Experts On Creatine

Up to 30% of adults over 60 lose enough muscle to impact daily life?!

That decline is not just about strength. It also means less creatine stored in your body, which directly affects energy for both movement and memory.

Here is what the research reveals:

- 95% of creatine is stored in skeletal muscle. As muscle shrinks with age, your reserve drops too.
- Lower creatine means slower ATP recycling. This is why recovery, reaction time, and even mental sharpness can feel harder with age.
- Supplementing with creatine has been shown to increase strength, lean mass, and balance in older adults. In some studies, it also improved performance in memory tasks and reduced mental fatigue under stress.
- Creatine does more than fuel workouts. It supports mitochondrial health, which is central to longevity, energy resilience, and even protection against age-related decline.
- The form to use is creatine monohydrate. Decades of studies confirm safety and benefits at 3–5 g/day.

Here is why this matters to you: optimizing creatine is not about chasing gym PRs. It is about protecting independence, keeping your brain sharp, and having the energy to fully engage in life.

I have personally kept creatine in my daily stack for decades, and it is one of the rare supplements I consistently recommend to people at EVERY stage of life.

- Shawn Wells