Anyone know the deal with this product? Is it real ephedra? I saw it on conditionnutrition.com and wanted to know if anyone else has tried it
I saw an episode of Surviverman where Les was in the Utah desert and he made a tea out of some plant with ephedra in it. Worked good too, the ephedra gave him a big boost in energy. I wish I remembered what that plant was called.
Try it and let us know how it works.
I believe that tea brewed from ephedra is called mormon tea.
Ephedra is the plant. The active chemical is called ephedrine.
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speaking of ephedra, what is your guys take on this?
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It works, burns fat and increases energy.
Has an insane down (up?) regulation rate meaning it is very easy to build up a huge tolerance real fast.
Decreases insulin sensitivity, no doubt about it, I proved this to myself.
Tastes like your worst possible nightmare, but works quicker if you chew the tabs.
Definitely is turbo charged by caffeine and vice versa. Will put you on edge and bring out aggression and maybe irritability.
Bottom line? Used intelligently it can be a help, but is very easy to abuse and will wreak havoc on your CNS, sleep patterns and insulin sensitivity if it is. The younger and healthier you are the more you can withstand without serious long term problems.
I got my hands on a big bunch of it for the cost of a dog evaluation and use it pre workout ONLY in fairly small amounts with no issues, including with insulin sensitivity. I used it 3 days in a row a while back and watched my blood sugar begin to climb back up. I check it because I’m a type 2 diabetic though my glucose levels have been under complete control for quite a while now.
[quote]jit07 wrote:
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Ephedra is great, that stuff does not have what you want in it. I got some a few weeks ago and it sucks. Apparently it’s processed in a different way so that the stuff you want isn’t in there. Right now the only way to get the good stuff is to get it combined with guaifenesin or to get it from international sources. If you have any good international sources then let me know.