343. Can This Nutrient Help Alzheimer's? - Life Extension

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of creatine supplementation in Alzheimer's patients with insights from Dr. Aaron Smith's research.

Creatine: From muscle to memory We’re unlocking new research with creatine! In this episode of Live Foreverish, Dr. Mike and Dr. Crystal welcome Dr. Aaron Smith, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Kansas Medical Center, to discuss his pilot study on creatine supplementation in Alzheimer's patients. Dr. Smith explains how creatine supports brain energy metabolism and why its disruption in Alzheimer's makes it a compelling therapeutic target. #LELEARN #EDULFsocial Guest Bio: Aaron is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he studies the intersection of nutrition, brain health, skeletal muscle and aging. He coordinates the Creatine to Augment Bioenergetics (CABA) as part of his dissertation research. CABA was the first clinical study to investigate creatine monohydrate supplementation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Mike, Dr. Crystal

Guest: Dr. Aaron Smith

Topics covered

• creatine
• Alzheimer's
• brain health
• nutrition
• energy metabolism

Keywords

• creatine
• Alzheimer's disease
• brain energy metabolism
• nutrition
• therapeutic target

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Kansas Medical Center

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