Abstract: This invention clearly identifies the current agriculture-based diseases facing United States citizens such as, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other degenerative diseases that did not exist in our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The United States government has established the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to solve the problem. The DGAC's approach includes exercise, better agricultural based food choices plus vitamins-mineral supplements that are sex and age adjusted. We designed supplement compositions composed of unmodified dried fruits, herbs, including roots and tubers, many of which contain a lot of phytoestrogens. Currently, the medical profession has a bias against phytoestrogens, based on science that we believe is incorrectly interpreted. Today, women are afraid of getting breast cancer, and men are afraid of getting enlarged breasts from phytoestrogens. We will reinterpret the pre-clinical medical studies to alleviate these accepted concerns.

Abstract: The present invention provides a performance assay that measures the total antioxidant activity of a composition using oxygen uptake in contrast to prior art methods that measure antioxidant capacity by indirectly measuring degradation of a fluorescent compound by following the disappearance of fluorescence. Using the performance antioxidant assay of the present invention, an antioxidant composition having synergistic activity is provided by the present inventors that includes flavonoids such as the flavonol quercetin, mixed tocopherols or tocotrienols, grape skin extract, green tea extract and bush plum. The antioxidant activity of the present composition exceeds 6,000 micromoles Trolox equivalent units per gram using the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a performance assay that measures the total antioxidant activity of a composition using oxygen uptake in contrast to prior art methods that measure antioxidant capacity by indirectly measuring degradation of a fluorescent compound by following the disappearance of fluorescence. Using the performance antioxidant assay of the present invention, an antioxidant composition having synergistic activity is provided by the present inventors that includes flavonoids such as the flavonol quercetin, mixed tocopherols or tocotrienols, grape skin extract, green tea extract and bush plum. The antioxidant activity of the present composition exceeds 6,000 micromoles Trolox equivalent units per gram using the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a performance assay that measures the total antioxidant activity of a composition using oxygen uptake in contrast to prior art methods that measure antioxidant capacity by indirectly measuring degradation of a fluorescent compound by following the disappearance of fluorescence. Using the performance antioxidant assay of the present invention, an antioxidant composition having synergistic activity is provided by the present inventors that includes flavonoids such as the flavonol quercetin, mixed tocopherols or tocotrienols, grape skin extract, green tea extract and bush plum. The antioxidant activity of the present composition exceeds 6,000 micromoles Trolox equivalent units per gram using the present invention.

Abstract: Rationally designed wound care products made entirely of naturally occurring food ingredients that can be standardized and made available for the mass market using good manufacturing practice (GMP) guidelines, optionally, a safe food additive can be added. These products: are safe and effective; have an osmotic pressure compatible with optimal healing; are buffered to maintain optimal pH throughout the healing process; provide a protective barrier from further irritation and insult; control bacteria, viruses and fungi found in the skin and mucosa; nourish wounds; control excessive prolonged inflammation and thereby minimize scarring; minimize allergenic and irritation potential; are easy to use or apply; pass the preservative challenge test required for products intended for multiple use; contain fragrant essential oils to take advantage of the benefits provided by aromatherapy; can be individually optimized based on the diet of an individual or group of people.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modified release of nutritional supplements by combining one or more isolated and purified long-chain polysaccharides and one or more nutritional supplements selected from anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, nucleic acids, mixtures and combinations thereof, wherein the supplement is compressed at a pressure greater that 100 psi.

Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for detecting directly the antioxidant activity of both lipophilic and lipophobic anti-oxidants that uses an oxygen radical sensitive sensor in fluid communication with a sample in a solvent/water/surfactant mixture; wherein the oxygen radical sensitive sensor concurrently detects both lipophilic and lipophobic anti-oxidants in the solvent/water/surfactant mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a performance assay that measures the total antioxidant activity of a composition using oxygen uptake in contrast to prior art methods that measure antioxidant capacity by indirectly measuring degradation of a fluorescent compound by following the disappearance of fluorescence. Using the performance antioxidant assay of the present invention, an antioxidant composition having synergistic activity is provided by the present inventors that includes flavonoids such as the flavonol quercetin, mixed tocopherols or tocotrienols, grape skin extract, green tea extract and bush plum. The antioxidant activity of the present composition exceeds 6,000 micromoles Trolox equivalent units per gram using the present invention.