The Major Contributor to Steroid Use - ESPN?

by The Orman Institute for Active Wellness™

Over the past decade of being in business, we have established several patterns. One clear pattern is the predictable number of phone calls to our office inquiring about HGH (human growth hormone) and how it can assist them in their various health concerns. Over the course of the past 6 months, this pattern has been significantly altered.

Prior to this period, the vast majority of our phone inquiries were from males and females, ages 35-65 usually with specific health issues. Approximately 30% were those who were healthy and wanted to optimize their health by adding an anti-aging program. These numbers had been consist in terms of percentage and continually increasing over time. Recently, a new trend started -- inquiries from males around the age of 20. Why, after a decade has this trend suddenly taken a strange twist? One reason -- ESPN.

ESPN is the sports new monopoly based in Connecticut. Over the past year at least, they have obsessed on the topic of "sports performance drugs." With virtually every broadcast and subsequent rebroadcasts, they continually harp on the individuals who have used these substances, often going into great detail about them. Before and after photos or video clips of accused athletes are commonplace. Barry Bonds is one classic example. One might ask, "So what?" or "Isn't that their job?" If they were reporting fairly, accurately and in balance, perhaps all would be well. Such is definitely not the case!**

They do more than report. ESPN, in addition to providing grossly inaccurate information, glorifies and obsesses on the subject. As a result, they have become THE major source and THE major influence in young people's lives, for the use of steroids. How can I make this claim?

When young men call our office, I ask where they "learned" of performance enhancing substances. The answer is always ESPN. When I speak with high school coaches about steroid use, the answer invariably turns to the teachers of steroid use -- ESPN.

It is unlikely that ESPN is doing this steroid promotion on purpose. Nonetheless, they are promoting steroid use by their broadcasts. Most young people that I have spoken to would never have know the "benefits" (if I can use this word loosely) of steroids if ESPN was not so infatuated with the subject. Coaches are finding hard to compete with the commentators who continually magnify every single athlete who allegidly used steroid. Even instances such as Rick Ankiel who was said to use performance enhancing drugs from purely medical reasons is put under a microscope again and again. And again. And one more time for good luck. Young people see this. Filter out the negatives and proceed to "research" steroids on the Internet or in books. In their view, the "benefits" outweigh the negatives and you now have a steroid user. What was the original source? ESPN.

Like it or not, they are the "pushers" of performance enhancing drugs.

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** = One of the major frustrations, being in the field of Natural medicine and Anti-aging medicine is that sources such as ESPN are continually making blatantly false statements. For example, HGH is NOT a steroid. It is legal and it is IN FACT, an exceptional substance used by many for a variety of medical reasons including fat loss, improved immunity, enhances cardiovascular and respiration system production and a host of others as stated by the New England Journal of Medicine and other reputable medical journals. In my practice, we have helped thousands with Hgh Plus™ and continue to do so.

The frustration comes when irresponsible anchors such as Keith Olberman make foolish statements about HGH and other substances . . . with no consequences for such falsehoods whatsoever. Yes, he is rapidly developing the reputation for distortion and falsehoods, but others such as Colin Cowherd have chimed in. When letters or emails are sent to ESPN informing them of their gross errors, there is never a reply. They will promote steroid use, but not correct medical information that could greatly improve the lives of people.

Difficult to understand here, particularly if you are a parent of a steroid using young person.

Perhaps ESPN can try to explain this one.