Re: watch out for fillers in supplements

May 12, 2004

i get hypoalergenci multi vitimins.. all the vitimins are buffered too

watch out for fillers in supplements

> Hi guys, someone in my other group recently posted this about

> fillers in supplements.

>

> I had such a hard time finding a multi-vitamin without soy, iodine,

> dairy, rice, eggs, and iron...Whew! I never really thought much

> about fillers except on my digestive enzymes.

>

> I checked my ingredient list, and the only thing I found that's on

> the list of additives is magnesium stearate (which is also in all my

> other supplements except the digestive enzymes I take). My digestive

> enzymes contain NO fillers. They are pretty expensive, but I chose

> them over the other brands because they are supposed to the the best

> company and also I liked that they didn't contain any fillers.

> My Vit. E is okay as well.

>

> Anyway, I plan on doing some more reading about that magnesium

> stearate which is in most of my stuff.

>

> Here's the link and article about fillers:

>

> http://www.selene.com/healthlink/hazards.html

>

> hidden hazards of vitamins and mineral tablets

> Article by Dr. Zoltan P. Rona MD MSc

>

> A wise practitioner once told me never to purchase parachutes,

> contact lenses or pacemakers based solely on bargain basement

> prices. The same principle holds true for vitamin and mineral

> supplements. You usually get exactly what you pay for.

>

> Following time honored practices of the drug industry,

> many " natural " food supplements contain an awesome list of synthetic

> fillers. In general, the more filler, the cheaper the supplement. If

> it's in a tablet, the chances are close to 100% that some type of

> harmful filler will be found in the tablet. With some exceptions,

> pure substances such as vitamin, mineral chelates, herbs or amino

> acids do not possess the necessary characteristics which allow them

> to be compressed directly without the addition of binders,

> lubricants, diluents, disintegrators, colouring and flavouring

> agents.

>

> The larger the tablet, the more it requires the use of binders such

> as hydrogenated oils (e.g. calcium or magnesium stearate). Smaller

> tablets may be manufactured using the cellulose derivatives (ethyl,

> methyl) as binders. Time release tablets are perhaps the most

> worrisome. For example, the release of 1000 mg. of Vitamin C over a

> period of 6 hours may require the addition of 400 mg. of

> hydrogenated oil (plastic butter) to the tablet. The addition of

> more oil prolongs the release, while the use of less allows quicker

> disintegration. Supplements in a vegetable-based capsule, powder or

> liquid form do not have such requirements and are far less likely to

> contain toxic additives. If you are a strict vegetarian, beware of

> gelatin-encapsulated supplements. Gelatin used in the manufacture of

> capsules is derived from collagenous beef (bovine) or pork

> (porcine/swine) material.

>

> Although it is true that most healthy people will have no obvious

> side effects from ingesting the small amount of toxins found in

> cheap vitamins, the long term consequences of continuous, daily

> intakes are potentially dangerous. Over 7% of the population

> displays sensitivity to these chemicals which, for the most part, do

> not elicit immediate allergic reactions in the average healthy

> person. Allergic reactions can affect any organ system in the body

> including the brain which often displays symptoms such as fatigue,

> memory loss, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and insomnia.

>

> Today, the most commonly used excipients in drugs, vitamin, mineral

> and other tableted items are listed in the table which follows:

> (From 1992 Excipient Usage In Marketed Drugs, USA)

>

> Excipient Incidence

> Magnesium Stearate 3109

> Lactose 2450

> Starch (Corn) 2055

> Microcrystalline

> Cellulose 1908

> Silicon Dioxide 1316

> Titanium Dioxide 1048

> Stearic Acid 1027

> Sodium Starch Glycolate 884

> Gelatin 792

> Talc 738

> Sucrose 725

> Povidone 703

> Pregelatinized Starch 693

> Hydroxy Propyl Methylcellulose 660

> OPA Products 608

> Croscarmellose 509

> Calcium phosphate (Dibasic) 419

> Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose 293

> Ethylcellulose 263

> Crospovidone 235

> Shellac (+ Glaze) 219

> Calcium Stearate 194

>

> The following is just a partial list of what to watch out for in

> purchasing nutritional supplements for you and your family:

>

> PROPYLENE GLYCOL - is a well known anti-freeze used in products such

> as windshield washer fluid. It is also the major ingredient in brake

> and hydraulic fluid. It can be a strong skin irritant with frequent

> use in cosmetics, shampoos and medicinal lotions. Propylene glycol

> has been documented to cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.

>

> SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE (SLS) and SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (SLES) - are

> used in shampoos for their detergent and foam-building abilities.

> They are found in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and car

> wash soaps. They are one of the most harmful ingredients found in

> personal-care products like shampoos. Studies show that these

> additives react with the ingredients of food supplements or

> cosmetics to form carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins, all of which

> may enter the circulation with each shampooing or oral ingestion.

> SLS can be retained in the liver, heart, eyes, kidneys and muscles

> for periods of several years after use and have been reported to

> cause eye irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, dandruff and allergic

> reactions.

>

> Other potentially hazardous substances found as fillers in vitamin

> and mineral supplements are SODIUM BENZOATE, BHT, BHA, TARTRAZINE,

> LACTOSE, PEANUT OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE,

> POLYSORBATE 80, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, RED

> DYE NO. 33 and 40, ETHYL CELLULOSE, SORBIC ACID, FRACTIONATED

> COCONUT OIL and CORNSTARCH. Well respected researcher, Dr.

> Horrobin, describes BHT, BHA, tartrazine and other coloring

> materials as " ...inhibitors of the conversion of essential fatty

> acids to prostaglandins or are chemically related to such known

> inhibitors. "

>

> Al Czap reports that there may be long term hazardous effects of

> taking such chemicals on a regular basis in vitamin and mineral

> supplements including coronary artery disease. BHT, BHA, chlorinated

> pesticides such as DDT, plasticizers, aromatics, as well as some

> alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons such as paraffin or wax) have been

> found deposited in the plaque of individuals suffering from coronary

> artery disease. People who use large numbers of vitamin and mineral

> tablets may actually be contributing to the diseases they are

> attempting to prevent.

>

> Based on all this information, the best advice would be to purchase

> supplements in vegetable capsules, naturally compressed tablets,

> powders or liquids that contain the fewest possible additives.

> Please note that many manufacturers do not disclose all the

> ingredients on the label since this is not a legal requirement.

> Always check with the manufacturer and demand full disclosure before

> purchasing any food supplement, even if it is purchased in a health

> food store.

>

> REFERENCES

>

> Alade SL ; Brown RE ; Paquet A Jr. Polysorbate 80 and E-Ferol

> toxicity. Pediatrics 1986 Apr;77(4):593-7.

>

> Blecher, Louis. Excipients - The Important Components.

> Pharmaceutical Processing Jan 95, page 6.

>

> Bove KE et al. Vasculopathic hepatotoxicity associated with E-Ferol

> syndrome in low-birth-weight infants. JAMA 1985 Nov 1;254(17):2422-

> 30.

>

> Czap, Al. IS YOUR POLYPLASDONE KOLLIDON WITH YOUR SO LKA-FLOC?

> Townsend Letter for Doctors, November 1984/Issue No. 21.

>

> Green, Dr. . Detergent Penetration Into Young and Adult Eyes.

> Department of Opthamology, Medical College of GA, Augusta, GA.

>

> Horrobin, . Journal of Holistic Medicine, vol.3, no.2,

> Fall/Winter 1981, p. 132.

>

> Okhamafe AO ; York P. Thermal characterization of drug/polymer and

> excipient/polymer interactions in some film coating formulation. J

> Pharm Pharmacol 1989 Jan;41(1):1-6.

>

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> -----------

>

May 13, 2004

Very informative!!!

Thanks Sheila!!!!!

watch out for fillers in supplements

Hi guys, someone in my other group recently posted this about

fillers in supplements.

I had such a hard time finding a multi-vitamin without soy, iodine,

dairy, rice, eggs, and iron...Whew! I never really thought much

about fillers except on my digestive enzymes.

I checked my ingredient list, and the only thing I found that's on

the list of additives is magnesium stearate (which is also in all my

other supplements except the digestive enzymes I take). My digestive

enzymes contain NO fillers. They are pretty expensive, but I chose

them over the other brands because they are supposed to the the best

company and also I liked that they didn't contain any fillers.

My Vit. E is okay as well.

Anyway, I plan on doing some more reading about that magnesium

stearate which is in most of my stuff.

Here's the link and article about fillers:

http://www.selene.com/healthlink/hazards.html

hidden hazards of vitamins and mineral tablets

Article by Dr. Zoltan P. Rona MD MSc

A wise practitioner once told me never to purchase parachutes,

contact lenses or pacemakers based solely on bargain basement

prices. The same principle holds true for vitamin and mineral

supplements. You usually get exactly what you pay for.

Following time honored practices of the drug industry,

many " natural " food supplements contain an awesome list of synthetic

fillers. In general, the more filler, the cheaper the supplement. If

it's in a tablet, the chances are close to 100% that some type of

harmful filler will be found in the tablet. With some exceptions,

pure substances such as vitamin, mineral chelates, herbs or amino

acids do not possess the necessary characteristics which allow them

to be compressed directly without the addition of binders,

lubricants, diluents, disintegrators, colouring and flavouring

agents.

The larger the tablet, the more it requires the use of binders such

as hydrogenated oils (e.g. calcium or magnesium stearate). Smaller

tablets may be manufactured using the cellulose derivatives (ethyl,

methyl) as binders. Time release tablets are perhaps the most

worrisome. For example, the release of 1000 mg. of Vitamin C over a

period of 6 hours may require the addition of 400 mg. of

hydrogenated oil (plastic butter) to the tablet. The addition of

more oil prolongs the release, while the use of less allows quicker

disintegration. Supplements in a vegetable-based capsule, powder or

liquid form do not have such requirements and are far less likely to

contain toxic additives. If you are a strict vegetarian, beware of

gelatin-encapsulated supplements. Gelatin used in the manufacture of

capsules is derived from collagenous beef (bovine) or pork

(porcine/swine) material.

Although it is true that most healthy people will have no obvious

side effects from ingesting the small amount of toxins found in

cheap vitamins, the long term consequences of continuous, daily

intakes are potentially dangerous. Over 7% of the population

displays sensitivity to these chemicals which, for the most part, do

not elicit immediate allergic reactions in the average healthy

person. Allergic reactions can affect any organ system in the body

including the brain which often displays symptoms such as fatigue,

memory loss, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and insomnia.

Today, the most commonly used excipients in drugs, vitamin, mineral

and other tableted items are listed in the table which follows:

(From 1992 Excipient Usage In Marketed Drugs, USA)

Excipient Incidence

Magnesium Stearate 3109

Lactose 2450

Starch (Corn) 2055

Microcrystalline

Cellulose 1908

Silicon Dioxide 1316

Titanium Dioxide 1048

Stearic Acid 1027

Sodium Starch Glycolate 884

Gelatin 792

Talc 738

Sucrose 725

Povidone 703

Pregelatinized Starch 693

Hydroxy Propyl Methylcellulose 660

OPA Products 608

Croscarmellose 509

Calcium phosphate (Dibasic) 419

Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose 293

Ethylcellulose 263

Crospovidone 235

Shellac (+ Glaze) 219

Calcium Stearate 194

The following is just a partial list of what to watch out for in

purchasing nutritional supplements for you and your family:

PROPYLENE GLYCOL - is a well known anti-freeze used in products such

as windshield washer fluid. It is also the major ingredient in brake

and hydraulic fluid. It can be a strong skin irritant with frequent

use in cosmetics, shampoos and medicinal lotions. Propylene glycol

has been documented to cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.

SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE (SLS) and SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (SLES) - are

used in shampoos for their detergent and foam-building abilities.

They are found in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and car

wash soaps. They are one of the most harmful ingredients found in

personal-care products like shampoos. Studies show that these

additives react with the ingredients of food supplements or

cosmetics to form carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins, all of which

may enter the circulation with each shampooing or oral ingestion.

SLS can be retained in the liver, heart, eyes, kidneys and muscles

for periods of several years after use and have been reported to

cause eye irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, dandruff and allergic

reactions.

Other potentially hazardous substances found as fillers in vitamin

and mineral supplements are SODIUM BENZOATE, BHT, BHA, TARTRAZINE,

LACTOSE, PEANUT OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE,

POLYSORBATE 80, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, RED

DYE NO. 33 and 40, ETHYL CELLULOSE, SORBIC ACID, FRACTIONATED

COCONUT OIL and CORNSTARCH. Well respected researcher, Dr.

Horrobin, describes BHT, BHA, tartrazine and other coloring

materials as " ...inhibitors of the conversion of essential fatty

acids to prostaglandins or are chemically related to such known

inhibitors. "

Al Czap reports that there may be long term hazardous effects of

taking such chemicals on a regular basis in vitamin and mineral

supplements including coronary artery disease. BHT, BHA, chlorinated

pesticides such as DDT, plasticizers, aromatics, as well as some

alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons such as paraffin or wax) have been

found deposited in the plaque of individuals suffering from coronary

artery disease. People who use large numbers of vitamin and mineral

tablets may actually be contributing to the diseases they are

attempting to prevent.

Based on all this information, the best advice would be to purchase

supplements in vegetable capsules, naturally compressed tablets,

powders or liquids that contain the fewest possible additives.

Please note that many manufacturers do not disclose all the

ingredients on the label since this is not a legal requirement.

Always check with the manufacturer and demand full disclosure before

purchasing any food supplement, even if it is purchased in a health

food store.

REFERENCES

Alade SL ; Brown RE ; Paquet A Jr. Polysorbate 80 and E-Ferol

toxicity. Pediatrics 1986 Apr;77(4):593-7.

Blecher, Louis. Excipients - The Important Components.

Pharmaceutical Processing Jan 95, page 6.

Bove KE et al. Vasculopathic hepatotoxicity associated with E-Ferol

syndrome in low-birth-weight infants. JAMA 1985 Nov 1;254(17):2422-

30.

Czap, Al. IS YOUR POLYPLASDONE KOLLIDON WITH YOUR SO LKA-FLOC?

Townsend Letter for Doctors, November 1984/Issue No. 21.

Green, Dr. . Detergent Penetration Into Young and Adult Eyes.

Department of Opthamology, Medical College of GA, Augusta, GA.

Horrobin, . Journal of Holistic Medicine, vol.3, no.2,

Fall/Winter 1981, p. 132.

Okhamafe AO ; York P. Thermal characterization of drug/polymer and

excipient/polymer interactions in some film coating formulation. J

Pharm Pharmacol 1989 Jan;41(1):1-6.

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May 13, 2004

Magnesium stearate is a binder that most manufacturers commonly use in the

tablation process to bind a tablet together. Something we have never used or

will ever consider using. I am not a promotor, but an eductor and advisor to the

public on nutritional supplementation. I represent a well renowed lab. I will

not try to " sell you " , " convince you " , or even " impress you " , only to impress

upon you the facts of what most consumers tend to look right past especially

when the facts are right in front of them. Like you, I look for honesty and

integrity in anything I buy or buy into. Yes, many supplements contain junk like

unnecessary fillers or types or amounts of excipients that the body does not

require, or will contain cheap binders like magnesium stearate which are used in

the tablation process by many companies across the board. Many do not even

dissintegrate so the tablet will go right through the body still in tack. Many

will not even do dissolution testing to make sure the tablet even dissolves

properly so that the body can utilize the nutrients or will they even bother to

do adequate compression-ratio testing to make sure the tablet is not to hard or

hard to digest. Even worse, many companies continue to market inferior products

that are formulated with the wrong types, amounts and proportions,of nutrients

that are of poor quality just to compromise quality for the sake of profit. We

spent 6000 dollars/kg on a much more higher grade of chromium picolonate while

many other companies will cut corners if they only have to spend 60 dollars/kg.

So you can see how this is reflected in in the price of many brands today. Many

are incomplete and imbalanced some containing toxic materials. The truth of the

matter is that the majority of supplements on the market today are woefully

inadequate simply because there is no regulation to meet the same stringent

quality control guidelines and standards that the pharmaceutical drug

manufacturers are required to meet. Supplement manufacturers do not have to meet

the same quality control for potency and purity. This is why the nutritional

supplements industry is a trillion dollar industry with every

bandwagon-jumping-dollar-driven promotor out to sell whatever they can get their

hands on, just for the sake of profit. Fads are simply not facts. Yet most

people will pay more attention to fads than they do the facts. They will buy

something just because it " looks good " . So many are sold more hype instead of

scientific truth without a even a stitch of scientific efficacy to back up the

company's claims. Another reason for the Comparitive Guide To Nutritional

Supplements " found at www.macwilliams.net This is why most consumers are fooled

into thinking a vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin until they can

actually put the supplement under a microscope.

" The majority of multi-vitamins are woefully inadequate. In a recent study at

Yale New Haven Hospital.many were made with the wrong ratios of nutrients

altogether. Of the 257 vitamin products tested, only 49 were

judged to be adequate. "

- Journal of the American Dietetic Association,

1987, Volume 87, p.341

I don't know about you, but I want more for my body than just adequate, let

alone inadequate. If the potency and purity is guaranteed following

pharmaceutical G.M.P., it must say right on the label. Vitamin supplement

manufacturers are only required to meet FOOD-grade, not PHARMACEUTICAL-grade

G.M.P. with regards to manufacturing standards. So I ask, what brand do you

trust? Where is it made and what is it made of, and how do you know? Vitamin

manufacturers along with the companies that farm them out to them, are only

required to meet 10% of what the label says it has. To a pregnant mother

relying on the folic acid content for her baby, she has be able to trust the

label. I can only recommend what I have found meets the same stringent

standards and guidelines of pharmaceuticals which is much higher than food

grade. When it comes to your health you want optimum, not just adequate let

alone something inferior or junk. Disease starts at the cellular level. If this

was 1948, I would say you could " eat right " without supplementation. The

nutrient content in the soil was much higher then as I'm sure most of us know by

now. Unfortunately to try to " eat right " today as most of our doctors still tell

us, you would need 75 bowls of spinach to give you the same mineral content that

one bowl would have provided you back in 1948. Soil depletion is only one

aspect. Storage is another. Processing is another. Freezing is another. Shipping

is another. By the time it gets to your plate, its practically empty. One only

has to review the government RDA handbooks for themselves. Studies are ample to

show you that " eating right " is just not enough. Most people cannot and will not

consume 2 quarts of orange juice or apple juice daily to provide them the

optimum RDA of 1.3 grams of vitamin C we need on a daily basis. Even old Dr.

Linus ing new that. And that's just vitamin C. The business of vitamins is

not just about " taking a multivitamin. " It must be the right kind of vitamin.

Vitamins work in synergy with each other. A one-a-day multivitamin is just not

going to cut it. Where are you going to get those advanced amounts in a basic

run-of-the mill one-a-day multivitamin? The medical journals show only once you

get up to advanced RDA levels of 400 IU of vitamin E in the form of

d-Alpha-Tocopherol Succinate do you start to see its significant benefits at

protecting you from cardiovascular disease for the long term. You can't do it

with 9 IU or a multivitamin. I'm sorry. All one needs to review is the Cambridge

Heart Antioxidant study to convince themselves of this. Without the right

supplementation you would need to consume 2.2 lbs of almonds every day, or a

quart of safflower oil, or 33 lbs of spinach everyday to reach 4O0 IU. RDA's

were only set by the government to help you avoid acute deficiency diseases like

scurvy. Those RDA's are NOT advanced RDA levels designed to protect you from

chronic degenerative deficiency diseases such as cancer and heart disease that

are plaguing us today. They are only the minimal established RDA's. No one is

dying of scurvy anymore. We need advanced nutrition at the molecular level where

free radicals start to do their damage.

It is so sad so many consumers are yet fooled by dollar driven promotors into

gambling their health away to cheap inexpensive inferior products, whatever

seems to be the latest fad, as if a vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin is a

vitamin. Just like saying normal is normal is normal as we often talk about on

this site regarding thyroid tests among other tests as if something is either

black or white. Most consumers do not know the difference from label to label or

are simply not informed enough to recognize cheap inferior formulations from a

good one when they come across it. If a vitamin is not put together properly,

if its junk to the body, if it does not fit the molecular structure of the

trillons of cells that compose our body, aside from bogus claims to something

thrown into it that has no scientific efficacy behind it, then you are gambling

your health away. Most consumers tend to go for price before they go for quality

and the market is driven by promotors who only know how to sell you hype instead

of truth. Obviously again because the supplements industry is highly market

driven. So who do you trust? What brand you do trust? I was recently forwarded

an educational training seminar that was just posted online for health

professionals as well as consumers. It is presented by Dr. Wood Ph.D, a

very estute nutritional scientist who is based out of Utah and one of the chief

scientists taken on by Dr. Myron Wentz of a very respect lab called Usana Health

Sciences who builds their supplements the way B.M.W. build their cars. He

discusses not only the scientific efficacy and benefits of nutritional

supplementation, but also why Usana Health Sciences has raised the bar in

nutritional science as one of the first companies to voluntarily comply with

pharmaceutical-grade G.M.P in building its nutritional formulations. In

otherwords, their products were built the same quality and scientific efficacy

that drugs are built with for addressing all the cellular nutritional

requirements of the human body in order to insure every site in the cell is

protected with all the right types, forms, and levels of nutrients put together

in the proper balance well above established RDA's without the toxic elements

that you were mentioning are in so many products these days that we don't need.

It's obvious we need the whole gammet when it comes to our nutritional needs and

most people would agree there simply isn't a gold star or magic bullet can be

obtained for cellular health. Thus, properly supplying our body's cellular needs

is obviously very important.

Here is the presentation:

Health professionals along with consumers may see the slide presentation

entitled " Why Supplements And Why Usana " at

http://www.humannutrition.com/usana/whysuppswhyusana_files/frame.htm

(especially see slides 56, 57, 63, 64)

http://www.humannutrition.com/images/USallChart.gif (comparisonchart)

Also see the article on cellular nutrition Re:Advanced RDA's on Dr. Ray Strand's

site:

http://www.bionutrition.org/cellular-nutrition.asp

Usana's Nutritional Supplements Now Registered In Mexico as Drugs

The initial nutritional product offering will include:

· Essentials (registered as drug products)

· Proflavanol

· BiOmega

· Procosa II

· CoQuinone 30

http://www.usana.com.mx/news/essentials.shtml

All of Usana's products are listed as " therapeutic only " stating this right on

every bottle voluntarily complying with the U.S Pharmacopoeia for drug

manufacturing companies

Dr. Myron Wentz is the founder of Usana Health Sciences and ran Gull

Laboratories in the 70's. Gull Labs developed all the test kits that doctors and

hospitals still use to detect infectious disease. Those kits are still the gold

standard today in hospitals all over the world. Gull Labs developed all the kits

for Epstein Barr virus, herpes kits, etc. Over 30 kits that are still the gold

standard around the world because those kits are only as accurate as the cell

cultures they come. Wentz was able to understand their nutritional requirements

of the human cell because of growing millions of cells and therefore was able to

keep them healthy and disease resistant. He still has cells in his lab that are

as disease resisant as they were 40 years ago. So that is why those test kits

are relied on because when you start off with healthy cells you are able to

better detect an infectious disease like Epstein Barr. His next stride was to

take what he learned about culturing human cells in the lab and focus his

attention on the nutritional requirements of humans from everything he learned

from growing human cell cultures and their ability to fight off disease given

the right nutrtional building blocks. He still has cell cultures that are 40

years of age and still as disease resistant as they were 40 years ago. Dr. Myron

Wentz's understanding of the nutritional requirements of the human cell allowed

him to use the same sophisticated technology that he learned for years at Gull

Labs and apply it to humans since the nutritional requirements of humans was

obviously not being met with so many degenerative diseases prevalent today, so

many of us either living too short, or dying too long in pain and suffering. So

what he designed and formulated was a specific line of nutritionals for humans

that was based on the principle of cellular nutrition from his years and years

of experience in keeping human cells in culture healthy and disease resistant.

He realized that what was good for the single cell was good for the entire human

body (to his own body) and started to focus on using these same formulations not

only for himself but also for humans and to market them to the world to people

like you and me what he now calls his " Usana family " . His aim and mission was to

protecting humans from disease at the cellular level, these kinds of

formulations soon became an advancement superior to anything ever developed

setting a new standard in disease prevention and is being marketed around the

world to people like you and me allowing many of us to experience the benefits

of both improved health and wellness for the long term as a good health

insurance policy.

If you would like to know more, I would be happy to help anyone obtain both a

copy of the new Comparitive Guide To Nutritional Supplements " and also to save

some money on the purchase of these types of nutritional formulations since they

are now available to the marketplace.

Chris