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I was contacted this week by a reporter from USA Today , Allison Young. She wanted to know if I would be interested in talking about an ingredient (Amp Citrate a.k.a Amperall - trademarked version that we use) in our product Iron Forged Nutrition Contraband. Thankfully I was familiar with the work of Ms.Young and I don't feel like she would portray any info I would give defending the ingredient in the right light. She said that there are a lot of researchers saying that Amp Citrate is very similar to 1,3 DMAA and that there is very little if any proven safety in humans. Also that it may not actually be derived from a plant. I believe that the FDA was never able to decisively prove that 1,3 was dangerous but they still sent out warning letters stating that it could not be used in supplements. I am afraid that they may going after Amp Citrate next.
Personally I was never a fan of 1,3 DMAA but I know many that loved it and I feel that it should of never been taken off the market. It was abused by a few people and that is what lead to problems. Anything that is abused can cause problems as we all know. If you drink too much water it can kill you, if you take too many Tylenol it will kill you (this in top ten most common visits to the ER ahead of many illegal drugs) , same goes for aspirin, and my favorite Tobacco (which kills more than 400,000 people every year, more than every illegal drug combined) I love Amp Citrate on the otherhand I would hate to see it forgo the same process that 1,3 did. In my experience Amperall (amp citrate) doesn't cause vasoconstriction like most other stimulant compounds and doesn't leave me with a terrible crash. Amp doesn't seem to effect my heart as much as other stimulants like caffeine but it does almost seem to give me a nootropic lazer like focus and mood boost.
How do you guys feel about the regulation of our supplements and this upcoming article?
Personally I was never a fan of 1,3 DMAA but I know many that loved it and I feel that it should of never been taken off the market. It was abused by a few people and that is what lead to problems. Anything that is abused can cause problems as we all know. If you drink too much water it can kill you, if you take too many Tylenol it will kill you (this in top ten most common visits to the ER ahead of many illegal drugs) , same goes for aspirin, and my favorite Tobacco (which kills more than 400,000 people every year, more than every illegal drug combined) I love Amp Citrate on the otherhand I would hate to see it forgo the same process that 1,3 did. In my experience Amperall (amp citrate) doesn't cause vasoconstriction like most other stimulant compounds and doesn't leave me with a terrible crash. Amp doesn't seem to effect my heart as much as other stimulants like caffeine but it does almost seem to give me a nootropic lazer like focus and mood boost.
How do you guys feel about the regulation of our supplements and this upcoming article?