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Drugs should be banned in all sports. They have been a problem for a long time. Athletes use them to enhance their body and for simply just the edge. There is nothing wrong with using some drugs to enhance your body as long as they are legal. The problems that come with drugs in sports are how to detect them. Some professional sports, such as the NHL, do not even use drug tests. The only sports that test for everything are the NBA and NFL. The Major League Baseball only tests for illegal drugs such

Fad Diets are a quick fix diet to shed pounds in a short period of time. These fad diets gives you false hopes and dreams. While your body is thinner you feel great. When you gain the weight back now you are disappointed. Who really loses? Under-eating slows the body’s natural metabolism, setting a person up for further failure as soon as he or she comes off of the diet. Fad Diets are targeting overweight and obese people. Fad Diets are to make you lose enormous weight in a short time. Desperate

drugs but two of the most popular is Anabolic-androgenic Steroid and Ephedra. Athletes uses “Anabolic-androgenic steroids because it is good for gaining muscle mass, strength, increasing muscle mass, but the side effects that this drug have is connected to multiple organ systems: infertility, gynecomastia, female virilization, hypertension, atherosclerosis, physeal closure, aggression, depression.” The other drug they used is “Ephedra alkaloids is used as a possible nutritional supplement it increases

What are the best weight loss pills? If you are overweight or obese you have definitely asked this question many times. Whatever our excess weight can be, we always want to be slim. And the best weight loss pills have been always sought after. Let's think a little on this philosophic question and try to answer it based on what we know about this weight loss aid we can't refuse of using... We all know the easiest and safest way to live a slim and healthy life is to: consume healthy foods in a balanced

The usage of dietary supplements is very common in United States. Nutrition plays a big role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Not everyone gets the all the essential nutrition so they make it up by purchasing and consuming dietary supplements. Some of the substances include vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids. They come in several oral forms such as tablets, capsules, or powders. These dietary supplements have been around for a long time but only recently over the past twenty years have

introduced within therapeutic ranges may injure the organ. Other chemical agents such as those used in laboratories and industries, natural chemicals (e.g. microcystins) and herbal remedies can also induce hepatotoxicity (e.g. Lycopodiumserratum and Ephedra equisetina).

nitrofurantoin), antituberculous, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and anticonvulsants (eg. Phenytoin, valproic acid), can cause liver failure. Uncommon causes include: • Herbal supplements. Herbal drugs and supplements, including kava (prepared as a tea), ephedra, skullcap and pennyroyal tea, are linked to acute liver failure. • Toxins. Toxins that can cause acute liver failure include the sea anemone sting , poisonous wild mushroom Amanita phalloides, which is sometimes mistaken for edible species. • Autoimmune

brain chemicals. Psychostimulants include caffeine and variety of plant herbs. Plant herbs are Catha edulis (khat), guarana, Ephedra species amphetamines and cacao pod plant. Sympathomimetic amine is a broad class of chemicals that amphetamines belong to and they are also a prototype drug. Amphetamines and other sympathomimetic amines have mild analgesic effects. Ephedra species is the most popular plant and Catha edulis leaves are also popular in East Africa (Moore, 2013). High levels of caffeine

The perception of beauty has changed over time, and it has become more and more apparent that individuals with a slim, athletic physic are the more desired. It was not until the late nineteenth century that individuals began to turn to diet pills to help assist in their weight loss journey. The first dietary pill became available to people during this time, and there are referred to as, fat reducers, the basis on thyroid extract helped increase metabolic rate. The pills were believed to be an effective

The purpose of this reaction paper is to examine the thoughts and feelings of the readings for the purpose of the interjection of opinion. Chapter twenty -five discusses drugs, addictions and trafficking that is associated with the culture of substances that are abused. Providing that the nature of addiction can be more than just the addiction to substances. It can also encompass the addiction of profits made from either legal or illegal sales of products. This is how and why there are some many