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 Whitson wrote:

::Pre-Paleo diet I took Metabolife which was an herbal diet control,
::weight loss pill with Ma Juang and naturally occuring ephedra.  The
::feeling I got from those pills is similar to the feeling when I am in
::ketosis.

The feeling from ephedra and Ma Huang is the same as when you are in an
emergency (epinephrine-like).  Apparently your body reacts to ketosis as if
it is stressful.



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