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body is all the weight you need to do exercise that don't need machines or stacks of weight such as pull-ups, pushups,
sit-ups, stairs.
DEXATRIM
QUESTION: I am trying to lose weight and in doing so have started taking Dexatrim. This claims to lower you appetite
(which it has) and speed up your metabolism (which it might have judging by the slite hand shakes I get). It does
contain 12 mg of Sida cordifolia (Ephedrine). I read your answers to the previuosly asked questions in the weight loss
section. Is Ephedrine the same thing as Ephedra in the Ma Huang. If it isn't what are the negative side-effects of taking
Dexatrim and are there any if you take it for less than 12 weeks as indicated?
ANSWER: If it were me I would not take this product, ephedrine and ephedra the plant have similar actions and
reactions in the body. Japanese chemists isolated ephedrine from ma huang (ephedra) at the turn of the century, and
it soon became a primary treatment for asthma in the United States and abroad. Ephedra's other major ingredient,
pseudoephedrine, became the decongestant Sudafed.
From the WWW.tnp.com website.
Although it can still be found in a few over-the-counter drugs for asthma, physicians seldom prescribe ephedrine
anymore. The problem is that ephedrine mimics the effects of adrenaline and causes symptoms such as rapid
heartbeat, high blood pressure, agitation, insomnia, nausea, and loss of appetite. The newer asthma drugs are much
safer and easier to tolerate.
Recently, pills containing ephedrine have been sold as weight-loss aids and "natural" stimulants. Unfortunately, these
products have been overused and combined with other stimulants, such as caffeine, resulting in severe
overstimulation and even death in some people.1 In 1997, the FDA proposed stiff limits on dietary supplements
containing ephedrine, but they are presently under appeal by manufacturers who say they go too far. The FDA's
intervention stemmed from unscrupulous manufacturers.
The one true weight control method is decrease caloric intake and increased physical exercise.
HERBALIFE
QUESTION: Hello, I just recently started taking Herbalife products for weight loss and was wondering what you
thought about the company and their products? The main thing I am concerned about is the Guarana that is in one of
the products I use. On the bottle it suggests taking one tablet up to four times per day. Each tablet contains: Calcium
(as calcium sulfate) 76mg and Guarana (seed) 800mg. What is the daily suggested amount? I know that it is
something containing caffeine, I drink 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day and no caffine the rest of the day. Is this something I
should be concerned with?
ANSWER: I will not give an opinion on a commercial product or a particular brand name such as Herbalife, but I will
give a general opinion on the use of herbs in diet formulas and the use of Guarana.
Guarana is used to speed you up like the caffeine in coffee and tea, inappropriate use can overtax your adrenal
glands, for some addiction is possible and withdrawal symptomology unpleasant.
In my opinion it is inappropriately used in diet formulas, keep-you-awake formulas or used as a recreational drug.
The only true and correct weight loss method is lowered caloric intake and increased physical exercise. If the diet
formula works and you lose weight what happens when you go off it, you will probably gain the weight back because
there was no correction to lifestyle, diet or exercise. I would set short term goals and make eating correctly and
exercising daily a habit in your life. It takes three weeks to ingrain a habit, after that you miss it, if it is not done. Start
with small changes, a 20 minute walk every day is one. Hope this helps!
There are some simple steps you can do to change your life and it can be applied to everything, eating, exercising,
saving, finances, reading, etc.
1. Set a Big Goal.
2. Set a Big Reward for the Big Goal.
3. Break the Big Goal Down into manageable steps.
4. Reward Yourself for meeting each step.
5. Do it everyday, make a habit of it.
6. Tell someone and make a promise to meet your Big Goal and steps, use this person to get encouragement as you
meet each step and do not break your promise to them about the big goal. This is the concrete that will hold you to
your goal!
7. Then just do it and don't stop, meet your steps/goals reward yourself and eventually it will be integrated into your
life some much you will miss it if it is gone and wonder how you missed doing it before. Eventually you wont need the
reward. Then move onto another aspect in your life which you would like to change or improve, and do it again.
This Process builds self confidence and character, you will become stronger then all the things in life that normally
control you and you think may be out of control. You now have now set a pattern for successfully changing things in
your life and controlling your life.
End of sermon for today
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