Ma Huang and Guarana

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Hi Mary Ann,

 

I always recommend people stay away from Ma Huang and Guarana as I personally

tried

them (Metabolift) and within a couple of days my wife and I were at each other's

throats. I've heard of others who have experienced the same.

 

You can lose weight more slowly through exercise and diet without the negative

effects of the above two herbs. These herbs do have their place in herbology,

but

losing weight is not one of the places to use them. In small doses they can be

used by a professional in conjunction with other herbs to help rebuild nerve

cells.

 

The above is only my opinion of course, and you should seek the advice of your

own

health care professional in your area. As a matter of fact, I would strongly

recommend to you, to look up a naturopathic doctor in your area and get yourself

and your family on a real health building program. It is difficult and usually

useless to give " specific " advice for a person through this list as there is

usually a lot more going on than what can be put into an e-mail. General advice

through this list can be helpful; specific advice is something you should do

with

your health care professional. IE. A person could have Migraine headaches and

an

ache in the right shoulder and the cause could be a plugged up bowel. Sometimes

it

is necessary to really dig into a person's lifestyle on a personal one to one

basis, to get to the bottom of their physical problems. It is your

responsibility

to educate yourself, and if I were you I'd never take the advice of anyone

including me without a thorough research of that advice.

 

Remember this though; the reason a person gets headaches is NEVER because he is

suffering from an Aspirin deficiency.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Best regards,

 

Ian

 

 

Mary Ann wrote:

 

> Mary Ann <maryann23_1977

>

> Hi Everyone...

>

> I have been taking a supplement with Ma Huang and

> Guarana in it, market for weight loss. It does really

> curb my appetite and give me more energy, but lately

> it has been making me " speedy " . I shake sometimes, I

> have racing thoughts, get anxious/nervous etc. I don't

> know if it is the Ma Huang, the Guarana or the Prozac

> I take for depression...I have read Prozac can cause

> racing thoughts and " speediness " too. I guess I just

> thought since the MH and Guarana are herbs, they

> " must " be safe, but that's not always the case I

> guess. I have read some people have had heart attacks

> and strokes while taking ephedra (MH). Advice please??

> What do you all think??? Thanks!

>

> =====

> Mary Ann ~~~~the vegan, holistic minded,

> natural living, stay at home mom and

> proud attachment parent!

>

> " If I knew the way...I would take you home... "

> ~~~The Grateful Dead

 

 

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