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Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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jmcneils Posts: 1 Joined: 2003/08/26	2003/08/26, 12:02 PM A good friend of mine is working out 5 days a week and starving herself, she is also taking ephedrine, caffeine pills and aspirin each time she goes to the gym. Can anyone tell me what these pills are going to do to her body???

7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/08/26, 12:06 PM Over time kill her -------------- Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/08/26, 12:11 PM I felt that my first post needed some more info. From what you have told us and I beleive others here will bak me up on this , it sounds like your friend has a serious eating/body image disorder. The starving action alone is enough over time to cause death. But taking the rest will just speed that up. Ephedrine and caffeine when used the right way are somewhat safe( i think it is best not to take them at all). But it can cause major health problems. She really needs mental help and or a doctor to put her in a hosiptal to get these actions under control. -------------- Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/08/26, 02:04 PM But you're right, mutt. I'm suprised she still has a pulse as it is. -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/26, 03:58 PM She will definitely lose weight, and most of it will be muscle. Sounds like an intervention may be in order. Talk to her and find out what she is thinking. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
rockandorroll Posts: 65 Joined: 2003/05/22	2003/08/26, 04:18 PM mutt is right on. you really should talk to her before she does some serious damage to herself.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/08/26, 06:52 PM Bad news. Get her on the right track. Our bodies are like motors, and need fuel (good food) to run on. She will be very sick, and damage organs. Consider her as an urgency. -------------- You can walk to anywhere you want, it only takes time. Ivan Montreal Canada (aka SpongeBob Square Pants to some!)
inv3rt Posts: 67 Joined: 2003/07/28	2003/08/28, 10:47 AM Seriously... Get your friend some help, and quick. Can you imagine her running on a treadmill, with no fuel in her, on uppers!? (Ephedrine and Caffiene make your heart go faster) She's going to crash, and crash hard. Sometimes being a friend means being the "bad guy".