An optimized nutrient food for optimization of bodily functions and thereby maintenance of health, prevention of diseases and delaying aging. The optimized nutrient food includes about 28% to about 36% of protein, about, 17% to about 26% of dietary fiber, about 6% to about 10% of omega 3 fatty acid, about 6% to about 10% of omega 6 fatty acid, about 4% to about 8% of omega 9 fatty acid, about 2% to about 6% of saturated fat, about 4% to about 13% of starch/sugar, about 6% to about 10% of vitamins and minerals, about 2% to about 5%, by weight of water and, a ratio of omega 3 fatty acid to omega 6 fatty acid ranging from about 0.75:1.25 to about 1.25:0.75. Methods of preparation of the optimized nutrient food as well as methods of treatment administering the optimized nutrient food.

The disclosure is in part directed to shelf-stable, emulsion-forming liquid compositions, liquid beverage compositions, and fatty acid vesicle-forming liquid compositions for increased neurosystem uptake of amino acids present in the compositions when consumed by a subject.

The disclosure is in part directed to shelf-stable, emulsion-forming liquid compositions, liquid beverage compositions, and fatty acid vesicle-forming liquid compositions for increased neurosystem uptake of amino acids present in the compositions when consumed by a subject.

Compositions containing one or more kinds of essential amino acids other than leucine and not less than 35 mol % of leucine, relative to the total content of essential amino acids, are useful for preventing or improving dementia or a depressive state, in particular, a depressive state caused by stress, have high safety, and can be continuously ingested or administered.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composition comprising free amino acids, oligopeptides and polypeptides, characterized in that the process comprises at least the following step: adding at least two different peptidases, which are present in purified form, to a composition comprising at least one protein.

The present invention provides combinations comprising a sedating antihistamine and selected indole-based natural products such as L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan and melatonin, along with pharmaceutically acceptable calcium and magnesium salts and selected B vitamins. These combinations are useful in providing a medicament for improving sleep in mammals, especially humans.

An edible composition comprising peptides rich in tryptophan, which edible composition further comprises a rapidly available glucose composition and a slowly available glucose composition.

An edible composition comprising peptides rich in tryptophan, which edible composition further comprises a rapidly available glucose composition and a slowly available glucose composition.

The present invention provides combinations comprising a sedating antihistamine and selected indole-based natural products such as L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan and melatonin, along with pharmaceutically acceptable calcium and magnesium salts and selected B vitamins. These combinations are useful in providing a medicament for improving sleep in mammals, especially humans.

A novel dietary supplement and nutritional aid and methods for the manufacture and administration of the same are disclosed for the inhibition of OCD in afflicted animals, particularly horses. The present invention relates generally to a feed composition and methods of use thereof for reducing the development of Osteochondrosis Dissecans (OCD) lesions in predisposed young animals, particularly horses. More specifically the invention provides a nutritional formula that targets the metabolic deficiencies identified as being correlated with development of OCD.