Creatine vs. Brain Function | How to Boost IQ with Creatine (Legal Nootropic)- Thomas DeLauer

Creatine vs. Brain Function | How to Boost IQ with Creatine (Legal Nootropic)- Thomas DeLauer…
Creatine is a substance naturally produced in the body from amino acids (formed from the combination of the amino acids arginine and glycine) - most of it is stored in muscle cells and released during physical activity. Creatine supplements are commonly purchased to raise muscle creatine stores, which enhances exercise performance and helps build muscles.

Importance of Creatine:
Our cells run on energy supplied by ATP (think of ATP as the gasoline of the body) - whether we fuel up with glucose or ketones, eventually they get transformed into ATP, which powers energy-requiring processes. We will obviously burn through ATP faster in our muscles when we are running or jumping or performing various feats of strength, but we also burn through ATP faster when we are using our brains for something complicated. Our little brain burns through 20% of the energy we use each day, primarily to keep ion gradients fueled that allow our neurons to charge up and then be discharged to communicate information. Creatine can bind to phosphate (P) to make phosphocreatine, and this acts as a "buffer" to make ATP quick. Turns out we can make ATP 12 times faster using phosphate reserves from phosphocreatine than by using the standard method of oxidative phosphorylation and a whopping 70 times faster than making ATP de novo.
*Creatine isn’t specifically a muscle building supplement, it’s an energy building supplement*

Creatine & ATP:
(ATP) is an adenosine with three phosphate groups attached. When our cells need energy, our mitochondria (our cells batteries) break off a phosphate molecule and when the bond is broken it releases energy that the cell can use to get things done. This converts ATP to ADP (adenosine Diphosphate), which cannot be used for energy production. There is only so much ATP available within a given amount of time, which means that the more energy your body demands, the quicker ATP will run out and your body will fatigue. Creatine is stored in the body as Creatine-Phosphate - so when ATP becomes ADP, creatine comes in to save the day by providing it’s phosphate back to ADP so that it can become “recharged” and become ATP again, which can then be used for energy. Creatine is essentially an energy recycler and booster.

Creatine & The Brain:
The next biggest storehouse of creatine, after your muscles, is your brain cells - your brain uses 20% of your body's total energy usage every single day and the more you use your brain, the quicker you drain your ATP reserves. Creatine helps revive your brain cells in a similar fashion to your muscles cells, it helps “refill” your ATP supply so that your brain can continue to perform at its best longer. Therefore creatine can be classified as a Nootropic.

Mental Fatigue & Memory:
A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences took two groups of vegetarians and vegans. One group was given 5g of creatine/day over a 6-week period, while the second group received placebos. Both groups were given IQ tests at the beginning and completion of the 6-week study. The group supplementing with creatine saw their IQ's go up an average of 20% over the 6-week period while the group receiving placebos saw no significant change.

Enhancing Nootropic Effect:
Four Sigmatic’s Lion’s Mane & Reishi- Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic protein that is guided into production by the BDNF gene. It is also considered a neuropeptide, or a molecule that resembles a protein and is used by neurons for communication.

Neurons in the brain use Nerve Growth Factor to communicate within short distances - neurons also use NGF for maintenance, development and practical functioning in our central and peripheral nervous systems. Essentially, the peripheral nervous system collects sensory messages (in the form of neurons) from the body. Then, it sends these neural messages to the central nervous system for interpretation by the brain. NGF has shown to be present in the hippocampus, which is associated with memory. Both lion’s mane and reishi mushrooms have been shown to activate the production of NGF in the brain.

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[scottmiller]

I took creatine, lion's mane, reishi, then watched 20 Ted talks. I started to resolve into an energy being of pure intellect. Fortunately, the water retention kept me corporeal.

[joesilkwood]

MORE! MORE!! MORE!!! Nootropic tips... People thumbs me up

[MultiTroy]

Creatine is a miracle I started 8 days ago and noticed yesterday my social anxiety and other mental disorders are gone I feel great thank God!!

[testfortester]

I was depressed but I started lifting weights and taking creatine and I feel better...maybe it’s just the weights or maybe both but I’m glad I started doing both for now

[baba_smallz]

Had creatine for a month and understood everything in these videos without rewinding

[masteryoda]

My hippopotamus is not working optimally I think, since I have trouble remembering words.

[khultherro]

Do more nootropic foods/supplements video. You already produced body related videos, but few mind related ones.

[scuba]

I just started taking Creatine again two days ago. I was wondering why yesterday I was very talkative and could listen better. I'm usually horrible at both. It really has improved my ADD. Much better clarity in thoughts.

[nursinggrad]

Thank you. I’m a nee nurse and there’s so much to learn. I work 12 hours per day so I counted 11, 700 steps. I researched creatine supplementation for memory and atp and your video added important info. Now I’ll add some mushroom coffee. Thanks!

[MLouah-gpef]

With 20% extra IQ points, I could finally understand how the Krebs cycle works.

[Laura.m.]

This is my third day of taking creatine and the second day of taking it, I noticed my anxiety wasn’t there, and I felt more comfortable I was talking with coworkers and everything usually I’m by myself

[ericliume]

The people on creatine in the gym are absolutely genius on finding all sorts of ways to torture their muscles.

[MrTheRalez]

I have epilepsy and I taking 3g daily, rarely 5g. I can tell to all of you my memory and focus on my job is way better with it. I take creatine + HMB. Omega3 and vit D also.

[AirPowered]

Others have tried and failed at explaining creatines usage and function. This video did it.

[bigdi]

This man is smart his videos help me turn my life around with my diabetes. And now this

[عبداللهعمرطه]

I realy noticed a big improvment in mental activity and focus even reducing my sleep and still awake after supplementing with creatine, noticed beter than gym preformance

[TurboJohn]

Talk about a serious bomb drop of well laid out research breakdown, Thomas! Will be adding to the morning routine, and we'll see what happens with my studies.
These videos keep me going, seriously

[ramymounir]

Honestly you deserve something more than the “like” that ppl click on with most of the videos

[blazehall]

Man this guy has covered everything related to supplementation and nutrition

[billbates]

Thomas I have to tell you that you’ve changed my life completely for the better, I just think you should know that the information you put out there changes peoples life’s I’m sure I’m not alone in this regard thank you thank you 🙏🏻 you should be proud of what you’re doing 👍🏻