Patent ID: 6136795
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing symptomatic relief from the debilitating effects of arthritis in a patient, comprising:A. providing for daily consumption by said patient of (a) from about, 250 to about 1500 mgs of a natural source of gamma linolenic acid, (b) from about 250 to about 1500 mgs of a natural source of omega-3 fatty acid selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and mixtures thereof, and (c) from about 500 to about 3000 mgs of a mixture containing a natural source of glucosamine and a natural source of chondroitin or their corresponding salts; andB. maintaining said daily consumption as so to relieve the debilitating effects of arthritis,with the proviso that the mixture of subparagraph (c) and the omega-3 fatty acid(s) of subparagraph (b) be taken together at least once in the morning; and, that the mixture of subparagraph (c) and the natural source of gamma linolenic acid of subparagraph (a) be taken together in the evening.