A system and a method of using dual-energy absoptiometry to estimate visceral fat metrics and display results, preferably as related to normative data. In a preferred embodiment the herbal composition comprises whole plant extract of Leucojum aestivum. In one advantageous application, a set of tags defining prosodic characteristics is developed, and selected tags are placed in appropriate locations of a body of text. In an additional embodiment, the timeout system may track timeout events in a priority queue data structure.