Hit the Gym, Not the Pills
Most of us have something about ourselves that we’d like to change. Too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too stocky, too anything… In fact, research suggests that more than half of teens are unsatisfied with their bodies for some reason. Some teens are so concerned about their bodies that they take unhealthy or extreme actions, such as taking steroids or diet pills or supplements, or trying to limit their calories too much.
Today, SBB will focus on steroids, which are unhealthy and illegal without a doctor’s prescription. Doctors can prescribe anabolic steroids to treat anemia (a condition where the blood does...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 29, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
Are Xenoestrogens Ruining Your Girlish Figure, Health & Happiness?
< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HpP1K2qEXXE/TEtBJDGP8UI/AAAAAAAAA3c/_t81muteBro/s1600/Pesticides.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 268 " hw= " true " src= " http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HpP1K2qEXXE/TEtBJDGP8UI/AAAAAAAAA3c/_t81muteBro/s400/Pesticides.jpg " width= " 400 " / > < /a > < /div > When your hormones are perfectly in balance, you feel like you can conquer the world, but when they are off, they can make add volume to your belly, hips and thighs; & nbsp;may cause a...
Source: Vibrant Glow - July 24, 2010 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Environmental Health Healthy Eating Hormones Source Type: blogs
What Happened to Mark?
The news story said Mark McGwire's voice "cracked with emotion" when he finally admitted to the world he had used steroids for 10 years, including the season he broke the home run record, hitting 70 slammers in 1998. He is probably not just embarrassed by this, but also concerned about his health, since steroids can cause problems even after you go off them.
There are sometimes medical uses for steroids, such as to help people with cancer or AIDS build up lost muscle mass. But many people-especially those who want to improve their athletic performance-abuse anabolic steroids to "bulk up," typically taking higher doses than...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 2, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
