Ephedrine and Caffeine Combination What does adding stimulants to diet pills do? It is believed that adding caffeine to diet pills may increase weight loss (http://www.vitamins.com/encyclopedia/Concern/Weight_Loss.htm and http://www.mothernature.com/ency/Concern/Weight_Loss.asp). Many diet pills contain caffeine or guaranine, which is found in the herb guarana and is almost identical to caffeine. Caffeine acts as a stimulant of the central nervous system. The stimulant also increases
Ephedrine: The Weight Loss Wonder Drug An increasing number of people are using products to enhance their diets. A recent estimate indicates, “Americans are spending some $6 billion annually on nutritional supplements, and the market is growing by 20% every year” (Zahn, 1997). Of these supplements, the increase in herbal remedy use is most dramatic. Zahn holds that the increase can be attributed to the widely held belief that herbal substances are healthy and harmless because of their natural
Ephedrine with Caffine - The Secret to Weight Loss Ephedrine is an over the counter herbal stimulant stemmed from the Chinese plant ma huang. The Chinese discovered this stimulant over two thousand years ago for the purpose of treating asthma, cold and flu symptoms, chills, lack of perspiration, headache, and edema. Ephedrine is presently found in herbal stimulants, prescription cold and flu remedies, and asthmatic aid products. Because it is a stimulant, ephedrine motivates thermogenesis in
Ephedra: Asking For Trouble? A member of the phylum Gnetophyta, the Ephedra genus is a perennial, dioecious shrub that reaches 1 1/2 to 4 feet tall (7). There are multiple species of this genus that inhabit the desert regions in certain parts of the world. The three species E. sinica, E. intermedia, and E. equisetina are found in Asia, particularly China and Mongolia. Ephedra distacha is from Europe. India and Pakistan are home to E. gerardiana. North American species consist of E. nevadensis
found in a Neolithic grave in the Middle East. This evidence may indicate that Ephedra was used as a medicine more than 60,000 year ago. In China, Ephedra was the first herbal remedy to yield an active constituent, in this case ephedrine. The first isolation of ephedrine was in 1887, by a Japanese chemist, N. Nagai (2,5). Folk and Historic Traditions The Zen Monks used Ephedra to encourage calm concentration during meditation. According to a legend, a tea containing Ephedra was given to the
Creatine and Ephedrine Bill Romanowski, Shannon Sharpe, and Mark McGwire, are just a few of the professional athletes that use and endorse fitness supplements such as Androstendione, Creatine, and other products. Every on camera interview that you see Shannon Sharpe he is wearing an EAS mock turtleneck. EAS is one of the leading manufacturers of Creatine and other supplements. The hottest supplement in Hollywood is Ephedrine; an herbal based drug designed to increase fat loss. Why do so many athletes
From the Bigs to NU: Performance Enhancement From the very first time he touched the newest and hottest in a long line of drug fads, Justin Hedrick, then high school running back, now star pitcher for the Northeastern baseball team, was swept up in the craze of ephedra. Looking back, he realizes what a fortunate decision he made to stop using the common muscle supplement linked to as many as 155 deaths around the country since its introduction in the mid-1990s. “Before (football) season
dedication. The problem is, this road has consequences and dangers. One of the most common over the counter supplements used today is ephedrine. Ephedrine is a natural central-nervous system stimulant derived from Chinese herbs. Ephedrine is sold in pill form to display that it is okay to take, as any over the counter medicine or vitamin would be. Ephedrine is marketed as a dietary supplement, appetite suppressant, herbal stimulant, a muscle builder, and an inhancer of sexual potency.
answered by asking yet another question, “What is ephedra?” II. What Is Ephedra? Ephedra is an herb native to central Asia, which can also be found under the name Ma Huang. Many people get confused about the difference between ephedra and ephedrine, but the answer to ... ... middle of paper ... ...tical diet in combination with exercise. [i] A Serious Supplemental Hazard http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/media/groundwarrior/issues/Summer01/serious.htm by Ltjg. Jeff Repass and HM3 Joseph
The Use of Steroids in Major League Sports There has been a lot of controversy about steroids in sports. The pressure has caused some sport stars to admit to their use of steroids. Some of these people are Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, and Jason Giambi. Steroids though seem very helpful to professional athletes, it can very dangerous and can help people get advantage over other people. Steroids have been around for a long time. “The first people to use anabolic steroids for athletic enhancement
and Overview Clenbuterol isn’t an anabolic steroid, but rather a stimulant belonging to a class of compounds known as sympathomimetic. This classification contains other similar compounds an average individual might be more familiar with, such as: ephedrine, amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, albuterol, and many others. This drug category is quite broad with each compound in the family being related, having many similarities and operating in a same manner through similar pathways. The effect of Clenbuterol
Caroline Anna Joy Baden SWK-1105-G1C Carin Burr 30 March 2014 History of Crystal Methamphetamines While there are a large variety of illegal drugs out on the streets currently, one of the most well-known is methamphetamine. Most people today know of the drug, but do not understand how it came into existence. Knowing the history is important, because it can help one to better grasp how it came to be and why so many people today use the drug. Methamphetamine is a stimulant and it is extremely addictive
Methamphetamines are some of the most addicting drugs in the world. What’s even worse is that it is produced right here in America from everyday items. “The main ingredient in methamphetamine is ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Ephedrine is found in many cough medications, although the government has begun to restrict availability due to abuse. Chemicals are extracted from things like brake cleaner, engine starter, rubbing alcohol, batteries, and fertilizer. All of
Weight-Loss and the Weight of the Media The media bombards us with advertisements and articles about weight-loss supplements. We cannot turn on the television or radio without seeing or hearing an advertisement for Dexatrim, and we cannot flip through a magazine without seeing an advertisement or article about Metabolife. The manner in which different media sources treat weight-loss supplements greatly influences the public's perception of these products. This essay will examine a Newsweek article
Guarana, Green Tea extract, and Citrus Aurantium which boosts thermo genesis when working together. The product also contains L-Carnitine. Unlike some of the diet pills marketed before, Hydrox Slim is free from thermo genesis-promoting ingredient, Ephedrine or Ephedra which is now considered as harmful. One of the advantages of the capsule formula is that its full ingredient list is available. Also, intake of Hydrox Slim encourages ample water consumption. However, there are also disadvantages in choosing
Ecstasy is chemically known as MDMA or Methyline Dioxymethamphetamine (WWW1). Similar to other amphetamine derivatives, Ecstasy is a stimulant to the central nervous system. Ecstasy was first synthesized in 1914 in Germany and was distributed as an alternative to the appetite suppressant, MDA (WWW2). As people became more knowledgeable about the euphoric effects of this drug, the demand for it became larger and larger. In the 1960's, Ecstasy was characterized as the "love drug". It was also used
Modafinil is a wake-promoting drug that has been prescribed for conditions such as sleep disorders, stimulant dependence, and attention deficit disorder [6]. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies modafinil as a Schedule IV drug [2]. The official website for Drug Enforcement Agency states that Schedule IV drugs have low potential for abuse and minimal risk for dependency [5]. However, off-label use of modafinil is becoming widespread. The drug has received some media scrutiny due to
is constantly changing, generally toward more lenient control regimes. A major gap is emerging, where in many countries strict drug control legislation has impeded access to and availability of essential medicines such as morphine, methadone or ephedrine, in other countries pharmaceutical painkillers are generating the most problematic patterns of nonmedical drug use, replacing heroin. And recently, a new
mostly found in health food stores and are generally used to improve the athlete's overall nutrition or health. Some performance enhancing drugs that are commonly regulated or banned are amphetamines, anabolic steroids, androstenedione, caffeine, ephedrine, erythropoietin, and hemassist. “The NCAA bans the following classes of drugs: stimulants, anabolic agents, alcohol and beta blockers (banned for rifle only), diuretics and other masking agents, street/illicit drugs, peptide hormones and analogues
The human being works to improve itself; to better the natural abilities and develop new skills to give them a leg up in this world. A growing number of healthy people have begun using cognitive enhancers to gain a mental edge their competitive lives. Performance enhancing drugs were introduced as a means to improve the human body and biological functions. These enhancements are meant to increase abilities that are lacking, and majority of brain enhancing drugs only work on those whose skills are