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A growing body of evidence supports using creatine for better brain function.

Max Lugavere

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Max Lugavere1 year ago

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Naveen Sankar S1 year ago

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Dr. Trey1 year ago

Creatine is amazing

Max Lugavere1 year ago

Top 5 for sure

Dr. Jebra Faushay1 year ago

Good to know!

Esmerelda_Pinchbuns 🇺🇲🇮🇱1 year ago

It's often difficult to get dementia and or Alzheimers patients to drink adequate water/fluids to help the kidneys with creatine supplementation.

Max Lugavere1 year ago

No strong evidence yet anyway so I wouldn’t push it

Roynaldo1 year ago

Creatine makes me piss like crazy

GrillDadRock1 year ago

10g?!

Akajohnsmith1 year ago

Is it crazy or coincidental for me to mention that I seen to have more awareness and control in my dreams when I’m taking creatine?

Case Bradford1 year ago

Quality creatine is important ✔️

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Taking a single high dose (25–30g) of creatine not only reverses the cognitive impairment caused by 21 hours of sleep deprivation—it actually boosts brain function beyond rested levels The mechanism? High-dose creatine quickly raises brain energy stores, powering neurons under extreme stress This rapid brain-energizing effect makes creatine promising for combating fatigue, jet lag, or even cognitive decline

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