Creatine supplementation is in widespread use to enhance sports-fitness performance, and has been trialed successfully in the treatment of neurological, neuromuscular and atherosclerotic disease. Creatine plays a pivotal role in brain energy homeostasis, being a temporal and spatial buffer for cytosolic and mitochondrial pools of the cellular energy currency, adenosine triphosphate and its regulator, adenosine diphosphate.
In the research study you can read here from PubMed, they tested the hypothesis that oral creatine supplementation (5g e.d.) would enhance intelligence test scores and working memory performance in 45 young adult, vegetarian subjects in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over design. The results showed creatine supplementation had a significant positive effect on both working memory (backward digit span) and intelligence, both tasks that require speed of processing.
These findings underline a dynamic and significant role of brain energy capacity in influencing brain performance. Creatine supplementation has also shown to increase immune response and bone vitality. Therefore, not only can help you increase your muscle but also your mind!
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