Andrew Huberman· PhD
Not to mention the physical performance benefits
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Not to mention the physical performance benefits
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I've been recommending this to patients for 6 months now. The big shift is patients actually do it because the explanation is concrete.
Same in nutrition counseling. The before/after framing helps.
Tracking with a CGM on top of this for 3 months. Variability dropped quickly and stayed dropped.
Worth noting the 0.71 SMD in the Kreider meta is in trained athletes. Effect in untrained adults runs closer to 0.3 — still meaningful, but the panel should reflect that gradient.
Good catch. Could the brief surface the training-status interaction inline?
“creatine is bad for you” to land at “creatine good for your brain & body”
I I like creatine been taking it for years um we'll occasionally do a wash out where I just kind of let let a bunch of water out of my body why not and then get back to it I I don do it for any specific reason I just do it I travel and forget to bring creatines I'm okay yeah but most of the time I'm taking 5 to 10 grams a day okay um we've heard about the Body Benefits the brain benefits for athletes and just quote unquote exercisers the typical person listening to this podcast do you recommend creatine
it certainly lines up with a metabolic kind of mitochondrial improve metabolic Health improve brain health simultaneously It lines up perfectly with that
I think creatine is one of the most commonly taken supplements across society. Maybe the most. Yeah, maybe. Wow. Yeah. It's I mean, it's not just for muscle but for cognitive benefits. There's it has a very broad appeal.
I notice benefits in terms of mental Clarity mental performance memory recall mental sharpness and exercise performance with surfing which is mostly paddling I will skateboard sometimes I'll do moderate amounts of body weightlifting and occasional lifting of weights and I notice benefits in all of those areas
5 g of creatine monohydrate daily improves muscle strength and lean mass in healthy adults at standard training loads.
Creatine improves cognitive performance, especially under sleep deprivation and high cognitive load.
Creatine improves cardiovascular health markers and reduces all-cause mortality risk.
Creatine supports bone-mineral density in post-menopausal women when paired with resistance training.
Women need higher creatine doses (8–10 g/day) than men to reach the same intramuscular saturation.