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Ultimate Weight Loss Revealed 23 by Brad Callen
Harmful Weight Loss Supplements
The first avenue I would like to delve into is that of weight loss supplements. By weight loss supplements I do not mean, and I repeat, I do not mean fat burners. They work, but can be as bad for you as taking illegal drugs.
The idea behind fat burners is that most of them contain amphetamine( ephedra) or active ingredients which theoretically raise metabolism and help the body burn fat. Ephedrine alkaloids are amphetamine-like compounds used in OTC and prescription drugs with potentially lethal stimulant effects on the central nervous system and heart.
What they do is stimulate your body to elevate your heart rate. This creates an effect that will cause your body to burn more calories to keep your heart rate elevated, thus losing weight. Using fat burners has been clinically proven time and time again to cause unpleasant and in some circumstances even death!
Stay away from them. Statistics show that Over 800 injuries have been reported by users and doctors to the FDA and various state medical bodies, including more than 50 deaths. Most of these cases involve the heart attacks or high blood pressure leading to bleeding in the brain or stroke. Possible adverse effects of ephedrine range from:
• heart attack
• stroke
• seizures
• psychosis
• death
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... to clinically less significant effects that may indicate the potential for more serious effects. For example:
• dizziness
• headache
• gastrointestinal distress
• irregular heartbeat
• heart palpitations
Ingredient panels on these products may list things such as ma huang, Chinese ephedra, ma huang extract, ephedra, ephedra sinica, ephedra extract, ephedra herb powder, or epitonin, all of which indicate a source of ephedrine.
With this said, why would anyone ever want to take such a fat burner? Youʼve got me … People need to know that just because a product is labeled to be“ Natural” that it doesnʼt necessarily mean it is safe. Some of the more popular ephedra fat burners you may have tried or are familiar with include:
• Twin Labʼs Ripped Fuel
• Xenadrine
• Stacker 2 and 3
• Muscle Techʼs Hydroxycut
• Pro Labʼs Thermothyrolean Unless the fat burner explicitly says ephedra free then it more than likely contains ephedra.
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