Nutritional supplements

摘要

A process for improving the health of a subject, the process comprising orally administering a composition comprising hydroxytyrosol to the subject to provide the subject with a daily dose of about 0.1 to about 750 .mu.g hydroxytyrosol per kg of body weight, and a dietary supplement in dosage unit form for oral administration, the dosage unit form comprising a composition containing about 1 microgram to about 50 milligrams hydroxytyrosol or an ester or salt thereof.

主权项

1. A method of reducing pain in a subject having rheumatoid arthritis or hepatitis C infection, the process comprising:
orally administering to the subject a composition comprising N-acetyl cysteine, glycine, L-taurine, L-proline, methylsulfonylmethane, niacinamide, and pyridoxine, and about 0.5 to about 50 milligrams hydroxytyrosol or an ester or salt thereof, wherein the hydroxytyrosol or an ester or salt thereof comprises hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein, wherein the weight ratio of N-acetyl cysteine to hydroxytyrosol is between 1:1 and 50:1, wherein the weight ratio of glycine to hydroxytyrosol is between 1:1 and 50:1, wherein the weight ratio of L-taurine to hydroxytyrosol is between 1:1 and 50:1, and wherein the weight ratio of L-proline to hydroxytyrosol is between 1:1 and 20:1.