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What Athletes Need to Know about Collagen

Collagen supplements, creams, and other products have become very popular in recent years, leading many athletes to wonder if they can use these products. The use of any supplement comes with some...

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Will Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improve My Performance?

Many athletes are interested in the latest nutrition and wellness trends and technologies that offer an opportunity to improve performance. For athletes subject to anti-doping rules, even simple items...

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What Athletes Need to Know About the Dangers of Stopping Prescription...

Under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List, there are substances prohibited at all times, in-competition only, and in certain sports. The Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) process is...

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Hydration 101: What do I Need to Know?

Many products on the market claim to elevate hydration better than their competitors. Hydration, once thought to be as simple as drinking water when you’re thirsty, can feel anything but simple when...

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What Do Athletes Need to Know About Meclofenoxate?

Athletes subject to anti-doping rules have to be continuously vigilant about the products they use, especially when it comes to supplements. Some supplement manufacturers look to increase the...

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How Can Athlete Support Personnel Help Athletes with Anti-Doping...

Athletes are rarely alone in their athletic journeys. For most athletes, there’s a wide range of Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) who work alongside them to ensure they are making informed decisions...

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What is a Health Professional’s Role in Anti-Doping?

Health professionals are recognized as Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, or the Code. ASP are instrumental in helping athletes maintain their reputation...

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Can Hemp Products Cause a Positive Anti-Doping Test?

 The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) rules around cannabinoids in sport have led to many questions from athletes and there is often confusion about what products present risk. There are more than...

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What is the MOTS-c peptide?

Athletes should be extremely wary of experimental peptides, including the prohibited peptide MOTS-c, which can be found on many websites with the label “for research purposes only.” Keep reading to...

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Research Chemicals: A Worrying Trend Putting Athletes at Risk

Some companies sell products that at first glance appear to be dietary supplements, but the labelling or advertising says, “not for human consumption,” “not for human use,” or “for research purposes...

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What Athletes Need to Know About Exosomes

Medicines or treatments derived from the body itself, or from other living organisms, are referred to as biologics. The use of biologics in regenerative medicine is becoming more and more...

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Athlete Advisory: Always Verify Third-Party Certified Logos on Dietary...

Third-party certification logos on dietary supplement product labels are being misused, and you can’t rely only on the presence of third-party certification logos on the label. You also need to verify...

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Athlete Advisory: What’s New on the 2025 WADA Prohibited List?

  Every year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes an updated Prohibited List. For 2025, there are no major status changes where a substance changes from permitted to prohibited or vice...

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