Andrew Huberman· PhD
take for example creatine and I've spoken about this at length and with gu Darren kandow who's done a tremendous amount of research
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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.
take for example creatine and I've spoken about this at length and with gu Darren kandow who's done a tremendous amount of research
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
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 monohydrate. That's the most wellressearched form of creatine.
Creatine monohydrate is the most well researched form of creatine, by far.
Recently, I came across some astonishing research on the benefits of creatine supplementation. (PMID: 33572884)
creatine which is perhaps the single most studied substance on the planet for performance enhancement
So, the idea that creatine is harmful for your kidneys is just a fallacy. It's a super safe supplement. It's been studied for years and years and years. It's probably the single best studied supplement out there and also has incredibly powerful effects in your body. So, super safe.
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.