Statistics show that about 75% of illness is directly related to a parasitic infection, that has gone undiagnosed. Parasite infections have been linked by many naturopathic case studies to chronic fatigue, candida (yeast), allergies, fibromyalgia, cancers, arthritis, and a host of other illnesses.

What is even perhaps more distressing to the human physiology is the presence of heavy metals. They include, mercury, arsenic, nickel, lead, aluminum, cadmium. Heavy metals are absorbed through the air, water, and from environmental pollutants, in addition to our food, medicines, vaccinations, silver amalgams, chemicals, and cleaning products. In other words, we are daily being bombarded with heavy metals, which store in the organs and fat cells of the body. Heavy metals act like a magnet, drawing virus, fungus, bacteria, and parasites into the physical terrain. As a consequence, one cannot recover from various pathogenic infections, until the heavy metals have been chelated, or drawn out of the body. Once they are removed, chronic bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections will usaully be arrested. In addition, plaque buildup in the arteries is reduced while using chelation therapies. Ultimately, the use of chelating agents has improved circulation, blood pressure, and many aspects of cardiovascular function. Many medical doctors pay little or no heed to the disease "crisis" created by heavy metal toxicity.

Dr. Hilton always screens for heavy metals, and recommends EDTA suppositories, to effectively chelate out the heavy metals if necessary. Within eighty minutes of the insertion of Detoxamin suppositories, heavy metals are released from the fat cells, organs and glands. Oral chelation through herbal formulas work much slower, and are not as effective in releasing heavy metals from the fat cells. The advantage of the Detoxamin suppositories is that you do not have to experience intravenous chelation therapy, which is both costly and time consuming. Suppositories are inserted at bedtime, and heavy metals are released during the morning urination. EDTA is considered to be the most effective way to remove heavy metals. Symptoms of heavy metal poisoning can manifest as ADHD, ADD, MS, chronic candida infections, chronic parasite infections, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, mental illness, autism, loss of memory, arthritis, muscle and joint stiffness, plus tingling/numbness in the hands and fingers, to mention a few. Many naturopaths feel the missing link in many disease forms, referred to as idiopathic (unknown cause), is indeed heavy metals.