Creatine for your brain, not just your biceps

Your brain is 2% of your body weight and uses 20% of its energy. Creatine is how muscles and brains make that energy.

In this episode

• loading (20 g a day for a week) versus a steady 3 to 5 g, and why most people don't need to load
• what the research says about creatine and cognition, especially under stress and poor sleep
• the myths, answered one by one: bloating, bulk, hair loss, heart safety.

Host: Sally Tadros, pharmacist.

Chapters

• 0:00 What creatine is
• 2:01 Dosing
• 2:29 Creatine and the brain
• 4:47 Who benefits most
• 5:58 Myths
• 8:01 What we can say with confidence

General information, not personal medical advice. Always read the label and follow the directions for use.