Creatine Enhances Brain Function, Boosts Cognitive Health

Creatine supports cognitive health after sleep deprivation, new study finds.

There is good evidence suggesting that creatine improves cognitive performance, especially in the context of sleep deprivation. So if you're a shift worker, you're taking a road trip, you're up all night because your baby is getting up to feed, you have a new puppy, you may benefit the next day by taking 2.5 to 5 grams of creatine.”

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Research Mentioned:

Candow, D. G., Ostojic, S. M., Forbes, S. C. & Antonio, J. Does one dose of creatine supplementation fit all? Adv. Exerc. Heal. Sci. (2024) doi:10.1016/j.aehs.2024.05.002.

Gordji-Nejad, A. et al. Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation. Sci. Rep. 14, 4937 (2024).

 

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:02 Cognitive performance under sleep deprived condition

0:33 Study Design

1:35 MRI Imaging

3:00 How creatine may help

4:00 Study findings

5:28 Creatine dosing

5:51 Creatine and electrolytes

7:30 Imaging studies

7:50 Study conclusions

 

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