AK Alternative Medicine Clinic

Learning about the value of IV chelation therapy utilizing EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid) was a pivotal point in Dr. Denton’s career. Shortly after she received training by the American College of Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) in 1985, she resigned her position as a board certified emergency room physician (director of three emergency rooms) to enter private practice in the field of alternative medicine. Dr. Denton discovered that through this therapy, she might be able to keep people from having to undergo bypass surgery or repeated visits to the emergency room. She eventually became board certified in the field of clinical metal toxicology, which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heavy metal poisoning from lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and others. This is an area that receives very little attention in medical school even today, and yet can be the missing piece of the puzzle of solving a person’s chronic illness. (more…)

No one is exempt. That is right. From babies, preschoolers, students, young people, adults, baby boomers and grandparents, all of us have been exposed to toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury. The top 20 Hazardous Substances in the US 2005 according to the CERCLA Priority List of CDC/ATSDR/NEHC Hazardous Substances name as # 1 Arsenic, # 2 Lead, # 3 Mercury and # 7 Cadmium. Toxic metals, if not identified and treated, can lead to heart disease, hypertension, cancer, neurological problems, allergies, chronic fatigue, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, kidney problems, auto-immune diseases and even death. An article found in Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients June 2003 written by Morton Walker, DPM states that “toxic metal pollution is the most frequent reason for the onset of chronic degenerative diseases and loss of life among North Americans”. Metal poisons are ubiquitous on the continent, ranging from highly populated cities to the most isolated of rural communities, even in pristine Alaska . Lets look at each of these metals examining their sources and how they might affect one’s health.

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