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From the outset, we have engaged with some of the world's top neuroscientists and food technologists to develop the Ārepa formula. We knew when we started we would be met with scepticism due to people being falsely marketed to over the years from multinational companies selling caffeine and sugar as the ideal solution to peak cognitive performance. We continue to research, test and develop our formula as well as utilising cutting edge food-technology to ensure our products are efficacious.
With over 7+ years of research and development, our patented formula focuses on plant based ingredients with years of robust scientific evidence proving the safety and efficacy on human brain function.
Ārepa is 100% natural. We choose plant-based ingredients as they are safe and sustainable with zero artificial flavours, artificial colours, sweeteners, or preservatives.
We operate at the nexus between nature, neuroscience and food-technology. Continuous research and ongoing improvement are at the core of our company.
Currently underway at the School of Psychology at University of Auckland, we have a placebo-controlled randomised and counterbalanced cross-over trial (AB/BA) involving a minimum of 25 healthy adults. We are assessing neurocognitive performance and brain wave activity via EEG from both the acute and chronic consumption of Ārepa.
Alongside this study, our individual ingredients have had years of research proving their efficacy and mode of action.
• Improved mental performance
• Enhanced memory
• Fights mental fatigue and
increases focus
L-theanine is anxiolytic, helping promote mental wellbeing and improving sleep quality.
L-theanine increases alpha brain wave activity, resulting in a relaxed, alert and focused mental state. [1]
Vitamin C reduces tiredness and fatigue [2]
• Improves blood flow and circulation
Polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins are all antioxidants that prevent inflammation and reduce neuronal cell death. [2]
• Reduction in anxiety and stress
• Increased feelings of calm
• Supports sleep
Blackcurrant reduces oxidative stress and positively affects neurotransmitters
Flavonoids regulate cell survival factors, gene expression and improve cerebral blood flow, aiding in neuronal growth and differentiation
Vitamin C supports normal psychological function. [3]
Enzogenol is an ultra-pure extract from the bark of New Zealand grown pine trees; a broad-spectrum polyphenol extract, containing many different flavonoid compounds, particularly high in oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), with exceptional antioxidant properties.
Blackcurrants have unusually high levels of antioxidants and polyphenols for a berry fruit, even higher than blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. These berries are also very high in Vitamin-C, which has been showen to help immunity and cognition.
L-theanine is a rare amino acid found in green tea. It is structurally similar to the neurotransmitter l-glutamine and is proven to cross the blood brain barrier. Our extract is 100% pure and sourced from Japan.
[1]Wang, L., Brennan, M., Li, S., Zhao, H., Lange, K. W., & Brennan, C. (2022). How does the tea L-theanine buffer stress and anxiety. 11(3), 467–475.
[2]Spencer, J. P. E. (2009). Flavonoids and brain health: multiple effects underpinned by common mechanisms. 4(4), 243–250.
[3]Watson, A. W., Haskell-Ramsay, C. F., Kennedy, D. O., Cooney, J. M., Trower, T., & Scheepens, A. (2015). Acute supplementation with blackcurrant extracts modulates cognitive functioning and inhibits monoamine oxidase-B in healthy young adults. 17, 524–539.
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