Synephrine

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What would you do if faced with a decision between a pill that helped you lose weight easily but may cause your death and staying obese? Surprisingly, many people would choose weight loss with the possible risk of death. Often, we think that death won’t happen to us—that is something that happens to other people. In reality, no one is immune to this risk and easy weight loss is no reason to flirt with disaster.

Ephedra is an extremely effective weight loss ingredient that was finally banned by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004. Are you curious to find out why was it banned? You should be—the Food and Drug administration does not ban ingredients on a whim. Ephedra was banned because it was an ingredient that caused a lot of deaths and cardiovascular damage. Ephedra is a stimulant that increases your heart rate and blood pressure. It also constricts your blood vessels, which is a dangerous combination.

Since the Ephedra ban, weight loss supplement manufacturers have been desperately seeking its replacement. Every day there is a new drug released that manufacturers claim works, “just like Ephedra” but is Ephedra free. Synephrine is one such ingredient.

Synephrine is better known as bitter orange. Like Ephedra, it is a stimulant. It can help you lose weight by giving you more energy which just may compel you to exercise more, burn more calories and lose weight. It can also increase your metabolism slightly which makes you burn more calories while resting or exercising. In addition, Synephrine has been found to suppress your appetite.

Unlike Ephdra, however, Synephrine has not been found to constrict your blood vessels and negatively impact your cardiovascular system, although it does result in slightly higher blood pressure which, for some people like those with heart disease, could be extremely dangerous. Does that mean it is safe for everyone else? Absolutely not. Often, the Food and Drug Administration is unable to completely review and test every new supplement ingredient before it is introduced as the next best thing. That means there are potential dangerous ingredients out there, and Synephrine could be one.

While both Synephrine and Ephedra contain the same 300 mg of caffeine, Ephedra had been shown to perform better—if, of course, you lived after taking it. So if you are taking Synephrine after having success with Ephedra, don’t expect to get the exact same results. You may still lose weight, but you might not lose it as quickly as you did with Ephedra and you might not lose as much. And again, there is no guarantee that Synephrine is completely safe—so if you decide to try it, make sure you keep abreast of the news and any announcements from the Food and Drug Administration that discuss possibly fatal side effects.

Prior to trying Synephrine, you should meet with your primary care physician and make sure that he or she thinks it is a safe, effective option for you. Depending on what other medication you take each day or what vitamins you take, your physician might have reservations about you taking it. Additionally, he or she may have ideas about what you can o in addition to taking this supplement in order to help your weight loss efforts.

It might be a good idea to also invest in a blood pressure monitor if you decide to take Synephrine as part of your weight loss regimen. With a blood pressure monitor you have the ability to carefully watch your blood pressure and hopefully get an inkling of any problems early on—before they become irreversible or fatal.

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