood circulating throughout your body you can help…

• Maintain healthy cholesterol, homocysteine and blood pressure levels
• Put an end to chest pain
• Eliminate painful swelling in your legs and ankles
• Improve your breathing — and eliminate shortness of breath
• Get relief from chronic cold hands and feet
• Rev up your energy — and keep it in high gear all day and night
• Fight off infections caused by a sluggish immune system
• Regain sexual potency — to perform and enjoy a healthy love life again
• Improve your eye health
• Boost your mental powers — and experience razor sharp thinking at any age
• Fight off wrinkles and premature aging — and maintain a healthy, radiant glow to your skin
• Restore hearing loss caused by calcium plaque — YES — actually IMPROVE your hearing

While EDTA can be delivered by I.V. in a doctor’s office, the easiest and most cost effective way to take it is in supplement form.  This is what I recommend to my patients to help keep their arteries clear and healthy.

[Ed. Note: Michael Cutler, M.D. is a board-certified family physician with more than 17 years of clinical experience. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Tulane Medical School. Dr. Cutler’s practice focuses on integrative solutions to health problems, and behavioral and nutritional medicine. For more information, visit www.truehealth.com.]

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