JJ Virgin4x NYTimes Best Selling Author, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Fitness Hall of Famer

5 Shocking Reasons Women NEED Creatine Over Age 40...

26 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube monologue, JJ Virgin addresses women aged 40 and older, outlining five key benefits of incorporating creatine monohydrate into their supplement regimen. She explains that aging leads to an annual loss of strength, power, and muscle mass (about 1% per year), and creatine can counteract these declines. She also highlights creatine’s role in enhancing short‑term memory and overall cognition, citing her son’s traumatic brain injury as a personal example. Additionally, she notes creatine’s potential to support bone health and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Finally, she describes how creatine boosts cellular energy production by increasing ATP availability, using a playful “Energizer Bunny” analogy.

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If you are a woman over 40, here are 5 reasons you're going to want to add creatine monohydrate to your supplement routine. Starting at age 40, we lose strength and power every single year, so you want to offset that. You want to also maintain your muscle size, and creatine is great for helping you do that because, remember, starting at age 40, we lose up to 1% of our muscle size every single year. Next one is better cognitive function. It can improve short-term memory and intelligence, and it is why my son with the traumatic brain injury has been on creatine for years. Of course, another thing we start worrying about 40-plus is our bone health, and creatine can help prevent osteoporosis and fractures. And finally, energy— like my Energizer Bunny puppy over here— creatine can help you produce more ATP.