Attention visitors: YOU MUST TAKE TWO MINUTES AND WATCH THIS VIDEO from the FDA concerning supplements that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm190842.htm

One of the best programs that we conduct every year is in Scottsdale, AZ. Sponsored by the Scottsdale Charros, we are invited to speak with all of the freshman at all of the high schools in the Greater Scottsdale area. We will reach over 5,000 young people this week! In addition to speaking in the […]

This is getting to be a routine occurance. Another batch of supplements has been recalled because they are contaminated with steroids. Like we’ve said so many times before, supplements are not regulated by anyone or any agency. And you the buyer are completely at the mercy of the honesty of the supplier with respect to […]

The partnership will spread an anti-steroids message nationwide to thousands of high school and youth baseball players COLUMBIA, MD - November 2, 2009– Baseball Factory announced today a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation that will help deliver an anti-steroids message to thousands of baseball players nationwide.  The organizations will work together to provide all […]

We are countinuously asked by parents and coaches, “how could my child or athlete be taking steroids”? I know that they simply wouldn’t to that. They tell me that they would never, ever use steroids! Sadly, many of our kids are purchasing the latest and greatest supplements that they’ve read about on the Internet or […]

Most people are unaware of the severe toll that anabolic steroids have on the body and the mind, especially when the user is taking extraordinarily heavy doses of these drugs. The heart, liver, kidneys and other organs suffer to the point that overall life expectancy is reduced. While scientists have studied the effects of these […]

I am very honored to be receive the Distinguished Service Award from the United States Sports Academy (www.ussa.edu), America’s Sports University, this week. Most importantly, I am pleased to see that an organization of this stature recognizes the hard work that our team is doing in the name of my youngest son, Taylor. Don October […]

As many of you know, we are proud to be associated with Alex Rodriguez. As has been reported in various media, we have had the unique opportunity to join with him in speaking out on the subject of anabolic steroids to kids. This very timely article in today’s Los Angeles Times speaks to the role […]

Parents and coaches – HEADS UP!!! Some of the folks we talk to can’t understand where our children get the idea that it’s “okay to use steroids” in sports. Take a look at the remarks that Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, made yesterday in Pittsburgh. Does he think that the children of this […]

We are in the early days of trumpeting the risks of purchasing over the counter supplements. Because these substance are completely unregulated, the user is totally at risk of purchasing substances that are laced with anabolic steroids and/or stimulants. This article posted in this weekend’s Boston Globe is worth reading in its entirety. Don October […]