Every few years the internet tries to bury the supplement creatine under kidney panic, hair-loss hysteria, dehydration warnings, or some new rule handed down from a guy named Chad between his 7th sets of cable crossovers.

Meanwhile, the actual research keeps ruining the story.

For example…

• The blood-test number that can suddenly look “bad” after starting creatine — even when your kidneys are perfectly fine. (p. 2)

• Why your doctor may see elevated creatinine and reach for the wrong conclusion — and the basic biochemistry that changes the interpretation. (p. 2)

• The famous creatine/hair-loss scare that rests on one lonely rugby study from 2009. (p. 3)

• The rather inconvenient detail in that study: they never actually measured hair loss. Not once. (p. 3)

• The bizarre “creatine dehydrates you” myth — when the physiology actually sends water in the opposite direction. (p. 4)

• Why the old locker-room warning about creatine causing cramps appears to have crawled out of the 1990s loading era and simply refused to die. (p. 4)

• What really happens when you “cycle off” creatine for 4–6 weeks — and why you may simply be voluntarily turning off something that was working. (p. 5)

• The nonexistent “creatine sensitivity” you’re supposedly protecting by cycling off — and why the whole idea smells like pure gym broscience. (p. 5)

• The single 1996 experiment responsible for decades of “never mix caffeine and creatine” advice. (p. 6)

• The caffeine dose hiding inside that study — roughly 350 mg every day for a 70-kg athlete, stacked on top of a full creatine-loading protocol. (p. 6)

• And why your normal coffee or pre-workout is a very different animal from the protocol that launched the caffeine-creatine panic in the first place. (p. 6)

I put the whole mess into a short free guide:

​>> The 5 Creatine Myths Busted << ​

Kidneys.

Hair loss.

Dehydration and cramps.

Cycling off.

Caffeine.

Seven pages.

Straight to the research.

No supplement-store wizardry required.

​>> The 5 Creatine Myths Busted << ​

Read it before somebody at the gym tells you creatine is destroying your kidneys while drinking their fourth energy drink of the day.

And there is no opt-in, no marketing monkey motion, just straight up legit research based info you can read and apply right away.

Much love and creatine,

Dr. Mike

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​>> The 5 Creatine Myths Busted << ​
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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag

Mike T Nelson is a PhD and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.