US 8,557,299 B2 · Dietary supplement containing alkaline electrolyte butters

Abstract

An improved dietary and/or therapeutic supplement composition comprising a quantity of a dietary and/or therapeutic supplement agent having a pH that upon ingestion with food or a beverage would limit the effectiveness of the agent and a sufficient amount of an alkaline electrolyte additive is provided in combination with the agent to raise the pH of the composition to a level of from about 8 to about 12.5 to increase the effectiveness and functional utilization of the agent while the composition is in the person's stomach. In a preferred composition, the electrolyte additive is selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and potassium electrolytes. The supplement composition may be in the form of tablet, capsule, powder or liquid forms. The supplement composition is designed to provide for optimum utilization of a dietary and/or therapeutic supplement agent when taken orally with food or a beverage.

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Dependent claims

A method of improving uptake of a dry dietary supplement through the stomach, when the supplement is ingested with at least one of a food and a beverage, the method consisting essentially of:

a) providing an ingestable mixture, the mixture including:
i) a quantity of at least one dry dietary supplement selected from the group consisting of a water soluble acidic vitamin, a bioflavanoid, a mineral , a trace mineral, a whole plant food product containing phytonutrients, and a herb, wherein the dietary supplement has a pH of 6 or less and is in a dry form;
and
ii) a quantity of a component that forms an alkaline electrolyte when mixed with a liquid selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and potassium electrolytes;
wherein
b) when the mixture is ingested, the quantity of alkaline electrolyte is sufficient to provide a pH of from about 8.63 to about 12.5 as the mixture is being ingested.

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Dietary supplement containing alkaline electrolyte butters

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