Dr. Darren Candow

A healthy brain likely doesn't need any creatine.

But what if you're stressed?

What about sleep deprivation?

Night shift workers?

University students cramming for a midterm?

Then all of a sudden the healthy brain becomes a metabolically stressed brain.

And most people fall into this stressed environment.

And that's where creatine comes to the rescue.

And we'll talk about how much, but the more stressed it is, the higher the dose seems to come into play.

And is there anyone that shouldn't take creatine?

Well, I've published over 120 papers just on creatine alone.

Wow.

We've done at least 30 to 40 studies in our lab, and I can't find anybody that can't or shouldn't take creatine.

So, for example, at recommended dosages, creatine can not only have potential anti-cancer properties, but really speed up rehabilitation.

And there's a lot of hope, especially around Alzheimer's.

And what about kids?

The current body of evidence suggests they want to get at least one gram per day because in children they want to have optimization for bone health as well as muscle development.

And so I'm fascinated that this nutrient, discovered in 1832, was like boring for the longest time.

And it's having these profound benefits we never even thought would happen.

And so your viewers today will be surprised about some of the things I'm going to talk about, including microdosing.