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What Happens If You Take Too Much Creatine, A Notorious Deficiency On High-Protein Diets, How To Become A Nutrition Ninja & More With Chris Masterjohn.

Ben Greenfield Life

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The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Creatine

The second law of thermodynamics can explain why these things are degrading in our bodies and why we need to input creatine into our system every day. It can explain why the energy is dissipated. So when you see creatinine, let's say you get your blood measured and you See creatinine as something that shows up as being high, does that mean that you're taking too much creatine or just using it? Are you talking about in your urine or your blood? And so even though I have 120 grams of creatine in my body, I'm peeing out two to three grams each day.

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