69 results about "Overeating" patented technology

A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.

The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing addiction and relapse use of addictive agents, and treating or preventing addictive or compulsive behaviour and relapse practice of an addictive behaviour or compulsion, by administering a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent, such as, for example, an opioid receptor antagonist or an antidepressant. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing addiction or relapse that include a PPARγ agonist and one or more other therapeutic agents, as well as unit dosage forms of such pharmaceutical compositions, which contain a dosage effective in treating or preventing addiction or relapse. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of addiction to any agent, including alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamines, as well as compulsive and addictive behaviours, including pathological gambling and pathological overeating.

The present invention provides a portable, inexpensive, and easy to use apparatus capable of providing one or more types of social intervention (e.g., deterring, encouraging, etc.) to a person in an interactive manner, in order to influence (or to assist in influencing) one or more of that person's behavior(s), in a corresponding predetermined manner. Advantageously, the inventive interactive apparatus may provide encouraging social interaction to motivate a person to engage in one or more positive desirable behaviors (exercise, etc.), and/or provide deterring social interaction to discourage the person from engaging in one or more predetermined detrimental behaviors (such as overeating, eating large quantities of unhealthy foods, smoking, etc.). In one inventive embodiment, the novel interactive apparatus may be configured to provide encouraging messages to increase the likelihood of utilization of another helpful product or service, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. The apparatus of the present invention is preferably implemented as a doll, statuette, action figure, animal or other fanciful character-type toy, to enhance the social interaction experience with one or more persons whose behavior is to be encouraged or deterred.

The present invention relates to shelf-stable satiety enhancing and/or satiating liquid compositions that can be used as satiety enhancing and/or satiating composition in a method of treating or preventing any of a variety of diseases and/or disorders associated with overeating and/or excessive caloric intake of a subject. It was found that liquid compositions comprising specific combinations of pectins and alginates, can be used to reduce the tendency of a subject to overeat and/or to reduce caloric intake of a subject. These compositions have acceptable taste and texture characteristics, are convenient and/or economical to manufacture and, in particular, are stable during manufacture and storage, and, upon ingestion, gelate in the strongly acidic environment that prevails in the stomach.

The invention relates to a health tea drink, in particular to Uyghur blended fragrant tea drink and a making process thereof, this drink being effective in regulating qi and improving middle warmer, activating spleen and harmonizing stomach, and breaking stagnation to help digest, being useful as a regulating drink to treat physical fatigue and poor appetite before and after having a fever, and also being useful as a supplementary therapeutic drink to treat gastric and abdominal depression due to overeating of meat. The Uyghur blended fragrant tea drink comprises the following components according to parts by weight: 0.5-3 parts of black pepper, 0.5-3 parts of dried ginger, 1-5 parts of cassia bark, 4-8 parts of fennel, 1-5 parts of turmeric, 1-4 parts of coriander seed, 8-12 parts of licorice root, 15-25 parts of rose, 2-8 parts of hawthorn fruit, 1-6 parts of dried orange peel, 1-5 parts of mint, and 35-45 parts of tea leaf. The Uyghur blended fragrant tea drink prepared herein is effective in regulating qi and improving middle warmer, activating spleen and harmonizing stomach, and breaking stagnation to help digest, is useful as a regulating drink to treat physical fatigue and poor appetite before and after having a fever and is also useful as a supplementary therapeutic drink to treat gastric and abdominal depression due to overeating of meat.

Anti-obesity material of the present invention is absorbed in vivo by oral ingestion, drops, etc. so as to act against the causes of overeating and control food consumption, and it can thereby promote fat metabolism and control accumulation of body fat while at the same time can inhibit elevation of blood pressure, all without compromising immune system function, thus safely controlling an increase in body weight (obesity). There have previously been no anti-obesity materials like that of the present invention whatsoever. The main characteristic of the present invention is that an anti-obesity material having the above-described excellent effects is obtained since the anti-obesity material has isoflavone aglycone and/or isoflavone glycoside.

A peroxisome proliferator activated receptor regulator containing a carboxylic acid derivative of formula (I)

(wherein all symbols are as defined in the specification), a non-toxic acid thereof or a hydrate thereof as active ingredient. Because of having an effect of regulating PPAR, a compound of formula (I) is useful as a hypoglycemic agent, a hypolipidemic agent, a preventive and/or a remedy for diseases associating metabolic disorders (diabetes, obesity, syndrome X, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia, etc.), hyperlipemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, circulatory diseases, overeating, coronary heart diseases, etc., an HDL cholesterol-elevating agent, an LDL cholesterol and/or VLDL cholesterol-lowering agent and a drug for relief from risk factors of diseases or syndrome X.

A new class of high water-soluble compound based upon the Hovenia plant, or its herbal extract form known as DHM, and the methods for synthesizing same, to produce anti-alcohol intoxication treatment to alleviate the symptoms of hangover and other over-drinking, binge-drinking related ailments. Such compounds, known as TDHM and PDHM, can reduce the alcohol concentration in the blood, lengthen the waking time, and shorten the period of drowsiness induced after drinking alcohol; they also are proved to have high water solubility and thus are suitable for immediate protection and treatment to persons with alcohol intoxication or hangover and over-drinking.

The invention discloses a medical combination for treating injury of the spleen and the stomach of children caused by improper diet and a preparation method and a quality control method thereof. The raw medicines of the medicine combination of the invention comprise: radix astragali, rhizome of large-headed atractylodes, dried citrus peel, tuber of dwarf lilyturf, root of large-flowered skullcap, whitethorn and Chinese radish seed. The preparation method is characterized in that: water is added for decoction for twice to three times, 1 to 3 hours each time, decocted liquid is combined and filtered, and filtration is condensed to paste with a relative density of 1.01 to 1.05 (measured at 55 to 70 DEG C), then the paste is refrigerated for 30 to 60 hours and filtered. 250 to 350 parts by weight of refined honey and 0.4 to 0.7 parts by weight of sorbic acid are added to the filtration, and water is used for regulating the total amount to 800 to 1200 parts by volume, the mixture is stirred evenly and kept standing for 30 to 60 hours, supernatant fluid is taken, filled and sterilized, and the medicine combination is obtained. High performance liquid chromatography is used in the invention for measuring the content of hesperidin. The medicine combination of the invention has relatively good curative effects for treating injury of the spleen and the stomach of children caused by improper diet.

The invention relates to apple juice capable of stimulating appetite and digestion and belongs to the technical field of healthy drinks. The apple juice is mainly prepared from a main material, namely apples, principal drugs, such as pseudostellaria roots, hawthorn fruits, dried tangerine peels, malts and chicken gizzard membranes, a proper amount of auxiliaries, a proper amount of food additives and a proper volume of drinking water in proportion. The apple juice has the effects of invigorating the spleen to stimulate the appetite, normalizing the functions of the stomach and spleen to promote digestion, removing food stagnation and defatting and dispelling stasis, has good effects on disease symptoms, such as inappetence, indigestion, poor appetite, impairment by overeating and anorexia, and can achieve the aims of relieving dipsosis, stimulating the appetite, removing food stagnation and improving the appetite. The apple juice is good in taste and convenient to drink, thereby having broad market prospects.

Disclosed is a health bodyweight chair. The front end of a left armrest of a chair is provided with a single-chip microcomputer and a battery, the front end of a right armrest of the chair is provided with a liquid crystal display screen and a switch, and four weighing sensors are arranged below four chair legs. According to the invention, the chair is provided with the single-chip microcomputer, the weighing sensors and the liquid crystal display screen so as to effectively help people to monitor their weight change while eating. During application, the feet of the people are stably placed on a cross bar, an original weight is measured, after dieting for certain time, the weight can be measured again, and people can see whether they eat too much and prompt themselves about whether they exceed a diet amount limitation scope, such that overeating can be prevented. Daily weight change can be observed through feeding each time, the weight control condition of a certain time period can be reflected, and through mastery of a weight condition, body health can be ensured to a certain degree.

Orthodontic jaw wiring is a fixed intra-oral, bio-mechanical device and method for treating and controlling compulsive overeating and obesity. The device is composed of orthodontic brackets attached to the teeth, and pliable wire wrapped either around or through the brackets. The brackets are optimally positioned with respect to the anterior-posterior position of the lower jaw. The wiring is configured to suspend the patient's lower jaw in a semi-closed, partially movable resting position which permits a moderate amount of physiologic jaw movement and relatively clear speech, while inhibiting the ingestion of solid foods.

The invention relates to external liquid liniment for treating acnes. Acnes are also called lung wind acnes and are caused by lung heat fumigating, box heating stasis on skins or spicy foot overeating, heat accumulation and dampness production of spleen and stomach and stagnation on skins. The course of the acnes is slowly progressive. As for the liniment, Chinese lobelia herb and radix scutellariae have the functions of clearing away heat and drying dampness, herba schizonepetae, divaricate saposhnikovia root, common scouring rush herb, belvedere fruit and white mulberry root-bark have the functions of diffusing the lung, dispelling wind and arresting itching, radix scrophulariae and radix rehmanniae have the functions of clearing away heat and cooling blood and diminishing swelling and removing stasis, radix stemonae and stiff silkworms have the functions of reducing phlegm and removing fluid retention and stasis, and liquorice has the functions of regulating the middle warmer and relieving internal heat or fever. The above drugs jointly have the functions of relieving internal heat or fever and removing dampness, clearing away heat and cooling blood, diminishing swelling and removing stasis and dispelling wind and arresting itching. Directly aiming at the focuses, the used drugs can heal the acnes quickly and achieve the curative effect of leaving no scars in combination with the external liquid liniment.

Agents for the inhibition, suppression, or prevention of overeating include glutamic acid and/or at least one of its salts, as is or in a carrier or base, and have superior safety at a low price and further have a favorable flavor and are suited for long-term use. Such agents will amplify or sustain a sense of fullness and, further, are effective against appetite stimulation that arises regardless of a sense of fullness with respect to foods that are, for example, sweet or delicious, especially for a person who has a drive for thinness.

The invention discloses a veterinary medicine for treating animal digestive tract diseases, which is characterized by consisting of the following Chinese herbal medicinal ingredients in part by weight: medicated leaven, roasted malt, stir-fried hawthorn, atractylodes lancea, officinal magnolia bark, dried ginger, liquorice, green tangerine peel, tangerine peel, rhubarb, sophora flavescens and Laimingzi. A preparation method of the veterinary medicine comprises the following steps: after strictly purchasing the traditional Chinese medicine on selection, air-drying or drying; grinding and sieving the powder by an 80-mesh sieve carrying out subpackaging by double-layer plastic bags according to the specification of 500g per bag. The veterinary medicine for treating the animal digestive tract diseases, which is disclosed by the invention, has curative effects of resolving phlegm, clearing away heat, helping digestion and removing accumulation, clearing the hollow viscera, assisting in digesting, eliminating food retention and relieving stagnant qi and relieving intestines and has very satisfied curative effects on gastrointestinal indigestion, food-induced laminitis, impairment and diarrhea which are caused by overeating and the like, which are caused by excessive concentrates. The veterinary medicine also can be used for treating the same symptoms of other animals.

Pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed for the treatment of obesity, an overweight condition and compulsive overeating. The pharmaceutical compositions are comprised of a therapeutically effective combination of a nicotinic receptor partial agonist and an alpha2dela ligand and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The method of using these compounds is also disclosed.

The invention relates to peanut milk capable of strengthening the stomach and belongs to the technical field of healthy drinks. The peanut milk is mainly prepared from a main material, namely peanuts, principal drugs, such as pseudostellaria roots, malts, dried tangerine peels and yams, a proper amount of auxiliaries, a proper amount of food additives and a proper volume of drinking water in proportion. The peanut milk has the effects of invigorating the spleen to stimulate the appetite and promoting digestion to resolve stagnation, has good prevention and treatment effects on disease symptoms, such as impairment by overeating, anorexia, inappetence, indigestion and poor appetite, and can achieve the aims of relieving dipsosis, stimulating the appetite, removing food stagnation and improving the appetite through being frequently drunk. The peanut milk is rich in nutrition, convenient to drink and remarkable in effect, thereby having broad market prospects.

This invention concerns Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) and obesity, and the role of catecholaminergic pathways in aberrant substance-seeking behavior, in particular cravings for carbohydrates. Also described are new nutrigenomic formulas having unique combinations of ingredients having a generalized anti-craving effect are, which can inhibit carbohydrate bingeing, inducing significant healthy fat loss and relapse prevention, as well genetic testing for certain polymorphisms correlated with RDS behaviors.

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine formula for treating chronic proctitis. Proctitis is caused by careless diets, such as excessive drinking and overeating of strong excitant food, inappropriate long-term taking of weight losing medicament, excessive corrosive medicament in anus and bacteria infection. A light patient only has mucosa inflammation, and a severe patient has inflammations involving submucosa, muscular layer even rectum surrounding tissues; sometimes, part of the rectum mucosa is inflammatory, and sometimes the whole rectum mucosa or even colon mucosa are inflammatory. Proctitis is always seen in weak physique and resistance and after diseases of heart, lung, liver and gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract infection, infectious disease; and constipation, diarrhoea, hemorrhoid, anorectal prolapse, anal fistula, polyposis, anorectal stenosis, rectum tumour, rectum damage and foreign matter all can cause proctitis. Severe patients need to be treated immediately. Prior proctitis treatment method is no more than a final operation, which causes huge pains in patient body and energy.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical nutrition and slimming. Firstly, the adjustment of low GI food structure is used to reduce the speed of raising blood sugar and the optimization of the amount of food varieties to reduce fat accumulation caused by overnutrition. Secondly, psychological counseling is used to relieve the pressure or anger of obese people and reduce overeating. Finally, through scientific and steady knowledge and health knowledge, to change the bad habits of obese people in daily life and reduce the potential factors of obesity. The biggest advantage is that it has changed the single weight loss mode on the market, and adopted a new three-in-one weight loss combination new plan, through the three aspects of diet, living habits and emotions, a team of national nutritionists, psychological consultants, and professional health teachers. Comprehensive adjustments in all aspects to completely solve the problem of weight loss and rebound.