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Creatine has been around for I mean ever. In my mind, it was like one of those gym bro things. I don't need to be
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swole. And then over the last five years or so, the effects of creatine on the brain
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started to really get my interest. It can increase muscle mass. It can increase muscle strength in combination
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with resistance training because you're able to regenerate and make energy faster. What are the effects on the
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brain? It turns out if you can give your brain more of that creatine, particularly under a period of anything
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that's causing stress, that's where creatine shines in the brain. Five grams
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a day, your muscles are greedily consuming it, particularly if you're working out. Anything above that kind of
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spills over to the brain. 10 grams of creatine, increased creatine levels in several different regions of the brain.
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If you supplement with 10 grams of creatine or even go higher than that, like 20 grams of creatine, and it's been
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found that if you take someone and you sleep deprive them for 21 hours, and give them about 25 to 30 grams of
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creatine, it completely negates the cognitive deficits of sleep deprivation. Actually, not only does it negate the
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cognitive deficits of sleep deprivation, it makes people function better than if
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they were well rested. That's where I was like, wait a minute. Well, I will say even at the 10 grams, for me, I
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don't feel that mid-after afternoon crash when I have the creatine. So, I've
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been a big fan of the creatine. Um, not only for the muscle, especially because,
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you know, working out is something that's very important, but for the brain as well.