Dr. Testosterone
By George Touliatos, MD

BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER 

We live in a society with a highly demanding lifestyle where chemical enhancement occurs on a daily basis. This includes the recreational use of stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines) in order to perform at the gym and improve cognitive function at work. Barbiturates (such as diazepam) may be taken at night to relieve stress and enhance the sleeping process. Both classes of drugs are highly addictive and potentially fatal.

CNS stimulants such as caffeine, ephedrine and clenbuterol, highly abused by bodybuilders and track athletes, are capable of bringing on a heart attack and stroke.

On the other hand, barbiturates can suppress the respiratory center and lead to sleep apnea and even death.

Moreover, 5-PDEI [5-phosphodiesterase inhibitors] are used even by young men who want to perform better in bed and minimize any erectile dysfunction.

Furthermore, while F1 and MotoGP offer fast drives, even F-16 pilots may use modafinil in order to boost cognitive ability and state of alertness, improving nootropic response.

While police officers and university students use amphetamines during late shifts to sustain overnight work.

Snipers also use beta-2 blockers for stability during shooting practice.

Even artists like actors or singers sniff cocaine in order to perform better on stage

Similarly, a hard worker may smoke weed to chill out and take a nap.

Bottom line, everyone is cheating on a daily basis in every aspect of his life.

Why the heck is someone who wills to improve his physical appearance and boost his self-esteem, or even his strength at the gym, still considered as a cheater or a villain?

It’s about time finally to face the facts without any prejudice and suspicion.

George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. Heis the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/

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