Hoot's Corner

Providing peace of mind is a full-time job. Mark Thompson, the founder of Smith Thompson Security, gladly accepts this responsibility. In a time when tragedies seem to take place on a daily basis, Thompson emphasizes the value of safety and security. Mark Thompson started Smith Thompson Security in 1978. Smith Thompson Security is often regarded […]

As social media continues to play a central role in the lives of adolescent girls and young women, its influence on body image and the perception of beauty continues to grow. Social media not only exposes young girls to certain beauty standards and cultural ideals of womanhood, but emerging research shows it may contribute to the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION AND NFL’s ATLANTA FALCONS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE STEROID EDUCATION IN YOUTH CLINICS   McKinney, Texas (April 11, 2018) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today an extension through 2018 of its partnership with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons to bring awareness of the dangers of Appearance and Performance-Enhancing Substances to the […]

  Most dietary supplement products are marketed for adults 18 and older and typically carry a warning on the label against use by those under 18. Moreover, there has been little to no reliable research done on the use of dietary supplements—especially those marketed for bodybuilding and performance enhancement—by people under the age of 18. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Multi National Champions Step Up to Help Educate Young People About the Dangers of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances McKinney, Texas (March 27, 2018) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that 13-time national champion track cyclist Mandy Marquardt and 2017 UCI BMX World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Alise (Post) Willoughby […]

Steroids, otherwise called anabolic steroids, have progressively turned into a medication of abuse among teenage guys. Steroid abuse is the matter of concern. Anabolic steroids are manufactured forms of hormones like testosterone, normally created by the body. Due to impacts, for example, the mutilated perfect self-perception and peer pressure which the media propagates, teenage guys, particularly […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and left-hander Chris Sale were presented with canvas prints of their 2018 “It’s All Me” public service ad for the Taylor Hooton Foundation prior to Wednesday’s game against the Twins at JetBlue Park. Taylor Hooton Foundation President Donald Hooton Jr. and Red Sox conditioning coach Kiyoshi Momose made the […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame never has issued a clear statement about how voters should handle the steroids issue, until now. Hall of Fame second baseman and Hall vice chairman Joe Morgan sent an impassioned emailed letter through the Hall to every eligible voter from the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday, the day […]

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning against supplement-like body building products that contain SARMs, or selective androgen receptor modulators. HTTPS://WWW.NUTRAINGREDIENTS-USA.COM/ARTICLE/2017/11/01/FDA-ISSUES-CONSUMER-WARNING-ON-SPORTS-PRODUCTS-THAT-CONTAIN-SARMS 

WASHINGTON — Herbal products and supplements are frequently mislabeled and may contain unlisted ingredients that are harmful to the liver, researchers said here. Of 272 herbal dietary supplements analyzed, 51% had inaccurate labels in which some or all of the listed ingredients were not detected in the product, Victor Navarro, MD, of the department of […]