If you’re looking for an excellent vitamin and mineral company, my suggestion is Nature’s Sunshine Products. Based in Utah, USA, they have more than 30 years’ experience in the health field and add new products regularly.
It is a multi-level-marketing company, but there is no need to join if you don’t want to. You can purchase their products retail online anytime. Click here to visit the site. To read it in Spanish, click the scroll bar next to my photo on the top right.
To order from this site, you must live in the USA. If you live in another country, then you would need to order these products retail from a Nature’s Sunshine distributor in your country. However, if you would like to become a distributor and get these products at the lowest possible price, whether you live in the USA or another country, just contact me at heidi@heidiwalter.com and I’ll be glad to help you get started.
I have used this brand exclusively for the past 15 to 20 years. What I like about them is their excellent quality/control. I once ordered the wrong herb and called to see whether I could exchange it for what I wanted. They said they would refund me 90% of the cost and then when they received it back from me, they would destroy it.
“Why?” I asked. “It’s not even opened.”
“Because some people could tamper with the products and we want to make sure that everything leaves our factory with no possibility of tampering.”
Nature’s Sunshine also has combinations of herbs that other companies do not have. They were the first company to actually encapsulate herbs. Previously, people had to buy the herbs, chop them up or boil them. Nature’s Sunshine made it easier for us by putting the herbs into gel caps.
Their prices are competitive, they use the finest quality ingredients, and the reason some of their prices are a bit higher than those of their competitors is their attention to quality. When herbs are brought in from other countries, the USA requires that they be washed at least once to remove any pesticides, chemicals, etc. All herb companies must do this. Nature’s Sunshine goes even farther and washes them at least 3 times to ensure a purer product. I feel no need to use anything else. It’s a no-brainer.
Super Trio. If you get confused about all the vitamin and mineral supplements you have to take during the day, try Super Trio. In easy-to-carry packets taken twice a day, it offers the basic nutrients your body needs to function at its best. Each packet contains one capsule each of Super Supplemental to support daily vitamin and mineral needs, Super Omega-3 which provides essential fatty acids, and Super ORAC, which is packed with potent antioxidants.
Healthy Hint: When traveling, you may want to take along a bottle of Nature’s Sunshine yarrow capsules. Yarrow is wonderful if you get food poisoning or have food allergies. It draws out poisons and was something that Native Americans used for healing when wounded in battle. It can be put directly onto injuries. Yarrow is also wonderful for helping bruises heal faster. Simply brew a cup of hot water, open 2-3 yarrow capsules and let them dissolve in the water. When the yarrow tea has cooled, dip a washcloth or paper towel into the tea and place it onto the bruise and continue moistening it with the tea. Repeat this for a day or two and you’ll notice that your bruise heals much more quickly.
For food poisoning, just brew a cup of yarrow tea (again, 2-3 capsules emptied into hot water) and drink it down. The flavor is not bad but you can always add honey or sugar if desired.
Chocolate Alert! NSP has come out with chocolates sweetened only with xylitol, which is from tree bark. These chocolates are safe for diabetics, hypoglycemics and children. Their dark chocolate bars are delicious and they’ve just added their chocolate raspberry bars. Both delicious. And much better than chocolate bars with refined sugar.
{Note: xylitol is a natural form of sugar, made from tree bark. However, when combined with yeast, it can cause intestinal gas. So be sure to eat it by itself or away from breads, champagne, etc.}
Gum Chewers! Nature’s Sunshine has 4 flavors of gum, all sweetened with xylitol to promote healthier teeth. Peppermint, Spearmint, Green Tea and Cinnamon. Chewing gum can aid in digestion and studies have shown that sweetening with xylitol produces fewer cavities in children and adults.
To get a fun and easy analysis of just what you need for optimal health and wellness, in English or Espanõl, go here.
Heidi Walter was a free-lance photographer in Chicago, IL USA for more than 20 years, specializing in on-location public relations and portrait photography. Her many subjects included Oprah Winfrey, Susan Sarandon and Prince Charles. Now an author and internet entrepreneur, her specialty is health and wellness as tied to the spiritual.
