Patent ID: 8877239

Claim:
A composition consisting of therapeutic components and a suitable carrier medium for delivery of said therapeutic components to an individual, said composition in the form of a tablet, capsule or powder for maintaining or restoring cell and mitochondrial health in the individual, or a specific organ system within that individual, or treating the individual having a specific disease or phospholipid deficiency, said therapeutic components consisting of a mixture of inulin and a phospholipid mixture consisting of phosphatidylglycerol and one or more phospholipids selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylinositol (PI), and phosphatidylserine (PS), and one or more of linoleic acid (LA) and phosphatidic acid, wherein: a) the phospholipids in said mixture, in combination with the inulin, are selected to maintain the phospholipids existing in the body of said individual at a predetermined proper phospholipid level to maintain mitochondrial health, or b) when delivered to said individual having a phospholipid deficiency, one or more of said phospholipids in said composition are selected to increase the quantity of said deficient phospholipids within said individual.