Compositions and methods for increasing stress response and improving health and slowing the aging process in a user. A composition includes one or more of a first group consisting of milk thistle, ashwagandha, green tea, bacopa monnieri, and turmeric. The composition includes one or more of a second group consisting of acetyl-L-carnitine, quercetin, lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, cysteine, and grape. The composition includes one or more of a third group consisting of wasabi, theacrine, copper, nicacin, cysteine, and olive extract.

Compositions and methods for increasing stress response and improving health and slowing the aging process in a user. A composition includes one or more of a first group consisting of milk thistle, ashwagandha, green tea, bacopa monnieri, and turmeric. The composition includes one or more of a second group consisting of acetyl-L-carnitine, quercetin, lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, cysteine, and grape. The composition includes one or more of a third group consisting of alpinia galanga, wasabi, olive leaf extract, nicotinic acid, and copper gluconate.

Compositions and methods for increasing stress response and improving health and slowing the aging process in a user. A composition includes one or more of a first group consisting of milk thistle, ashwagandha, green tea, bacopa monnieri, and turmeric. The composition includes one or more of a second group consisting of acetyl-L-carnitine, quercetin, lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, cysteine, and grape. The composition includes one or more of a third group consisting of capsaicin, wasabi, olive leaf extract, nicotinic acid, and copper gluconate.

Compositions and methods for increasing stress response and improving health and slowing the aging process in a user. A composition includes one or more of a first group consisting of milk thistle, ashwagandha, green tea, bacopa monnieri, and turmeric. The composition includes one or more of a second group consisting of acetyl-L-carnitine, quercetin, lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, cysteine, and grape. The composition includes one or more of a third group consisting of capsaicin, wasabi, olive leaf extract, nicotinic acid, and copper gluconate.

Various embodiments relate to formulations containing a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga; a method of improving cognitive performance by administering a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga; and a process for preparing a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga.

Various embodiments relate to formulations containing a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga; a method of improving cognitive performance by administering a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga; and a process for preparing a water-soluble extract of Alpinia galanga.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dry preparation of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd (Zingiberaceae) or Alpinia conchigera Griff and a plant extract comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity, such as an extract of Punica granatum. Also disclosed herein is a method of improving semen quality by administering said composition to a male subject in need thereof.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dry preparation of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd (Zingiberaceae) or Alpinia conchigera Griff and a plant extract comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity, such as an extract of Punica granatum. Also disclosed herein is a method of improving semen quality by administering said composition to a male subject in need thereof.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dry preparation of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd (Zingiberaceae) or Alpinia conchigera Griff and a plant extract comprising compounds with anti-oxidative activity, such as an extract of Punica granatum. Also disclosed herein is a method of improving semen quality by administering said composition to a male subject in need thereof.

A method for treating osteoarthritis according to an embodiment of the present invention includes administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an extract of Alpinia oxyphylla. The extract of Alpinia oxyphylla can reduce the expression of IL-1, IL-6, TNF- and COX-2 as an inflammatory factor and also the expression of MMP-9 as a cartilage degeneration-inducing factor, and can heal the cartilage damage, and thus it can be advantageously used as a functional health food composition for prevention or improvement of osteoarthritis or a therapeutic agent for osteoarthritis.