A specific salt of EDTA, known as sodium calcium edetate, is used to bind metal ions in the practice of chelation therapy, e.g., for treating mercury and lead poisoning. It is used in a similar manner to remove excess iron from the body.
On average, working Americans expect to retire at age 66, four years later than the average age of retirement, according to Gallup. The expected retirement age has also gradually climbed over the years, starting at 63 in 2002 and peaking at 67 in 2012 before settling at 66 for 2013 and 2014.
Average Retirement Age Grows. MORE. Workers are now retiring at older ages because the incentives to retire have changed. Since the mid-1990s, the average retirement age has risen from 62 to 64 for men and from 60 to 62 for women, according to a new Center for Retirement Research at Boston College analysis of Census Bureau data.