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Creatine isn’t just for muscles—it rapidly improves brain function when you're sleep-deprived Research shows a single high dose (0.35 g/kg, around 25 g for a 70 kg person) dramatically boosts brain creatine levels in just three hours This can significantly boost memory and cognition, even after just one night... show more

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FoundMyFitness Clips1 год назад

From the latest episode of FoundMyFitness with @darrencandow A masterclass on all things creatine Watch it now:

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Jake Carter1 год назад

Endogenous (internal) production of creatine uses up to 70% of the body’s methylation capacity via SAMe. This means supplementing with creatine can spare methyl groups for vital processes like neurotransmitter synthesis, DNA repair, and detoxification. This is especially beneficial for those with MTHFR polymorphisms, high histamine, or post-OCP hormonal recovery, where methylation demands are already high.

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Jake Carter1 год назад

In the brain, creatine acts as a neuroenergetic buffer, rapidly regenerating ATP during stress, poor sleep, or inflammation. It’s shown to boost memory, processing speed, and mood, particularly in sleep-deprived individuals, aging adults, vegetarians, and those with chronic fatigue or TBI. In fact, low dose nicotine with creatine is great to mitigate early cognitive / neural effects of COVID.

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ZoomOutBTC1 год назад

Tried it and after numerous trips to the toilet I probably lost an hour of my day taking watery dumps. I don’t know how anyone could possibly handle that dose

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B P🍾💄💋⛳️🏂⚾️1 год назад

what are the risks of that high a dose especially taken regularly?

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FoundMyFitness Clips1 год назад

FoundMyFitness Premium Members get access to live AMAs with Rhonda We host these once a month, and they're recorded if you miss it They also come with detailed show notes Details here:

Фото профиля Dr. Julie Gurner

Dr. Julie Gurner1 год назад

Creatine for brain power over fitness, is its best use case.

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Dan Go1 год назад

Love the work @darrencandow is doing. Can't wait to dig into this interview.

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Jenny1 год назад

25g is about 8 x heaped teaspoons. Wouldn't that cause gut issues?

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Natalie1 год назад

What type of high dose are you able to take on a regular basis? For example, for chronically under arrested and fatigued mothers of young children, what dose could be taken on a daily basis that’s safe but still rapidly improving brain function and the impact of sleep deprivation?

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