Creatine for veterinary professionals (Part 2): Women, aging, dosing, risks, and should you take it?

In part two of this two-part miniseries, Aaron Shaw, OTR/L, CHT, CSCS, and Jennifer Edwards, DVM, ACC, ELI-MP, turn from the science of creatine to the practical question of whether veterinary professionals should take it. The conversation focuses on women in the profession, examining creatine's role in muscle preservation and bone health through perimenopause and menopause, and framing the supplement as one component of a broader routine that depends on resistance training. Shaw and Edwards cover dosing, the case for and against a loading phase, potential side effects including gastrointestinal upset and temporary water retention, and the conditions that warrant a conversation with a licensed physician first. Both hosts return throughout to the theme of recovery, and the capacity to absorb the physical demands of the work day after day while preserving strength and mobility across a long career.