Dr. Darren Candow

But during times of stress, it likely needs a little bit of help.

There is.

So unfortunately, I'm 49.

So at the age of 40, I have this systemic inflammation that went up.

And we all know this because around the age of 30, you can work out and nothing hurts.

And all of a sudden, you wake up one day when you're in your 40s and 50s and things hurt.

And so systemic inflammation is happening all the time.

And unfortunately, it accelerates aging.

We're more sore more often, and it can lead to a lot of arthritis or joint pain and things like that.

Creatine does have anti-inflammatory effects, but a big distinction.

Creatine is not like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which directly as a drug effect blocks that.

But it has been shown to decrease markers of inflammation, specifically during long duration exercise.

So this is an important distinction.

Weight training is too acute.

But when you do Ironman, triathlon, things like that, those individuals who took creatine 20 grams a day for five days beforehand, they had reductions in inflammation markers.

So that might allow that individual to recover quicker, not get ill, and then perform more optimally.

From a weight training perspective, we see that it decreases markers of muscle damage.

So it has these anti-inflammatory and anti-catabolic effects as well.

Yes.

So Alzheimer's is the area we're really starting to focus on.