A method whereby the blood pressure metabolism in an individual showing evidence of dysregulation is improved when that person receives an appropriate oral administration of (-)-hydroxycitric acid. The potassium salt of (-)-hydroxycitric acid is a preferred form of the compound, followed by the sodium salt, then by the amide and other derivatives of the acid. The regulation of blood pressure levels over any given period of time may be improved with a controlled release form of (-)-hydroxycitric ...

The present invention provides a formula and method for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cellular hyperproliferation. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for administering a formula including glucaric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cellular hyperproliferation in humans and animals. It has been determined that glucaric acid and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof s...

Dermatoses involving nonacne inflammatory dermatoses, infectious cutaneous diseases, and hair loss resulting from inflammation or hormonal anomalies are treated with dicarboxylic acids containing 7 to 13 carbon atoms, or certain mercapto derivatives or salts thereof.

A method whereby the glucose metabolism in an individual showing evidence of dysregulation, as is found in insulin resistance, reactive hyperglycemia and/or elevated blood sugar levels and/or diabetes, is improved when that person receives an appropriate oral administration of (-)-hydroxycitric acid. The potassium salt of (-)-hydroxycitric acid is the preferred form of the compound, followed by the sodium salt. The regulation of glucose levels over any given period of time may be improved with a...

The invention relates to methods of treating insulin resistance in mammals, preferably in humans, which methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amounts of succinic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The present invention describes trisodium citrate-containing dialysates and production thereof. Also described are the applications of such dialysates as regional anticoagulants during hemodialysis and all modes of continuous renal replacement therapy which utilize any form of dialysis.

(-)-Hydroxycitrate (HCA) supplementation constitutes a novel means of reducing the loss in bone mineral content such as that usually found in osteoporosis and the related loss in bone quality (protection against the corticoid-induced loss in non-mineral bone components). Similarly, HCA supplementation constitutes a novel means of reducing stress-induced bone loss and of reducing other forms of bone loss induced by glucocorticoid-related mechanisms. The discovery that HCA has bone loss-moderating...

HCA Supplementation improves wound healing and immunomodulation/immunoregulation, including improving depressed immune function and also reducing excessive immune activity such as is found in elevated humoral immunity linked to allergies and autoimmune diseases. The benefits of HCA are especially pronounced with the use of the preferred salt of the acid, potassium hydroxycitrate, and may be further potentiated by the use of a controlled-release form of the compound.

A method for supplementing dietary potassium, magnesium and citrate is disclosed that comprises orally administering an effective amount of potassium magnesium citrate in a single salt. Methods for decreasing urinary calcium and oxalate by the administration of potassium magnesium citrate in a single salt are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a formula and method for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cellular hyperproliferation. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for administering a formula including glucaric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and cellular hyperproliferation in humans and animals. It has been determined that glucaric acid and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof s...