Well, I don’t know if you all have heard but the supplement Jack3d has reared its ugly head in the health news in the past couple of weeks. The recent popularity for this product is its connection to the death of a 30 year old UK runner that passed away earlier this year.
She was less than a mile from the finish line when she suddenly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. She never regained consciousness.
She supposedly ordered Jack3d online months before the race. According to the report, she was never known for taking any previous supplements and only decided to take jack3d when she “hit the wall” during the race.
This product is actually banned in the UK due to its linking in several other deaths. In the US, it is well known for ending the life of two army soldiers last year.
In both cases (one soldier 22 other 32 years old) they died of a heart attack!
The questionable compound in this product is DMAA (also known as 1,3-dimethylamylamine). This ingredient is very popular in the fitness industry because it will increase your metabolism causing you to lose weight, while also increasing your concentration and energy.
This compound would work well for a wide range of audiences; from your everyday gym goer to your professional athletes. DMAA acts almost as an amphetamine such as speed or Adderall that causes your heart to pump out of this world!
Having your heart elevated is not a problem, but when your heart is synthetically elevated for a period of time you are risking a potential arrhythmia. This arrhythmia sadly occurred in the majority of deaths. The scariest concept about this ingredient is its ability to be marketed in many different names, yet it’s the same product.
The only true way to make sure any supplement you are taking does not have DMAA, or any ingredient synonymous with it, is by laboratory testing. HPRC (human performance research center) recommends using dietary supplements that provide evidence of third party testing. I am actually going to attach a link so you can see if any of your supplements are on the list. Please let me know if you find anything.
http://hprconline.org/dietarysupplements/files/DMAA_List.pdf
-Phil