She talked about the dangers of everything from steroids, to supplements found at nutrition stores to abusing alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.
GREENSBORO -- For some athletes, a natural approach to training is best.
"I think that using enhancements and supplements, things like that is a disadvantage. I think athletes should have to work hard for what they do on the field," Brandon Taylor, a soccer player at Guilford College said.
But not all athletes take the same natural approach. Some turn to performance enhancing drugs and supplements to get ahead.
"There's a lot of products that are dangerous to men and women that are student athletes competing that can cause high heart rate and blood pressure," Kathy Schniedwind said.
Schniedwind is a speaker with Drug-Free Sports. Athletic trainers at Guilford College invited her to speak to students on Wednesday. She talked about the dangers of everything from steroids, to supplements found at nutrition stores to abusing alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.
For some athletes, a natural approach to training is best.
"If you're taking something that's a performance enhancing substance, that's illegal not only from what's in it to be banned but you're trying to get ahead of somebody else, not in a legal way," she said.
And Schniedwind says parents should bring up the subject with kids at an early age.
"Kind of talk to them about it and just get the message across and you know you can get a lot of what you're trying to do by eating the right foods and not necessarily have to go by supplements but ask a lot of questions," she said.
Now Guilford College trainers are encouraging questions from athletes so they can remain educated and healthy.
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