Health food store busted for selling banned substances

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Health food store busted for selling banned substances

Recent reports of products being pulled from a health food store chain’s shelves by Health Canada because they contained yohimbe/yohimbine or ephedra/ephedrine are disturbing.

Known side effects for both banned substances, according to Health Canada, are a dangerous increase in blood pressure while yohimbine may also cause high heart rate, anxiety, headaches, nausea and other symptoms. Ephedrine, according to the Mayo Clinic, can increase your risk of getting headaches, stroke, heart attacks, among others.

Back in the days of Health Canada and FDA bans on melatonin and kava kava, many stores carried the supplements, hid them under the counter and would sell them to consumers who asked for them.

Consumers will make their own choices at times no matter how well-educated a retail staff member is when advising on supplements. But generally, they do want to trust the retailer and their staff when asking for a product and their opinion on its benefits.

This business is all about healthy choices. News about product seizures should get everyone thinking about that.

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