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.lead{color:rgba(233,229,211,.78);max-width:44rem;font-size:1.08rem;margin-bottom:2rem}\n@media(max-width:44rem){.msb .band.open{padding:2.6rem 0 2.8rem}.msb .band.open h2{font-size:2rem}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"msb\"\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"band open\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eCreatine Monohydrate · one ingredient · 5 g per scoop\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eThe most-studied supplement there is — and nothing’s ever beaten plain monohydrate.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eOne ingredient, five grams a scoop — the exact dose used in the research, not a fraction of it printed in a bigger font. Decades of human trials sit behind it, which is rare enough that we can point you at the evidence instead of asking you to take our word. It won’t change your life; it helps you do a bit more work, and the work is what changes things. Below: the dose, what the research supports, and who should skip it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band white\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"split\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"c\"\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eNo mystery blends\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch2\u003eWhat's actually in it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eOne ingredient. That's the whole formula. No flavoring in this tub, no sweetener, no anti-caking agent, no proprietary blend. The panel lists creatine monohydrate, and then it stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFive grams per scoop is the dose used in the research — not a fraction of it printed in a bigger font.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"why\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhy unflavored\u003c\/b\u003eFlavor means sweeteners and colors. Mix it into whatever you already drink.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"why\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhy monohydrate\u003c\/b\u003eBecause nothing has ever beaten it. More on that below.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"fine\"\u003eGluten free · Lactose free · Corn free · Non-GMO · Vegan\u003cbr\u003eManufactured in the USA in an FDA-registered facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"c\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"facts\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"t\"\u003eSupplement Facts\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"r\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eServing Size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Scoop (5.6 g)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"r thick\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eServings Per Container\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e50\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"r\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCreatine Monohydrate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e5,000 mg **\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"r none\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOther ingredients\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNone\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"fn\"\u003e** Daily Value (DV) not established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band cream\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhat the research actually shows.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"lead\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.7rem\"\u003eWe grade our own products. Where the evidence is strong we say so plainly. Where it's early, we say that too — including when it costs us the sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"cards\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"grade g-s\"\u003eStrong evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eStrength and high-intensity performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe International Society of Sports Nutrition's position stand describes creatine monohydrate as the most effective nutritional supplement available for increasing high-intensity exercise capacity and lean body mass during training. Performance on repeated hard efforts typically improves by roughly 10–20% once muscle stores are full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"grade g-s\"\u003eStrong evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eSafety in healthy adults\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eStudied at doses up to 30 g per day for five years without clinically meaningful changes to kidney or liver markers in healthy people. After roughly three decades of research, no kidney damage has been documented in healthy users taking recommended amounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card early\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"grade g-e\"\u003ePromising, still early\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eBrain and mood\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eResearchers have described creatine as neuroprotective, with early findings around cognition and depressive symptoms — particularly in people who start with lower brain creatine. A real and active line of research. Not settled, and we're not going to tell you this powder will make you sharper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card early\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"grade g-e\"\u003ePromising, still early\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eBone density in older adults\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eIn postmenopausal women, creatine combined with resistance training slowed the rate of bone mineral loss at the hip. Encouraging, and worth knowing if you're training in your fifties or beyond. One line of evidence, not a guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band lime\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"quote\"\u003eFor a dietary supplement, that's about as strong as evidence gets. Most of what we sell can't say the same — and we'll tell you which ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"qby\"\u003eOur standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band white\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eTwo ways. Same destination.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"cards\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card early\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe fast way\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e5 g four times a day for 5–7 days, then 3–5 g daily. Muscle stores fill in under a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"card early\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe simple way\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e3–5 g every day from the start. Same saturation in about four weeks. Loading is not required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:1.5rem;max-width:38rem\"\u003eTake it whenever you'll actually remember — consistency beats timing. Mix one scoop into 8 oz of water or juice. It won't dissolve completely in cold liquid, and that's normal, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"talk\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eStraight talk\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long this tub really lasts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Our label prints the manufacturer's loading protocol. Follow it and the first five days use 20 of your 50 servings, so the tub lasts about 35 days. Skip loading and take one scoop daily, and it lasts 50. We'd rather you knew that before you ordered than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band forest\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"flag\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"m\"\u003e!\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch2\u003eWho should skip this one.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAnyone with existing kidney disease. Anyone pregnant or nursing. Anyone under 18. Anyone taking prescription medication should ask their doctor first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eOne more worth knowing: creatine raises blood \u003cem\u003ecreatinine\u003c\/em\u003e, a marker doctors use to estimate kidney function. Mention that you take it before a blood panel, or the result can be misread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band cream\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eStraight answers\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eCreatine questions, answered.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"cards\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eWill it make me lose my hair?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eA single 2009 study found a rise in DHT, and the internet has repeated it ever since. No human study has ever documented actual hair loss from creatine, and reviewers concluded the evidence does not show creatine increases testosterone, DHT, or baldness. The story is running well ahead of its evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eWill I get bloated?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eYou may hold slightly more water inside the muscle during the first days, especially if you load. Over longer use, the research doesn't show meaningful water retention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eIsn't there a better form than monohydrate?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo — and we'd sell you one if there were. Hydrochloride, buffered, ethyl ester: each has been compared against monohydrate, and none has outperformed it. Most deliver less creatine per gram and cost more per dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eDoes it work if I don't lift?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe research is built on people who train. Creatine helps you do more work; if there's no work being done, there's less for it to help with. We'd rather say that than sell you a tub on a maybe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eDo vegetarians respond differently?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eOften, yes. Creatine comes mainly from meat and fish, so vegetarians and vegans typically start with lower muscle stores — and frequently notice more from supplementing than omnivores do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\"\u003eWhat if I stop taking it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eMuscle stores return to baseline over several weeks. Nothing withdraws, nothing rebounds. You simply go back to where you started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"band white\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"in\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eOur standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhy we stock it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"kick\"\u003eEvery dose printed on the front. One ingredient on the panel. Made in the USA in a facility that gets audited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eIt's the rare product where we can point you at decades of human research instead of asking you to take our word for it. We're not going to tell you this changes your life. It helps you do a bit more work. The work is what changes things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003chr class=\"r\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"fine\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSources.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kreider RB et al., \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jissn.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12970-017-0173-z\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"\u003eISSN position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJ Int Soc Sports Nutr\u003c\/em\u003e 2017. · Antonio J et al., \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jissn.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12970-021-00412-w\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"\u003eCommon questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJ Int Soc Sports Nutr\u003c\/em\u003e 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"My Supplement Boost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48607977767153,"sku":"RLC4CREA","price":33.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/0856\/3441\/files\/1787162829130-generated-label-image-0.jpg?v=1787162905","url":"https:\/\/mysupplementboost.com\/products\/creatine-monohydrate","provider":"My Supplement Boost","version":"1.0","type":"link"}