Creatine for the Brain with Dr. Nicholas Fabiano

Dr. Nicholas Fabiano is a psychiatry resident at the University of Ottawa and a rising voice in the field of lifestyle psychiatry. With a background in applied life sciences and medical training at the University of Ottawa, he has developed a passion for understanding how exercise, nutrition, and sleep influence mental health.

Featured in outlets such as The Washington Post and Fast Company, Dr. Fabiano has been recognized as a “rising star” in neuroscience for his evidence-based approach to mental health.

In this conversation, Dr. Fabiano joins me to discuss the multifaceted role of creatine, particularly its implications for brain health, cognitive function, and mental health. We focus on a review article he just published titled "Creatine for the Brain: More is Likely Better for Brain Bioenergetics, Health, and Function,” in which he argues that 10 grams or more of creatine per day may be the optimal dose for cognitive performance and mental health.

He emphasizes the importance of understanding dosing, the potential benefits of creatine in various conditions such as sleep deprivation, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, and depression, and the need for more research to optimize creatine supplementation and its mechanisms of action in the brain.

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