# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMg6LAWxwz-
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-25T02:36:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

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Every gym bro will tell you 5g of creatine is “enough” …..but they’re missing the BRAIN research that changes everything.

At 49, with 20+ years of functional nutrition practice, I can tell you: After sudden weight gain, brain fog is THE biggest complaint from my clients.

And here’s what should terrify you: Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. After age 65, a woman’s lifetime risk is 1 in 5, while for men it’s only 1 in 10.

That brain fog? It’s often the first sign of insulin resistance - the root cause I see in almost every client.

What they don’t know:

Your muscles saturate at 5g. Your BRAIN needs 10g.

Here’s what recent show:

🧠 The Brain Saturation Gap:
New studies reveal 5g saturates muscle tissue but leaves your brain starving for creatine. 

⚡ The Insulin-Brain Connection:
Alzheimer’s is now called “Type 3 Diabetes.” Insulin resistance doesn’t just affect your waistline - it starves your brain of glucose. Creatine provides alternative brain fuel.

💪 The Protective Power:
10g daily reduces cognitive impairment from poor sleep and bolsters overall brain function. That afternoon mental crash? Your insulin-resistant brain running on empty.

🔬 The Research Reality:
Creatine is one of the most heavily researched, inexpensive, effective supplements for brain protection. Your 80-year-old brain will thank you. 😉

After two decades of helping thousands of midlife women reverse insulin resistance, I see this pattern constantly: They’re doing everything “right” but still can’t think clearly by 2pm.

The truth: With a 1 in 5 lifetime risk, we can’t afford to under-dose the one supplement that could protect our cognitive future.

👉 SAVE this - your brain depends on it
Drop 🧠 if this explains your afternoon mental crashes

👉 FOLLOW for insulin resistance truths that support women 40+

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#brainfog #creatine #womenover40 #supplements #cognitivehealth #brainhealth #insulinresistance #alzheimerssupport #dementiarevention #perimenopausalhealth

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brainfog, womenover40, insulinresistance, dementiarevention, creatine, perimenopausalhealth, cognitivehealth, supplements, brainhealth, alzheimerssupport

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