I put it in morning green smoothie along with protein powder.

My teen boys use it.

What is the benefit for me? 50yo

Once you hit peri, taking it really helps! I put it in coffee, but it definitely changes the taste a little bit (while my protein doesn't). The benefits I've personally seen outweigh the slight change in taste.

Anonymous wrote:Take it, in any form, and you risk hurting your kidneys

Any citation?

Anonymous wrote:I don't. It's just one more way to make midlife women spend their money. Protein powder, creatine, peptides, collagen, blah blah. Just exercise and eat right and get enough sleep. You're not a competitive athlete, you don't need creatine.

What's that old quote... ah yes...

"It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"

your farts must stank!!!

If it's a lift day (I lift 4 days a week), I add it to my post workout protein shake. If it's not a lift day, I add it to my morning yogurt.

This one is delicious. We just use plain water.
https://ora.organic/products/creatine-powder?variant=44197738873030

Anonymous wrote:Take it, in any form, and you risk hurting your kidneys

Sure, in exactly the same way that eating a poppy seed muffin will make you suffer the negative effects of opiate abuse.

Creatine has been studied a lot. It hasn’t been shown to negatively impact actual kidney function or health, whatever MAHA influencers may tell you.

Creatine supplementation can affect laboratory markers of kidney function, but in healthy individuals it has not been shown to damage kidneys when used at normal doses.

On the other hand, AFAIK (as a power lifter), the only benefit of creatine is in slightly reducing recovery time between sets and increasing your ability to get the last rep or two. It doesn’t help in any way that I’m aware of if you are not working out hard enough to benefit from it.

I take a sip of water and then dump the scoop directly into my mouth. Done. No mess.
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Take it, in any form, and you risk hurting your kidneys