Ask Dr. Andro: Does the Deer Velvet Antler Spray NFL Fullback Heath Evans is Supposed to Have (Ab-)Used Work? Does it Contain IGF-1 & Can IGF-1 Be Taken Orally?
Question from Lerner: "Dr. Andro, check out the following link . It's about deer antler (which I didn't find being discussed in a search of suppversity) -- and how that supposedly contains IGF-1. I don't watch NFL football, but they do get paid big money and that motivates them to try different things for sure. Still, does it work, or is it just placebo effect?" Image 1: Legal growth hormone supplements in the NFL? How legit is the deer velvet antler extract containing 'The Ultimate Spray ' (image source official SWATS homepage ) Answer from Dr. Andro: Initially, I wanted to dismiss this one all together, because I remembered out of my head one of two peer-reviewed studies on the use of deer antler, which was not able to find any effect of elk velvet antler extract at a daily dose 560mg on exercise performance or endocrine parameters in 25 male and female rowers ( Syrotuik. 2005 ). How on earth would the hilariously labeled The Ultimate Sp...