Most people take creatine for their muscles. What they don’t know is that they’re massively under-dosing for the organ that matters most: their brain. Dr. Darren Candow, who has published over 120 papers on creatine, walks through what happens when you increase the dose from the standard 5 grams to 10 grams or more, and the results are not what most people expect.
He begins with the Stroop test, a cognitive challenge in which Steven has to name the colour of words rather than read them. Steven fails within seconds. In the landmark study, participants had to perform this test for 90 straight minutes. Those who took 20 grams of creatine beforehand showed statistically significant improvements in speed and accuracy compared to placebo. The brain was using creatine to maintain cognitive performance under stress in real time.
Discover:
• Why 5 grams of creatine covers your muscles but misses your brain entirely
• The Stroop test that proves creatine improves cognitive performance under stress
• How 20 grams daily for 8 weeks increased brain creatine by 11% in Alzheimer’s patients
• Why adding creatine to antidepressants doubled the remission rate for depression
• The study of 200,000 adults linking low creatine intake to higher depression rates
• Why young female athletes slept 1 hour longer on training days with creatine
• The reason weight training is the “hammer” and should come before cardio
