{"podcast":{"title":"Peak Performance Life Podcast","slug":"peak-performance-life-podcast-72032","podcast_index_feed_id":72032,"rss_url":"https://peakperformancelife.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://livepeakperformance.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/1/a/e/51aec7679683b2db88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/IMG_5346.jpeg","author":"Peak Performance","episode_count":259,"summary":"We answer the big question: how can YOU optimize your health, energy and mind so that you can perform at your highest levels every day. If you're the busy professional, mom on-the-go, the entrepreneur, or the avid health conscious individual, then tune in every week for a new episode. Topics include biohacking, detoxification, superfoods, gut health, brain health, nootropics, mobility, exercise, fat burning, ketosis, paleo, intermittent fasting, sleep optimization, stress relief, balanced living, meditation, immune health, inflammation reduction, habit building, productivity hacks and more!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T06:17:53.084635+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peak-performance-life-podcast-72032"},"episode":{"title":"EPI 257: Does CREATINE Improve Mental Health, Energy, & Symptoms Of Sleep Deprivation? Plus How Exercise, Different Foods, & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Improve Your Mood. 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Dr. Nicholas Fabiano is a psychiatry resident and researcher at the University of Ottawa Department of Psychiatry. His work focuses on the connection between physical and mental health, with special interest in lifestyle psychiatry, exercise, nutrition, sleep, and supplements like creatine. He studies how these tools may support the treatment and prevention of mental health conditions, especially depression. Dr. Fabiano brings both research knowledge and a practical, patient-centered view to mental health care, helping people understand that small daily habits can play a meaningful role in how they feel, think, and function. Connect with Dr. Nicholas: Website: https://www.nicholasfabiano.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ntfabiano/ X: https://x.com/NTFabiano IG: https://www.instagram.com/ntfabiano/ Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram","meta_description":"Show notes: (0:00) Intro (0:33) Meet Dr. Nicholas Fabiano and his work in lifestyle psychiatry (4:41) Exercise, depression, prevention, and treatment (9:5…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/peak-performance-life-podcast-72032/episodes/epi-257-does-creatine-improve-mental-health-energy-symptoms-of-sleep-deprivation-plus-how-exercise-different-foods-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-can-improve-your-mood-with-dr-nicholas-fabiano/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peak-performance-life-podcast-72032/epi-257-does-creatine-improve-mental-health-energy-symptoms-of-sleep-deprivation-plus-how-exercise-different-foods-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-can-improve-your-mood-with-dr-nicholas-fabiano.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}