Supplements
In an ideal world, a diet rich in healthy foods would give your body all the nutrients it needs. However, modern farming and agricultural methods make that ideal virtually impossible to achieve. Even small...
Category: Vitamins
Is it safe to use USANA’s Vitamin D product AND the Essentials or HealthPak?
In recent years, many studies have reported that vitamin D deficiencies are surprisingly common worldwide, especially during winter months. As such, many doctors and health professionals have advised supplementing with vitamin D at levels...
USANA Proflavanol C100
Does USANA Proflavanol C100 contain antihistamines? No USANA products (including Proflavanol C100 and Proflavanol C200) contain antihistamines. How is Proflavanol C100 different from USANA Proflavanol and Proflavanol 90? * Grape seed extract dosage has...
What is Booster C 600?
USANA’s new Booster C 600 product is designed to provide seasonal immune system support. It contains zinc, echinacea extract (Echinacea purpurea), black elderberry extract, and vitamin C, including USANA‘s proprietary Poly C® blend. Additionally,...
Do USANA products contain artificial colors, sweeteners, or flavorings?
Summary from the Scientists USANA products do not contain any artificial colors or sweeteners. USANA‘s Wild Strawberry Nutrimeal contains artificial flavoring, but it is in no way a health concern. All food – whether...
How does USANA ensure product safety, especially for new products?
Product safety is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Toxicities of vitamins and minerals have been researched at length, and USANA has considered all available information when formulating its nutritional products. Most vitamins have low...
What makes USANA Probiotic different from other probiotic supplements?
While probiotics have known benefits, there are many factors to consider when choosing a specific probiotic supplement. First, note that different probiotic products utilize different bacteria strains. Numerous probiotic strains are available, many of...
How can processed foods like the USANA Food products be low-glycemic?
As a general rule of thumb, highly processed foods are more likely to be high-glycemic than raw, whole foods. However, this rule is not set in stone, as it depends on the content of...
How can USANA Food products be healthy if they are processed foods?
Depending on the definition used, nearly every food available for purchase is “processed” to one degree or another. (Even the vast majority of fruits and vegetables are harvested and sorted by machinery.) Taken literally,...
Fat soluble vitamins – Vitamin A
Vitamin A refers to any compound or mixture of compounds having vitamin A activity. In animals, vitamin A exists largely in the preformed state as retinol or as one of its related compounds: 3-dehydro-retinol,...
How to improve your brain health – Clean Nutrition
The man looked back at his newly-introduced acquaintance in embarrassment: “Can you tell me your name again?” This happens every day to most of us. Is this the beginnings of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease？...
Selenium
Selenium is a trace element that acts as an antioxidant, protecting the polyunsaturated fats in cell membranes from damage by free radicals. Selenium is found in foods from both plants and animals. Selenium is...
Mineral and trace element supplements
As with vitamins, it is considered to be best to obtain our mineral requirements from food. As with vitamins, if you wish to take supplements it is best not to exceed the recommended nutrient...
Antioxidant Vitamins
Vitamins A (in the form of beta-carotene), C, and E are sometimes referred to as the “antioxidant vitamins” and may be sold together as such. Supplements of A, C, and E together with the...
Vitamin B6: Pyridoxine
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin with functions in various body systems. The active metabolite is involved in the metabolism of several other vitamins and in the production of haemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in...
Vitamin Supplements
There is a huge range of vitamin and mineral supplements now available. These may take the form of individual vitamins or mixtures of several vitamins, with or without minerals added, designed for specific age...
Vitamins: What’s Right For You?
Go to any health store, and you might walk out feeling like you neglect your body. They sell every vitamin under the sun… and you might take just one of them. Don’t feel bad....
Vitamins and Minerals
Should you take supplements? Supplements are not a replacement for food, and most cannot be ingested without food. They cannot be taken in place of a good diet, but their beneficial effects will be...
VITAMINS AND CORONARY DISEASE
We hear a lot of beneficial effects about certain foods and certain nutrients like the antioxidants in preventing and combating heart disease. What are your feelings about these and what are your food recommendations,...
Too Much Vitamin A and Higher Risk of Fracture
Vitamins are considered a healthy part of a person’s diet, but a new study finds too much of a good thing may be harmful. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston say too...
Diets high in vitamins C and E may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands examined the relationship between antioxidant intake from food and the development of Alzheimer’s. They found that participants with a high intake of certain antioxidants were...
Vitamin D Deficiency: How to Avoid It
During the winter, it’s easy to hide out indoors, but staying inside could have a huge impact on your health. A little sun gives you more than you know. Sunshine … most of the...
New USANA Product – Booster C 600™
USANA knows how important it is to give your immune system the support it needs, especially with the stress your immune system is under this season. That’s why USANA created a new product specifically...
What should people be looking for in their vitamins?
It should be a very well rounded vitamin, meaning a mix of vitamins and minerals. Try to stay away from fillers and dyes because they will affect the way the nutrient is absorbed. Also,...
Low vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 levels
Low vitamin D3 levels Within the last decade, in addition to its protective attributes for bones, vitamin D3 has also been recognized as a key protector against heart disease. A study from 2004 showed...
How to choose the right multi-vitamins for you
A lab check was performed to check out the contents of 21 multivitamins, including name brands and store brands from Costco, CVS, Dollar General, Rite Aid, Target, Vitamin Shoppe, and Walgreens. Testers analyzed the...
Label decoder – Specialty multivitamins
Lots of multivitamin labels advertise that they’re specially formulated – for women, men, teenage girls, teenage boys, menopausal women, people who have high cholesterol, or even people who want more energy. Do those multivitamins...
Fish oil, Vitamin D, Vitamins C and E and other antioxidants
Fish oil What you need to know – It has a reputation as a heart helper. Evidence supports the idea that higher intake of fish or fish-oil supplements, with their omega-3 fatty acids, probably...
Vitamins
Vitamins are substances found in food that are essential to children’s normal growth and development and to all people’s lifelong health. There are 13 vitamins that your body needs. They are vitamins A, C,...
Vitamins B5 and B6
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Like the other elements of the vitamin B complex, B5 – pantothenic acid – is involved in the body’s metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is named “pantothenic”, which is...