A composition which is suitable as a replacement for chocolate comprises: at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of cocoa-derived materials and sugars; and at least 25% by weight of a fat phase, said fat phase comprising at least 60% by weight of the fat phase of a triglyceride mixture of the (H2M+M2H) type, wherein H is selected from saturated fatty acids having at least 16 carbon atoms and monounsaturated fatty acids having 18 carbon atoms and M is selected from saturated f...

The present invention provides for a hair restoration device and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In one embodiment, the hair restoration device is comprised of (i) a hairbrush body housing a plurality of wide-pattern laser LEDs configured to cooperate to project a precision laser light pattern at a focal plane proximate a skin area to be irradiated; and (ii) bristles extending from the hairbrush body and terminating substantially at the focal plane.

A cover equipped to hold three pairs of ultraviolet tanning lamps is pivotally attached to a base in which the ballasts, starters, timer and other electrical equipment for energizing the lamps are housed. A transparent acrylic bezel is provided for each pair of tanning lamps to protect the user's feet. A pair of ankle receiving openings are provided in the cover, and a foot-receiving platform is provided in the base.

A system and method for dispensing a fuel derived from one or more fuels having different octane ratings respectively stored in a plurality of storage tanks. The fuels are passed from their respective tanks to a mixing zone for mixing to form a blended fuel. The blended fuel is passed from the mixing zone to a dispensing nozzle while the octane rating of the blended fuel is sensed. The flow of each fuel from its tanks to the mixing zone is controlled accordingly to establish and maintain a prede...

A personal therapy or sauna compartment is formed with a base, that has a support bed on the interior of the base in which a person can lie. A cover is provided over the base and covers the body of a person lying in the bed, with the head of the person outside of the cover. The bed is supported above massage shower heads that provide massage water impingement upwardly against the back of the person on the bed. Infrared heaters are placed in the cover, and shower heads in the cover provide for co...

An optical fiber drop cable is provided with a neck portion in which an optical element section and a cable support section may be separated readily. The optical fiber drop cable 1 comprises the optical element section 9 including an optical fiber core wire 3, at least one pair of first tensile strength bodies 5 disposed in parallel to said optical fiber core wire in between, said optical fiber core wire and said first tensile strength bodies being covered with a cable sheath 7, and the cable su...

A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by at least 5%.

Non-temper, low lauric fat blends suitable for coatings contain the following fatty acid residues in the amounts indicated: 10-30 wt % C12:0 20-80 wt % total (C16:0+C18:0) 30-60 wt % C18:1, while the weight ratio C18:0/C16:0 ranges from 2-7.

The present invention relates generally to the bioenergy field. Acupuncture is an example of this bioenergy; in acupuncture, this bioenergy is known as Chi. There are many other names for this bioenergy, such as prana, etheric field, aura, aka, etc. This invention relates to a new and novel way of influencing these bioenergies.

A light source for therapy, such as photodynamic therapy, comprises one or more low pressure or medium/high pressure discharge tubes. In one aspect, the light source comprises a non-planar array of substantially straight tubes. In another aspect, the light source comprises one or more such tubes mounted in a housing having an aperture allowing part of the patient to be located within the housing.