Creatine: What’s all the fuss about?

Creatine: a magic potion or an expensive placebo? Well, maybe a little bit of both. Creatine is an acid that naturally occurs in our bodies. Its job is to help supply energy to our muscle and nerve cells. And though researchers have known creatine’s role in muscular energy production since the beginning of the 20th century, creatine didn’t really gain notoriety as a performance-enhancing supplement until the early 1990s and is now the most popular and commonly-used sports supplement on the market today.