Ephedrine/Caffeine Combos Safer Than Ephedrine Alone - Researcher
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Combining ephedrine alkaloids with caffeine may actually diminish the potential adverse effects of taking ephedrine alone, suggested Arne Astrup, MD/PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, at a Public Health Service meeting on the safety of ephedra supplements.
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