| p>Controversy and creatine... | | | | members of an NCAA Division II football team, they |
| Two words that have become synonymous and | | | | separated the players into a control group |
| inseparable over the last couple of years. How ironic | | | | (consuming no supplements whatsoever), as well as |
| that an amino acid that is manufactured in the human | | | | a creatine user group. All subjects in the creatine |
| body has become the proponent for such global | | | | group averaged 14 grams of creatine a day for more |
| conjecture, scrutiny and supposition. Albeit, through it | | | | than three years; thus far the researchers have |
| all, creatine has been established as one of the most | | | | uncovered absolutely no damaging effects on either |
| effective and fashionable supplements found in the | | | | liver or kidney performance. |
| marketplace today for body builders, sport | | | | To re-illuminate the issue of cramping, scientists still |
| enthusiasts and those that desire to improve | | | | are not sure what actually causes cramps or spasms |
| performance, stamina and quicker recovery time. | | | | to occur. My speculation is that with increased |
| Incidentally, now creatine has proven to aid in a | | | | hydration, the proper, necessary processing of |
| whole host of other non-sport related issues. | | | | creatine through the system is more adequately |
| Nevertheless, like every other non-FDA sanctioned | | | | accomplished and incidences or concern would |
| properties, there are concerns that creatine is unsafe. | | | | subsequently diminish or entirely disappear. Few |
| So, is all the publicity and feeding frenzy going on | | | | people hydrate well anyway, so exacerbate that with |
| about creatine side effects that so often appear in | | | | additional functional system tasks and something well |
| the media and search engines, rhetoric or are they | | | | most likely occur. Cramping happens anyway from |
| founded on fact or fiction, is it biased or unbiased | | | | poor hydrative habits, it only makes sense that with |
| and is it from gospel truth or merely litigious lies? | | | | an added undertaking (creatine ingestion), subsequent |
| Simply put, creatine and its derivative brothers and | | | | spasms and cramps can and most likely will happen. |
| sisters are immensely envogue. Primarily because it | | | | Less common, but maybe even more important is |
| rapidly quickens gains in muscular size, strength and | | | | that creatine has numerous positive and protective |
| stamina compared to just exercise alone. | | | | consequences and outcomes in heart, muscle and |
| Pennsylvania State University, in a study led by Jeff | | | | neurological diseases; including depression and wasting |
| Volek, conducted a 12-week trial discovering that | | | | diseases and related disorders. In truth, after several |
| creatine consumers wound up stronger in both the | | | | months of creatine supplementation in both men and |
| bench press and the squat, in comparison to subjects | | | | women with borderline high cholesterol levels, the |
| using a placebo supplement. They also witnessed | | | | results showed reduced low-density lipoprotein levels |
| twice the gains in lean muscle mass and a much | | | | by almost one-third, that's somewhat noteworthy, |
| faster recovery rate. | | | | don't you think? |
| Are Creatine Side Effects Tangible or Intangible? | | | | Moreover, analogous findings were reported in the |
| In recent reports, it has been alluded to that creatine | | | | journal Metabolism. Twenty-eight days of creatine |
| consumers are more susceptible to cramps, muscle | | | | supplementation and resistance exercise lowered |
| spasms, and even pulled and torn muscles. | | | | total cholesterol levels significantly more than |
| Conversely, in a three-year study designed to | | | | resistance exercise alone. |
| determine whether these creatine side effects really | | | | Conclusively... |
| do exist, it was discovered that creatine had no | | | | Cautiously managed studies over short- (five days), |
| effect on the incidence of injury or cramping in a | | | | medium- (nine weeks) and long-term (five years) |
| group of American football players. Recently, | | | | have yet to reveal that creatine supplementation has |
| research published in the journal Medicine and Science | | | | any adverse consequences on blood pressure, kidney |
| in Sports and Exercise reveals similar findings. From a | | | | or liver function in healthy specimens. |
| group of 26 athletes taking creatine for nearly four | | | | However, to be as impartial as possible, the fact that |
| years, there was no discrepancy in the reported | | | | significant and costly invasive trials have yet to |
| incidence of muscle cramp or injury of that put side | | | | unearth any serious creatine side effects doesn't |
| by side with athletes not using creatine. | | | | mean that none exists. There have been isolated |
| In my personal experience, as well as that of | | | | case reports of persons suffering from kidney |
| working with several hundred athletes, I have | | | | troubles after using creatine. Anyone with existing |
| witnessed that they (athletes) on a whole experience | | | | liver or kidney disorders, or those predisposed to |
| cramps, spasms and are more susceptible to injury, | | | | such ailments, should seek proper medical advice |
| by and large and to a greater degree than most | | | | before using creatine. Nonetheless, if you are |
| folks, simply by virtue of use, function and the | | | | exercising, and the promise of bigger muscles, |
| extent in which they subject their bodies to. | | | | increased stamina, recovery that is more expedient |
| Additionally, published reports in the September 2004 | | | | or any of the host of possibilities or potentials |
| issue of the International Journal of Sports Medicine, | | | | exhibited from creatine use drives you to explore |
| also shows that creatine side effects are rare. A | | | | creatine for yourself, please increase your water |
| group of 176 subjects received either 10 grams of | | | | intake. After all your entire composition (body) is |
| creatine or placebo daily for an average period of 310 | | | | literally nothing but water and amino acids, so replete |
| days. Slight cases of diarrhea and nausea did cause | | | | what you deplete. I urge you to check out the Neo |
| three subjects to stop using creatine. Nevertheless, | | | | Physis Super Premium Creatine. There are very few |
| there were no other significant differences between | | | | creatine products on the market that can compete |
| the groups | | | | with this product. So, please do the research...I did! |
| In another study conducted using twenty-three | | | | |