Multivitamin-mineral regimens for longevity and wellness

• US 8,846,061 B1
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark S. Bezzek
• Original Assignee: Mark S. Bezzek
• Inventors: Bezzek, Mark S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gulledge, Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/693,563
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 424/400
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Abstract

Dietary vitamin-mineral supplements featuring various vitamins and minerals for benefiting individuals suffering from conditions such as nutritional deficiencies, vitamin deficiencies, aging, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, dementia, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, coronary artery disease, fatigue, and stroke. Vitamins and minerals may include Vitamin C, Vitamin A, pregnenolone, coenzyme Q10, Vitamin K2, acetyl L-carnitine arginate, L-glutathione, among others.

Claims

1. A formulation comprising at least 25 of the following supplemental components:

(i) bilberry extract at about 600 mg;

(ii) alpha lipoic add at about 600 mg;

(iii) chromium picolinate at about 1200 mcg;

(iv) omega-3-fatty acids at about 8 g;

(v) dehydroepiandrosterone at about 100 mg;

(vi) Blueberry extract at about 500 mg;

(vii) Biotin at about 8 mg;

(viii) Vitamin D3 at about 5000 IU;

(ix) Taurine at about 3000 mg;

(x) Psyllium at about 5 g;

(xi) Guar gum at about 500 mg;

(xii) Carnosine at about 3,000 mg;

(xiii) Cinnamomum root at about 2 g;

(xiv) Aged garlic at about 1,000 mg;

(xv) Vanadium at about 50 mg;

(xvi) Bitter melon at about 1,000 mg;

(xvii) Green tea extract at about 450 mg;

(xviii) Zinc citrate at about 50 mg;

(xix) Fenugreek 1;

4 at about 80 mg;

(xx) Vitamin B6 at about 200 mg;

(xxi) Goat'"'"'s rue;

(xxii) Curcumin at about 8 g;

(xxiii) Glycyrrhiza glabra at about 500 mg;

(xxiv) Vitamin E at about 1,000 mg;

(xxv) Coenzyme Q10 at about 300 mg;

(xxvi) Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg;

(xxvii) Manganese at about 10 mg;

(xxviii) Gymnema at about 400 mg;

(xxix) L-argenine at about 10 g;

(xxx) Ginseng;

(xxxi) L-carnitine at about 4 g;

(xxxii) Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg;

(xxxiii) Amla extract;

(xxxiv) Brown seaweed extract;

(xxxv) Bladderwrack;

(xxxvi) Banaba leaf at about 50 mg;

(xxxvii) Bromocriptine at about 2.5 mg;

(xxxviii) Benfotiamine at about 400 mg;

(xxxix) Resveratrol at about 250 mg; and

(xl) Pterostilbene at about 1 mg,

wherein the formulation is effective for reducing a blood sugar level.

2. The formulation of claim 1 comprising at least 30 of components (i) through (xl).

3. The formulation of claim 1 comprising at least 35 of components (i) through (xl).

4. A formulation comprising:

(i) bilberry extract at about 600 mg;

(ii) alpha lipoic acid at about 600 mg;

(iii) chromium picolinate at about 1200 mg;

(iv) omega-3-fatty acids at about 8 g;

(v) dehydroepiandrosterone at about 100 mg;

(vi) Blueberry extract at about 500 mg;

(vii) Vitamin D3 at about 5000 IU;

(viii) Guar gum at about 500 mg;

(ix) Carnosine at about 3,000 mg;

(x) Cinnamomum root at about 2 g;

(xi) Aged garlic at about 1,000 mg;

(xii) Vanadium at about 50 mg;

(xiii) Bitter melon at about 1,000 mg;

(xiv) Green tea extract at about 450 mg;

(xv) Fenugreek 1;

4 at about 80 mg;

(xvi) Goat'"'"'s rue;

(xvii) Curcumin at about 8 g;

(xviii) Glycyrrhiza glabra at about 500 mg;

(xix) Vitamin E at about 1,000 mg;

(xx) Coenzyme Q10 at about 300 mg;

(xxi) Gymnema at about 400 mg;

(xxii) L-carnitine at about 4 g;

(xxiii) Banaba leaf at about 50 mg;

(xxiv) Resveratrol at about 250 mg; and

(xxv) Pterostilbene at about 1 mg;

wherein the formulation is effective for reducing a blood sugar level.

5. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising Psyllium at about 5 g.

6. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising Zinc citrate at about 50 mg.

7. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg.

8. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising Ginseng.

9. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg.

10. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising two of:

Psyllium at about 5 g, Zinc citrate at about 50 mg, Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg, Ginseng, Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg.

11. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising three of:

Psyllium at about 5 g, Zinc citrate at about 50 mg, Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg, Ginseng, Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg.

12. The formulation of claim 4 further comprising four of:

Psyllium at about 5 g, Zinc citrate at about 50 mg, Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg, Ginseng, Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg.

13. A formulation comprising:

(i) bilberry extract at about 600 mg;

(ii) alpha lipoic acid at about 600 mg;

(iii) chromium picolinate at about 1200 mg;

(iv) omega-3-fatty acids at about 8 g;

(v) dehydroepiandrosterone at about 100 mg;

(vi) Blueberry extract at about 500 mg;

(vii) Vitamin D3 at about 5000 IU;

(viii) Psyllium at about 5 g;

(ix) Guar gum at about 500 mg;

(x) Carnosine at about 3,000 mg;

(xi) Cinnamomum root at about 2 g;

(xii) Aged garlic at about 1,000 mg;

(xiii) Vanadium at about 50 mg;

(xiv) Bitter melon at about 1,000 mg;

(xv) Green tea extract at about 450 mg;

(xvi) Zinc citrate at about 50 mg;

(xvii) Fenugreek 1;

4 at about 80 mg;

(xviii) Goat'"'"'s rue;

(xix) Curcumin at about 8 g;

(xx) Glycyrrhiza glabra at about 500 mg;

(xxi) Vitamin Eat about 1,000 mg;

(xxii) Coenzyme Q10 at about 300 mg;

(xxiii) Vitamin C at about 3,000 mg;

(xxiv) Gymnema at about 400 mg;

(xxv) Ginseng;

(xxvi) L-carnitine at about 4 g;

(xxvii) Pyrroloquinoline quinone at about 20 mg;

(xxviii) Banaba leaf at about 50 mg;

(xxix) Resveratrol at about 250 mg; and

(xxx) Pterostilbene at about 1 mg;

wherein the formulation is effective for reducing a blood sugar level.

14. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising L-argenine at about 10 g.

15. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising Brown seaweed extract.

16. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising Bladderwrack.

17. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising Bromocriptine at about 2.5 mg.

18. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising Benfotiamine at about 400 mg.

19. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising two of:

L-argenine at about 10 g, Brown seaweed extract, Bladderwrack, Bromocriptine at about 2.5 mg, Benfotiamine at about 400 mg.

20. The formulation of claim 13 further comprising three of:

L-argenine at about 10 g, Brown seaweed extract, Bladderwrack, Bromocriptine at about 2.5 mg, Benfotiamine at about 400 mg.