Darren G. Candow, Ph.D., CSEP-CEP, is Professor and Director of the Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina, Canada. Dr. Candow’s research program develops effective lifestyle interventions involving nutrition (primarily creatine monohydrate) and physical activity (resistance training) which have practical and clinical relevance for improving properties of muscle, bone and brain health/function. In this episode Dr. Candow shares the benefits of creatine at each stage  of life as well as best practice when using creatine. 
 
Dr. Candow Shares:
How creatine is beneficial to females
When to start taking creatine
How it affects fat mass, muscle mass, and bone mass? 
What kind of improvements women can expect to see if they start taking creatine
Creatine in pregnancy and breastfeeding
Who should NOT take it
 
Studies Referenced: 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33800439/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37144634/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33557850/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25993883/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33759701/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33467377/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35688360/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35276903/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37368234/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30978926/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33670822/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24766646/
 
 
Show Notes: 
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