If You Are 40 and Not Taking Creatine You Are Already Behind — Here Is Why | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #486

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Wellness Loud

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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→ Get My Brand Masterlist: ⁠https://drchristiangonzalez.com/best-brands-form-2-2/⁠ Episode Description If you are a man over 40 and you are not taking creatine, you are aging with one hand behind your back. Between 40 and 60, men lose 3 to 8% of their muscle mass per decade. After 60, that rate accelerates. Brain creatine levels decline with age. Bone density goes down. And the body's ability to synthesize creatine on its own decreases too. Meanwhile, creatine remains one of the most researched, most affordable, and safest supplements in existence and most men over 40 either aren't taking it or are taking it wrong. Dr. G breaks down exactly what the research says, what dose actually works for your brain versus your muscles, and what to look for before you buy. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why 5 grams a day saturates your muscles but does almost nothing for your brain, and what the emerging research says about the dose you actually need for cognitive protection, focus, and sleep deprivation recovery • How creatine supports bone mineral density, mitochondrial stability, and antioxidant defense at the cellular level, not just muscle size • Exactly what form to buy, what certifications to look for, and what to avoid when creatine shopping in 2026 This one is for every man over 40. And for every woman who has one in her life. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - What Creatine Actually Is and Why Your Body Makes Less of It as You Age 2:37 - The Muscle Loss Reality After 40 (And Why It Accelerates After 60) 3:13 - What the Research Actually Shows on Creatine and Older Men 5:15 - The Dose Most Men Take Is Only Working for Their Muscles — Not Their Brain 5:52 - Why the Brain Needs Higher Doses to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier 6:31 - The 2024 Sleep Deprivation Study That Changed How Dr. G Thinks About Dosing 8:02 - What the Research Shows on Creatine and Cognitive Health in Men Over 60 9:42 - How to Buy Creatine: The Right Form, the Right Dose, the Right Certifications 12:14 - Final Word: Why Creatine Is Now a Longevity Supplement, Not a Gym Supplement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Should men over 40 be taking creatine?
0:02.0	I want to speak directly to three people right now.
0:04.0	The first person is the man who's 40 years old and over, already taking care of himself,
0:09.0	right, doing the workouts, watching what he eats, doing all the things, and creatine is either
0:14.0	not on his list of things to take or he's inconsistent with it.
0:17.0	The second I'm talking to you ladies who has a man in your life that you love,
0:21.4	a husband, a partner, a dad, a brother who may be getting older and losing muscle, losing sharpness.
0:28.3	And the third person I'm speaking to in this episode is the man who never touched creatine
0:32.5	because of all the marketing around it made it seem like it was made for the young guns who
0:36.9	were going to the gym and it's just for the young guns who were going to the gym,
0:37.8	and it's just for weightlifting, you're going to feel completely different in your perspective in 20 minutes.
0:43.8	I'm Dr. Christian Gonzalez. I practice naturopathic and functional medicine.
0:47.2	My passion is in clinical supplementation to make sure that you are taking the right products for your body
0:51.6	and supporting companies that are doing right by you.
0:54.8	This channel is about finding the best companies in the industry that support us and about educating
0:59.6	you about what products are worth your money. Let me tell you something. Creatine is not about
1:03.5	aesthetics. It's about how it supports your muscles, your brain, and overall your body. And the
1:09.8	science, especially as we age as men,
1:12.3	is unambiguous. Most of us listening have got to be taking creatine. Before we go any deeper,
1:17.8	let me give you a clinical picture in the plainest of languages. Creatine is in your body,
1:22.9	but it's not a steroid. It's not even really a supplement in the conventional sense, right?
1:28.0	Your body makes creatine naturally. It's primarily made in the liver from three amino acids,
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