Creatine In Menopause: What Vegan Women Need to Know

You've probably been hearing a lot about creatine lately. In this episode I'm discussing how the current research is relevant to vegan women in perimenopause and menopause: what creatine does for your muscles, your brain, and your bones, whether it causes weight gain, the risks, and why vegan women are in a good position to benefit.

1:34 History of creatine

2:55 How creatine works

4:08 Benefits: muscle mass and strength

5:10 Benefits: bone density

5:47 Benefits: brain and mood

6:48 How creatine fits with a vegan lifestyle

9:47 Does creatine cause weight gain?

11:24 Creatine and kidneys

12:21 Stomach discomfort

12:40 How to take creatine

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