About Ephedra

The FDA ban for Ephedra has been lifted, and you may be thinking of using Ephedra capsules or other related products for losing weight quickly. Please read our article before using Ephedra, because this diet product can damage your health seriously.

You may have probably heard about diet products known as Lean, Thermo, Fat Burners, etc. These diet pills contain Ephedra as the active ingredient.

In the last 15 years, the FDA has issued numerous warnings to consumers about diet pills and weight loss supplements that contain Ephedrine. The agency also held Ephedra responsible for the death of several consumers and therefore banned diet products containing Ephedra. The ban was challenged by the Nutraceutical Corporation, who manufactured low dosage Ephedra pills. Despite all the safety concerns about this product, the ban was lifted.

Side effects of diet pills containing Ephedra

Ephedra structure is similar to the structure of amphetamines. Amphetamine like compounds have powerful stimulant effects on the central nervous system and the heart. Ephedrine is a cardiac stimulant. It acts like adrenaline and contracts the nasal mucosa, raises the blood pressure and dilates the bronchial muscles. Ephedrine can cause dangerous side effects such as;

• Irregular or rapid heartbeats,
• High blood pressure,
• Psychological disorders like depression, nervousness and insomnia.
• Over-stimulation of the central nervous system when taken with caffeine and some herbal stimulates, which can result in life threatening consequences.

We believe that diet pills with Ephedra should be avoided due to these serious side effects.

Your health is important to us. Instead of risking your life, we recommend using healthy and more effective diet products like Proactol and other select diet pills which are reviewed in our site.