JJ Virgin
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I think it is the single most important supplement beyond the basics of like D and K, magnesium and fish oil for women 40 plus. I think it should be an absolute, you need this for a couple different reasons. Number one, it's going to help with energy production. And one of the biggest complaints as women start to get into perimenopause is that they have poor energy.
This can help, and it can help not just with body, but can help with mental, like with focus, with mood. In fact, there was a study done on postmenopausal women on SSRIs, and those who did creatine actually had way better changes in their mood than those who didn't. They're now doing studies on it for creatine. neurodegenerative diseases and for cognition.
This can help, and it can help not just with body, but can help with mental, like with focus, with mood. In fact, there was a study done on postmenopausal women on SSRIs, and those who did creatine actually had way better changes in their mood than those who didn't. They're now doing studies on it for creatine. neurodegenerative diseases and for cognition.
This can help, and it can help not just with body, but can help with mental, like with focus, with mood. In fact, there was a study done on postmenopausal women on SSRIs, and those who did creatine actually had way better changes in their mood than those who didn't. They're now doing studies on it for creatine. neurodegenerative diseases and for cognition.
So it helps you work out harder because of the energy. It also helps you with recovery, but it doesn't build muscle. You don't take creatine and sit on the couch and something happens. Now, here's what happened. As I started to dig into this a couple of years ago, I... looked at, I'm like, everybody needs to be on this, right? And especially women, we have less tissue stores of this than men do.
So it helps you work out harder because of the energy. It also helps you with recovery, but it doesn't build muscle. You don't take creatine and sit on the couch and something happens. Now, here's what happened. As I started to dig into this a couple of years ago, I... looked at, I'm like, everybody needs to be on this, right? And especially women, we have less tissue stores of this than men do.
So it helps you work out harder because of the energy. It also helps you with recovery, but it doesn't build muscle. You don't take creatine and sit on the couch and something happens. Now, here's what happened. As I started to dig into this a couple of years ago, I... looked at, I'm like, everybody needs to be on this, right? And especially women, we have less tissue stores of this than men do.
So I was like, we need this and we need it in our brains. And so I was like, you know, pushing it. I was a creatine pusher and everything I'd ever heard was monohydrate. It's the most studied. So do that one, which is true. It's the most studied, but it's kind of like, you know, a rotary phone. Just because we've always used it doesn't mean that's the best one, right?
So I was like, we need this and we need it in our brains. And so I was like, you know, pushing it. I was a creatine pusher and everything I'd ever heard was monohydrate. It's the most studied. So do that one, which is true. It's the most studied, but it's kind of like, you know, a rotary phone. Just because we've always used it doesn't mean that's the best one, right?
So I was like, we need this and we need it in our brains. And so I was like, you know, pushing it. I was a creatine pusher and everything I'd ever heard was monohydrate. It's the most studied. So do that one, which is true. It's the most studied, but it's kind of like, you know, a rotary phone. Just because we've always used it doesn't mean that's the best one, right?
I mean, would you switch over, you know, would you still be using a rotary phone at this point? No, you would not. So what I kept hearing back from women, and these were some of my closest friends who are doctors who are like, I'm not going to take it. I don't like the way I feel. I feel bloated. My stomach hurts. I was like, just get through it. And they wouldn't. And I go, this is a problem.
I mean, would you switch over, you know, would you still be using a rotary phone at this point? No, you would not. So what I kept hearing back from women, and these were some of my closest friends who are doctors who are like, I'm not going to take it. I don't like the way I feel. I feel bloated. My stomach hurts. I was like, just get through it. And they wouldn't. And I go, this is a problem.
I mean, would you switch over, you know, would you still be using a rotary phone at this point? No, you would not. So what I kept hearing back from women, and these were some of my closest friends who are doctors who are like, I'm not going to take it. I don't like the way I feel. I feel bloated. My stomach hurts. I was like, just get through it. And they wouldn't. And I go, this is a problem.
Well, a year and a half ago, I was speaking at a medical conference and talking about powerful aging. I talked about creatine and this researcher followed me out. And he's the one who developed and patented creatine HCL and showed me all the research showing that creatine monohydrate, about 15% of it actually gets into your bloodstream.
Well, a year and a half ago, I was speaking at a medical conference and talking about powerful aging. I talked about creatine and this researcher followed me out. And he's the one who developed and patented creatine HCL and showed me all the research showing that creatine monohydrate, about 15% of it actually gets into your bloodstream.
Well, a year and a half ago, I was speaking at a medical conference and talking about powerful aging. I talked about creatine and this researcher followed me out. And he's the one who developed and patented creatine HCL and showed me all the research showing that creatine monohydrate, about 15% of it actually gets into your bloodstream.
And so that other stuff is causing some of that extracellular fluid retention, some of the GI issues. And that so he went to solve the problem and created an HCL version that all of it gets into the bloodstream. So you need a seventh of the dose and you don't get those side effects that are, you know, frustrating women. So I wouldn't have done this except I kept hearing from women and hearing.
And so that other stuff is causing some of that extracellular fluid retention, some of the GI issues. And that so he went to solve the problem and created an HCL version that all of it gets into the bloodstream. So you need a seventh of the dose and you don't get those side effects that are, you know, frustrating women. So I wouldn't have done this except I kept hearing from women and hearing.
And so that other stuff is causing some of that extracellular fluid retention, some of the GI issues. And that so he went to solve the problem and created an HCL version that all of it gets into the bloodstream. So you need a seventh of the dose and you don't get those side effects that are, you know, frustrating women. So I wouldn't have done this except I kept hearing from women and hearing.
I was like, all right. So that's what I created was a creatine HCL version. And what you'll hear out there is, well, monohydrate's the one you should take. It's the most studied and all the rest are marketing hypes and they're just more expensive. Except the reality is you need a smidge compared to the monohydrate. So BS. And I had all the research studies to show this uptake and it's significant.