Nutritional composition and method for increasing creatine uptake and retention in skeletal muscle, increasing muscle mass and strength, increasing exercise capacity and for aiding recovery following exercise
View Patent ↗A dietary supplement with Creatine, Taurine and a source of Phosphate. The dietary supplement may further include one or more of Double Fermented Triticum aestivum, Dextrose, Isomalt, Trehalose, D-Mannose, Mulberry extract, Enicostemma littorale Blume, Scoparia dulcis , Tarragon extract, Andrographis paniculata , Chromium, Glutamine and Alpha Lipoic Acid. Administered in the morning or following exercise, the dietary supplement increases Creatine uptake and retention in skeletal muscle, muscle mass and strength, exercise capacity and aids in recovery following exercise as well as supporting the immune system during periods of intense training.
1. A dietary supplement comprising an admixture of:
Creatine or an ester, amide or salt thereof, or Creatinol-O-Phosphate;
Taurine;
Andrographis paniculata;
creatine pyroglutamate;
creatine hydroxycitric acid salt;
Dipotassium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate or Magnesium Phosphate; and
a source of carbohydrates.
2. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , further comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of an extract of Mulberry, Enicostemma littorale Blume, Scoparia dulcis , extract of Tarragon, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Chromium.
3. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , further comprising Glutamine.
4. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , wherein the source of carbohydrates comprises at least one of monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, or polysaccharides.
5. The dietary supplement of claim 4 , wherein the source of carbohydrates comprises dextrose.
6. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , further comprising double fermented Triticum aestivum.
7. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , further comprising ascorbic acid.
8. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , further comprising Trehalose.
9. The dietary supplement of claim 1 , wherein Creatine or an ester, amide or salt thereof, or Creatinol-O-Phosphate is present in an amount of about 3-15 grams; Taurine is present in an amount of about 0.5-3 grams; Andrographis paniculata is present in an amount of about 0.0005-0.003 grams; Dipotassium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate or Magnesium Phosphate is present in an amount of about 0.1-1.5 grams; and the source of carbohydrate is dextrose present in an amount of from about 50 to about 100 grams.
10. The dietary supplement of claim 9 , further comprising about 0.0005-0.003 grams Trehalose.
11. The dietary supplement of claim 9 , further comprising about 0.001 g creatine pyroglutamate and about 0.001 g creatine hydroxycitric acid salt.
12. The dietary supplement of claim 10 , further comprising about 0.001 g creatine pyroglutamate and about 0.001 g creatine hydroxycitric acid salt.
13. The dietary supplement of claim 2 , comprising Alpha Lipoic Acid or extract of Mulberry.
14. The dietary supplement of claim 3 , comprising Alpha Lipoic Acid or extract of Mulberry.
15. A dietary supplement comprising an admixture of:
about 10 g of Creatine or an ester, amide or salt thereof, or Creatinol-O-Phosphate;
about 2.1 g of Taurine;
about 0.5 g of Dipotassium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate or Magnesium Phosphate;
about 82 g of Dextrose;
about 0.001 g of Trehalose;
about 0.025 g of an extract of Mulberry;
about 0.001 g of Eniscostemma littorale Blume;
about 0.001 g of creatine pyroglutamate;
about 0.001 g of creatine hydroxycitric acid salt;
about 0.001 g of Scoparia dulcis;
about 0.001 g of an extract of Tarragon;
about 0.001 g of Andrographis paniculata;
about 0.003 g of Chromium Polynicotinate;
about 0.002 g of Glutamine; and
about 0.25 g of Alpha Lipoic Acid.
16. The dietary supplement of any one of claims 1 , 2 , 3 or 15 , 13 , 14 , wherein at least a portion of said admixture is fine-milled to have an average particle size between 2-50 nm.
17. The dietary supplement of claim 15 , further comprising about 0.1 g double fermented Triticum aestivum.
18. A method of supplementing the diet of an individual comprising a step of administering to an individual a dietary supplement according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , 3 , 13 - 15 , 4 - 7 , 8 , or 9 - 12 .
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the dietary supplement is administered to said individual 0-60 minutes following a workout.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the dietary supplement is administered to said individual upon waking on non-workout days.