Depleted, Foggy & Done? How Creatine Buffers Energy, Sleep Loss & Midlife Stress with Dan Pardi, PhD

If you've written creatine off as a supplement for guys at the
gym, Dr. Dan Pardi, sleep researcher, neuroscientist, and Chief
Health Officer at Qualia Life, will change your mind. Dan has
spent decades studying what creatine actually does in the body —
and what the research reveals for midlife women is genuinely
surprising. It's not about muscle. It's about energy. And energy
is foundational to everything.


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Episode Overview:
0:00 Introduction — Who Is Dan Pardi?
5:29 Creatine 101: From Olympic Track to Every Body
8:11 Myths Busted: Bloating, Bulking, and What's Actually
Happening
14:51 The Kidney and Hair Loss Myths
21:49 Where Does Creatine Go? (The Concrete Slope Analogy)
29:58 How Creatine Buffers Energy: The ATP Mechanism
51:55 Women, Hormones, and Creatine Deficiency
57:57 When and How to Take It
1:04:45 Formulations: Monohydrate vs. Everything Else
1:17:29 How to Start, What to Track, and Dan's Full Supplement
Stack
1:35:23 After Party — Dr. Stephanie's Takeaways


Resources mentioned in this episode:
http://drstephanieestima.com/podcasts/ep467/


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