Steroids In Today's Society

It is apparent that in today’s society people want to stay young and keep an acceptable outward appearance. People tend to follow the trends and laws of fashion of today’s world; they also aim to slow down the aging process that so many people are terrified of. Not to mention, individuals want to attain an ideal body image that is acceptable by today’s standards. Some of the actions that people take to achieve these goals are effective at preserving youth or painting a prescribed body image, like tattoos, while others may have negative effects on the person and the people around them. Steroids and dietary supplements that people take to “stay young” can lead to health problems down the road, the standards of appearance have brought out appearance Scott Bridges tried steroids, dietary supplements, and micronutrients for 30 days in the episode “Anti-Aging” of 30 Days. Scott
loves to wear, for mainly for aesthetics, the [ancient] flip-flop. Wearing flip-flops is becoming more common in today’s world; a women’s lacrosse team wore them in the Oval Office under the Bush Administration (Stevens 688). While Stevens finds them acceptable to wear round pools, at the beach, short trips outside, and at the gym, there are a safety problem in other places, like the airport, subway, and offices. Flip-flops have a thin sole and no support which does not give one’s foot the protection that it needs. The joints in the foot become worn because the thin sole of flip-flops do not provide enough cushion of a foot walking on a hard surface. They also do not offer protection from stepping in common items in today’s street: gum, nails, glass, and oil. The lack of support because of no back or front in the design of flip-flops also contributes to less maneuverability. Jeff Gray, a pedorthist, claims that the lack of maneuverability while wearing flip-flops adds to the probability of a fall or other serious injury (Stevens