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Here are four reasons why you should be skeptical if you see “all natural” on a supplement label. Educate yourself and visit Supplement Connect.
Among athletes and consumers alike, there is often a misconception that dietary supplements are safe because they go through a robust vetting process like medicines and medical devices. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
For athletes, the field of regenerative medicine has been of particular interest in recent years because it has been promoted as a way to recover from sports injuries faster, often through the use of biological substances like platelet rich plasma (PRP).
When athletes meet specific criteria, they are added to USADA’s Registered Testing Pool and subject to Whereabouts filing requirements. What is the process?
Examples of manufacturers that have marketed seemingly low-risk vitamin and electrolyte supplements that contained dangerous and prohibited anabolic agents.
When you know a person is making poor choices – ones that threaten both their health and the integrity of sport – how do you Re>ACT?
It’s easy to be tempted by the marketing schemes of energy drinks, especially when you are trying to keep busy athletes fueled and hydrated. However, it’s important to know that energy drinks are not necessarily a healthy, or even safe, way to hydrate.
Athletes who may experience medical conditions over the course of their sport careers have the opportunity to apply for a medical exemption.
The opioid epidemic in the United States and around the world is not a secret, but how much do people really know about the abuse of prescription drugs in sport? Are they aware of how often seemingly innocent prescriptions for oxycodone or tramadol can turn into full-blown addictions? That the addiction can lead to an overdose and death? That it can happen to anyone, even athletes? Especially athletes?
