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Your personalized report
Your longevity ritual,
Built from your answers to the Find Your Ritual quiz: the science behind your priorities, the habits that move the needle, and the daily ritual we recommend.
Wellness longevity
Longevity you can see and feel
Skin is not only your largest organ, it is also the most accessible biomarker of longevity. It mirrors the wellbeing and pace of aging of your internal systems, so healthy, resilient skin is visible proof that your internal environment is getting the right support.
Epidermis · the surface
The outer layer is shaped mostly by what you apply. Topicals protect and hydrate the surface, but most reach only the top layers.
Dermis · the structure
Below it sits the collagen and elastin matrix, fed by your bloodstream. It is shaped by your internal environment: nutrition, stress, sleep and sun. This is your Skin Climate®.
Your personal snapshot
What this means for you,
In your 20s and early 30s, collagen production is close to its peak, which makes this the best time to protect it. The sun exposure and habits you build now shape how your skin ages later. Based on your answers, here is where to focus:
At 35 to 49, collagen is renewed more slowly, and sun exposure speeds its breakdown. This is when dryness, loss of firmness and slower recovery start to show, and when consistent habits pay off most. Based on your answers, here is where to focus:
After 50, collagen keeps declining, and for women the drop in estrogen around menopause speeds this up, leaving skin thinner and drier. Muscle needs more support too. Consistent daily habits still pay off at every age. Based on your answers, here is where to focus:
Your goal · Radiant, firm skin
Feed the structure of your skin
Firm, hydrated skin depends on two things working together: a healthy collagen network underneath, and a strong barrier on the surface that holds moisture in.
Your body builds collagen from amino acids, with vitamin C helping in collagen formation. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids become part of the skin’s cell membranes and barrier, and antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin help protect the skin cells that do the building.
How your skin builds collagen
| 1 | Building blocks and signals. Collagen peptides supply the amino acids skin uses to make collagen, especially glycine, proline and hydroxyproline, and act as signals that prompt skin cells to make more. |
| 2 | Co-factors. Vitamin C and silicon help in collagen formation. Without them, collagen fibres can’t be properly assembled. |
| 3 | Protection. Antioxidants and omega fatty acids help protect the fibroblasts, the cells that weave new collagen into the matrix. |
I started taking this product when I was 38 and now at 43 I can say it helps with fine lines and skin firmness.Amanda D. · RENEW + PROTECT customer
RENEW + PROTECT
4 softgels a day with a meal: EPA 1,050 mg, DHA 350 mg, GLA 120 mg, lutein 5 mg, zeaxanthin 2.5 mg, vitamin D3 1,000 IU.
Approved claims- Helps improve skin elasticity and firmness
- Helps improve skin hydration
- Helps reduce sensitivity to UV-induced sunburn
- Helps improve roughness and redness
- Antioxidants for skin health
MARINE COLLAGEN + CO-FACTORS
1 scoop a day: marine collagen 4,500 mg, vitamin C 50 mg, silicon 10 mg.
Approved claims- Helps in collagen formation
- Helps maintain healthy hair, skin and nails
- Source of an antioxidant that helps protect against free radicals
Your goal · Stress & sleep
The brain-skin connection
Your skin and your nervous system talk constantly. When stress stays high, stress hormones can disrupt the skin barrier and slow repair.
Sleep is when skin does much of its recovery. In one study, women who regularly slept poorly showed more signs of skin aging and recovered more slowly after sun exposure than good sleepers. Easing the stress load is one of the most direct things you can do for your skin.
The research on KSM-66® ashwagandha
lower perceived stress after 60 days, vs 5.5% on placebo
better sleep quality score after 10 weeks, vs 12% on placebo
Both trials used 600 mg a day, the same amount as in INNER HARMONY.
INNER HARMONY
3 capsules a day, between meals: organic KSM-66® ashwagandha 600 mg, arjuna 500 mg, organic vitamin C 75 mg.
Approved claims- Helps increase resistance to stress in individuals with a history of chronic stress
- Helps improve the quality of sleep
- Helps support aerobic endurance
- Used in Herbal Medicine as an adaptogen to help increase energy and resistance to stress
Since starting Inner Harmony, I’ve felt more balanced, calm, and mentally clear. My energy is steadier, sleep has improved… I just feel more like myself.Brian · INNER HARMONY customer
Give it time
Use INNER HARMONY for a minimum of 8 weeks to see beneficial effect. For use beyond 12 weeks, consult a health care practitioner.
Your goal · Digestion & bloating
The gut-skin connection
Your gut and your skin are closely connected. The trillions of bacteria in your gut help digest food, support immune function and produce compounds that travel throughout the body, including to your skin.
Prebiotic fiber is food for your beneficial bacteria. When they ferment it, they produce short-chain fatty acids that help keep the gut lining healthy. Regular, comfortable digestion is one of the clearest signs your gut is getting the support it needs.
The research on Sunfiber® guar fiber
bowel movements a week after 8 weeks, with no change on placebo
more beneficial bifidobacteria after 12 weeks (8.0% to 11.4%), vs a slight drop on placebo
Both placebo-controlled trials used 5 g a day. GUT GLOW provides 5,250 mg per serving.
GUT GLOW
3 scoops a day in at least one glass of liquid: partially hydrolyzed guar fiber 5,250 mg, organic acacia fiber 2,400 mg, organic tremella mushroom 360 mg.
Approved claims- Source of prebiotic fiber
- Helps to improve bowel regularity
- Helps relieve constipation, bloating, flatulence and mild gastrointestinal discomfort in people with IBS
- Provides a gentle relief of constipation
- Source of mushroom polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties
- Helps reduce glycemic response and glycemic index when taken with food
You will definitely start talking about poop more!! Gut Glow has been a game changer for me, no more bloating or gas.Terri · GUT GLOW customer
Your goal · Energy & muscle tone
Build lean muscle tone
Lean, toned muscle is one of the best investments in healthy aging. It shapes how you look and move, supports metabolism and mobility, and responds to training at every age.
Building tone takes two things: consistent resistance training and the cellular energy to power it. Every contraction runs on ATP, the energy currency of your cells. Supporting ATP, along with good hydration and enough protein, helps you get more from every workout and build lean muscle over time.
The research on elevATP®
greater gain in muscle thickness with 12 weeks of resistance training: +0.46 cm vs +0.04 cm on placebo
higher blood ATP vs placebo, 60 minutes after a single dose
Muscle measured by ultrasound; strength also improved (deadlift +25.5 kg vs +15.2 kg). All studies used 150 mg a day, the same amount as in each HYDRATE + TONE stick. Studies were small and conducted with the ingredient supplier.
HYDRATE + TONE
1 stick a day in 250–500 mL of water, ideally 45–60 minutes before training: elevATP® 150 mg, cucumber 3,500 mg, sea salt (200 mg sodium), vitamin C 25 mg.
Approved claims- May help increase muscle size with resistance training
- Helps increase cellular energy (ATP) levels
- Helps improve strength and power in repetitive bouts of brief, highly intense physical activity
- Source of electrolytes
- Provides antioxidants
- Helps in connective tissue formation
INNER HARMONY
KSM-66® ashwagandha 600 mg a day. In a 12-week trial at the same dose, active adults improved aerobic capacity (VO2 max) 3× more than on placebo.
Approved claim- Helps support aerobic endurance
Your goal · Hair & nails
Strength from the root
Hair and nails are built from keratin, a structural protein, and grow from living tissue nourished by your bloodstream. What you take in shows up in every new centimetre that grows.
The skin around each hair follicle is supported by the same collagen matrix as the rest of your skin, and collagen provides amino acids your body uses to build new tissue. Silicon, a trace mineral found in hair and nails, works alongside vitamin C to help in collagen formation.
Why it takes time
of new hair grows each month
for a fingernail to grow out completely, at about 3.5 mm a month
That is why the label directs use for at least 5 months to see beneficial effects.
MARINE COLLAGEN + CO-FACTORS
1 scoop a day in 250 mL of water or your favourite drink: marine collagen 4,500 mg, vitamin C 50 mg, silicon 10 mg from bamboo.
Approved claims- Helps maintain healthy hair, skin and nails
- Helps in collagen formation
- Source of an antioxidant that helps protect against free radicals
Best collagen I have ever used. My skin is glowing and my hair is growing at the fastest rate I’ve ever seen. As a hairstylist, I now recommend this to my clients.Angela M. · MARINE COLLAGEN customer
After using the collagen for one month, my nails looked like they came out of a magazine lol.Sylvia P. · MARINE COLLAGEN customer
Your goal · Midlife changes
Thriving through midlife
Perimenopause and menopause bring real changes that show up in your skin, your sleep and your energy. With the right support, midlife can be a time to feel strong and well.
As estrogen declines, skin loses collagen more quickly, especially in the first years after menopause, and can become drier and thinner. Sleep is often disrupted and stress can feel harder to manage. A whole-body ritual that supports collagen, calm and restful sleep helps you meet these changes from within.
Your three supports
| Collagen | MARINE COLLAGEN + CO-FACTORS helps in collagen formation. |
| Calm & sleep | KSM-66® ashwagandha: sleep quality score improved 30% vs 12% on placebo at 600 mg a day. |
| Skin | RENEW + PROTECT helps improve skin hydration, elasticity and firmness. |
MARINE COLLAGEN + CO-FACTORS
1 scoop a day: marine collagen 4,500 mg, vitamin C 50 mg, silicon 10 mg.
Approved claims- Helps in collagen formation
- Helps maintain healthy hair, skin and nails
INNER HARMONY
3 capsules a day, between meals: KSM-66® ashwagandha 600 mg, arjuna 500 mg, vitamin C 75 mg.
Approved claims- Helps improve the quality of sleep
- Helps increase resistance to stress in individuals with a history of chronic stress
RENEW + PROTECT
4 softgels a day with a meal.
Approved claims- Helps improve skin elasticity and firmness
- Helps improve skin hydration
I have been on these for over 10 years my skin is so soft and glows. I feel great… Highly recommend I’m 57 years old.Laura M. · Verified buyer
Your goal · Healthy aging overall
Protect your telomeres
Longevity is about healthspan: the years you spend feeling strong, clear and well. One of the clearest markers of how fast your cells are aging sits at the very end of your chromosomes.
What are telomeres?
Protective caps on the ends of your chromosomes, like the tips on a shoelace. They shorten each time a cell divides, and when too short the cell can no longer renew itself. Oxidative stress and inflammation speed this up, so telomere length is studied as a marker of biological aging.
Illustration: telomere caps (copper) shorten with age and faster under oxidative stress.
Internal Bend study
slower telomere shortening per cell division in human skin cells under oxidative stress treated with the RENEW + PROTECT formula
fewer short telomeres after 8 weeks
Unpublished laboratory study on human skin cells (in vitro), conducted by Life Length (Madrid), a contract lab, for Bend Beauty. Lab results do not show effects in people.
What you can influence
Research links regular exercise, restorative sleep, stress management and a nutrient-rich diet with healthier telomere length. Your daily ritual adds targeted nutrition to those habits, starting with the three foundations on the next page.
I have been using Bend for at least 10 years and it has helped my nails grow stronger and my hair thick and healthy.Evelyn N. · Verified buyer
Your goal · Healthy aging overall
Three foundations of healthy aging
Healthy aging comes down to how well your cells are protected, renewed and powered. Each pairs everyday nutrition with the part of your ritual that supports it.
Protect
Omega-3s, omega-6s and antioxidants
Your body can’t make essential fatty acids, so they must come from food. Omega-3s (EPA and DHA) and the omega-6 GLA are built into every cell membrane, including your skin’s barrier, and help keep your body’s inflammatory response in balance. Antioxidants such as lutein and zeaxanthin help defend cells from the oxidative stress caused by sun, pollution and everyday metabolism.
On your plateRENEW + PROTECT
4 softgels a day: EPA, DHA, GLA, lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin D3.
Approved claims- Antioxidants for skin health
- Helps improve skin elasticity and firmness
Renew
Collagen for skin and joints
Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body. It gives skin its firmness and forms the framework of cartilage, tendons and ligaments that keep joints moving smoothly. Production slows with age, so supplying the building blocks along with vitamin C, which your body needs to make collagen, helps maintain both.
On your plateMARINE COLLAGEN + CO-FACTORS
1 scoop a day: collagen 4,500 mg, vitamin C, silicon.
Approved claims- Helps in collagen formation
- Helps maintain healthy hair, skin and nails
Energize
Cellular energy that fuels you
ATP is the energy currency of every cell. It fuels every movement, every breath and every thought, and your body recycles roughly its own weight in ATP each day. Muscle is one of its biggest users, and maintaining lean muscle through resistance training is one of the strongest predictors of healthy aging.
On your plateHYDRATE + TONE
1 stick a day, ideally before training.
Approved claims- May help increase muscle size with resistance training
- Helps increase cellular energy (ATP) levels
Your environment
Living well in the sun
What UV does to skin
Sunlight is the single biggest driver of visible facial aging, by some estimates up to 80%. UVB rays mostly affect the surface; UVA rays reach deeper and are linked to loss of firmness. Both create oxidative stress, which wears down collagen over time.
Defence from within
Omega-3s and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin collect in the skin, where they help support its natural defences. Think of them as a second layer, working alongside your sunscreen, never instead of it.
I’m very fair and burn easily (even with sun screen)… Since taking Renew and Protect I am no longer troubled with the allergy and do not burn (with the religious use of 50 sunscreen).Michelle C. · Verified buyer
Bend’s own clinical trial
increase in the skin’s UV tolerance (minimal erythema dose) after 8 weeks of RENEW + PROTECT at the standard 4 softgels a day. Every participant improved by week 8. In the lab, the same formula helped 4× more skin cells survive UVA exposure.
Open-label clinical trial, 28 adults. Approved claim: helps reduce sensitivity to UV-induced sunburn.
Your sun habits
- Broad-spectrum SPF 30+ every morning, reapplied outdoors
- Shade and a hat when the UV index is highest, roughly 11 am to 3 pm
- Take RENEW + PROTECT daily; benefits build over 8 weeks
Your environment
Sun-smart, all year
Everyday sun adds up
Weekends in the garden, summer holidays, the walk to work: UV exposure builds over a lifetime, and sunlight is the biggest driver of visible facial aging, by some estimates up to 80%. UVA rays pass through cloud and window glass and reach deeper into skin, where they are linked to loss of firmness.
Defence from within
Omega-3s and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin collect in the skin, where they help support its natural defences. Think of them as a second layer, working alongside your sunscreen, never instead of it.
I’m very fair and burn easily (even with sun screen)… Since taking Renew and Protect I am no longer troubled with the allergy and do not burn (with the religious use of 50 sunscreen).Michelle C. · Verified buyer
Bend’s own clinical trial
increase in the skin’s UV tolerance (minimal erythema dose) after 8 weeks of RENEW + PROTECT at the standard 4 softgels a day. Every participant improved by week 8.
Open-label clinical trial, 28 adults. Approved claim: helps reduce sensitivity to UV-induced sunburn.
Your sun habits
- SPF 30+ on your face every morning, even on cloudy days
- Planning a sunny holiday? Start RENEW + PROTECT at least 8 weeks before; benefits build over 8 weeks
- On long days outdoors, reapply sunscreen and find shade around midday
Your environment
Sun, skin and vitamin D
The vitamin D gap
Your skin makes vitamin D when UVB light reaches it, so spending most of your time indoors means making less. Season matters too: at northern latitudes, including most of Canada, winter sunlight is too weak for skin to make vitamin D for several months of the year. Health Canada recommends 600 IU a day for adults up to age 70, and 800 IU after 70.
Skin still ages indoors
UVA rays pass through window glass, and sleep, stress and nutrition all show up in your skin. Indoor time is a reason to keep supporting skin from within, not to stop.
I started taking this product when I was 38 and now at 43 I can say it helps with fine lines and skin firmness.Amanda D. · RENEW + PROTECT customer
In your ritual
of vitamin D3 in every daily serving of RENEW + PROTECT (4 softgels), alongside omega-3s EPA and DHA, GLA, and the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin.
Approved claims: helps improve skin hydration, elasticity and firmness; provides antioxidants for skin health.
Your daylight habits
- Get outside for a daylight walk most days
- Eat vitamin D foods: fatty fish like salmon, eggs, and fortified milk or plant drinks
- Ask your healthcare provider about checking your vitamin D level, especially in winter
- Wear SPF 30+ on the days you do spend outdoors
Your daily habits
Small rituals that compound
Move · getting started
- Start with 10-minute walks and build toward 150 minutes a week; every bit of movement counts
- Two short strength sessions a week, using body weight: sit-to-stands, wall push-ups
- Include protein at every meal to help maintain muscle as you age
Move · moderately active
- Build to at least 150 minutes of moderate activity a week
- Add muscle-strengthening work two or more days a week
- Active adults may benefit from more protein than the basic 0.8 g per kg of body weight, around 1.2 to 1.6 g
Move · training regularly
- Keep two or more strength days and progress gradually, adding weight or reps over time
- Aim for around 1.2 to 1.6 g of protein per kg of body weight, spread across your meals
- Rest days and sleep are when muscle rebuilds; schedule them like workouts
Calm · often stressed
- Five minutes of slow breathing before bed
- A morning walk in daylight to anchor your body clock
- Aim for 7 to 9 hours; skin repairs itself overnight
Calm · up and down
- Keep the same bedtime and wake time, weekends included
- Screens off 30 to 60 minutes before bed
- Notice what drains you and what restores you, and plan one restoring moment a day
Calm · protect what works
- Keep your regular sleep schedule; 7 to 9 hours is the target for most adults
- Morning daylight helps keep your body clock on track
- Plan ahead for busy seasons so stress doesn’t cost you sleep
Your plate
Five foods for your goals
| Fatty fish | Salmon, sardines and mackerel bring omega-3s for skin. Aim for two servings a week. |
| Purple berries | Blueberries and blackberries are rich in anthocyanin antioxidants. |
| Leafy greens | Spinach and kale deliver lutein and zeaxanthin, the same carotenoids in RENEW + PROTECT. |
| Walnuts | Plant omega-3s and a natural source of melatonin. A handful in the evening. |
| Green tea | Polyphenol antioxidants. Enjoy it before noon to protect your sleep. |
Go easy on added sugar: it binds to collagen in a process called glycation, which can leave skin less supple.
Your ritual
Your daily ritual, at a glance
What to expect
Ready when you are
This report is for general wellness information and is not medical advice. Speak to your healthcare provider before starting supplements if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition. Individual results vary. RENEW + PROTECT is not a replacement for sunscreen. DRAFT pending claims review.
References
The science behind your report
Clinical figures come from Bend’s proprietary studies, along with published ingredient research using the same daily amounts as our formulas.