Detox and binders
What minerals should I supplement while chelating?
No human trial in this corpus tested a mineral supplement schedule during chelation, so no mineral is named as required or as protective. The penicillamine cohort reported adverse reactions, and CDC reported hypocalcemia deaths with disodium EDTA. Those are harm reports, not evidence for a replacement regimen.
Related harm reports
See the EDTA page for the MMWR hypocalcemia deaths and the penicillamine page for the 33 percent adverse-reaction figure. Neither page establishes a supplement plan.
Related pages
Sources
Heavy Metal Index
Heavy Metal Index: Lead. This Heavy Metal Index URL returned HTTP 200 on 15 October 2026. Figures on this page are not copied from that index. They come from the sources named above.
What's safe to buy
The Heavy Metal Tested and Certified public register listed no licensees on 15 October 2026. That page reported 0 certified brands and 0 certified products, and it stated that no brand has completed the three-lot baseline. A specimen layout on the register is an illustration, not a licensee. This page does not name or rank any brand.
The program states that certification is a measurement of a product against a published limit, not a statement that the product is safe. If a licensee is later listed for this category, it will be on the register.
This page summarizes cited documents. It does not diagnose or prescribe. Reviewed 15 October 2026.