New Treatment for Osteoporosis that Possess Other Pleasurable Body Enhancement Affects

Traditionally a fixture of the body building crowd, creatine is finding a new family among the gerontologist. A Canadian research group recently reported astonishing new findings about creatine. It appears creatine strengthens your skeleton. Creatine was discovered by Michel Eugène Chevreul in 1832. It is a component of the skeletal muscle and it helps to supply energy to the muscles. The weight lifting and body building community have supplemented there workouts with it for years. It increases the body's ability to produce energy rapidly. The increased energy enables the body builder to train harder and more frequently, which producing faster results. Creatine is generally purchased in flavored powder form and mixed with liquid.

Creatine is absorbed into our bodies through the foods we eat. It is not found in vegetables, only in meat products. Vegetarians generally show low levels of creatine and require supplementation to increase their levels to normal. The medical community has been investigating creatine as a potentially effective aid in the treatment of individuals with neuromuscular disorders, with very promising results. Some of the diseases it has proven effective with are; arthritis, congestive heart failure, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and muscular dystrophy. Their studies established that creatine is twice as effective as the prescription drug riluzole in expanding the life span of mice with the degenerative neural disease.

Osteoporosis, the disease that generates decreases in bone mass and density, is the new ailment creatine has been discovered to be an effective aid for. As we age our bodies produce less calcium and other minerals which can lead to osteoporosis. During their menopause years, a woman's drop in estrogen level, compounded with their body's lower production of calcium, makes them prime candidates and high level sufferers of osteoporosis. It is a silent disease with very few symptoms. Usually without notice a severe backache may develop and following that episode everything begins to head down hill.

Creatine contains phosphocreatine. Bone building cells rely on it as an energy source. Supplementation with creatine increases that energy source, improving your body's ability to lay down new bone. Remember, osteoporosis causes degeneration in bone mass. Participants experienced marked improvement from osteoporosis symptoms while participating in the study. They also gained muscle and strength. Each was given 1 gram of creatine for every 22 pounds of body weight they possessed. The creatine was taken immediately before each participant's light aerobic or strength training session. They attended these sessions 3 days a week. Creatine is available without a prescription at most health food stores.

Resource: New Use For An Old Supplement - Men's Health, October, 2008