{"id":256649,"date":"2025-09-26T17:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256649\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:47:10","slug":"ciara-takes-creatine-how-she-makes-it-taste-good-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256649\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciara Takes Creatine: How She Makes It Taste Good, Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creatine is having a moment<\/a>, and the R&B icon Ciara is backing the hype.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old singer, record label CEO, and mother of four, known for her high-energy performances, told Business Insider she mixes around five grams (or one scoop) of creatine powder into a glass of apple juice each morning. <\/p>\n

“Simply Apple is my favorite!” she said in an interview organized by the supplement company, Thorne.<\/p>\n

“Creatine is a good way that I like to kick off my day because I need that energy boost,” she said.<\/p>\n

The body naturally produces creatine, a building block of the molecule called ATP that gives our cells energy. We can also get it from eating proteins<\/a>, like red meat and seafood.<\/p>\n

As a supplement, it typically comes in the form of a white powder akin to cornflour. For it to work, you have to take it daily for a few weeks, then continue to maintain the benefits.<\/p>\n

Its effects aren’t comparable to, say, a pre-workout drink or coffee, but research suggests <\/strong>that, if taken correctly, it can help our body find the energy needed to do an extra rep<\/a> or two in the gym, leading to bigger gains.<\/p>\n

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Bodybuilders and gym bros have been taking creatine for years, as its ability to help boost muscle gains is backed by thousands of high-quality studies. But myths such as it makes your face puffy have put others off. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lately, though, creatine has been gaining traction for a different set of potential benefits, as emerging evidence suggests it may protect against Alzheimer’s disease, strengthen bones, improve mood, and boost heart health. Tony Hawk<\/a> previously told Business Insider that he takes creatine, and other celebrities such as Mark Wahlberg have used it, too. <\/p>\n

Researchers agree that creatine, which is arguably the most well-researched supplement on the market, is relatively safe and effective. But possible side effects include water retention and mild gastrointestinal upset.<\/p>\n

“I was struggling with feeling really tired, especially with such a busy schedule and going from the studio to games to kids’ activities, and I realized that I was getting more mental support and feeling overall lighter mentally once I started taking it,” Ciara said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Creatine is having a moment, and the R&B icon Ciara is backing the hype. The 39-year-old singer, record…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":256650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[135069,19457,4637,4381,135072,130203,13584,135073,19635,1531,13160,210,135071,1182,6291,48140,135070,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-256649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-apple-juice","9":"tag-benefit","10":"tag-body","11":"tag-business-insider","12":"tag-cell-energy","13":"tag-ciara","14":"tag-creatine","15":"tag-different-set","16":"tag-disease","17":"tag-good","18":"tag-gym","19":"tag-health","20":"tag-morning-tasty","21":"tag-nutrition","22":"tag-other","23":"tag-powder","24":"tag-supplement-company","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-unitedstates","27":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115271857176563968","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}