Scientific Insights and Benefits behind MindPure
Scientific Insights and Benefits
Effect on Psychological Stress
Aim: Examine the effectiveness of ETAS on improving stress response.
Methodology: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial on healthy volunteers.
Key Findings: Improvement in self-reported feelings related to tiredness, difficulty in getting up, and heaviness
- Enhanced ratings for depression and fatigue.
- Increased salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels after stress tests.
- Potential improvement in office work performance under stressful conditions.
Scientific Insights and Benefits
Impact on Heat Shock Protein 70 and Sleep
Aim: Investigate the effects of ETAS on the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and its influence on stress-related hormones and sleep.
Methodology: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on healthy adult male volunteers.
Key Findings: Tendency of ETAS to enhance HSP70 mRNA expression.
- Improvement in several autonomic nervous system condition parameters.
- Modulation of cortisol levels during stress.
- Positive influence on sleep states, especially among individuals with low sleep efficiency or excess sleep time.
Scientific Insights and Benefits
Improvement in Sleep Quality and Work Performance in Shift Workers
Aim: Examine the effectiveness of Foods with Function Claims (FFC) containing asparagus extract on sleep quality and work performance in shift workers.
Methodology: Intervention study on nurses engaged in two-shift work, ingesting a FFC containing asparagus extract.
Key Findings: Significant improvements in Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index (PSQI) and Sleep Quality after night shifts.
- Improvements in Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and reduction in feelings of fatigue.
- Trend of improvement in sleep efficiency and reaction time.