Ephedrine - A Dangerous Drug?

Hype and bogus
So let's look at the other side of fence. The supplement manufacturers market their stuff as the greatest thing since sliced bread, trying to put on a facade of scientific mumbo-jumbo, or using professional bodybuilders in an economic pinch, or the worst of all - trying to wake your competitive instinct by hinting that you can be the guy kicking sand in the face of the other guys on the beach. Any way you look at it, it's 99% hype and bogus.

The bottom line is that most of the active ingredients are ephedrine and caffine, usually with some herb that supposedly imitates the effect of aspirin. The rest is usually fillers, trying to justify the outrageous claims. Sure - chromium picolinate IS good for you, and WILL help you stay in shape - in the long run. It'll work over the next 6-12 month and make you more sensitive to insulin, which translates to less fat storage. Once again, over the long run. It is NOT some 1-hour magic potion.

The other ingredients are typically herbs and components that created some kind of "revolutionary" study back in the 80s ... But later were proven useless for one reason or another. Nonetheless, the manufacturer can claim exceptional potency by quoting that first, bulls-t study.

Bottom line: It's almost like buying gas. There's very little difference - if any - between the brands that really counts.

What you DO want to look out for is conmen who don't deliver the goods. You're paying for high quality, and should expect to receive what's on the label. Be wary of knock-offs that look like a big brand product, but is sold for half the price. Granted, some very well might be legit, but like in the case of creatine: Ask for an independent lab report to verify the claim if you're suspicious.

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