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A Common Gym Supplement May Give Cancer-Fighting Cells an Energy Boost


While it's also produced naturally by the body, creatine is perhaps best known as a 'muscle supplement': It helps boost supplies of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy source that all cells need.

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