Dr. Darren Candow

It's killing your kidneys.

We know that's not the case because when they do stop, their kidney function just comes back.

So it's just the metabolism of the molecule.

That's right.

So creatine and phosphocreatine don't leave the muscle.

It gets left in the muscle as creatinine.

Creatinine can also be raised with a very, very high protein diet, excessive exercise or dehydration.

But make sure if you're on creatine supplementation, tell your doctor because it's logical that your creatinine in the blood will be elevated.

That's just from the metabolism of the supplement.

Now,

If your liver enzymes are through the roof, that could be an infection.

So, again, make sure you go and get medical screening and guidance.

But every time we hear this, it's usually a false positive.

False positive.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I was going bald way before I started taking creatine.

So a lot of people say, oh, well, obviously.

And it's interesting.

It was a great study in a sense that they looked at a novel concept.