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THE F-D-A HAS A WARNING FOR ANYONE WHO USES MALE PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENTS.

THE SUPPLEMENTS – WHICH CLAIM TO IMPROVE STRENGTH AND ENERGY AND HELP SEXUAL PERFORMANCE – ARE OFTEN LABELED AS “ALL NATURAL” BUT THE F-D-A SAYS MANY OF THEM ARE ANYTHING BUT.

ACCORDING TO ITS WARNING, THE F-D-A FOUND UN-DECLARED INGREDIENTS IN MANY OF THESE SUPPLEMENTS… RANGING FROM THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN PRESCRIPTION ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION MEDICATIONS TO PHARMACEUTICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND EVEN DIABETES MEDICATIONS.

DOCTORS SAY THESE INGREDIENTS CAN INTERFERE WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS – ESPECIALLY NITRATE MEDICATIONS FOR HEART DISEASE.

THEY CAN ALSO HIDE EARLY SIGNS OF HEART DIEASE… BECAUSE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION OFTEN SUGGESTS AN INCREASED RISK FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

THE F-D-A SAYS BECAUSE IT DOESN’T APPROVE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO BE SOLD AND MARKETED IN THE U-S – IT DOESN’T REGULARLY TEST AND VALIDATE MANUFACTURERS’ CLAIMS ABOUT WHAT’S IN THEM.

AND WHILE THE F-D-A CAN SEND WARNING LETTERS TO SUPPLEMENT MAKERS – IT’S UP TO THE COMPANIES TO ISSUE RECALLS.

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