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Tangentially related: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093191/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093191/ As western society skews old
by nervousvarun 2y ago
Tangentially related: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093191/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093191/
As western society skews older and resistance training becomes even more common as a means to combat the effects of aging, I wonder if more people will adopt creatine as an essential supplement? Combined with weight training, the benefits seem easily worth the relatively low costs (creatine is about as cheap as supplements get). It's very beneficial for older adults:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21394604/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21394604/
Anecdotally, both my parents are in their 70s and I've finally managed to get them to take creatine (along with regular resistance training in the gym)...the results are really incredible. Both have noticeably improved their functional strength and my mom in particular has had a bit of a transformation. A lot of women don't like creatine (water bloat is generally a much bigger drawback for women than men) but at my mom's age she doesn't care and has really taken to it.
Haven't even considered mental benefits of their training frankly but in retrospect it seems obvious as well.
If you have elderly people in your life: encourage them to take up resistance training...the benefits are undeniable. And just as a bit of lagniappe once you do that, you might also convince them to try creatine.
- hackernewds 2y agoWorried about hair loss with creatine
- nervousvarun 2y agoHa yes but in context here the elderly are generally less worried about that :) But for "the rest of us" yes...maybe the closest thing to a consensus out there is if you're sensitive to DHT and have experienced hair loss (common male pattern baldness) creatine could possibly impact you. The effect isn't even universally acknowledged to exist so it seems safe to assume it's minor enough that if you're treating DHT hair loss (finasteride) already it wouldn't impact you.
- xenospn 2y agoGenetics took care of that for me
- ben_w 2y agoJust to add from personal experience: creatine is a pain to disolve in water and drink as per the usual instructions on the packaging, but very easy to add to meals when cooking.
- nervousvarun 2y agoPersonally put it in smoothies (so I guess also meals/cooking) and my morning coffee. It dissolves very well in hot coffee and is tasteless. It's also available in pill form of course but that quickly gets expensive.
- wonderwonder 2y agomeh, I just throw it in to a cup of water with Glutamine, HMB and Taurine Stir and swallow / chew :)
- wonderwonder 2y agoCurious if your dad is on TRT? I have an aging FIL and curious about the effect of it on someone starting in their early - mid 70's Anecdotal only of course, would obviously consult a Dr. I've been on it for a few years now and the results have been pretty great.
- nervousvarun 2y agoSorry for the late reply...don't check HN on weekends...No he's not. I assume that requires Dr. consultation and hasn't been done. Not sure how that works for someone his age honestly...no doubt it would be positive in some aspects but he has heart issues (AFib) so maybe that's a factor?