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Introducing the series you've been asking for: ‘Worth it or Waste?’

I get hundreds of great questions every week. And to be honest, the one category that comes up more than almost any other isn't about a specific diagnosis, nor is it even about a specific symptom. It's some version of this: "Is this worth it? Or am I wasting my money?"

Creatine, red light therapy, collagen peptides, mushroom coffee, magnesium glycinate, GHK-Cu. The list grows every week, and so does the confusion. And here's the thing: that confusion is not your fault. The wellness industry generates billions of dollars by making women feel like they're always one product away from feeling better. They offer big promises of being “just one supplement away from sleeping through the night, and one device away from reversing ten years…” It's exhausting, and a lot of it is nonsense.

So today, I'm launching this recurring series where I cut through exactly that noise. Every installment, I'll take a product, ingredient, supplement, or wellness trend you're actually asking about, and give you the honest, evidence-based breakdown. Not what the brand says. Not what the influencer is paid to say. What the data shows, and what I actually think.

Let’s Examine Creatine

This is by far the number one supplement you’re asking about right now, and that makes sense. Creatine has migrated from gym culture into mainstream women’s wellness conversations seemingly overnight. But here’s the thing: the research behind it isn’t new at all. Let’s break it down properly.

What It Is

Creatine is a naturally occurring compound that your body synthesizes from amino acids, and you get small amounts through your diet, mainly from red meat and fish. Its central job? Energy production. Creatine helps replenish ATP, the molecule your muscles use for short bursts of intense effort. Most of your body’s creatine is stored in skeletal muscle, and supplementing increases those stores beyond what diet and your body alone provide.