I used to use Xenadrine and Hydroxycut with Ephedra when I was training and needed to lose a few pounds. Then it was banned from being used in these and other diet products. When they took the ephedra out of the products I use I noticed right away. Now they don’t work at all. The funny thing is when I went to look around on the net I noticed that diet sites are selling Ephedra..but in brackets they put (as a decongestant).
Here is a link to see for yourself
http://www.supplementscanada.com/popeyes/pl_eph.html
What is the point of banning ephedra in diet pills if you can get it "as a decongestant"??? I thought the ephedra worked great as long as you didn’t take too many. I admit, if you take too much of the stuff your heart races and you feel awful but taken responsibly it works wonders in combination with excercise and good diet. I think people should have the choice to buy supplements with and without the Ephedra. What do you think?
August 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Well, that is how they get around the law:
"Health Canada classifies ephedrine as a drug, and cannot be sold without a drug identification number or DIN. And ephedrine can only be sold and marketed if labelled as a nasal decongestant. "
http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/ephedrine/index.html
The "decongestant" version is probably SUPPOSED to be mixed with other ingredients, making it less harmful (smaller quantities), but if you take enough or bypass the laws as these folks are, you can still get away with it — until the next crack-down!