Chelation therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to remove these metals so they don't make you sick.

Are there any side effects to chelation?

Chelation therapy for heart disease has known risks and side effects. The most common is burning at the IV site. Other side effects include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting.

What does chelation do to your body?

Chelation therapy removes metals that have built up in the body. Its proponents claim that this can rejuvenate the heart and blood vessels, improve liver and kidney function, increase blood flow to the brain, and more.