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| dietary supplement that has been | | | | confirmed that Ephedra use raises blood |
| marketed as a weight loss drug. The | | | | pressure and stresses the circulatory |
| principal active ingredient is an | | | | system. Furthermore, a study of calls to |
| amphetamine-like compound. Because it | | | | poison control centers revealed that a |
| has been marketed as an herbal | | | | disproportionate rate of negative |
| supplement and not a drug, you may not | | | | reactions were cased by Ephedra as |
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| published a final ruling in 2004 to ban | | | | why you need an Ephedra |
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