Stacker with ephedra
you will not find it because Stacker no longer contains ephedra. It had replaced ephedra with another ingredient that works just as well but is much less dangerous to your health. Ephedra was banned in the United States in 2003 and again in late 2006 so most companies have replaced their ephedra products with other alternative ingredients. Ephedra has been around for many years but there were just too many dangerous side effects and deaths from it to allow it to continue to be used in the United States. It is not known at this time if any other countries have banned it. The Chinese have used ephedra for medicinal purposes to treat lung problems for over 5,000 years. The Mormons, Native Americans, and Mexicans have also used ephedra for many years for medicinal purposes. It was used recently for fever, common colds, cough, congested sinuses, congested lungs and bronchial tubes, weight loss, as an energy booster, and as a sports performance booster. Ephedra was very powerful and people were losing weight with it on an average of 5 to 8 pounds a week without dieting or exercise. It boosted energy, increased stamina, increased metabolism, suppressed the appetite and worked for men as well as women.The big problem with ephedra was that it was causing many people to have serious side effects and, in some cases, death. There were over 800 reports of people suffering with strokes, heart attacks and some deaths from 1994 to 2003. The Food and Drug Administration filed the information with the US federal court and in 2003 Ephedra was banned. Some companies and people felt that the Food and Drug Administration were exaggerating and making a mountain out of a mole hill by stressing that ephedra was much more dangerous than it actually was. They believed that if used in smaller doses ephedra would be safe so they filed a petition with the court in 2004 to get the ban lifted. The Federal court agreed with the people and stated that the FDA did not have enough evidence to support their claims and believed if ephedra was used in small amounts of 10 mg or less, it would be safe to use. The court lifted the ban in 2005 and no product was to contain any more than 10 mg of ephedra. The FDA continued to receive reports of heart attacks and strokes even when as little as 8 mg of ephedra was being used. They received over 1,000 reports of hospital emergencies and at least 17 deaths from 1997 to 2006. The FDA had some of the products, which contained ephedra, tested and the results showed that some of the products contained more ephedra than was stated on the labels, and some contained less. There were some that contained no ephedra at all. The FDA filed their findings and reports with the court in 2006 and late in 2006 ephedra was banned in the United States for the second time.