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Providing and using a dietary supplement to reduce cellular damage within the human body. The dietary supplement includes reconstituted Morinda citrifolia fruit juice from pure juice puree of French Polynesia, and may include other natural juices, such as a natural grape juice concentrate, a natural blueberry juice concentrate, and/or another natural juice concentrate. The dietary supplement includes a combination of compounds that work at the cellular level to increase the positive functionality of cells in the body, including cell regeneration and cell function, to increase the ability of cells to absorb and utilize nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, and to. Furthermore, the dietary supplement scavenges lipid hydroperoxides and superoxide anion free radicals within the body to reduce cellular damage.

InventorsChen Xing Su, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Stephen P. Story
Current U.S. Classification424/765; 424/777
International Classification: A61K035/78

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Claims

1. A method for reducing cellular damage, the method comprising the step for providing a dietary supplement for consumption to reduce cellular damage, wherein the dietary supplement includes juice from fruit of a Morinda citrifolia.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step for providing a recommended use of the dietary supplement, wherein the recommended use includes one of:

(i) consuming one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day;
(ii) consuming more than one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day; and
(iii) consuming less than one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the recommended use further includes consuming the dietary supplement before a meal.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step for providing includes the steps for:

harvesting the fruit from the Morinda citrifolia;
preparing the harvested fruit for processing;
processing the prepared fruit to obtain the dietary supplement; and
packaging the dietary supplement.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the fruit is harvested when it is at least one inch long and up to twelve inches in diameter.

6. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the step for preparing the harvested fruit includes at least one of the steps for:

(i) cleaning the harvested fruit;
(ii) allowing the harvested fruit to ripen;
(iii) eliminating spoiled fruit from the harvested fruit; and
(iv) placing the harvested fruit in one or more plastic lined containers.

7. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the step for processing the prepared fruit includes the steps for:

separating the juice of the harvested fruit from at least one of:
(i) seeds of the harvested fruit;
(ii) peel of the harvested fruit; and
(iii) pulp of the harvested fruit; mixing the juice of the harvested fruit with at least one of:
(i) a flavoring;
(ii) a sweetener;
(iii) a nutritional ingredient;
(iv) a botanical extract; and
(v) a coloring; and
heating the dietary supplement to a temperature of at least 181 F.

8. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the step for packaging the dietary supplement includes the step for packaging the dietary supplement into a container that comprises at least one of:

(i) glass; and
(ii) plastic.

9. A method for scavenging lipid hydroperoxides and superoxide anion free radicals within a body, the method comprising the steps for:

providing a dietary supplement for consumption to perform the scavenging of lipid hydroperoxides and superoxide anion free radicals within the body, wherein the dietary supplement includes juice from fruit of a Morinda citrifolia; and
providing a recommended use of the dietary supplement.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the recommended use includes one of:

(i) consuming one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day;
(ii) consuming more than one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day; and
(iii) consuming less than one fluid ounce of the dietary supplement per day.

11. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein the recommended use further includes consuming the dietary supplement before a meal.

12. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the dietary supplement provided includes reconstituted Morinda citrifolia fruit juice from pure juice puree of French Polynesia.

13. A dietary supplement comprising:

juice harvested from a Morinda citrifolia; and
at least one of:
(i) a flavoring;
(ii) a sweetener;
(iii) a nutritional ingredient;
(iv) a botanical extract; and
(v) a coloring.

14. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the juice is pure juice puree, and wherein the Morinda citrifolia is from French Polynesia.

15. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the dietary supplement scavenges one or more lipid hydroperoxides.

16. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the dietary supplement scavenges one or more superoxide anion free radicals.

17. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the dietary supplement increases cell functionality.

18. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 17, wherein cell functionality includes at least one of:

(i) cell regeneration;
(ii) an ability to absorb nutrients; and
(iii) production of one or more T-cells.

19. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, further comprising at least one of:

(i) Vitamin C;
(ii) maritime pine bark extract; and
(iii) grape seed powder.

20. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the dietary supplement delays the onset of one or more inherited diseases.

21. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 20, wherein the inherited diseases include at least one of:

(i) Alzheimer's disease;
(ii) cancer;
(iii) diabetes;
(iv) heart disease;
(v) macular degeneration; and
(vi) Parkinson's disease.

22. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 13, wherein the dietary supplement delays the onset of one or more age-associated declines.

23. A dietary supplement as recited in claim 22, wherein the age-associated declines include at least one of:

(i) vision loss;
(ii) hearing loss; and
(iii) memory loss.