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By James P. Frackelton, M.D. 

In the mid 1970's I had become discouraged with my career in medicine. My patients were growing older and the traditional treatments for the degenerative diseases of aging did not slow progression of the underlying disease process. Little emphasis was given to preventive medicine.

Patients with cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerotic plaque within arteries, which reduces the flow of blood to vital organs, were especially frustrating to see. Traditional therapies for angina, heart attack, stroke, senility, and gangrene, leading to amputation of legs, brought only partial relief of symptoms when successful, and did not slow or reverse the growth of plaque.

Early excitement over the advent of bypass surgery was not justified. Clinical results of vascular surgery were too often temporary, with a high incidence of alarming complications and death from surgery.

When I first learned about EDTA chelation therapy and its associated program of preventive medicine, I discovered an approach to health care that really excited me. My subsequent experiences were very similar to those of Dr. Elmer Cranton, as he relates in this book.

Like Dr. Cranton, I studied extensively in the scientific literature and then introduced these new principles to my patients. The remarkable improvements I have since observed in my own practice are equivalent to those described by Dr. Cranton. If anything, Dr. Cranton has understated the observed benefits of EDTA chelation therapy.

The major emphasis of my medical practice is now on early detection and prevention of disease, including life-style changes to reduce risk factors, proper nutrition, and nutritional supplementation--to form a comprehensive program of health promotion and preventive medicine. EDTA chelation therapy and hyperbaric oxygen are an important part of my practice.

I routinely see reversal of underlying cardiovascular disease in my patients, without the risk and expense of surgery or other invasive therapies. The patient's own healing mechanisms are invoked as their first line of defense by using a comprehensive program of EDTA chelation therapy and preventive medicine. This program usually eliminates any indication for vascular surgery and results in less reliance on prescription medications, with their many potential side effects.

My medical practice has become infinitely more fulfilling and pleasurable. But, my practice and Dr. Cranton's practice are not unique. Neither are the benefits experienced by our patients. An increasing number of physicians and half a million of their patients have undergone EDTA chelation therapy-almost as many as have had bypass surgery. Most chelation patients have experienced the remarkable benefits described in the following pages.

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Then why is EDTA chelation therapy not yet an integral part of standard medical practice? Answers are contained in this outstanding book. Dr. Cranton accurately describes a complex treatment program in an easily understandable manner and gives an extensively referenced scientific basis for its action. He describes a politically powerful medical and economic system which continues to delay this therapy's widespread acceptance.

To make informed decisions about your health, read this book! You too may bypass that bypass, slow the aging process and improve the quality of your life.

James P. Frackelton, M.D. Past President, American College of Advancement in Medicine Preventive Medicine Group 24700 Center Ridge Road Cleveland, OH 44145 (216) 835-0104

* Source: Forward from Bypassing Bypass by Elmer Cranton, M.D.