Mark McGwire comes clean about being dirty. »

Mark McGwire comes clean about being dirty.

This doesn’t come as a big surprise to anyone in the steroid industry but it’s certainly something to write about. I think its interesting that McGwire is willing to talk about his steroid use now (that he is getting a job back in baseball), seemingly after the statute of limitations would have run out for [...]

Major Steroid Busts Linked Together »

Major Steroid Busts Linked Together

Late last night steroid author Anthony Roberts posted the following information in his blog (http://www.anthonyroberts.co.za) about the biggest steroid busts over the last few years being connected.
“The two largest steroid busts ever, Operation Which Doctor (February 26, 2007 – $30m dollars and 24 defendants nationwide) and Operation Raw Deal (September 24th, 2007 – $6.5m dollars [...]

Acute Neurotoxicity after Yohimbine Ingestion by a Bodybuilder »

Acute Neurotoxicity after Yohimbine Ingestion by a Bodybuilder

Yohimbine is the primary alkaloid found in the Pausinystalia yohimbe tree. It is available OTC and via prescription as a dietary supplement and as treatment for erectile dysfunction respectively. For the latter, it seems to work mostly via vasodilation of the periphery, which basically means it improves blood flow to your Dong Johnson. For the [...]

Lecithin – a natural fibrate? »

Lecithin – a natural fibrate?

In medicine, fibrates are drugs used to help reduce high cholesterol. They do this via activation of the alpha subtype of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor, or PPAR?. The PPARs are a family of proteins that play an essential role in metabolism. There are three subtypes in the family – alpha, beta (also known as delta [...]

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