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Creatine polyhydrate

Creatine Polyhydrate is a creatine formula composed of creatine hydrochloride (creatine HCL), an acid buffer system and probiotic bacteria. This blend was developed to overcome the limitations of regular creatine monohydrate and various other forms of creatine to create one of the most effective creatine products available.

Creatine has been available on the supplement market for over 20 years and is one of the most effective products for increasing performance during short bursts of intense effort such as sprinting or weight training, as well as promoting and accelerating muscle mass gain. Unlike many other supplements, there are thousands of scientific studies that prove the effects and health safety of creatine beyond doubt. The most widely used form of creatine, with which over 99% of scientific studies have been carried out, is creatine monohydrate. However, even if scientific studies prove the effectiveness of creatine monohydrate beyond doubt, this form of creatine is subject to a number of limitations that restrict its effectiveness and increase the risk of certain harmless but nevertheless unpleasant side effects.

The first problem with creatine monohydrate is that it is poorly soluble in water. Since the body can only absorb the part of the creatine monohydrate taken that is in dissolved form, the rest of the creatine, which is in undissolved form, is excreted unchanged. In other words, this means that only part of the creatine monohydrate ingested can be absorbed by the body and therefore significantly higher doses of creatine must be used than is actually necessary. The undissolved creatine is also responsible for side effects such as digestive problems, diarrhea and bloating, which some creatine users complain about. Creatine Polyhydrate avoids this problem by using creatine hydrochloride. Creatine hydrochloride is a creatine salt which, according to scientific studies, is 59 times more soluble in liquid than creatine monohydrate. This means that the full amount of creatine ingested is available in dissolved form and no undissolved creatine is excreted. As an added bonus, this also eliminates the possible side effects of creatine monohydrate mentioned above.

The second problem with creatine monohydrate is that this compound is not particularly acid-stable. As a result, some of the creatine ingested is converted into the ineffective creatine breakdown product creatinine in the acidic environment of the stomach.

Creatine Polyhydrate solves this problem in two ways. The first step is again the use of creatine hydrochloride instead of creatine monohydrate. Creatine hydrochloride has a much higher acid stability than creatine monohydrate, which is why only a minimal amount of the creatine hydrochloride ingested can be converted into creatinine. The second step is the use of an acid buffer system that neutralizes the stomach acid and thereby further reduces the already very low conversion rate of creatine hydrochloride so that virtually no conversion to creatinine takes place.

In addition, Creatine Polyhydrate contains the probiotic bacteria Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Casai in microencapsulated form. These probiotic bacteria can increase the absorption of creatine in the digestive tract by up to 20%. The reason for using a microencapsulated form of probiotic bacteria is that probiotic bacteria are very sensitive and can easily be destroyed by various environmental influences. Microencapsulation protects these sensitive bacteria from such harmful environmental influences.

Due to the creatine form used and the modifications described, Creatine Polyhydrate has a much higher bioavailability than creatine monohydrate and many other forms of creatine. This means that Creatine Polyhydrate requires a much lower dosage than creatine monohydrate for the same or better effect, which significantly reduces the risk of undesirable side effects. In addition, the very high bioavailability of creatine polyhydrate means that neither a loading phase nor a transport matrix with simple carbohydrates is necessary.

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