High doses of creatine have recently been shown to help preserve cognitive performance during acute sleep deprivation, but it is less clear whether a lower dose can provide similar benefits. A new study included 29 healthy adults aged 20 to 40 in a crossover trial. Each participant completed two separate sleepless nights in random order, receiving a single dose of 0.2 grams of creatine monohydrate per kilogram of body weight (0.2 g/kg; about 14 grams on average) on one night and a placebo on the other. Participants stayed awake from about 7 a.m. until around 4:30 a.m. the next morning. Cogniti... cognition creatine sleep
Read moreDr. Rhonda Patrick discusses coffee's remarkable ability to slow biological aging, reduce DNA damage, and lower cancer risk. ... coffee alzheimer's caffeine dementia brain diet cholesterol L-Theanine
Watch nowDr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss nutrition, supplement, and recovery strategies for improving exercise performance. ... exercise supplements nutrition sleep performance omega-3 vitamin e heat stress cold stress iron protein
Watch nowDr. Rhonda Patrick and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss how alcohol dose, metabolism, sleep, and gut effects shape brain-health risk. ... alcohol brain cancer microbiome sleep
Watch nowDr. Andrew Huberman discusses the role of dopamine in driving motivation and offers practical tools for enhancing mood and focus. ... brain exercise diet performance alcohol adhd cold stress dopamine supplements
Watch nowOvereating – whether it's an occasional practice or a chronic problem – can promote weight gain and a host of other health problems such as type 2 diabetes a... ... aliquot obesity diabetes meditation behavior weight loss
Listen nowDr. Ruth Patterson discusses how skipping breakfast and eating late into the evening may contribute to worse metabolic health. ... breast cancer microbiome metabolism fasting
Watch now