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"At the time Mr. Bechler (the baseball player) collapsed from heat stroke, much of the ephedrine he has swallowed was still in his stomach and had not yet entered his bloodstream. [The unabsorbed ephedrine] could not have caused or contributed to Mr. Bechler's death"
-Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, former New York City chief medical examiner, in a letter to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Issues Relating to Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements, July 23, 2003.
Case Point: EPHEDRA: I am not sure if you are aware of the propaganda behind the Ephedra issue, but hear this, DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR ON TV!! I have research from University's and independent studies, and the conclusion is Ephedra works! Don't you find it funny that the media reported nothing over the RAND Study? The RAND report (commissioned by President Bush) to research the Ephedra adverse events, found "there may have been five "sentinel" cases of death related to ephedra use over an approximate ten-year period." I'm sure you must have seen or read this somewhere….right? In fact, the RAND report actually stated that ephedra works. They clamor for action against ephedra yet ignore the risks of severe side effects and even death from much more common products —such things as aspirin, acetaminophen, alcohol, tobacco, and others.
"RAND has confirmed that not a single serious adverse event has occurred in more than 55 clinical studies that have been published and that provide scientific support for the safety and benefits of Ephedra dietary supplements."
Come on 20/20 GIVE ME A BREAK TOO...where was the report on that?!? I myself have taken Ephedra for 3 straight years and 4 more years off and on. In my opinion, the Federal Government is trying to regulate responsibility, when facts are PEOPLE have to ACT responsible when taking anything! When you take aspirin, do you follow directions and take 1 tablet every 4 hours? Or do you say, if 1 tablet is good than 2 have to be better? If you take 2 or 3 aspirins and get sick, who is the blame...the aspirin? In fact, more than 16,000 deaths a year occur from taking aspirin!!!
In my opinion, the FDA is trying to ban Ephedra so the only choice we will have will be going to a medical doctor (office fee) to get a prescription (another fee) to help with weight loss. I personally have 2 objections to this school of thought:
1. FDA is run by MD's, CEO's,CFO's, Presidents and Board Members of some Pharmaceutical companies. (And who benefits if they ban Ephedra)?
2. Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year! That was 4 years ago, published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
Don't let the media be your only source of information when it comes to your health. Do yourself a favor...get the facts on Ephedra and any other supplement that comes under fire....Read the studies for yourself......If you would like a copy of any of the Ephedra study's or the RAND report, just email me your request.
Example: Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. Commissioner of Food and Drugs (http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/bio.html)
Here is what they did not tell you in this news piece:
"The authors noted that most of the women were long past menopause and said it is possible the study was timed too late to enable them to experience any soy-related benefits. Previous research has suggested that soy might help prevent bone loss immediately after menopause. "But it is much harder to reverse the bone loss when the damage is already done," Kreijkamp-Kaspers said, adding that the same might be true for mental function. It is also possible that other soy products would have different results. The study, funded by Dutch research organizations, used only Solae powder, provided by its maker, the Solae Co."
Soy is mostly protein (almost 40%) and the body has to produce more acid to digest protein. Now to keep the blood pH in check, the body has to buffer that acid. And what does the body pull from storage to buffer acid…….? Calcium! So soy would not be the supplement of choice when trying to ward off bone loss. For that you would want the herb highest in Calcium.....Valerian….not soy! But the whole piece was to shed a bad light on soy for something that we don't even use soy for!
Story's like this go on day after day, week after week, and year after year. Mis-leading and false information on Natural Supplements have (it seems) bombarded the air waves. Well it is no wonder people are confused when it comes to choosing supplements for rebuilding health.
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