Judy Lundberg-Wafer scurried across the Santa Maria Fairplex convention center, cutting through the line for tri-tip at a agricultural forum on a path toward Justin Fareed, the former UCLA football player running to represent a large chunk of California's Central Coast in Congress.
In 2006 the FDA banned any dietary supplements with active ephedrine alkaloids. The Chinese herb Ma Huang is known for the active ephedrine alkaloids that are derived from it. Other ephedra supplements containing ingredients like Ephedra viridis are completely legal, safe, and effective. Many dietary weight loss manufacturers are using Ephedra viridis, also known as mormon tea. Ephedra viridis does not contain the ephedrine alkaloid that was banned by the FDA. All the products we sell that contain ephedra use Ephedra viridis or other legal varieties. Ephedra viridis has thermogenic properties, will give you lots of energy and has no reported ill effects if taken how directed.
Ephedra and ephedrine promote modest shortterm weight loss; their long-term effect is unknown. Ephedrine plus caffeine boosts immediate physical performance for fit young men; there is no evidence that ephedra or ephedrine improves long-term physical performance of athletes or would work for the general public.Ephedra and ephedrine increase the risk of nausea, vomiting, jitteriness, and palpitations.tudies of Athletic Performance. We found no studies that assessed the effects of ephedra-containing dietary supplements on athletic performance. Thus we analyzed only studies of products containing ephedrine or ephedrine plus caffeineâ seven studies in all.