Antivaxxer RFK Jnr admits to using TRT – dubbed ‘legal steroids’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has admitted for the first time to using Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), which some doctors describe as “legal steroids.”

The Democratic presidential nominee admitted that he follows an “anti-aging” protocol prescribed by his doctor, which includes TRT, a hormone treatment that in some cases can cause an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.

Mr. Kennedy’s confessions have led some to berate him for hypocrisy. His political career has been built on years of pushing hard anti-vaxx views, including the claim that vaccines cause autism and kill more children than they protect.

Speculation about the 69-year-old’s physique was rife last month when videos and photos of him looking muscular and working out on the beach went viral.

Some doctors at the time suggested that he might taking steroids due to the fact that he has made rapid physical progress at his age.

Last week, a remarkable video surfaced of the 69-year-old Democratic presidential candidate lifting weights at the legendary Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, dubbed “the Mecca of bodybuilding.” Mr Kennedy has since admitted to using ‘legal steroids’ on a podcast

Mr Kennedy told the Lex Fridman podcast on Thursday: “I take a lot of vitamins, I can’t even list them here because I couldn’t even remember them all, but I take a lot of vitamins and nutrients.

“I’m following an anti-aging protocol from my doctor, including testosterone replacement.”

But immediately after his TRT shot, Mr. Kennedy told Mr. Fridman, “But I don’t take steroids.”

“I’m not on anabolic steroids or anything like that and the TRT I’m taking is bioidentical to what my body was making.”

TRT, also known as androgen replacement therapy, is used to treat low testosterone levels — but clinics have begun to dish it out liberally in recent years because of the treatment’s ability to increase muscle mass.

While proponents claim the jabs help men with low testosterone “regain their health and vitality and return to a fulfilling sex life,” they also shut down the body’s natural production of the male hormone, potentially causing a large number of can cause complications if misused.

And this is precisely what is of concern as its use is booming among young men desperate for the muscular physique seen on social media, as well as older men looking to recapture the vigor of their youth.

There is some evidence that TRT has side effects, which may include: lower sperm count, which can cause infertility, increased risk of blood clots, shrinking of the testicles, larger breasts and ankles, and increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Anabolic steroids, on the other hand, are man-made versions of testosterone, used to increase muscle size and strength in improving athletic performance and bodybuilding.

Doctors speculated that Kennedy’s “massive physical transformation in his late sixties” was due to steroids.

When asked about his views on hormone therapy in general, Mr. Kennedy said: ‘I talk to a lot of doctors about that sort of thing because I’m interested in health and I’ve heard really good things about it, but I don’t know you, I’m certainly not an expert on it.’

According to the Texas Testosterone CentersTRT is a safe medical treatment for a legitimate medical condition.

Using steroids, on the other hand, is unsafe and not used in the treatment of any medical condition.

It is illegal to use steroids without a valid prescription in the US. They are classified as Schedule III drugs under the Controlled Substances Act.

TRT is sometimes referred to as “legal steroids” because people on steroids use unsafe doses of the same drug, testosterone cypionate, commonly used in TRT.

Meanwhile, Mr Kennedy has long been critical of vaccines, claiming they cause autism.

An interview conducted by Jordan Peterson with the presidential hopeful was recently removed from YouTube for sharing vaccine misinformationand he is banished Instagram for posting ‘debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines.’

When asked by a doctor at a town hall last week about his stance on vaccines, Mr Kennedy denied he had ever opposed it.

“I’ve never been against vaccines,” RFK Jr. claimed.

He went on to explain: ‘My position on vaccines is that they should be tested like any other drug, they should be tested for safety.

“And unfortunately vaccines are not tested for safety, they are not,” he falsely claimed.