Creatine Clear

Creatine Clear is a patented formulation that provides your body with the most efficient means of creatine supplementation, and does so without any carbohydrates, calories or artificial coloring. This innovative formula has been proven at a leading university to be over 4 times more absorbable than regular creatine monohydrate, the form used in virtually every other creatine product currently available to the consumer.

ADVANTAGES VS. OTHER CREATINE PRODUCTS
The most popular creatine on the market today is creatine monohydrate. This is simply because it was the first creatine to become popular in the early 1990’s. As the evolution of creatine began to speed up through the 90’s, it became apparent that along with creatine monohydrate came a slew of side effects that include all of the following:
* Stomach Distress
* Diarrhea
* Cramping
* Bloating
* Unwanted Weight Gain
* Headaches
* Nausea

Pure Creatine Monohydrate Creatine monohydrate was found to be only 20% in absorbable form after 20 minutes in water, compared to 92% for FSI’s patented technology. This from a recent university study. Don’t let the phrases “muscle uptake” and “assimilation” confuse you. The uptake of creatine into muscle can only take place after the creatine has been absorbed through the intestine walls into the bloodstreams. What this study shows is that if you take a 10-gram serving of creatine monohydrate, regardless of what additives are included in the product, only 2 grams will even be available for muscle uptake, or assimilation.

In addition, because 80% of creatine monohydrate is not in an absorbable form for the body, it simply sits in the stomach drawing water from the bloodstream in an attempt to break it down. This simply doesn’t work and instead causes the body to become dehydrated, which leads to all of the side effects listed above, most common of which is diarrhea.

Creatine Monohydrate with High Amounts of Dextrose The creation of these products was based on published research using high amounts (up to 96 grams) of dextrose in order to cause a large insulin spike to increase creatine muscle uptake. The problem with this is three-fold. First, it doesn’t solve the original problem of creatine bioavailability, which we have already addressed. The intestine must first absorb creatine before the muscle can assimilate it.

Second, taking sugar in these high amounts leads to both weight gain, attributed to fat gain, and the danger of pancreatic damage associated with long term use.

Third, this concept is based on outdated research. A more current published study concluded that creatine muscle uptake is dependent on sodium, but not on insulin1. If its not dependent on an insulin spike, why take the sugar in the first place??!!

Creatine liquids or serums FSI has had virtually every liquid and serum creatine product on the market tested for stability, and to date none have come even close to passing label claims. In fact, the leading serum brand was found to have less than 2% of the 5 grams it claimed to have per serving. The remainder was found to be creatine, a dangerous by-product of creatine conversion.

Creatine Gel Caps These products use creatine monohydrate in a gel tablet or capsule. This will not help the bioavailability or absorption rate of creatine monohydrate.

Creatine Citrate in water This sounds half-way plausible. Unfortunately, it again doesn’t solve the problem of creatine bioavailability or stability.

Creatine Citrate has been found to be more soluble, or water dispersible, than creatine monohydrate. However, soluble does not equal bioavailable to the body. The definition of these words are below according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary:

Soluble - susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water.

Bioavailability - the degree and rate at which a substance (as a drug) is absorbed into a living system or is made available at the site of physiological activity.

As you can see, because a substance is soluble, that does not make it more available to the body to be absorbed. Many companies in this industry try to confuse you with buzzwords such as “soluble”, “transport”, and “assimilation” in order to hide the inferiorities of their creatine products and their fundamental problem….bioavailability.

Yet another problem with Creatine Citrate lies in its stability. A university study looked at the conversion rates of regular creatine citrate in water and FSI’s proprietary form of creatine citrate in effervescent form. What this study found was that creatine citrate in water has an exceptionally quick and almost instantaneous conversion to creatinine once it is introduced into water. However, FSI’s technology is 100% stable for up to 30 days in solution.

Furthermore, creatine citrate in water does not afford creatine any protection once it is ingested into the stomach. The acidic environment of the stomach can quickly damage both creatine monohydrate and creatine citrate once ingested, converting it to the dangerous by-product creatinine. These forms of creatine can sit in the stomach for an hour or longer, the whole time being exposed to this volatile environment.

FSI’s technology affords creatine a buffered solution to protect it from this acidic environment once it enters the stomach. In addition, the PH shift caused by the effervescence causes a quick “dumping” of the stomach contents to the small intestine. Here, the danger ceases and the absorption process of free creatine ion can begin through the intestinal walls to the bloodstream.

Serving Size 1 packet per 12 oz.
Servings per Container: 20 (10 gram packets)
Amount Per Serving: % Daily Value*
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 60 mg 100%
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobal) 6 mcg 100%
Sodium (as Sodium Bicarbonate) 250 mg 10%
Potassium (as Potassium Bicarbonate) 200 mg 6%
Creatine (di-Creatine Citrate) 5000 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

INGREDIENTS:
Citric Acid, Sucralose