THF worked with the Atlanta Falcons this past week educating over 225 Georgia high school coaches.  This was the first time THF was invited to join the Falcons in this program which is 6 years old. Following a two hour on-field program, the coaches were educated on concussion awareness and were provided steroid education.  THF […]

Rob Garibaldi, an All-American outfielder at Petaluma’s Casa Grande High School, set his sights on a big league career. But at just 5’ 11” and 130 pounds, he was told by coaches, trainers and pro scouts that he needed to “get bigger.” When nutritional supplements and weight-training failed to produce the desired results, Garibaldi, at […]

Youth athlete sports nutrition goes hand in hand with your improving skill level and desire to perform at a high level.  Your passion for the sport being at its maximum, you will want to do everything you can to get the best results.  Yes, every young athlete needs to fuel their body with the right […]

Cardiac arrest – 28 year old steroid user (bodybuilder) In an age of instant gratification, few have the patience to slog it out for that perfect body. Many rely on supplements and steroids for instant results, without realising the health hazards. The death of Hitesh Patel, 28, who suffered a cardiac arrest while at the […]

EAST RIDING of Yorkshire Council is launching an awareness campaign about anabolic steroids, with a warning that their misuse can cause side effects including increased risk of strokes. Anabolic steroids are prescription-only drugs which are sometimes taken illegally to increase muscle mass and athletic performance. They are becoming more readily available through on-line sites which […]

David Price, Rays Athletic Training Staff, and the Taylor Hooton Foundation to educate local Tampa Bay area youth about the Importance of Leading Healthy and Active Lives WHAT: 2013 national PLAY Campaign event to be hosted by the Tampa Bay Rays PLAY, which stands for Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth, is a national […]

Washington: The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids may affect one`s mental health later in life, a new study has warned. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use. Together with colleagues […]

This message delivered by the president of the World Anti Doping Agency is at the heart of our message – our kids need to be educated about the dangers of appearance and performance enhancing drugs.  Few of our children are being talked to about these drugs. Don The World Anti-Doping Agency has called for every […]

MLB.COM NEW YORK — Nine out of 10 Americans can tell you that illegal steroid usage is a major problem. But most of them believe that the epidemic begins and ends in professional sports without considering the rest of society. That finding, controversial though it may seem, was the main conclusion from the first survey […]

  NEW YORK (AP) — American adults rank steroid use among adolescents as less of a problem than alcohol, bullying, marijuana and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a study released Thursday that was co-commissioned by baseball’s Hall of Fame. Those polled also felt cocaine, obesity and eating disorders are bigger concerns. While 97 percent of […]