Are there other benefits of Creatine besides sports performance?
• Improves strength and fitness in daily activities in the elderly • Speeds up recovery after times of immobility • Creatine improves mental performance • Creatine has direct antioxidant properties • Creatine has neuroprotective effects Are there quality differences in different Creatine products? Yes there are. Creatine products with more than 5% impurities have been found on the market. The reaction conditions as well as the treatment of the crude Creatine Monohydrate are crucial for the quality of the product. Inferior starting materials or reducing the amount of water during “recrystallization” results in increased amounts of impurities (such as Dicyandiamide (dimerization product of Cyanamide), Creatinine (Cyclization product of Creatine) and Dihydrotriazines). Worldwide authorities warn about potential health risks resulting from the presence impurities in Dietary Supplements and in Creatine Monohydrate products. Pfanstiehl creatine and Creapure have a very strict specification o
