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Ephedra is a very popular herb in traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used as herbal therapy for asthma, bronchitis, cough with difficulty breathing, joint swelling and pain in the bones for over 4000 years. In the early 1990’s ephedra started becoming a very popular ingredient in fat burners being sold in the western world. Ephedra is also found in herbal supplements sold for athletic performance and physical and mental stimulation. Until it was banned due to some people dying or having negative side effects after taking straight ephedra or ephedra based fat burners. Ephedra fat burners quickly became very popular among individuals looking to lose weight, because it gave then fast and noticeable results. Unfortunately many people jumped on the bandwagon and started popping ephedra fat burners like candy, without first taking the time to properly educate themselves on all of the ephedra fat burner side effects, and that’s how series problems started to happen.
When ephedra stimulates the systems in the human body, several different physiological changes take place. The individual’s heart rate will increase. The individual’s blood vessels will become constricted. The individual’s bronchial tubes expand, which gives them a larger circumference. When ephedra is used with another stimulant, such as caffeine, it could produce a very high level of stimulation which for some people could turn out to be deadly. A lot of the popular ephedra fat burners use to have combined dose of ephedra and caffeine which is what gave some individuals very negative side effects.
Some Ephedra Fat Burner Side Effects
· nausea
· headache; dizziness
· irritation of the stomach; diarrhea
· anxiety; psychosis
· kidney stones
· tremors
· dry mouth
· irregular or rapid heart rhythms; heart damage
· high blood pressure
· restlessness; nervousness; sleeping problems
· decreased appetite
· flushing; sweating
· increased urination
Use of ephedra fat burners has also been linked to stroke, seizures, psychosis and death.
The ephedra fat burner side effects are usually common in people with history of conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cerebral insufficiency and a history of seizures, stroke, or transient ischemic attacks. People with any of these conditions should avoid ephedra fat burners or any supplements containing ephedra. People with allergies to ephedra, ephedrine, or pseudoephedrine should also avoid ephedra fat burners.
Ephedra fat burners are believed to significantly increase the risk of stroke, because they increases metabolism and impair the body's ability to lose heat.
Ephedra fat burners must never be taken at least two weeks before and after surgery. Ephedra fat burners should not be used by pregnant or nursing women. People suffering from eating disorders should also avoid ephedra because it lowers appetite.
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