YAMAMOTO NUTRITION
Mind&BODY 30 sticks x 1,6g

Mind&BODY is a supplement indicated for managing moments of particular stress with more vitality and energy, promoting greater resistance to psychophysical fatigue and lucidity, in our daily lives and during the training phases, well known to the athlete. Precisely because of its characteristics, it is a supplement that we can define as "adaptogen" with a "nootropic" effect, where the athlete can consider an excellent ally for "buffering" the negative and deteriorating effects of physical and mental overwork, capable of attenuating the appearance of fatigue, improving resistance and the body's own response in facing these moments better, with more energy and vigour.

Mind&BODY is characterised by natural elements that promote energy, concentration and focus, improving reaction times during severe states of fatigue, due to excessive physical and mental strain over a long period of time, which are prone to worsen as well as performance itself and its maintenance more consistently over time, or the ability of the nervous system to recover.

The Mind&BODY formulation contains: Caffeine MATRIS® retard, Rhodiola rosea, Cocoa, Acetyl tyrosine, and Brainberry®.
Specifically, thanks to the technology of Caffeine MATRIS® retard, the ergogenic (and other) effects of caffeine are prolonged over time and without the risk of drastic "drops", so you can benefit for longer from its well-known stimulating effects on the nervous system, but also analgesic and cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic effects on the body, acting on the release of fatty acids and the absorption of carbohydrates. In sports where there is a strong endurance component, caffeine is used to reduce the sense of fatigue, produce an improvement in performance and delay the sense of muscular exhaustion, maintaining a higher attention threshold, improving reflexes, mood and reaction times.

It contains Rhodiola rosea, an 'adaptogen' phyto-extract par excellence, well known to various populations in antiquity, where it was already being used in Ancient Greece, in the cold countries of northern Europe and the Far East. The Vikings used it as an invigorator after intense physical exertion, and in China, Tibet and Siberia, its tonic properties to increase psychophysical resistance and cold tolerance were well known.
Today, Rhodiola is often used in sports for various reasons, and scientific literature has revealed a number of 'pluses', starting with supporting the athlete's immune defences, reducing the risk of overexertion or counteracting the 'overtraining' that cross-trainers may experience. It has a strong cognitive tonic action, lowering levels of the stress hormone (cortisol), improving focus and memory by acting on dopamine and noradrenaline, and reducing mental fatigue. It offers great help with mood, and acts to reduce the onset of so-called 'DOMS' (delayed onset muscular soreness) after intense exercise, thus facilitating post-training muscle recovery, lowering the levels of various markers of muscle damage and the systemic level of inflammatory cytokines induced by prolonged and intense physical activity, as well as promoting cardiorespiratory and vascular activity during endurance activities.

A growing body of scientific evidence has shown that cocoa has a highly respectable nutraceutical value that deserves to be taken into consideration, thanks in particular to the presence of polyphenols, compounds with high antioxidant properties whose consumption is said to have numerous health benefits, including anti-inflammatory activity, cardioprotective effects and a very interesting action at a cognitive level, and in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. This is also due to the particular structure of polyphenols, which are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, exerting a powerful antioxidant action and helping to improve circulation in the brain. Many studies have shown an important correlation between cocoa consumption and improved cognitive ability, reaction time and mental agility.

Brainberry® is an innovative extract obtained from Aronia Berry, which has been shown to improve cognitive performance and the 'fitness' of our brain system, thanks to its standardised active ingredient with a high concentration of cyanidin-3-O-galactoside. This powerful natural substance, 'anthocyanin', improves blood flow (perfusion) to the brain and has been shown to improve both concentration and psychomotor speed in reaction times, specifically by intervening in the delicate 'mind-eye' correlation, whose 'gifts' are being increasingly appreciated by students, professionals, athletes and the 'new' world of egamers.