Goitrogen-Free Green Beverage Formulation for Thyroid Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dietary supplements and green drinks often contain goitrogens and fluorides, which can harm thyroid hormone production by interfering with iodine uptake, posing challenges for individuals with thyroid health issues.
Innovation Solution
A goitrogen-free, fluoride-free, gluten-free green superfood composition comprising organic chlorella, dulse, acai, carrot, pineapple, apple pectin, PR-4 probiotic strain, wheat grass, beet root, and natural flavors, designed to promote healthy thyroid and adrenal function without interfering with iodine uptake.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If goitrogenic foods (broccoli, cabbage, kale, alfalfa, grasses, seaweeds) are included in green drinks and dietary supplements, then the beverage provides nutritional benefits and green food properties, but the goitrogens attack the thyroid gland and reduce production of thyroid hormone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes goitrogenic ingredients from the green drink formulation while retaining beneficial nutrients through alternative ingredients that do not interfere with thyroid function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the composition parameters by substituting goitrogenic greens with non-goitrogenic alternatives, thereby altering the chemical composition to eliminate harmful effects while maintaining nutritional value
2Quantity of substance
If fluoride-containing foods are included in dietary supplements and green drinks, then the beverage provides mineral content and nutritional value, but fluorides damage healthy thyroid production by reducing iodine uptake
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates fluoride-containing ingredients from the formulation while maintaining mineral nutrition through fluoride-free alternative sources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses alternative mineral sources that do not contain fluoride as intermediaries to provide nutritional benefits without the harmful fluoride effect on iodine uptake
3Adaptability or versatility
If commercially available thyroid health products are formulated with conventional green ingredients, then the products meet market demand for green drinks and dietary supplements, but they contain goitrogens and fluorides that attack the thyroid gland
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the formulation parameters to eliminate goitrogens and fluorides while maintaining the green drink category characteristics and market appeal
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite formulation combining multiple non-goitrogenic green ingredients, fruits, and nutrients to achieve both market versatility and thyroid safety
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a compound, method of making the compound, method of using such compound preferably in the form of a dietary supplement that, when administered, is capable of use by any individuals, including patients having thyroid disease or various thyroid-related disorders. The unique combination of the composition is preferably administered orally, and preferably in the form of a drink. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least organic chlorella, organic dulse, organic acai, organic carrot, organic pineapple, apple pectin, organic inulin, PR-4 probiotic strain—preferably “Bacillus Coagulans,” organic wheat grass, organic beet root, organic ulva, organic evaporated cane juice, natural flavorsweet flavor, sodium chloride, citric acid, organic guar gum, creamy vanilla flavor, natural raspberry flavor, and natural mixed berry flavor.