Yes I’m curious as well.
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People are pushing the idea of taking synthetic creatine supplements.
It's all over the mainstream "health" gurus YouTubes, & social media.
They tought it as all gains with zero downside.
It has a clear effect on all your muscles & the brain.
The heart is one of those muscles & I think if you have some sort of problem there you might be able to take creatine to help it.
But if you're healthy, why would you want to play games with your heart?
"Creatine is a compound that comes from three amino acids. Creatine is found mostly in your body's muscles as well as in the brain...Most people get creatine through seafood & red meat. The body's liver, pancreas and kidneys also can make about 1 gram of creatine per day."
We're also playing games with our liver & pancreas it seems.
heres a table of grams of creatine per lb & kg of foods on avg, why not just eat an extra pound of beef, salmon, or herring?
Humans are so fucking crazy,
"Sodium sarcosinate and cyanamide are put into a reactor and heated/pressurized to form a liquid. Then it is cooled to form crystalline creatine and put through a centrifuge to remove any impurities."
Interesting stuff.
I've been taking creatine for years, maybe time to ease off a bit.
Replace it with a pound of sushi grade wild salmon 😁
Eating it raw has its benefits!
Peep these amounts:
Replacing 1lb of creatine monohydrate ($20USD) with 1lb of salmon ($20USD) obtaining 2g creatine doesn't seem like the best value option
Me finding out that creatine monohydrate is the most studied sports supplement, not only generally recognised as safe but even shown to reduce the likelihood of cerebral palsy in the children of mothers who supplement with it during pregnancy and improve their brain health; that it increases phosphocreatine and ATP production increasing strength; that it reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety; has shown life extension properties in animal models:
