Women are often sold supplements around appearance, weight and hormones.

Mental performance deserves a place in the conversation too.

Your brain is an energy-demanding organ, and factors such as inadequate sleep, demanding work, parenting, training and travel can all affect how mentally sharp you feel.

That’s one reason discussions around supplements for women over 30 shouldn’t be limited to beauty products and multivitamins.

Creatine is particularly interesting because the creatine-phosphocreatine system contributes to cellular energy availability in both muscle and brain tissue.

Research has investigated creatine supplementation in relation to several cognitive outcomes, with some populations and circumstances potentially benefiting more than others.

That doesn’t make creatine a treatment for brain fog or poor concentration.

But it does broaden the conversation considerably.

A supplement famous for helping muscles produce energy may also be relevant when discussing how the brain meets its own energy demands.