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Originally Posted by Davesta
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Originally Posted by Mousebounce
As someone who has tried ephedra, I can tell you that it isn't healthy. I wasn't overweight, but I wanted to boost my energy for my workouts. My heart was racing, and I felt like it would explode. It was not a natural feeling at all.
All of my friends who have tried it have had similar problems with it. It should be banned, b/c there are more risks than benefits. You shouldn't need supplements like that to help you anyway. Controlling your weight and excercising and eating healthy should be enough.
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I've never taken ephedra myself, but my brother has, and he had no problems with it at all. Although I do know that America does allow larger doses of ephedra than the UK. But whenever I smoke a cigarette, or drink alcohol, I get an unhealthy feeling in my body, either my lungs hurt, or I get drunk and dehydrated. Neither are healthy, but both alcohol and tobacco are allowed in the US, whereas they feel the need to ban something which has caused less deaths than falling pianos! Isn't the government just taking away the freedom of choice of its people? I'm worried that the UK may be next in this rediculous beaurocracy!
Also, can I ask you whether you educated yourself properly about ephedra before using it? Or did you just use it because you'd heard of it from friends/media etc? |
Yes, I read up on it before I took it. Actually, both my husband and I tried it together. We both had the same reaction.
Smoking and drinking aren't supposed to help you with anything though. Ephedra is supposed to help with your workouts and lose weight. You really can't compare the two.