The Dark Side of Creatine.

The powder men trust most is born from fertilizer chemicals, laced with toxic residues, and quietly undermining the very energy it promises to boost.

Creatine: The Fertilizer Powder Masquerading as a “Safe” Supplement

For decades, creatine has been sold as the “one safe supplement” every man should take.

Influencers love it because it’s cheap and easy to hype.

Supplement companies love it because it’s dirt-cheap to mass produce.

And men buy it because it promises strength without steroids.

But here’s the truth no one tells you:

Creatine today isn’t natural. It isn’t steak in powdered form.

It’s made in reactors… the same kind used to make fertilizer and plastics. And that process leaves behind chemical leftovers you’d never willingly put in your body if you knew they were there.

Stuff like:

• DCDA: a fertilizer byproduct that puts stress on your kidneys.

• Triazines: chemical residues that can literally crystallize in your kidneys and block folate (a vitamin your body needs for energy).

• Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury… the same toxins we warn kids never to touch.

This isn’t nutrition. It’s chemistry dressed up as health.

And the men who keep scooping it down are playing Russian roulette with their energy, hormones, and kidneys.

How I Learned the Hard Way

I trusted creatine like it was gospel.

I “loaded” it. I mixed it with caffeine. I convinced myself it was the one safe supplement every man needed.

What I got wasn’t strength.

It was kidney strain, brain fog, and digestion that fell apart.

And the deeper I dug? The uglier the truth got.

The Dirty Origin Story

Creatine was first discovered in 1832.. in meat. Exactly where nature put it.

Today? 99% of the market is synthetic.

Made in industrial reactors from cyanamide and sarcosine—the same ingredients used in fertilizers.

That shortcut leaves behind toxic tagalongs:

• Dicyandiamide (DCDA): Think of this like fertilizer dust left in your scoop. It forces your kidneys to overwork and creates oxidative stress like running an engine with dirty oil.

• Triazines: Byproducts that can clog your body’s “pipes.” They crystallize in your kidneys and block folate, which your cells need for DNA repair and energy. It’s like pouring cement into your wiring system.

• Heavy Metals: Lead, cadmium, mercury. Exactly what you’d never want building up in your bloodstream.

These aren’t conspiracy theories. Studies confirm they show up in creatine powders. Safety sheets literally classify the intermediates as hazardous.

You wouldn’t drink from a puddle behind a chemical plant. But every scoop of neon creatine powder is made the same way.

How It Wrecks Your Biology

Inside your cells, you’ve got tiny engines called mitochondria. They make ATP… the fuel for your muscles, brain, and everything else.

Natural creatine from meat feeds those engines beautifully.

Synthetic creatine?

It’s often laced with toxic residues that sabotage the engine instead of fueling it.

Here’s the full breakdown.

Let’s start with Methylamines and Formaldehyde.

In this review below, they found increases in methylamine and formaldehyde excretion after a heavy load of creatine (20 g/day) and it was advised that high-dose (>3-5 g/day) creatine supplementation should not be used by individuals with pre-existing renal disease or those with a potential risk for renal dysfunction.

In another study, below, they found that creatine is metabolized to methylamine, which is further converted to formaldehyde by semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (super toxic substance).

Formaldehyde is well known to cross-link proteins and DNAs, and known to be a major environmental risk factor.

SSAO-mediated production of toxic aldehydes has been recently proposed to be related to pathological conditions such as vascular damage, diabetic complications, nephropathy, etc.

Chronic administration of a large quantity of creatine can increase the production of formaldehyde, which may potentially cause serious unwanted side-effects.

Research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that 21 grams daily creatine supplementation increased urinary methylamine excretion 9.2-fold and formaldehyde excretion 4.5-fold. Formaldehyde is known to cross-link proteins and DNA, representing a potential long-term health risk.

And then finally, in another study, they used high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to analyze creatine content and possible organic contaminants in 33 samples of creatine supplements from the market.

Creatinine resulted to be the major organic contaminant (44% of the samples over 100 mg/kg). About 15% of the samples had triazine concentrations exceeding the detection limit of 4.5 mg/kg (maximum 8.0 mg/kg) and a dicyandiamide concentration over 50 mg/kg (pretty dangerous if you ask me!).

Not only this but something else you must consider taking creatine increases your Deuterium levels (high levels of deuterium is linked to higher all-cause mortality).

Think of deuterium as “heavy hydrogen.” It moves slower than normal hydrogen. Imagine pouring molasses into a Formula One car. That’s what it does to your energy system.

And, when you combine all these compounds together, you further your risk of them becoming unstable under electromagnetic stress (5G, Wi-Fi) which means the very environment you live in makes them more toxic.

Instead of fueling your engine, creatine residues pour sand into the gearbox.

And if you’re already stressed, inflamed, or sleep-deprived? You’re running that engine redline with sludge in the tank.

The Fitness Industry’s Favorite Lies

I’ll be blunt. I fell for these lies too.

Lie #1: Loading Phases

The 25g/day loading protocol wasn’t designed for biology, it was designed for sales. It’s the same trick casinos use: hook you fast, then keep you hooked.

Lie #2: Mix it with Caffeine

That combo is biochemical sabotage. Creatine and caffeine fight each other at the receptor level. It’s like slamming the gas and brake at the same time. You look amped in the gym, but you’re wrecked in your business.

Lie #3: Everyone Should Supplement

Wrong. If you’re a broke 22-year-old living on ramen, maybe creatine helps. But if you’re a grown man eating steak, seafood, eggs, and liver? You don’t need tubs of fertilizer powder. You’re not creatine deficient. You’re discipline deficient.

Lie #4: It’s 100% Safe

Compared to steroids? Sure. Compared to steak? Not even close. 99% of creatine tubs hide toxic residues that never show up on glossy “third-party tested” labels. That’s not safety. That’s plausible deniability.

What the Studies Actually Show

The hype around testosterone is overblown.

But on DHT… testosterone’s powerful cousin… the results are striking.

In one study:

• 25g/day loading for 7 days

• 5g/day maintenance for 14 days

Result?

• DHT spiked 56% after loading.

• Stayed 40% higher during maintenance.

• Testosterone didn’t move.

That’s a serious androgenic signal. But here’s the catch: tiny sample size, short duration, and zero long-term safety data.

No one studied what happened to inflammation markers like CRP or homocysteine. No one asked what happens after years of supplementation.

Bottom line? We don’t know.

The Ancestral, High-T Alternative

Here’s what your ancestors did:

• Ate plenty of wild meat (~2g creatine per pound).

• Lived in sync with light, minerals, and breath.

• Built strength from soil to sun, not tubs and scoops.

Real testosterone optimization looks like this:

• Grass-fed beef, wild game, organ meats

• Raw, unprocessed cheeses and yogurts

• Morning sunlight and grounding, paired with lifting heavy things

• Deep, restorative sleep (quality over duration)

• Real minerals: magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium

Bulletproof testosterone isn’t synthetic. It’s ancestral.

The Hard Truth

When I beat cancer, I made every mistake in the book chasing hormones back.

I wasted thousands on tubs and powders because “experts” swore they were safe.

What I learned the hard way is this:

Nature doesn’t work in single notes. It works in symphonies.

Isolating one molecule and mega-dosing it is biochemical myopia.

That’s why today I don’t outsource my health to neon tubs. I build it in the blood, breath, and light of real life.

Most men won’t. They’ll keep scooping because it’s easy. Because it feels safe. Because “everyone does it.”

But safety in numbers doesn’t protect you from reality.

Synthetic creatine is not steak. It’s fertilizer chemistry in a tub. And the longer you rely on chemical shortcuts, the more your biology pays the bill.

The men who win aren’t the ones chasing hacks. They’re the ones who return to what actually works:

• Real food

• Real light

• Real minerals

• Real rest

• Real movement

That’s where true testosterone power is built. Not in powders, but in daily choices that compound into strength no chemical can replicate.

Your Choice

So here’s where you stand:

Keep gambling with your kidneys and hormones.

Or walk the harder path… the one your ancestors walked. The one that actually works.

If this post gave you clarity, share it with a man who still believes neon tubs are his ticket to power. It might save more than his wallet:

Otherwise, thank you for your attention and see you in the next post.

— Simmo.

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Not medical advice. Never make changes to your health or lifestyle without first consulting a qualified professional.