Are vitamins from USANA worth price?

Q Would you please comment on the supposed supervitamins manufactured by a company named USANA Corp.

[Tim B]

Dr. Gott is mistaken about USANA's distribution method. USANA ships direct to the consumer (no associate distribution/inventory required). This model eliminates the extra warehousing/distribution expense, thus lowering the product cost in that regard.
Dr. Gott is also mistaken in assuming that all nutritional supplements are created equal and you can do an apples-to-apples label comparison. This, in fact, is a common mistake and sometimes a toxic mistake. Toxic? Supplement manufacturers are not yet required to meet labeling requirements that ensure the product actually contains the label's specifications. Strange, but true that some products contain toxic levels of certain compounds (see Lyle McWilliams Comparative Guide) while others don't contain the label specifications at all. USANA voluntarily submits to Good Manufacturing Practices for pharmaceuticals and is certified by the NSF as such (see www nsf org). You are guaranteed that USANA's product contents match its label and are pure and tested for compliance. Yes, this costs a little extra - but it's nice to know you actually get what you are paying for...(www make-a-turn com for more info)

[Shelly Account Executive]

Their are wide differences in nutritional supplements. My company New Chapter offers a whole food nutritional supplement. Our products are NOT chemically derived biphasic USP isolates, but ARE orfanic whole food, probiotic nutrients. Huge difference! Ours cost more because it takes more to work with organic farmers, maintain organic certification, operate our manufacturing operations with the highest standards, etc. Our products have research and clinical studies to back them. See us at www.newchapter.com - see the where to buy locator!

[Valerie]

Please get your facts straight about Usana and vitamins in general before you comment. A vitamin IS NOT a vitamin..like food the quality can be poor. Usana uses only the highest grade vitamin AND minerals. And the company ships directly to the customer NOT to the distributor. Please check out this http://www.comparativeguide.com/
this comparative guide lists Usana as One of the TOP multivitamin/mineral complex available. I have been taking Usana for 8 years and feel better now than I did 15 years ago! www.macpherson.usana.com

[Choo-Choo]

Sounds like a scam to me. Why not ask your medical practitioner who has been to medical school, attends board conferences and is most likely up to date on current trends than people hawking gimmicks on these board?

[Jeff OHora]

While I am not a fan and booster of Usana or its business opportunity by any stretch of the imagination, when it comes to the products I can certainly attest to the quality there of. And quite obviously more so than the author and interviewee of this article.

A "nutritional is a nutritional" ... NOT! Any more than a Camry is a Lexus. Both cars, both in fact from Toyota. You think nutritional ingredients and formulation design/strategy are the same from one manufacturer to another?

In my tenure with Usana, I can attest to some amazing, first-hand testimonials from people, who experienced dramatic health improvements after beginning a regimen of Usana's core products.-JJO

[Lorraine]

Top Ten Reasons Why USANA is the ONE for YOU!!!
1. USANA has been rated the #1 Multi-vitamin/Multi-mineral in North America by the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements. This source examined over 1600 products and compared over 1500 nutritional supplements distributed in North America. The Usanimals children's multi-vitamin/multi-mineral was rated #1 in Canada and #2 in the US by the Comparative Guide to Children's Nutritional Supplements.
2. USANA adheres to the Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR), 21CFR 210 and 211 for the manufacturing of pharmaceutical grade drugs (excluding 211.173 which relates to laboratory animals, and 211.176 which pertains to penicillin control). These drug grade standards focus on safety, potency, purity and efficacy. The FDA currently only requires nutritional supplements to be manufactured according to food grade (21CFR 110) standards that focus mainly on safety.
3. USANA also adheres to the standards set by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP). The USP is an independent, non-governmental entity. The USP is the most internationally recognized developer of standards for over 3400 prescription and OTC medicines and more than 900 nutritional and dietary supplements. Every USANA micronutrient has this statement on the label: "Laboratory Tested. Quality Guaranteed. Meets USP Specifications for Potency, Uniformity, and Disintegration, Where Applicable."
4. Six products are listed in the Physicians Desk Reference for Prescription Drugs.
5. Sensé, USANa's revolutionary skin care line, is now the only complete skin care line in the world that contains no chemical preservatives such as parabens.
6. USANA's founder, Dr. Myron Wentz, is a world-renowned scientist in the field of human cell culture, disease diagnosis and cellular nutrition. In the 70's, he developed the first commercial test kit for the Epstein-Barr Virus (mononucleosis). He has applied his vast knowledge and expertise in growing healthy human cells toward the development of the USANA Nutritionals. Dr. Wentz was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Utah for 2003.
7. USANA was named the number one nutritional supplement company in the state of Utah in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Utah boasts over 100 such companies and 2.3 billion dollars in revenues from this industry.
8. USANA is the official supplier of nutritional supplements, energy and health products for the United States and Canadian speed-skating teams which accounted for one-third and one-half, respectively, of their country's medals in the 2006 winter Olympics.
9. USANA is one of three companies that have passed ConsumerLabs.com 's comprehensive screening for substances banned by the US Olympic Committee.
10. USANA was the third fastest growing stock in 2006 out of 6400 stocks. USANA has beaten earnings estimates soundly for eight straight quarters. In 2003 the stock split (2 for 1) and the stock price rose over 550%. The stock symbol is USNA on the Nasdaq.

The 11th reason is that it has done so much for my Mom that has had MS for 32 years and has never taken pharmaceutical drugs for her disease. She has always taken high quality nutritional supplements but no one has had the potency/quality Usana has and the price is the lowest of the best vitamins out there ($40). You don't have to take so much with Usana too. If you have any further questions you can reach my Mom and I at [e-mail]

[Truehealth2008]

Worth or not all depend on whether you get the benefit. This is the only ONE REASON.

For those who has benefit the health bring from the Quality and Potency from Usana. They will definitely says, Yes! it worths.

For those who for other reasons would definitely say, NO! it doesn't.

But for those who say NO, what do they have? NOTHING. They think those who say YES to Usana are loser, but they didn't get something as well.

For those who say NO person, please ask yourself seriously, WHY you say NO. What is the true reason that you say NO? To lie you is the biggest mistake and punish to yourself.

You can refuse Usana by it own, but please don't refuse the health concept bring by Usana. You can find the substitute if you could find one. You can spend every dollar on that if you like.

Worth or not all is up to personal thoughts.

How many YEARs are you able to have to live health? IF you have never thought about this question to YOURSELF, please don't delay to ask yourself.

I select USANA because I trust it, I know it has benefit on my health.

It's not everyone is able to get the fortune from Usana, but it's everyone can benefit the health brought by USANA.

If you really want to make a comment about Worth or not? ONLY ONE WAY is try the Usana for 3-6 months. It's about US$120-240. It's not a big deal. Whether worth or not, your body knows.

Welcome to email me [e-mail], for any advice about the Usana products or business.

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[absoluteherb]

Shelly Account Executive wrote:

Their are wide differences in nutritional supplements. My company New Chapter offers a whole food nutritional supplement. Our products are NOT chemically derived biphasic USP isolates, but ARE orfanic whole food, probiotic nutrients. Huge difference! Ours cost more because it takes more to work with organic farmers, maintain organic certification, operate our manufacturing operations with the highest standards, etc. Our products have research and clinical studies to back them. See us at www.newchapter.com - see the where to buy locator!

I can the reason why your products are so expensive. do you meet with your total cost of production?

[BioFinance]

Why does Usana keep the vitamin prices for Canadians at $57.60 US using an echange rate of 1.42 ?
And why do they refuse to ship from the US to Canada and charge un US currency ?
They are making huge amounts of money on the back of Canadians.