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Creatine is a substance derived from the amino acids arginine, glycine, and methionine and naturally produced in the body. An organic compound in muscle fibers that is fractured enzymatically for the production of ATP, the body’s basic fuel that generates contractions. Fuels process of contraction and generally helps
with recovery to overcome fatigue. Found in protein supplements. We believe Creatine helps fight the lactic acid
build up, helps your recovery, adds water into your muscle increasing weight. When a muscle is well hydrogenated the muscle is
stronger which increases strength. Creatine may help strength but not greatly unless excessive
amounts are taken. Creatine does help a lifter keep lifting longer and recover quicker which
could be argued to increase not only stamina but strength.
We never take more than 5 grams of creatine in a day. Many competitive powerlifters and
bodybuilders take 10-30++++ grams daily along with excessive amounts of glutamine and protein.
Some claim that this can lead to medical problems and it against the law to sell creatine in
some countries.
Read this highlight of an article Dangers of Creatine.
Dr. Podell addressed the same concern regarding creatine dangers when he stated "...there is
the potentially important issue of product purity. Given the high doses of creatine most
people take, even a minute toxic impurity could have a dangerous effect. Unfortunately we
cannot be sure of a manufacturers' quality controls.
As we all know, people don't just take 500mg (1/2 a gram) of creatine, they take
10,000mg (10g), 20,000mg (20g), or even 30,000mg (30g) of creatine per day, so even a
small amount of a contaminant (such as the dihydrotriazine) can add up quickly. For example,
one creatine product contained as much as 18,000 parts per million (PPM) of Dicyandiamide.
If a person is taking in ten grams per day of creatine, that's 180 mg of this chemical a day.
If you are taking in 30g a day of creatine, as is often the case during the loading phase,
you would be getting a whopping 540mg a day of dicyandiamide!
As for the consumer, if it were me, I would demand the HPLC test results from whomever
I was buying my creatine from regarding the chemicals listed in this article. If you don't
care, that's OK also. As for me, I will make sure my creatine comes only from companies and
distributors who sell creatine made by the large German company, or other companies, who
clearly have their collective act together when it comes to producing an ultra pure creatine
product. Bottom line? The expression "creatine is creatine" no longer holds true. However, a
high quality creatine product it still the best thing going in body building and sports
supplements."
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The whole article on Creatine Dangers. What Creatine may contain depending on where it is made.
Note
It is discouraged to use caffeine while on creatine; while creatine makes your muscles hold water,
caffeine will do the opposite, thereby reducing the effects of the creatine intake.
Don't mix creatine with citrus juice. Orange, grapefruit, cranberry, in fact, most fruit
juices have been most recently found to neutralize the activity of creatine monohydrate.
The reason is the waste product creatine develops. A lot of you put creatine on your tongue and drink it down with grapefruit juice. If you have taken creatine this way in the past, quit! You are can't be getting creatine, you're getting a waste product.
We prefer to use only creatine made by one of the large German Companies, like Nucare. Many companies creatine may be from China and there is no telling what you are actually buying.
Many companies sell Chinese creatine re-packaged in their own United States label. Do not buy creatine, protein or
glutamine with sugar and insulin included.
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