Creatine: Far More Than a Performance Enhancer | Mastering Nutrition #48

Dec 21, 2017

Creatine has diverse roles in the body, including muscle development, cognitive performance, mental health, and gastrointestinal health. It plays a key role in energy metabolism during exercise by aiding ATP synthesis and regulating acidity. Creatine supplementation can help with methylation problems and does not cause hair loss. Safety concerns related to kidney health are discussed. Paleo Valley offers delicious grass-fed beef sticks and organ complex with a limited-time discount for podcast listeners.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Understanding the Benefits and Dosage of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation

04:19 • 1min

Use of Crea Pure and Sponsorship by Paleo Valley and US Wellness Meats

05:42 • 5min

The Diverse Roles of Creatine in the Body

10:39 • 4min

The Role of Creatine in Energy Metabolism

14:41 • 29min

Creatine Supplementation and Methylation Demand

43:37 • 28min

Safety Concerns and Kidney Health

01:12:00 • 12min

Paleo Valley: Grass-fed Beef Sticks and Organ Complex

01:24:13 • 9min

Creatine, best known for its ability to build muscle and enhance athletic performance, is also critical for digestion, mental health, protecting your hearing, and keeping your skin vibrant and youthful. From among the various options for creatine supplementation, I recommend Optimized Nutrition micronized creatine powder. If you are using creatine while traveling, try Optimized Nutrition creatine caps. Click here for the only searchable database of the creatine content of foods on the internet. It has over 140 entries! This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley. I use their beef sticks as a convenient yet nutritious snack. They are made from 100% grass-fed beef and preserved through traditional fermentation. The fermentation makes them more digestible and gives them a fresher mouthfeel and texture compared to most other meat snacks I’ve tried, which tend to be too dry for me to fully enjoy. They also have a grass-fed organ complex that contains a blend of liver, heart, kidney, and brain, all stuffed into gel caps for those who can’t bring themselves to eat these incredibly nutritious meats with a fork. Head to paleovalley.com and enter the promo code masterjohn at checkout for 30% off your order. This is a huge savings available for only a limited time. You can get 30% off everything on the site, ordering as much as you want, but only for the duration of the next three podcast episodes. Check it out now to make sure you get your discount!

This episode is brought to you by US Wellness Meats. I use their liverwurst as a convenient way to make a sustainable habit of eating a diversity of organ meats. They also have a milder braunschweiger and an even milder head cheese that gives you similar benefits, as well as a wide array of other meat products, all from animals raised on pasture. Head to grasslandbeef.com and enter promo code “Chris” at checkout to get a 15% discount on any order that is at least 7 pounds and is at least $75 after applying the discount but under 40 pounds (it can be 39.99 lbs, but not 40). You can use this discount code not once, but twice!

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