Ephedra Energy Pills
There were many different ephedra energy pills available before the United States banned ephedra in the United States in 2006. Some of the energy pills were Energy Fuel, Ripped Fuel. Ripped Force, Stacker 2, Stacker 3, Stacker Lite, and many more. All of these products have replaced ephedra with other ingredients. Many ephedra products have used Hoodia Gordonii as the replacement. Hoodia Gordonii is in great demand as a weight loss product and will stand alone as a weight loss aid. Hoodia has been scientifically studied and in all of the case studies in rats and humans showed significant weight loss. The average weight loss in humans was about 19 pounds in two weeks. Some people even reported an energy increase with Hoodia. If you try to get Hoodia Gordonii, make sure you are getting the real Hoodia and not a fake substitute.
Ephedra has been used for over 5,000 years by the Chinese for medicinal purposes for lung problems. It has also been used for many years by the Native Americans, Mexicans, and the Mormons. Ephedra has been used as for weight loss , as an energy booster, as a sports performance booster, for asthma, bronchial and lung congestion, fever, sinus congestion, common cold, cough, and other medicinal purposes. The side effects of ephedra outweighed the healing properties. There were many who suffered from ephedra products. Many products contained ephedra which was called by several names. They are Mormon Tea, Squaw Tea, Desert Tea, Ma Huang, Herbal Ecstasy, Chinese Ephedra, and Epitonin. The side effects that people suffered were heart attacks, strokes, allergies, hives, itching, high blood pressure, irregular heart beat, rapid heart beat, tremors, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, and death. There may be other side effects not listed here. The Food and Drug Administration claimed that they had reports of over 800 people who suffered from serious health issues such as strokes and heart attacks and some deaths from 1994 until 2003. They had tried to get ephedra banned before that but had no luck. Ephedra was banned in 2003 for the first time. Ephedra was allowed back on the market in 2005 after some people filed a petition. The FDA collected more evidence and reports of people who suffered from ephedra and filed their evidence with the court again and ephedra was again banned in the United States in late 2006. There were over 1,000 reports of hospital emergencies and at least 17 deaths. The FDA had some products which contained ephedra tested and found that some did not contain the amount they had stated on the labels. Some contained no ephedra at all. There are other alternatives which are much safer to use than ephedra and have far less or no side effects.
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