USANA products

My wife and I have been taking the USANA products for about one year now. It has made such a big change in our lives, that we could not imagine living without them. Our health, stamina and way of life has change for the better, thanks to USANA products.

You too can have the same benefits from such wonderful products. Visit our website, or give us a call, we can help.

Less waste with more efficient packaging

This letter from the USANA Headquarters:

Dear Associates and Customers,

We at USANA are committed to reducing our impact on the environment by using recycled materials, reducing and recycling our waste, and promoting energy efficiency in the design and operation of our facilities.

One way in which we can greatly minimize our impact on the environment is by reducing the amount of packaging we use for shipping and switching to recycled materials whenever possible. As a result, in the coming months, you may start to see some changes to the USANA packages shipped to your home.

First, we soon will be switching all of our shipping boxes from the white boxes we currently use to brown boxes made of recycled material. We also will be eliminating unnecessary packaging, such as multiple boxes within a bigger shipper box. And in certain instances with small orders, we may switch to padded envelopes. We may also test different types of filler materials within our packages.

Quality is our top priority, and every change that is made will continue to ensure the integrity of your products. As always, if there are any issues with your order when it arrives, please call Customer Service at 1-888-950-9595. And, if you have any feedback about the new shipping materials, please e-mail us at feedback.shipping@us.usana.com.

Thank you for your support in making USANA a more environmentally friendly company.

Sincerely,

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

The aforementioned letter is one of the multiple reasons, that my wife and I are so proud to be part of this magnificent company. You too should be.

USANA products work

My father just called my yesterday, which is a first one for him, to tell me how happy he is that I introduced him to USANA products. So I asked him, dad, what are you talking about? He responded "son, you know I have been a diabetic for years now and I was always shaking, now I shake no more except I take USANA shakes."

My mother has lost over 30lbs using USANA products and now she cannot stop telling people about it. She told me that she looks good in a bathing suit now.

My wife's father has been taken USANA and now has controlled his diabetes, high blood pressure and weight. He feels young again, and is able to do things that he has not been able to do.

My wife had lost over 25 lbs and 6 sizes before we got pregnant with our miracle child, or should I say USANA child. I lost 12 lbs on my week that I did my reset.

We are not making any product claims, these are just some of the amazing examples that regular people are experiencing based on these wonderful products.

If you want to see for your self, please click here or contact us.

USANA News!!!

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Chocoholic. Health Nut. You can be both with USANA’s Chocolate Whey Nutrimeal and Chocolate Fusion Nutrition Bar (formally the Nutreo bar), which are back—for good! Log on to your shopping cart to order.

Relax with top USANA leaders who can help you boost your business with educational training and tips. But above all, don’t miss the boat—once you see the Mediterranean, you may never want to come back.

Don’t miss your opportunity to pick the grand-prize-winning design in the Rev3 Energy™ T-shirt contest. Voting ends at midnight on February 28, so don’t miss a chance to cast your ballot.

What a week for USANA!!!

It started early in the week when Dr. Wentz learned that the University of Utah marching band, which had been invited to perform at next week's Presidential Inauguration, hadn't yet reached its fund-raising goal. Dr. Wentz and USANA stepped in to assure this group of talented musicians would take part in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We helped them reach their goal and sent them to Washington D.C. with backpacks filled with USANA products to keep them energized during their trip.

On the product side, we're excited that USANA's CoQuinone® 30 received approval by ConsumerLab.com. "ConsumerLab.com is a well-respected organization focused on providing consumers with objective and accurate reviews of the nutritional products available in today's marketplace," said USANA Executive Vice President of Research & Development Tim Wood. "Their approval of CoQuinone® 30 validates USANA's dedication to quality, and underscores our commitment to providing Nutritionals You Can Trust."

USANA also received the Editor's Choice award in the latest edition of the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements. Plus, two flagship USANA products were awarded the guide's highest 5-Star Gold Medal rating. The guide is designed to help consumers make informed, scientifically based decisions about nutritional supplements.

USANA made its way onto reality television this week via the Los Angeles-based Beat Freaks dance crew. Rino Razalan, a USANA Ruby Director, and the all-female crew wowed judges during the Season 3 premiere of America's Best Dance Crew. The show airs on MTV on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Check it out and be sure to vote.

And J.B. Ahfua, a 16-year-old Taylorsville resident who performed at the USANA 2008 International Convention, impressed American Idol judges on Tuesday to earn a golden ticket to Hollywood. Awesome job.

Our own chief executive officer, Dave Wentz, added another accolade to his already-sparkling resumé by being named one of America’s Powerful CEOs 40 and Under on Forbes.com.

Finally, Rev3 hit the streets of Salt Lake City as part of the 9th annual X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. The popular energy drink was a sponsor of "Been There Done That," an extreme wakeboarding short film that opened the festival. It helped kick off our "Where Do You See Rev3" campaign.

USANA does it again!

USANA received the 2009 Editor’s Choice Award in the latest edition of the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements. Two flagship USANA products also received the guide’s highest 5-Star Gold Medal rating.

The 2009 Editor’s Choice Award consider such factors as evidence of a leadership role within the scientific community and the supplement industry, substantiation of charitable sponsorship both at home and abroad, verification of the company as a community role model, confirmation of responsible environmental stewardship, and demonstrable proof of sound business practices.

“It is an honor to be recognized with the NutriSearch Editor’s Choice Award," said CEO Dave Wentz. “USANA is committed to improving the quality of people’s lives in a variety of ways, from developing high-quality products to protecting our environment to giving back to the community. We are pleased to once again receive the Comparative Guide’s top rating for our nutritional products.”

Why are USANA products supperior?

Pharmaceutical grade tablets and capsules must meet certain standards for quality as set by the United States Pharmacopeia (or USP). The USP is a non-profit organization that works closely with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the pharmaceutical industry, and health professionals to establish authoritative standards. These standards are enforceable by the FDA and the governments of more than 35 other countries, and are recognized worldwide as the hallmark of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality.

USANA voluntarily chooses to manufacture its products according to these rigid quality standards.

The high standards of manufacturing may be the primary factor that separates USANA from other nutritional supplement companies. In 1994, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) was enacted by the United States Congress. Within this act, Nutritional Supplements were reclassified from "food" status to a new category called "Dietary Supplements" (DS). Because of DSHEA, certain changes were made to regulate dietary supplements differently than food. The first noticeable change effected the way DS were labeled. The "Nutritional Facts" panel seen on foods was changed to a "Supplement Facts" panel on DS. You may notice DS labels do not declare calories, fat, carbohydrates, or proteins. Dietary supplements do, however, declare nutrient values for vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc.

The second change allowed dietary supplement makers to include health claims (normally associated with drugs) that were not permitted for foods. For example, the FDA originally approved only 4 health claims for foods (including the link between high fiber and a reduction in cancer risk, calcium and osteoporosis, etc.) Under DSHEA, dietary supplement products could extend health claims in the area of structure/function (i.e. vitamin E nutritionally supports good cardiovascular function).

The last change effected by DSHEA concentrated on DS quality. Directed by DSHEA, the FDA was to establish GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) guidelines for the dietary supplement industry and model the rules after existing Food GMP regulations. (GMP is the minimum quality expectation for a given product used by the consumer.) Since 1994, the FDA has not fully established and/or enforced GMP regulations for dietary supplements, meaning that DS products are currently monitored only under food GMPs.

When looking at the two current regulations (Food GMP vs. Drug GMP), there are several dramatic distinctions. We will use a pizza vs. penicillin analogy to help illustrate this point.

(If you want to research the differences yourself, or just verify the next statements, you can find these rules in the Code of Federal Regulations - 21 CFR 110 (Food), 21 CFR 210 and 211 (Drug).)

Food GMPs focus more on products as "safe" food items. Basically, they ensure that no poisons or pathogenic biological elements are introduced into the finished product. Food GMPs do not mandate you test each batch or its ingredients for these harmful elements. The only actual stipulations for a manufacturer are: 1) that they use ingredients generally recognized as safe for human use, and 2) that they maintain good hygienic practices. For example, when you order a pizza, the maker uses flour, yeast, salt, water, tomato paste, and cheese. It is not necessary to test these ingredients individually for safety because they are all generally recognized as safe. Provided the chef runs a clean shop, they are fully compliant with food GMPs.

Since dietary supplements are regulated under food GMPs, it has created numerous problems for the industry. Remember: food GMPs do not mandate that finished dietary supplement products - or ingredients used in DS products - be tested to verify label claims. Consequently, if you manufacture a 100 mg vitamin C product, under the current law you are not required to test the vitamin C raw material or the finished product to verify that it actually contains 100 mg of vitamin C. Many manufactures do not go to the added expense of testing this because it is not required.

As a result, cheap, low-grade, non-potent dietary supplement products have flooded the marketplace. Many independent studies and recent news articles have illustrated this quality problem by highlighting less than stellar results from tests of commonly retailed products. Indeed, the newly proposed GMP rules for DSHEA may not stop these practices. Unfortunately, the few manufacturers that have strict standards, such as USANA, are unfairly compared to those who only follow food GMPs.

Do you expect a different level of quality for penicillin than you do for pizza? Of course! Because of this difference in expectation, drug GMPs are much more restrictive. Remember that food GMPs are only focused on safety; drug GMPs, in contrast, are focused not only on safety, but also on potency, purity, and efficacy. Drug GMPs mandate ingredient (raw material) testing for each of these four categories. It also mandates safety, potency, purity and efficacy testing on each batch of finished product.

Similarly, hygienic practices are more restrictive under drug GMPs. Additional metrics - such as uniformity, validation, process controls, and stability - are required. These terms are never discussed under food GMPs and are only applicable under drug GMPs.

The foundation of USANA's product quality is pharmaceutical GMPs. We do not endorse the philosophy of other dietary supplements manufacturers who only adhere to food-level GMPs. It would be irresponsible for USANA to do extensive research to develop high-quality products and then meet inferior manufacturing guidelines for those products.

And there you have it, that is one of the reasons why USANA products are supperior than any other dietary supplements available on the market. To benefit from these wonderful products, simply click here. If you are interested in selling USANA products, click here to enroll.

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To read about success stories with USANA, please see: Matt Ryan, Brian Boehlke, STI.