Health & Fitness
May, 1997
You Say Ephedra, We Say be Careful!When you shop at a health food store, you assume that what you're buying won't harm you. Here's the problem: Thanks to revised federal laws, botanical ingredients may not be safe--even though they are natural. The following common herbal ingredients should raise a red flag. Ephedra is found in "pep" pills, diet drinks, Herbal Ecstacy and natural cold remedies. It's a potent central nervous system stimulant that in large doses can cause heart attacks....
