Why do people refuse to grow old gracefully?
The names of R&B singer Mary J. Blige, rappers 50 Cent, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean and author, actor and producer Tyler Perry have come up in a steroids trafficking investigation. The Times Union newspaper in Albany, New York reports the celebs are among tens of thousands of people who have received or used steroids and human growth hormones. Law enforcement officials say they haven’t broken any laws. But their names have come up as investigators go after anti-aging clinics and doctors who prescribed the drugs without seeing patients and pharmacists who supply the drugs. By the way, these are the same investigators that exposed steroid use by pro athletes, police officers, body builders, etc.
The kicker is it hasn’t been proven that the human growth hormones work; in fact they can even be dangerous. HGH is used to treat children who suffer with rare growth defects. One doctor says the drug may actually make people age faster. He says it can also trigger cancer, diabetes, arthritis and other health problems. He says if someone with cancerous cells takes the drug, it’s akin to throwing gas on a fire.
If a doctor told me that, I wouldn’t be so quick to let someone stick me with a needle. Not to mention, it’s rather obvious when people are using these supplements. All of a sudden they’re buff or thin or they appear years younger than they really are. But that’s only temporary. Eventually they start to look weird (think Sylvester Stallone). There’s something about their face or body that isn’t quite right.
Let’s face it folks, we’re all going to wrinkle eventually. So wouldn’t it be better to let your laugh lines and crow’s feet show up naturally, rather than looking like a leather seat covering on the verge of death?
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I have never taken the stuff nor would I but you can tell who's gotten too happy with this stuff (the growth and 'roids) because they have what I call either the "aids face" (no offense) or the "growth face". They look like AIDS patients with muscles...really weird. I see guys in their early twenties with skin like Hulk Hogan. Supposedly they're on stuff...I don't know if they are but it would appear they are. As they don't usually have balance or functional. Just mass and cuts. It's sad.
Posted by YDLAFAMS | May 31, 2008 5:30 AM
Posted on May 31, 2008 05:30