Author: Dr. Steroids

The Supreme Court has ruled that the 32 teams that comprise the NFL are actually separate entities. The high court’s ruling comes after a six-year lawsuit between the NFL and American Needle, a cap manufacturer. In 2004, American Needle sued. The suit stated that the league was engaging in antitrust activities by signing an exclusive 10-year agreement with Reebok in 2001, which extended to all 32 teams, for its headgear. The case has worked its way through all of the lower courts, each loser volleying for a new ruling. When American Needle lost and appealed to the Supreme Court, the…

You may have heard of the primal lifestyle lately. I’ve been writing about CrossFit and P90X over the last couple of months, and you can’t get too deep into researching either without running into talk of a primal diet and exercise pattern. What is the primal lifestyle? While it can be difficult to pin down a precise definition, there are several common tenets. Today we’ll talk about the basics and get in-depth into the diet piece. I’ll be back next week with the exercise and movement portion. What Is Primal? Primal is built around our archetypal caveman ancestor, Grok—a hunter-gatherer…

Canadian doctor Anthony Galea is facing criminal charges from both the United States and Canada for bringing illegal and unapproved drugs across border lines (HGH-Human Growth Hormone and Actovegin). Actovegin, a drug made from calf’s blood, has gained popularity among athletes for its ability to heal the human body with the added benefit of being undetectable in drug tests. Dr. Galea gained notoriety after performing his famous blood spinning technique (platelet-rich plasma therapy) on Tiger Woods to improve his knee following surgery. Besides the world-renowned golfer, Dr. Galea has treated several other high profile athletes from all sports—Alex Rodriguez and Jose…

Lakers’ Head Coach Phil Jackson has a way with words. He’s the “Zen Master.” He makes a living getting in people’s heads. How else can someone coach Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O’Neal to a combined 10 NBA titles? Those 3 egomaniacs certainly can’t do it all by themselves. Since Phil convinced Michael to share, convinced Shaq to stand under the rim, and convinced Kobe to acknowledge his team, that must mean he can do anything—right? It doesn’t help that the Phoenix Suns are playing the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals—and their star player isn’t American—he’s Canadian. What…

I was told that I help the community by several people, and I also have been told that I am a low life and many other things ( mostly by people I expose ) . So I ask myself , who should I rely on for accurate interpretation of what I am doing? Well , I don’t listen to either, only one can judge me and that will be on my final day. In the mean time I attempt to do the next right thing, and I must focus on this because all men have the potential to be a scumbag, and…

Many people are familiar with the success that Drew Brees has had over the past couple of seasons. Something people may not know is at the end of the 2006 season, Brees suffered a career threatening injury. On Dec. 31st, 2005, in a game against the Denver Broncos, Brees attempted to recover a fumble and a defensive lineman landed on his shoulder, tearing his labrum. Brees went to Dr. James Andrews for the surgery of lifetime. Andrews had to use 12 dissolvable staples, which is the most he has ever used during surgery. The San Diego Chargers decided to move…

CrossFit is one of the newest crazes in fitness. It’s grueling, relentless and one-size-fits-all to a degree. Group classes are expensive, and injuries are flaunted. So what makes it so popular? As with most fitness programs, there are benefits and drawbacks to CrossFit. Here you will find the good, the bad and the questionable of the program. What It Is CrossFit is hard to pinpoint because it borrows from so many different disciplines. The March 2004 CrossFit Journal describes the program succinctly: “CrossFit is a strength and conditioning system built on constantly varied, if not randomized, functional movements executed at…

As we approach the quarter mark of the MLB season, several teams continue to leave us perplexed by their poor play. Some teams are trying to emerge into real playoff contenders in a division we thought other teams would absolutely win. The .500 baseball that the Boston Red Sox are playing is going to lead to a drunken summer and heavy anticipation for the New England Patriots‘ kickoff. The San Diego Padres are starting to come back to Earth after getting swept by their division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers at home. They need to channel the energy of Ron…

The Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. Though they both are playing quite well, this is a piece about rematches. Orlando beat Boston last year in the Conference Semis on their way to the NBA Finals. If all goes as planned, the Magic will play a “rematched” NBA Finals with the Lakers, when all is said and done. “But the Celtics are playing so well,” you say. The Celtics are playing well, but they don’t have an ace-in-the-hole. “But the Magic got blown away in last year’s finals with a better team,” you say.…

Last week we talked about why you should mill your own grains, and I promised a few grain mill reviews. Since then I’ve taken an informal poll as to why people buy bread products rather than making their own. I got two recurring answers. First, people don’t have time at home to let bread rise twice and babysit the oven. As a mama with three little ones and one on the way, I totally understand this. Second, people are intimidated by the yeast and process involved in making breads. Well, let there be no more excuses!  Today not only do…