Creatine for women: myths a sports nutritionist busts

Can women take creatine? Creatine isn't just for bodybuilders. 95% of it sits in your muscles; the rest is in your brain.

In this episode

• creatine for women, later life and cognition
• protein: how much you need (a 60 kg person, about 120 g) and why a 300 g chicken breast isn't 300 g of protein
• the myths, ranked: kidneys, bloating, hair loss, loading and cycling.

Guest: Caraigh McGuinness, sports nutritionist and product developer. Hosts: Sally Tadros and Cyndi Khawaja, pharmacists.

Chapters

• 0:00 Why creatine is back
• 1:49 What creatine is
• 4:51 Women
• 5:32 Brain
• 6:22 Protein
• 16:39 Myths
• 21:59 Takeaways

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