I have never heard of this product. But just a quick glance at the objectives for BioMend and its ingredients lead me to believe this is the kind of multi-use antioxidant blend that deserves some more attention along with the stuff inside!
I was real happy to see Grape Seed Extract here. I think this goes under the radar as far as cardiovascular health. High linoleic acid, this has amazing ability to prevent vascular disorders like artherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. This is important for bodybuilders, especially those using AAS, as these tend to be some common side effects of products that boost testosterone. Often times we increase our cholesterol intake during cycles and this would help keep any free floating bad cholesterol from building up as plaque in the blood stream. Bodybuilders using AAS, and more specifically those in a ketogenic diet, are at much higher risk for cardiovascular disease. There's also a lot of research suggesting its cancer fighting ability by inducing apoptosis of cancerous cells and reducing inflammation by inhibiting platelet aggregation (also important in prevent heart conditions). Icing on the cake - it's an AI.
Everyone knows the deal with acai. Personally, I do not feel that acai is really the superfood everyone makes it to be but I do believe there are a chock full of good flavanoids and polyphenol compounds but nothing significantly different from those found in blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc. What acai is beneificial for is the prevention of leukemia and reducing lipids non-HDL in the blood stream. A lot of the "acai diet" stuff they say is lame... it's just really good at reducing free radicals produced in the body during high stress (which is still a good thing!).
Strawberry extract is great for those of us who dont have much fruit in our diet. Im one of them. Strawberries are full of vitamin Cand ellagic acid can greatly lower the risk of arthosclerosis. One interesting anti-inflammatory property that's balanced in the blend is strawberries ability to reduce the activity of CO-1 and CO-2 in platelets which is actually stimulated as an inflammatory response from acai.
As for the ever hailed Green Tea Extract we all love it as bodybuilders and people in general. We in the BB world love caffeine and Green Tea has exponentially more than coffee (only in dry form). Green tea and strawberries both prevent oxidation of bad cholesterol into harmful compounds. Green tea actually helps prevent HIV!... but it also has negative pharmacokinetics with bortezomib (an anti-cancer drug) but I think if you're in chemo you're not exactly trying to lift heavy. Back in 2006 Asians were drinking over a liter of green tea a day and smoking ridiculous amounts of cigarettes yet the "Asian Paradox" was how few people had developed lung conditions from smoking. Powerful stuff.
Quercetin is almost like the grandfather of flavanoids by means of chemical structure. What's cool about this is it promotes the effects of all the other antioxidants in this blend. One negative to be aware of is the it MAY raise estradiol levels but this is still speculative. Quercetin functions very similar to grape seed extract in its anti-cancer mechanism, arthosclerosis prevention, and mental health benefits. Additional unique properties include its prostate and eye health.
In our constant quest to fight obesity (lol) Blueberry extract is a frontrunner. Blueberries, as mentioned before, have all the wonderful anti-cancer/diabetes/heart disease/etc of other polyphenols and also very low glycemic for a fruit. What's more interesting to us in the boydbuilding realm is how it can work synergistically with those in a keto diet and using DHEA. Great product for weight loss.
I've been waiting to get to Hawthorn berry. Awesome work with CoenzymeQ for prevention of heart disease and lowering LDL/VLDL. Actually, hawthorn even strengthens the cardiovascular system. This stuff is packed with tannins, anthrocyanins, flavones, and tritepene acids. It's just amazing and no one knows about it.
So thats my breakdown of why bodybuilders, and everyone, should be looking at how this blend is a balance of well established "superfoods." I would even think you could shed a couple wet pounds off from it! For those who use anabolics, this is almost a must have for your cardiovascular health. A lot of us dabble in diets with carb depletion which can become incredibly stressful so this will greatly help alleviate that hardship. Of course, with all the other supplementation we take in and send through our metabolism - we need a little extra help to keep oxygen radicals in check.
