We all use some kind of aid in our lives. If our eyesight becomes poor, we have our eyes tested and we get glasses to wear to improve our eyesight. If our bodies need energy we drink energy drinks, if we need vitamins, we take vitamin supplements. If our food do not provide us with enough nutrients it is easy to just grab a handful of tablets and swallow.  This improve our lives and make our lives better in every way. We cook less because we have less time and it is just easier to swallow a pill. 

                                     

For the last twenty or so years, the use of steroids and supplements to improve sport activities have become very controversial.  It should not be a surprise to anyone that professional athletes or even amateur athletes make use of steroids or other supplements to enhance their performance.  

The use of these supplements or steroids helps them to achieve their goals faster and it takes less time to increase muscle strength as well as size and performance. The use of steroids even helps with recovery after an injury occurs, because we don't have time to let the natural healing process takes its time. 

Everything in life is going faster, we don't have the time to improve ourselves naturally anymore.  We are pushed for time in every aspect in our lives, and money is everything. A professional athlete cannot go for weeks without working out or they might lose their spot in the limelight. Isn't it sad that life have us all in a fast pace and no way to slow down.  What is worse is that we are willing to expose ourselves to dangerous drugs so that we can live in the moment.  

The use of steroids might improve your athletic skills, but on the long run, you will pay for it with your health. A lot of money cannot make anyone healthy.  Steroids can cause liver damage, high blood pressure, depression, kidney problems and even cardiovascular problems.  Steroids can even be linked to cancer and can cause unnatural external changes due to the amount of hormones in the drugs.   

My opinion is that the use of steroids and supplements are cheating.  In earlier years athletes had to rely on natural talent to prove themselves but these days there are so many supplements that helps with increase of muscles and strength to improve natural talent that it has become unnatural.  The consequences or the after effects of these drugs can take its toll on athletes later in life and can even cause diminished organ function and shorten lives. 

Is it really worth it to shorten your own life just for a little fame somewhere in your lifetime?

Just imagine for a minute if steroids were allowed in all sports? Would anyone have the opportunity to become a super athlete? Would it now be a race against who is taking the best steroid?  

Life is way too much of a race.  What happened to hard work? We all grew up with the saying that hard work pays off.  Just because we are in such a race with time, does it mean that we should shorten our lives and become unnatural freaks of nature?

                                       

What is your opinion about this controversial topic?

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