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I lift weights and do other exercise but never took Creatine. Are there benefits that aren't tied to exercise performance specifically as a goal ?

Does it have downsides in the body?



Non exercise performance benefits:

- helps build skeletal support muscles which reduces osteoarthritis and treats osteopetrosis

- helps strengthen the heart muscle

- the brain also uses atp, increased brain function (anecdotally, can help reduce brain fatigue)(Parkinson's, als, Huntingtons, possibly Alzheimer's

Downsides:

Increased load on the kidneys - which combines with an increased load from muscle breakdown (which it can reduce, but most likely the workout with it will increase muscle breakdown) - don't take it and workout hard if you are approaching renal failure.

Some stomach upset, diarrhea, and muscle bloating.




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