Dr. Darren Candow
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Obviously, creatine is not a drug, but it has some of those similar properties.
No, in total.
So now this is where we get into the daily dosing dilemma.
We've gone from three to five grams or a little bit more for muscle.
Bone is maybe eight to 10 or a little bit more.
So what do you think on the brain?
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10.
10.
Okay.
So that would be, you know, two scoops.
I'm just assuming this increases.
Yeah.
So the interesting thing here is that the brain will naturally make its own creatine, very similar to the liver.
So since the brain is actually making its own creatine, it may not require as much or any on a daily basis.
So here's the brain, obviously, and in different regions, creatine is being synthesized and being used all throughout.
So this organ...
is about two kilograms, but uses 20% of our daily energy at rest.
So just think about that.
20% of the amount of energy we're consuming from food or using is being used by the brain.