Andrew Huberman· PhD
because they've debunked the kidney stuff; they've debunked the liver study; there's no evidence that it harms healthy kidney or liver
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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.
because they've debunked the kidney stuff; they've debunked the liver study; there's no evidence that it harms healthy kidney or liver
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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?
I would put this in the low-risk modest reward um category
I would put this in the low-risk modest reward um category we do have I think really robust safety data here and it looks good um if the muscle stores are already full the libber is probably going to metabolize the Delta the kidneys will clear the excess
and it's very very safe I mean if you take creatin you might see your creatinine levels go up your it doesn't mean your kidneys are failing or anything like that again there's so many long randomized control trials looking directly at kidney function showing that creatin does not negatively impact kidney function
so I'm one of the big people say anybody can take creatine um even if you have chronic kidney disease there's some benefits because it'll help the kidneys absorb creatine
if our body didn't like it we just make expensive urine like we just excrete it um people see this when they go for their blood requisition they see creatinin on this Blood requisition form and that's all it is a byproduct so it it's very safe um the safety profile is exceptional
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.