Creatine is a powerhouse supplement known for enhancing muscle strength, endurance, and recovery. By boosting ATP production, it fuels muscles during intense workouts, leading to greater gains and faster progress. Beyond its skeletal muscle benefits, creatine supports cognitive function, fertility, sight, hearing, and just about every process in the body.

Today we discuss creatine and its many health benefits. Whether you're an athlete striving for peak performance or someone simply looking to improve overall health and vitality, consider fueling your potential with creatine.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:50 Creatine and methylation
• 6:00 How does the body make creatine?
• 7:55 Creatine and skeletal muscle
• 10:40 Brain health, cognition, sight, and hearing
• 13:05 Creatine and Fertility
• 14:15 How much do we make; how much do we need?
• 17:30 Confusion around kidney function and creatine supplementation
• 19:15 Side effects and hydration

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Dr. Bill Rawls was a practicing OB/GYN physician for decades before his health began to suffer and he was faced with the limitations of modern medicine. Embarking on his own health journey, he dove headfirst into holistic and herbal therapies and found ultimate wellness. Dr. Rawls now teaches and writes extensively about the power of herbal medicine. He’s written several books including Suffered Long Enough, Unlocking Lyme, and his latest book The Cellular Wellness Solution. Dr. Rawls even started his own herbal supplement and wellness company called Vital Plan.

In today’s episode, Dr. Bill Rawls discusses his new book, The Cellular Wellness Solution, a fresh take on the critical role our cells play in unlocking wellness and supporting health. He champions the power of herbal medicine and explains why you should too.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:00 Meet Dr. Rawls and hear his journey to herbal medicine
• 8:45 The Cellular Wellness Solution – 5 underlying cellular stressors
• 14:05 Microbial stress, chronic disease, and cancer?
• 21:10 Germ theory vs. Terrain theory
• 25:50 Difference between pharmaceutical drugs and herbs
• 32:15 Isolated constituents vs. whole herbs, adaptogens
• 33:20 Daily-use herbs, adaptogens, antimicrobials, anti-inflammatories
• 40:40 Current-day farming, primitive foraging, and the effects on our plants
• 44:30 Vital Plan and cautionary tales regarding supplement quality
• 50:20 The Fireball

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Dr. Bill Rawls' website

The Cellular Wellness Solution

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In the world of athletic performance, there are plenty of health experts. But none like Ian Craig. Ian Craig takes a holistic and very personalized approach. With his joint academic backgrounds in exercise physiology and nutritional therapy, and a long successful career as a British middle-distance runner and coach, he’s been developing the concept of integrative sports nutrition for the past 20 years.

Today we speak with Ian Craig who lays out the case for personalized and holistic care when it comes to optimizing athletic performance. Through his Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition in Scotland, he’s been a leading voice worldwide bridging the gap between conventional sports nutrition and a functional approach to health.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 5:00 Meet the amazing Ian Craig
• 6:55 Balancing life load and athletics
• 11:10 Runners vs. other athletes
• 14:30 Integrative Sports Nutrition Pyramid
• 21:00 Convincing athletes to rest!
• 24:35 Ergogenic aids
• 28:05 The line between ergogenic aids and PEDs
• 30:25 Trade-offs with ergogenic aids
• 32:45 Upcoming textbook and CISN training
• 37:15 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Centre for Integrative Sports Nutrition (CISN)

Health Feeds Performance Podcast

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