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"After donating a phosphate group, creatine phosphate becomes creatine. This creatine can be recharged back into creatine phosphate. Phosphorus is the Backbone of DNA Nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information. The two types of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. They are both made of long chains of phosphate-containing molecules. Phosphates are needed for growth as they form the backbone of both DNA and RNA. H,N One Phosphate P H,C \/ —^ OH OH N Adenosine MONOphosphate AMP H,N Two Phosphates a / 1 j P P H,C \ / /\/v^ OH OH Three Phosphates Adenosine Diphosphate ADP H." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"That's why so many products for athletes and bodybuilders contain high amounts of creatine. Many kids on the autism spectrum, and a number of kids with ADHD symptoms, have notably poor muscle tone, sometimes because of creatine deficiency. This can even show up very early in life as the "floppy baby" condition. Creatine is also involved in energy transfer, in both brain and muscle. Therefore, it can aid in multiple cellular processes, all of which require energy. Detoxification is one of the cellular processes that is most notably energy-dependent." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Inflammation has been detected in the brains of Parkinson's patients. creatine is an energy booster, and decreased energy utilization is a problem in Parkinson's disease. Minocycline and creatine were found to be potentially beneficial. Implication: More study is needed before minocycline or creatine can be prescribed as a treatment for Parkinson's disease." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "MINOCYCLINE AND CREATINE New finding: In an NIH-sponsored clinical trial, 200 Parkinson's patients who did not yet require medication were randomly assigned to receive 200 mg daily of the antibiotic minocycline, 10 grams (g) daily of creatine (a nutritional supplement used to increase lean body mass and strength) or a placebo for 12 months. Minocycline was chosen because of its antiinflammatory effects. Inflammation has been detected in the brains of Parkinson's patients. creatine is an energy booster, and decreased energy utilization is a problem in Parkinson's disease." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The wooden part of the match is creatine; when its phosphorus is in place, it's called creatine-phosphate or creatine-P. If you want to do a super-hard, fast sprint, creatine-P is waiting right in the cell. It doesn't need enzymes to produce energy; it explodes as needed, releasing energy fast enough to rebuild ATP no matter how fast you run. As the phosphorus explodes on a creatine-match, the energy released is used to put fresh phosphorus on the ATP-match. Then the ATP-match explodes, making the muscle contract. This long explanation may make you think that it's a slow, cumbersome system." - Covert Bailey, Smart Exercise: Burning Fat, Getting Fit (Get the book.)

"Creatine Description: creatine is a naturally occurring substance in the body and in foods, which is made up of three amino acids—arginine, glycine, and methionine. creatine is used by the body's muscle cells to create energy and maintain muscle mass. Indications: Athletic support Congestive heart failure Maintaining muscle mass in seniors Precautions: Diarrhea and muscle cramping are the most common side effects. People with liver or kidney disease should check with their doctors before using creatine. Dosage: Take 2 to 5 grams daily." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"In Mosby s Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements, author Linda Skidmore-Rath states that creatine can cause nausea, anorexia, bloating, weight gain, diarrhea, dehydration, and cramping (with high doses).277 All this for less than 1 hour of workability during the performance of exercise or sports. Only 1 hour of benefits for all those side effects. Imagine that! People who have renal or cardiac disease are even advised not to take creatine. THE HISTORY OF DOPING The history of doping starts at the beginning of last century. From the beginning, alcohol, cocaine and heroin were used." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Low blood serum creatine. • Deficient urine creatine. • Elevated levels of the amino acids ornithine and beta-alanine. My general recommendation: 750 mg. to several grams per day, depending upon age, size, and other treatments and indications. Gamma Globulin. This supplement, a powerful booster of immunity, was previously available only as an injectible, but is now available in an oral form. It is a processed form of concentrated IgG antibodies, which have been selectively derived from serum." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"This creatine can be recharged back into creatine phosphate. Phosphorus is the Backbone of DNA Nucleic acids store and transmit genetic information. The two types of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. They are both made of long chains of phosphate-containing molecules. Phosphates are needed for growth as they form the backbone of both DNA and RNA. H,N One Phosphate P H,C \/ —^ OH OH N Adenosine MONOphosphate AMP H,N Two Phosphates a / 1 j P P H,C \ / /\/v^ OH OH Three Phosphates Adenosine Diphosphate ADP H.N ov p ov p o." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The only other test I order in my initial evaluation of a patient with severe fatigue or widespread bodily pain is one that measures creatine phosphokinase (CPK). CPK is an enzyme involved in the normal functioning of your muscles, brain, and heart. Your CPK levels can increase when you exercise vigorously, because vigorous exercise produces some muscle damage, and this damage releases CPK. This mild muscle damage explains why your muscles ache after the first day of skiing, for example." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Deficient urine creatine. • Elevated levels of the amino acids ornithine and beta-alanine. My general recommendation: 750 mg. to several grams per day, depending upon age, size, and other treatments and indications. Gamma Globulin. This supplement, a powerful booster of immunity, was previously available only as an injectible, but is now available in an oral form. It is a processed form of concentrated IgG antibodies, which have been selectively derived from serum." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"The point of the new study was to examine whether prayer or the noetic interventions would prevent further cardiovascular events in the hospital, such as death, new heart attacks, a need for additional surgery, readmission to the hospital, and signs of a sharp rise in the enzyme creatine phospho-kinase, an indication that the heart has suffered damage." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Among the doctor's worries were patients who had tested positive for high levels of the enzyme creatine kinase, which was a sign of rhabdomyolysis. According to the written minutes, the executives dismissed Dr. Stein's concerns, saying to mention them in the published data would "draw attention to something we do not need." Then there was the case of Propulsid, a heartburn medicine heavily promoted by Johnson 8c Johnson, even though repeated studies had concluded it did not work." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase in choline -deficient humans: mechanistic studies in C2C12 mouse myoblasts. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80, 163-170. 59. da Costa, K. A., Gaffney, C. E., Fischer, L. M., and Zeisel, S. H. (2005). Choline deficiency in mice and humans is associated with increased plasma homocysteine concentration after a methionine load. Am. J. Clin Nutr. 81, 440^444. 60. da Costa, K. A., Niculescu, M. D., Craciunescu, C. N., Fischer, L. M., and Zeisel, S. H. (2006). Choline deficiency increases lymphocyte apoptosis and DNA damage in humans. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 84, 88-94. 61." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Myopathy involves severe muscle pain often associated with the elevation of an enzyme called creatine kinase (CK) that is released from the muscle. Myopathy can proceed to full-blown rhabdomyolysis and possible death. A total of 338 cases of fatal rhabdomyolysis with statin treatment have been reported worldwide; the true number, however, is probably ten to a hundred times that, a formula based on the FDA's own analysis of the true number of actual negative outcomes with drugs vs. the outcomes that are reported." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"His muscles also bulked up, as he began to more efficiently process the amino acid creatine, the muscle-building protein that's often low in autistics. In 2004, when Kyle was eight, Eric and Elizabeth took him to the Mayo Clinic, to confirm what they felt they already knew: that Kyle was no longer autistic. Supposedly, even by this relatively late date in the development of the biomedical treatment of autism, that degree of full, robust recovery was still relatively uncommon. Even so, Eric and Elizabeth were certain it had occurred. Parents know." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Since oxygen is necessary for the efficient burning of glycogen, without it your muscles begin to burn creatine and glycogen stored directly in the muscle tissue, a messy mechanism that creates a buildup of lactic acid (the burn you feel in your thighs and chest). The so-called anaerobic threshold occurs at different intensities for different people, but during a high-intensity workout, you want to be flirting with that thigh burn (after warming up) but staying just below it throughout your run." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Take 1 gram of creatine for every 50 pounds of body weight before you work out. If you weigh 150 pounds your dosage would be 3 grams. If you suffer from any kidney or liver disease, please consult a physician before supplementing with creatine. A Comprehensive Nutritional Approach to Prevent Sarcopenia þReduce the amount of saturated fat, trans fatty acids, cholesterol, and total fat in your diet by eating only lean sources of protein and more plant foods. þIncrease your intake of omega-3 oils by eating flaxseed oil, walnuts, and cold-water fish such as salmon." - Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon, Hunger Free Forever: The New Science of Appetite Control (Get the book.)

"ATP. (d) creatine phosphate. 74. Magnesium in the body is found mostly in the bones and: (a) Skin. (b) Blood. (c) Muscle. (d) Extracellular fluid. 75. Magnesium: (a) Relaxes muscles. (b) Reduces high blood pressure. (c) Increases calcium absorption into bones. (d) All of the above. 76. The chemical symbol for iron is: (a) Hg. (b) Mn. (c) Fe. (d) Zn. 77. Iron is in the center of: (a) Heme. (b) Chlorophyll. (c) White blood cells. (d) Pyruvic acid. 78. Myoglobin: (a) Is found in blood. (b) Is found in muscle. (c) Acquires oxygen from the lungs. (d) All of the above. 79." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"These include creatine, nicotinamide,44 and n-acetylcysteine.45 But lest you think that all this protection is just important for old brains, it appear:; that loss of energy production and oxidative stress are critical components of little autistic brains as well.4'' So all across the age spectrum and all across the spectrum of different diseases that affect the brain (and almost everything else), we must focus on keeping our free radicals and oxidative stress in check and our mitochondria healthy. A BRAIN WITHOUT ENERGY I want :o share a very important story with you." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Minocycline and creatine were found to be potentially beneficial. Implication: More study is needed before minocycline or creatine can be prescribed as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION New finding: An advanced surgical technique known as deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to provide significant benefit to moderate and advanced Parkinson's patients for up to four years after the onset of treatment. With DBS, a surgeon implants an electrode inside the brain to stimulate specific brain sites that control movement." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The use of supplemental creatine speeds up regeneration of adenosine triphosphate, which increases energy availability during exercise, thereby buffering lactate and reducing muscle pain. The main side effect of chronic use is weight gain. Herbs and Other Plant Life One of the most popular means of self-medication is the use of herbs and other plant products that are sold over the counter as supplements. Some medications, like digitalis, which is used in the treatment of heart failure, are derived from plants whose beneficial properties have been known for many centuries." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Taking creatine gives you more energy and allows the taker to exercise longer with out tiring out. 271 N02 is nitric oxide that triggers the body to an increased blood flow to the muscles. This normally occurs during exercise anyways, but with N02 this increased blood flow does not stop once exercise has ended. This gives the serious athlete the ability to build muscle around the clock if he so desired. trying N02 and getting the worse headache in his life. Sounds like more work has to be done. We will take a look at other possible side effects later." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"These compounds are formed during the normal cooking process by the reaction of creatine with various other amino acids. HCAs were singled out because of their high mutagenic activity in the Ames test, which involves feeding the chemicals to rabbits to see how much it takes to kill half of them. The HCAs can be separated into two types, nonimidazole and imidazole, the latter being the predominant type present in Western foods. Both types of HCAs have been found to be carcinogenic in rodent bioassays. A high proportion of the nonhuman primates tested also developed myocardial lesions." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"So does alcohol, prescription drugs, sun bathing and the additives 285 creatine is a substance naturally produced by the body that helps to improve muscle performance during exercise. It is naturally found in meat and fish but is also made by the liver, pancreas, and kidneys within the body itself. 286 Amino acids combine to form proteins and are necessary to build muscles. 287 Free radicals are atoms or group of atoms that has at least one unpaired electron and is therefore unstable and highly reactive." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "People who have renal or cardiac disease are even advised not to take creatine. THE HISTORY OF DOPING The history of doping starts at the beginning of last century. From the beginning, alcohol, cocaine and heroin were used. And yes, even strychnine. Pain was suppressed this way. The side effects were delirium, alcohol dependency, cramps, breathing difficulties, and heart-rhythm problems. In the Fifties and Sixties, Amphetamines joined the club. The side effects of these were trembling, heart-rhythm problems and heart attacks, aggressiveness and psychological problems." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"The observations of Phillips and colleagues, "Statin-Associated Myopathy with Normal creatine Kinase Levels" (2002), fuel my concerns about the potential for long-term insidious muscle damage from statin exposure. The authors observed symptoms and demonstrated muscle pathology in patients whose serum ck (creatine kinase) levels were normal. An elevated ck can indicate muscle damage - and it was the hallmark of the catastrophic muscle inflammation that led to the withdrawal of cerivastatin (Farmer, "Learning from the Cerivastatin Experience," 2001)." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"The study goes on to show that several of the precursors in the formation of thermic mutagens are creatine or creatinine cross-linked with other amino acids and sugars. 53. "Determination of heterocyclic aromatic amines in food products: automation of the sample preparation method prior to HPLC and PHLC-MS quantification." Mutation Research, 12 May 1997, Vol. 376 (1-2), pp. 29-35. The study found, "Heat-processing protein-rich foods may cause the formation of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), all of which are mutagenic, and some also have carcinogenic potential." 54. " - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

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