Dietary supplement containing alkaline electrolyte buffers

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to improve dietary or therapeutic supplements for improving a person's health and well-being, and to a method for neutralizing deleterious acid conditions that occur when a person ingests foods and beverages in conjunction with therapeutic dietary supplements. As a result, an excessive acid condition in the person's stomach that could interfere with the beneficial effect of the dietary supplement is avoided. Dietary and therapeutic supplements such as herbs, and certain compounds known to promote health and well-being are utilized more efficiently in an alkaline environment.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#The present invention provides an improved supplement composition and method for improving the utilization by a person of supplements which promote healing and well-being of a person upon ingestion of the supplement composition. Moreover, the invention supplies electrolyte buffers that are essential for health (one to four alkaline minerals, all of which are electrolytes required for functioning of the body).

#The supplement composition of the present invention is operable to enhance stabilization of pH in the person's body, to decrease fluctuations of pH in a person's system, to reduce acid toxic waste, and to improve the balance and level of alkaline minerals and increase the buffering capabilities of electrolytes.

#There is evidence that for a therapeutic supplement such as methylsulfonylmethane (“MSM”) to properly and efficiently function as expected, an acid pH in the person's digestive system has an adverse effect on the functionality of the MSM. Also, it has been established that the body requires alkaline minerals to perform functions in addition to the raising of pH and the buffering of acid toxic waste. For example, it is known that calcium is required for rebuilding bone mass and that a lack of usable calcium may result in disease such as osteoporosis. A less known, but nevertheless important fact, is that magnesium is required by the body to properly utilize the calcium and to aid in the prevention of heart attacks. The initiative in this area of study has been done by Paul Mason of Patterson, Calif. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is conducting a study for the FDA on the dietary benefits of calcium and magnesium. Mr. Mason has asserted that there is a global pattern of disease from a deficiency in magnesium. Research at the California Department of Health Services has suggested that the addition of 10 ml to 30 mg/liter of magnesium to water per day may account for a significant drop that is being experienced demographically in the rate of heart disease. It is also well known that alkaline minerals are required by the body in amounts that are not normally ingested from an individual's normal diet. Sodium is the exception, as many Americans ingest more sodium in their daily food than required, due to increasingly high intake of processed foods and restaurant food.