In the expanding world of hydration products, nuun has separated itself from the pack with their quality portable electrolyte tablets. It is dissolves quickly, is sugar-free, is convenient to use, and tends to have a mild, pleasing taste.
(For nuun product details and to read TheFinalSprint.com’s review from earlier this year, please click here).
Since TFS’s review, nuun has added “kona cola” as a new flavor to their existing lineup of lemon-lime, tri-berry, and citrus fruit. Not only does Kona Kola give a new taste, but also offers 40 mg of caffeine for each tablet. This quantity of caffeine is roughly half of the amount found in a cup of coffee, and is more on par with a cup of tea or a serving of cola.
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The following quiz was written by the Federal Trade Commission so that you can find out how much you know (or don’t know) about using dietary supplements safely.
Advertised throughout the media, displayed in grocery stores and pharmacies, and promoted widely on the Internet, dietary supplements look like just another consumer product on the shelf. But are they? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about using dietary supplements safely.
1. A supplement labeled “natural” means that it also is:
1. mild
2. without any risk of side effects
3. safe to use with other medications
4. none of the above
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Pseudoephedrine (commonly sold over the counter as Sudafed in 30mg or 120mg) is an over-the-counter drug derived from the plant ephedra which is used to relieve nasal and sinus congestion.
New research from a 2006 study published in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise found that pseudoephedrine decreases run times by 2.1% in a group of 1500-m runners.
Pseudoephedrine is derived from the plant genus ephedra, also known as ma huang, which has over 40 different species and can be broken down to nearly 30,000 different tones, most found in the plant’s stem. Ephedrine, a well-known herbal weight-loss supplement, is also derived from ephedra.
Ephedrine accounts for 90% of alkaloid content (meaning it generates the biggest physiological response in the body), whereas pseudoephedrine accounts for only 27% alkaloid content. In order to understand the impact of pseudoephedrine, it is necessary to understand the ethical debate over its original source, ephedra.
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