Creatine After 50…? An ER Doctor Explains
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Creatine After 50…? An ER Doctor Explains
Soā¦why are so many people suddenly talking about creatine?
Creatine first hit the market back in 1993.
Athletes were already using it in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,
and by the mid-90s it was on the shelves everywhere.
It quickly became one of the top sports supplements in the worldāand it hasnāt gone away.
In the late 90s, Bill Phillipsā Body-for-Life program was hugely influential in bringing creatine out of the bodybuilding worldā¦
and into mainstream fitness.
Before Body-for-Life, Phillips had already founded EASā
Experimental and Applied Sciencesāa sports supplement company.
He launched it in the early 1990s, selling Phosphagen, which was the first widely marketed creatine product in the United States.
Then came his book Body-for-Life in 1999.
It wasnāt just a workout planā¦
it was a full lifestyle programā
nutrition, supplements, mindsetā
And creatine was a central part of it.
The book sold more than three million copies worldwide,
hit number one on the New York Times bestseller listā¦
and was tied to the Body-for-Life Transformation Challenge,
which drew thousands of participants every year.
That visibilityā¦was massive!
Suddenly, creatine wasnāt just for āgym rats.ā
It was something your neighbor, your coworker, even your 50-year-old dad might be talking about.
By the end of the 90sā¦
creatine was a $200Million-dollar-a-year industry
in the U.S. alone.
Surveys showed that as many as 40% of college athletesā¦
and a large number of high school athletes,
had tried creatineā
a huge jump from almost ā0ā awareness pre-1993ā¦
to a blockbuster supplement by the decadeās end.
What Phillips did so well,
was tie the use of creatineā¦
to a story of physical transformation.
With thousands of before-and-after photosā¦
Of real people
going through 12-week challengesā¦
with visible changes to their strength,
their physiquesā¦
And their confidence.
The Body For Life Challenge
helped consolidate creatineā¦
as a toolā¦
not just for elite athletesā¦
but for ordinary men and women
looking for real results.
Even after Phillips sold EAS to Abbott Labs in 2004ā¦
creatineās momentum didnāt stop there.
Instead,
it became a mainstream supplement
which has only grown in popularity over time.
But hereās why itās back in the spotlight today.
Weāre not just talking about athletes anymore.
Creatine is being studied in older adults,
in clinical rehabilitationā¦
even in brain and heart health.
Thereāve now been over 680 clinical trials
on creatine supplementationā¦
most of them using creatine monohydrate,
looking at muscle growth,
brain function,
cardiac healthā¦and more.
So if youāre in your 50s, 60s,
even your 70sā¦
Know this:
creatine is one of the most well-studied,
safe, and effective supplements found,
for protecting muscle and strength as we age.
So Iām going to break down the pros and consā¦
what the research is sayingā¦
and Iāll add my own perspectiveā
as both an ER doctorā¦
and a weight management physicianā¦
andā¦
as someone who takes creatine myself.
Soā¦First, what is creatineā¦really?
Wellā¦I can tell you what itās not.
Creatine IS NOT a steroid.
Your body actually already makes itā¦
and stores it in your muscles and brain,
where it helps recycle energy.
#creatine #creatinemonohydrate #creatineforwomen #creatinesupplement #creatinesupplementation
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My internal medicine doctor did not recommend I take creatine. My urologist said it was OK to take. Maybe I should get a third opinionl
Always be skeptical of people (like this guy) selling products they’re talking about.
I can’t take creatine. I’ve attempted to several times and each time I do i get the same symptoms. Missed heart beats and severe night sweats. People have said that wont be creatine but it 100% is. I stop taking it and my symptoms go try it again a few months later and exactly the same symptoms. I’m 48 and have tried it i would say around 7 times from being 19 and each time I had i got the same symptoms.
to get past the History lesson and marketing and to the point 3:13
Anybody 60+ having increased BP while using creatine? I tried once and had to stop because if that. Considering taking it again but being cautious.