Wellness Corner

Actress Jenny McCarthy has been speaking up a lot lately about the fact that her son has autism and that she believes it can be cured. She has tried a number of different treatments to assist her son in improving his condition. However, she recently admitted in an interview that she did not attempt to find out the results of chelation therapy because she is concerned about the risks that it has.

Chelation therapy is a form of treatment which removes metals from the body. It is used as an anti-aging treatment when chronic degenerative diseases which may be related to excessive metal in the body cause significant problems for the patient. It may also be used in younger patients in cases of lead poisoning.

Many scientists suggest that additional benefits include removal of metallic catalysts that causes excessive free radical proliferation. This means a reduction of the oxidation of lipids, DNA, enzyme systems and lipoproteins. It has the ability to halt the maleffects of the body's healing process, reversing the damage incurred.

McCarthy said in her interview that the treatment is hard on the liver and so she has found more homeopathic approaches to detoxifying her son from metals. It certainly hasn't been shown as a cure for childhood autism but it has been known to cure many other ailments for older folks.

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