Jamaica Gleaner - Profiles in Medicine - Wednesday

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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | March 5, 2003

Ephedra Weight watchers' dream turn nightmare

The Chinese herb, ephedra, is a weight watcher's dream but, as is true of most things in life - nothing is perfect.

If not ephedra, then what?

THE CHINESE herb, ephedra must be every weight watcher's dream, it cuts appetite and has a powerful fat-burning power but it also speeds up the heart rate and pushes up the blood pressure.

Black tea zaps 'flu bug

HERE'S ANOTHER reason to have a 'cuppa' tea, especially black tea - it keeps the 'flu bug at bay.