Category Archives: Creatine

How Does Creatine Work To Improve Muscle Performance?

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Creatine is a compound that is found naturally in meat. This is because creatine can be found in animal muscle tissue as creatine phosphate (also called phosphocreatine). When animal muscle (meat) is consumed the creatine phosphate is absorbed and can … Continue reading →

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Creatine and Insulin

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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More on Creatine and Mood

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Creatine supplements may have mood elevating and cognitive effects. The reason for this is the ability of creatine to increase the energy capacity of brain cells. The mood elevating and cognitive enhancing effects of creatine make it a potentially useful … Continue reading →

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Creatine and Cognitive Function

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Creatine is an important component of cells because it is used to buffer phosphocreatine during energy utilisation. Higher levels of creatine mean a greater buffering capacity, and this means the cell has a larger amount of energy for important processes. … Continue reading →

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Creatine Monohydrate: A Novel Antidepressant?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Creatine monohydrate is a popular supplement amongst athletes. This relates to the ability of creatine monohydrate to accumulate in muscle, where it increases the buffering capacity of the phosphocreatine stores, and this results in a longer duration of contraction until … Continue reading →

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The Detrimental Metabolic Effects of Creatine

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Creatine and Fat Gain

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Creatine and Mood

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Robert Barrington
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More Roles For Creatine? What About Homocysteine Regulation?

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Creatine is a popular dietary supplement. Creatine monohydrate supplements, usually taken as a powder, increase skeletal muscle stores of creatine, and this in turn increases the total cellular capacity to resynthesise phosphocreatine during intense short duration exercise. Creatine is synthesised … Continue reading →

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Creatine From Meat

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Creatine phosphate is a nitrogenous acid that accumulates in tissues and acts as a buffer against ATP depletion. As ATP is used to provide energy, the creatine phosphate releases phosphate to resynthesise ATP from ADP. Creatine is synthesised naturally in … Continue reading →

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