Patent ID: 8298588

Claim:
A method of improving uptake of a dietary supplement through the stomach, when the supplement is ingested with at least one of a food and a beverage, the method consisting essentially of: a) providing an ingestable mixture, the mixture including: i) a quantity of at least one dietary supplement selected from the group consisting of a water soluble acidic vitamin, a bioflavanoid, a mineral, a trace mineral, a whole plant food product containing phytonutrients, and a herb, wherein the dietary supplement has a pH of 6 or less and is in a liquid form; and ii) a quantity of a liquid alkaline electrolyte selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and potassium electrolytes; wherein b) when the mixture is ingested, the quantity of alkaline electrolyte is sufficient to provide a pH of from about 8.63 to about 12.5 as the mixture is being ingested.