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Dec '25 (edited) • General discussion
My heart has been feeling heavy.... Creatine, And why i'm SO passionate about helping other woman
Good morning friends, I hope everyone is doing amazing🥰 This is a long post alert, but i really hope you can find time to read it💜
I'm so sorry I haven't been around much the last few days, my heart has felt heavy for a number of reasons and sometimes I need to "hide " from the world when I feel this way... so, this is gunna be a vulnerable post- along with a bit of something I hope you all will start to try- for your future health/self💜
My birthday was Sunday and I woke up feeling SO sad, lonely, and just not happy with where my life is at 48. I've been divorced for 5 years now from an amazing man who i'm still the best of friends with, and have pretty much been single the whole time since... this time of year feels harder and harder each year waking up alone on my birthday, Christmas etc.. Plus, I don't have children, and now at my age know I never will..... don't Don't get me wrong, I have so many amazing friends, my sweet little pets, and my health to be thankful for - but this time of year just hits different when you had that someone to spend holidays with for almost 20 years. Plus, I work for Netflix and my contract is only 6 months each year, and theres been absolutely NO work in between anymore. I've been applying to SO many jobs and keep getting " sorry you were not accepted for this position" emails back. Christmas used to be my favourite time of year ( besides hot summer days) , and now that I can't even afford to buy gifts for my loved ones KILLS my heart, as I am someone that loves to give to others.
Then , there is my Nanny ( Grandmother). She turned 93 years old yesterday, and a few years ago she (and my grandfather also, who has since passed) were diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimers disease. I've been lucky to have travelled across Canada home to Nova Scotia the last two summers to see her - but seeing her in a home , not knowing who anyone is and seeing her decline hits freaking HARD.
One of the things that kills me most is - for the last few years since starting to go through all of the changes in my body and mind with perimenopause- i've been doing SO much research on the topic, and it led me to finding out about the benefits of creatine, especially as we age .. I've been trying to tell my family for some time now to PLEASE try and find a way to start giving it to my Nanny, as i KNOW for a fact it will help her brain start to have some memories again, but no one seems to listen😔 And then the other day i saw the post below about Alzheimers come up on my instagram... there is PROOF..they actually PROVED creatine can help with people who ALREADY have this disease, yet still everyone is telling me " oh its too late to start, we'd have to ask her dr" , etc...
I know i am not a doctor, but i do know for a fact that creatine is THE most studied "supplement" out there.....Creatine is a compound that’s found naturally in your body and produced by your liver, kidneys and pancreas.
You can get some creatine from animal-based foods, like meat, poultry, and seafood, but what you eat from food is generally not enough to see maximum benefits. And that’s where creatine supplements come in.
There are multiple studies and data reports stating that “For healthy individuals, creatine is one of the safest supplements on the market. If you have kidney issues, talk to your doctor first, but for the vast majority of women, the benefits far outweigh any concerns.” And as the proof below, and soooo many other studies prove, it WILL help protect your brain and help reverse memory loss/ Alzheimers disease.
Creatine’s benefits go even beyond this as well....although it may be most known for supporting strength and muscle gains, the benefits it gives to ANYONE is astounding.
Here are some of the other benefits :
💪🏽Increased strength, muscle mass, and performance
According to tons of research, taking creatine helped increase strength, power and athletic performance for women without changing body weight. If you want to make strength gains at the gym or just preserve muscle mass as you get older, taking creatine can help.
💪🏽Improved recovery
If you find yourself getting super sore after a heavy lift session, creatine may help. Research points to creatine helping your muscles recover faster and helping to reduce post-workout inflammation. It may even help with injury recovery.
🧠And then-and most importantly to me and why i'm making this post about Alzheimers....Cognitive benefits
The mental benefits of creatine are way less known but thankfully so much research now supports creatine for brain health. CREATINE REVERSES MEMORY LOSS, EVEN IN PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE ALZHEIMERS!!!!! If only these studies were around before when my nana banana was younger 😩...It is PROVEN!!!!
Studies have looked at creatine’s impact on mood and depressive symptoms and found that creatine may improve outcomes of depression. Also, something that i've tried lately and am blown away by - after a crappy night of sleep—or a few in a row—when you’re struggling to form a coherent sentence or remember why you walked in a room, yup, CREATINE helps with that too.
Creatine actually helps blunt the impacts of sleep loss on your reaction time, executive function and mood.
So, basically what i'm saying after all of this is... PLEASE!! 🙏🏽 Look into adding Creatine ( make sure its monohydrate though) into your daily routine. Tell every one you know about it and the benefits. Do it for YOU and so your chances of getting this horrible thing happen to you become less....And if you have someone in your life you love with Alzheimers, please do anything you can to see if it's possible for them to add into their life.
Thank you for reading my Ted Talk on creatine, and i freaking love you all so very much💜
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