Dietary Supplements
Warriors Guard Leandro Barbosa is Thriving at Age 33 Thanks to Liquid Horse Medicine
Leandro Barbosa will forever be known as the Brazilian Blur, the nickname he earned as a key cog in the Phoenix Suns' iconic "Seven Seconds or Less" offense that swept [...]
NFL Warns Players That Eating Foreign Meat Can Result in Positive PED Test
Performance enhancing drug testing just got more complicated for the NFL. On Tuesday, the league warned its players that eating meat while traveling in China or Mexico could result in [...]
The Life of a 48-Year Old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Competitor
Paddy Spence is CEO of Zevia, a zero-calorie soda brand sweetened with stevia instead of artificial sweeteners. He's training to compete in a Brazilian...
5 Foods for Healthy Skin
Foods for Healthy Skin Did you know that your skin is an organ? And just like with your internal organs, what you eat can have an effect on the health...
Sports Supplements: What’s Safe, Effective and Legal?
supplement savvy sports supplements Supplement Savvy: What Works, What's safe and What's legal Amy Jamieson-Petonic, MEd, RDN, CSSD, LD After attending...
Teen Supplement Use Raises Concern
The word supplement has become a catchall for workout enhancement products. There are healthy supplements—vitamins, minerals and protein; and there are unhealthy supplements—steroids, amphetamines, and hormone cocktails—some of which drive (and [...]
The Best Dietary Supplements for Hockey Players
All hockey players—all athletes for that matter—should know exactly what they are putting in their bodies. The worst thing a player can do is to ingest something that produces bad [...]
Do's and Don'ts of Dietary Supplements
As a sports dietitian, I'm always getting asked about dietary supplements. Questions like "are they necessary?" and "'which ones are safe?" are frequently thrown around in my office. Unlike food, [...]
Play It Safe With Certified Dietary Supplements
Whether they are Olympic hopefuls or members of collegiate or high school teams, athletes strive to perform at their highest levels. They are dedicated to proper training and good nutrition, [...]
Supplement Labels and the NSF-Certified Seal
If you want to be 100 percent certain that your supps are clean, look for NSF-certified products. NSF International is an independent, third-party organization that is paid by companies to [...]
