How Hollywood ideals are messing with men’s heads, leading real-world guys to take dangerous drugs Superheroes today are a lot more shredded than they used to be. The original Superman and Batman look almost willowy compared to our muscle-bursting modern-day versions. That’s no coincidence. America is in the midst of a cultural shift in terms […]

(CNN)The US military is warning against the danger of troops over consuming energy drinks, saying it could do “some serious harm to your body.” A post on the pentagon’s official science blog this week details the health risks involved, citing a report that found soldiers in the field were more likely to fall asleep on […]

We’ve all seen them before: the cans, small shots and uniquely packaged drinks that promise to give you an energy boost during the most important parts of your day. At first glance, it seems like a great idea: chug it down and get reinvigorated. But, if you go beyond wanting simply to stay alert and […]

Supplement Surprises The dietary supplement industry is an ever evolving and growing industry that currently offers over 55,000 supplements for consumers to choose from. A Gallup poll conducted in 2013 showed that half of Americans report taking vitamins or other mineral supplements, which equates to approximately 160 million people. Furthermore, according to the “Herbal Supplements […]

Position Title:              Education Program Manager Department:               Hoot’s Chalk Talk – Business Development Reports to:                   Director of Education Position Summary:    An Education Program Manager markets, sells and delivers Hoot’s Chalk Talk (HCT) Education Assembly Programs.  These programs are delivered in schools and other venues across the U.S., Canada, […]

  What is a dietary supplement? A dietary supplement is a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, liquid or other food form intended to supplement a whole food diet by providing any combination of the following:  Vitamins  Minerals  Amino acids  Herbs and botanicals (leaves, bark, stems, berries, roots, seed of plants) Sports supplements […]

Harrison G. Pope Jr, MD1; Jag H. Khalsa, MS, PhD2; Shalender Bhasin, MB, BS3 During the last several decades, the image of the idealized male body in many countries has shifted toward a substantially higher level of muscularity. Bodybuilding competitors, male models, and even children’s action toys (eg, “G.I. Joe”) have become significantly more muscular than their predecessors of the 1960s. Nowadays, […]

Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements Dietary supplements are sometimes erroneously perceived as inherently healthy. And because of the way many supplements are advertised, it’s easy to overlook that improper administration can lead to adverse outcomes. The classification of a supplement is defined in the United States Dietary Supplement Health and […]

(CNN) — Here’s a look at performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Facts: The use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes, or “doping,” has been acknowledged as a problem since at least the 1960s. The issue has gained prominence in the last 10 years as a result of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) investigation, tell-alls by […]

Just ask the Russians. Yes, the Russian Doping Scandal, as we have learned to call it, was a black cloud that kept appearing again and again over the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Any time a Russian athlete competed, we all wondered if they were truly “natural” or “drugged,” and if they actually won, the […]