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Creatine: The Overlooked Brain Fuel Hiding in Plain Sight

Nick Howarth

Published on: 08/04/2026

There’s a persistent myth that creatine belongs exclusively to bodybuilders and gym culture—a kind of powdered vanity for bigger biceps. That’s an incomplete story. In reality, creatine is one of the most fundamental energy molecules in human physiology, and its most critical role may not be in muscle at all, but in the brain.