The Jenerise Blog
Your go-to source for all things creatine
Forget how long you live. Ask how well you'll live.
Jenerise CEO Steve Jennings, who helped create the entire creatine category back in 1992, explains why chasing a longer life matters less than staying capable and what cellular energy has to do with growing older well, decade by decade.
Creatine and Menopausal Brain Fog
The first clinical trial built specifically around menopause brain fog is in. Isabelle Statovci unpacks what CONCRET-MENOPA found on dose, timing, and brain creatine and why the results are promising but not yet the full answer.
Creatine-Rich Eggs Are Real! ...Sort Of
Ever heard that feeding chickens creatine makes creatine-rich eggs? Dr Collins dug into 5 real studies (from hen feed to injecting eggs directly) to find out if it's true, what actually changes in the egg, and whether your backyard hens (or store eggs) could ever become a creatine supplement.
Seizing the Years with Jordan Glenn
Jordan Glenn built his career studying creatine before it was trendy, then spent a decade in Alzheimer's research. Now, as SuppCo's Head of Science, his one rule for supplements (creatine included) is simple: never take something without knowing why. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Trust the Testing, Not the Label (Jim Starr on Creatine and Product Safety)
At Jenerise's creatine education webinar, NSF's Jim Starr traded his NFL and American Gladiators résumé for a harder-won credential: the 1994 false-positive drug test that taught him why third-party certification isn't optional. His message: don't fear creatine, fear the products that aren't tested.
Creatine Responders and Nonresponders. What is the verdict?
Are creatine responders and nonresponders real biological categories or just an artefact of how studies are built? Dr Blaise Collins provides a behind-the-scenes look at how we identify gaps in knowledge and the process we utilise to bridge those gaps, using the concept of creatine response to visualise the process.
Creatine Supplementation and Youth Female Athletes
Dietitian Isabelle Statovci unpacks what the science really says about creatine in teen girl athletes and why adult women's research can't simply be copied onto adolescents. A clear, evidence-based look at what's known, what's not, and what still needs study.
Food First, Fear Never: Dan Richardson on Creatine and the Young Athlete Diet
Before creatine, ask five questions. Performance nutritionist Dan Richardson shares his "food-first" framework for young athletes; from the performance nutrition pyramid to why timing matters more than age. A practical, myth-free recap from Jenerise's CreatinED webinar.
Seizing the Years with Sarah Burden
"I never felt happy about my body. And through doing resistance training, having that three-times-a-week cadence at the gym, I feel satisfaction." Sarah Burden on botanicals, brain fog, creatine, and finally feeling strong at 40, not smaller, for the first time in her life.
Why You Can Keep Trusting Your Creatine
Another alarming headline about creatine is making the rounds and if it feels familiar, that's because we've been here before. Rachael Jennings breaks down what a new study actually found (and didn't), why mice models don't tell the whole story, and why decades of human research still stand strong.
What Science Every Parent And Coach Should Know About Creatine
Is creatine safe for young athletes? Don't rely on outdated myths. Here is the science every parent and coach actually needs to know. Catch up with everything Blaise Collins, PhD, ACSM-EP-C shared in our June CreatinED webinar.
Thirty-Four Years On: Where Creatine Is Really Heading
In 1992, Steve Jennings helped introduce a little-known compound called creatine to elite athletes ahead of the Barcelona Olympics; a story that ended in gold medals and a supplement industry that didn't exist a year before. Thirty-four years on, he's back to explain what's changed.
Could Creatine Monohydrate be a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy in Alzheimer’s?
Blaise Collins, PhD, ACSM-EP-C traces creatine's decades-long link to brain energy metabolism and unpacks what a groundbreaking new trial reveals about its potential role in Alzheimer's care.
Creatine Through Menopause and Evidence for Muscle and Bone
Can creatine really help counteract the muscle and bone changes that happen during menopause? Isabelle Statovci dives into what the latest clinical evidence reveals about its true benefits, limitations, and how to use it safely.
Seizing the Years with Donald Hooton
The story of how Donald lost his younger brother Taylor to anabolic steroids, and why he and his Dad have spent the last 20+ years running the Taylor Hooton Foundation, educating young athletes and their families about the real risks of performance-enhancing drugs.
My GP told me to stop taking creatine. Here’s what they were probably mixing up.
A raised creatinine reading on a routine blood test is sending thousands of people off creatine supplementation every year, most of them unnecessarily. Here is what is actually happening, why the test has a blind spot, and what to ask your doctor instead.
Micronised and instantised creatine. What's the actual difference?
The powder in your shaker hasn't changed. The label has. Here's why that distinction is worth understanding.
Cr.01™ Has a North American Home. Meet Osage Food Products.
Meet Bill Dickinson, president and owner of Osage Food Products, Jenerise's official distribution partner for the United States and Canada.
Creatine and Mental Health: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Emerging Therapeutic Potential
Exercise Physiologist and Scientific Director, Blaise Collins, explains the neurological mechanisms behind creatine's emerging role in mental health and depression.
Why we're running the most important webinar we've ever hosted
Jenerise Creatine Education has announced the launch of its next free public webinar, The Young Athlete and Creatine: Safety, Science and Smarter Choices, taking place on Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 5:30 PM BST.