| ine is proving to be one of the most promising, | | | | levels |
| well researched, and safe supplements ever | | | | • reduce homocysteine levels |
| discovered for an exceptionally wide range of | | | | • possibly improving the symptoms of |
| uses. | | | | Chronic fatigue Syndrome |
| Although creatine offers an array of benefits, | | | | • improve cardiac function in those with |
| most people think of it simply as a supplement | | | | congestive heart failure |
| that bodybuilders and other athletes use to gain | | | | How does Creatine work? |
| strength and muscle mass. | | | | In a nutshell, creatine works to help generate |
| Nothing could be further from the truth. People | | | | energy. When ATP loses a phosphate molecule |
| who don’t follow the research on creatine | | | | and becomes adenosine diphosphate (ADP), it |
| are often stunned to find out how much research | | | | must be converted back to ATP to produce |
| has been done, and how many health, fitness, and | | | | energy. Creatine is stored in the human body as |
| longevity uses creatine may have. | | | | creatine phosphate (CP) also called |
| Creatine may positively effect: | | | | phosphocreatine. When ATP is depleted, it can be |
| • sarcopenia (a loss of muscle mass due | | | | recharged by CP. That is, CP donates a |
| to aging) | | | | phosphate molecule to the ADP, making it ATP |
| • improve in brain function of healthy and | | | | again. |
| damaged brains | | | | An increased pool of CP means faster and |
| • modulate inflammation. | | | | greater recharging of ATP, which means more |
| • diseases effecting the neuro muscular | | | | work can be performed. This is why creatine has |
| system, such as muscular dystrophy (MD) | | | | been so successful for athletes. For short-duration |
| • wasting syndromes/muscle atrophy | | | | explosive sports, such as sprinting, weight lifting |
| • fatigue | | | | and other anaerobic endeavors, ATP is the |
| • gyrate atrophy | | | | energy system used. |
| • Parkinson’s disease | | | | A more recent study done in 1999 found that 5g |
| • Huntington’s disease and other | | | | of Creatine per day without a loading phase in 16 |
| mitochondrial cytopathies | | | | athletes significantly increased measures of |
| • neuropathic disorders | | | | strength, power, and increased body mass |
| • various dystrophies | | | | without a change in body fat levels. |
| • myopathies | | | | You can easily conclude that creatine is not a |
| • various brain pathologies. | | | | wonder drug for bodybuilders and atheletes only. |
| • may increasing growth hormone (GH) | | | | |