accidentally poisoned himself

[Guest guest]

We got the news about how died from Helen, his friend, a few

days ago. I've been thinking, and saving up, what I wanted to write

since then.

was taking ephedrine for weight loss. Ephedrine is now banned

by the FDA. When he was found dead in his chair there was a bottle of

it on the table next to him. He had probably just taken some. He

died of a massive stroke caused by blood clots. This problem is a

known symptom of ephedrine use.

He told me number of times that he wanted to lose weight -- he felt

bad about his potbelly. was actually skinny; his potbelly was

a symptom of adrenal exhaustion, and the only place where he stuck

out. Other than in his lower gut he was a craggy man. I tried to

talk to about his diet when he came to visit me, right before

his death -- I saw the condition of his body -- but he was completely

unwilling to change the way he did things. was typical of

millions of people who to try to lose weight instead of pushing to

rehabilitate bodily functions.

told me many times that he was lonely -- he wanted a partner.

was massively switched in this regard. He simply was not

able to cognate, to articulate what he wanted clearly enough,

completely enough, and often enough, to evolve his wants to something

of real value.

I guess he felt his weight was in the way of attracting the right

woman, not realizing that he simply hadn't brought himself to a level

of preparation for her to show up. She's there all right -- I test

that. And I'm sure they'll meet in another life.

The thing that I'm left with, when I think about , is that we

got immunics to him too late -- years too late. The evolution that he

needed was happening for him, and would have happened in time to save

his life if I had evolved more quickly, and brought immunics to an

apparency level where he could find it five years before he did.

is like a World War II casualty that happened the day before

Germany surrendered. To me his death is just another reminder that

the more I hesitate, the slower I go, the more unnecessary deaths

happen.

And that for every " , " there are tens of thousands of people

who die unnecessarily each day from things that immunics cures, simply

because they never heard of it.

Your concerned colleague,

The Buz

I've attached some information about ephedrine that Greg sent me.

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Ephedrine, Ephedra

Ephedra is now a banned substance, according to the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration, because of the high number of reported illnesses and

injuries associated with the use of these dietary supplements.

People have experienced, among other injuries:

* deaths

* strokes

* heart attacks

* seizures

* rapid and irregular heart rhythms

* increased blood pressure

* chest pain

* psychosis

* tremors

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What is Ephedrine, Ephedra and Ma Huang?

These terms are used to refer to the same substance derived from the

plant Ephedra. (There are many common names for these evergreen

plants, including squaw tea and Mormon tea.) Ephedra is a shrub-like

plant that is found in desert regions in central Asia and other parts

of the world. The dried greens of the plant are used medicinally.

Ephedra is a stimulant containing the herbal form of ephedrine.

In the United States, ephedra and ephedrine are sold in health food

stores under a variety of brand names. Ephedrine is widely used for

weight loss, as an energy booster, and to enhance athletic

performance. These products often contain other stimulants, such as

caffeine, which may have synergistic effects and increase the

potential for adverse effects. Ephedra is often touted as the " herbal

fen-phen. "

Ephedra's main active medical ingredients are the alkaloids ephedrine

and pseudoephedrine. The ephedras also contain various tannins and

related chemicals.The stem contains 1-3% total alkaloids, with

ephedrine accounting for 30-90% of this total. The concentrations of

these alkaloids depends upon the particular species of ephedra used.

Ephedrine alkaloids are amphetamine-like compounds used in OTC and

prescription drugs with potentially lethal stimulant effects on the

central nervous system and heart. The FDA has received more than 800

reports of adverse effects associated with use of products containing

ephedrine alkaloid since 1994. These serious adverse effects, include

hypertension (elevated blood pressure), palpitations (rapid heart

rate), neurophathy (nerve damage), myopathy (muscle injury),

psychosis, stroke, memory loss, heart rate irregularities, insomnia,

nervousness, tremors, seizures, heart attacks, and death. The agency

has proposed to prohibit the marketing of dietary supplements

containing 8 milligrams or more of ephedrine alkaloids per serving.