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When it comes to reaching your nutrition goals, it's about changing habits. Quick fixes rarely work because it leads to 'failure" in our minds. Our own Sports Dietitian is here to discuss the importance of habits and how to change behavior:
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It matters little what’s on a Commission’s banned list if they don’t require drug testing.Unlike NV, CA, & a few others, only a handful perform testing except for random/championship bouts.Fewer use WADA-accredited labs. Yes, that list should always include stimulants & alcohol.
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Despite good intentions, commissions spend time once a year speaking to themselves. Little changes & almost none institute out-of-comp #PED or neurological testing. Medical suspensions remain inadequate & few commissions ever deny licenses to those who should no longer compete.
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‘Boxing is a mess’: the darkness and damage of brain trauma in the ring | Boxing | The Guardian We already know what to do, but there’s no uniformity, adequate federal oversight, attention to #PED use, & fortitude by commissions to do the right thing.
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Recent study Harvard study found mild-mod TBI (traumatic brain injury) linked to high BP, stroke,diabetes, cardiovascular risks,psychiatric disorders soon after injury.Stresses need for closer fighter follow-up.
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