Patent ID: 7695744

Claim:
A composition for reducing total serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein levels and for increasing high density lipoprotein levels in a human's bloodstream, wherein said composition is prepared by a process comprising: a) combining nuts and oil seeds into the following sets: 1) a first set comprising 75 g flax seeds brown, 30 g flax seeds golden, 2.0 g cardamom and 5.0 g fennel seeds, 2) a second set comprising 76.50 g sunflower seeds, 7.50 g pumpkin seeds and 30.0 g walnut, and 3) a third set comprising 67.50 g almond, 7.50 g sesame seeds, 3.50 g poppy seeds black and 4.0 g poppy seeds white; b) grinding each set from (1), (2) and (3) to form ground mixtures of each set; and c) combining all of the ground mixtures to form a composition, wherein prior to step (a), all of the nuts and oil seeds of sets (1), (2) and (3) are heated.