How Are USANA Products Classified?
First Segment -> Foundation to Cellular Nutrition - these are the Essentials.
1. For adults : Product called 'Essentials'
2. For teenagers : Age 12 to 18, Product called 'BodyRox'
3. For under teens, from baby 1 year to under 12 years, product called "Unanimals'
For Optimal Health, for adults, product called "Healthpak 100'
What are Essentials?
Vitamins Tested And Rated
Here is a quick do-it-yourself ten point test to help you evaluate whether a particular product is worthy of your consideration. Ask yourself these questions:
Is the product delivered in a single dosage? (a once a day product cannot simply provide the potency needed for optimal nutrition without being too large to swallow.)
Are the potency levels of the ingredients high enough to provide optimal daily nutritional intake without compromising safety?
Are the ingredients provided in their most bioavailable form?
Is the safety profile of each ingredient thoroughly researched and evaluated?
Does the company meet pharmacuetical guidles- not food GMPs?
Is the products formulated to meet pharmacuetical standards for full disintegration and dissolution?
Is the product potency guaranteed for a specified shelf life?
Is the product independently tested and guaranteed for potency?
Is the product manufactured in-house?
Is the product free of ingredients that may have cumulative toxicities ( pre-formed Vit A and iron)?
Usana meets all the above.I have found these products are the best on the market and are trusted by world class athletes that gives me the confidence to trust Usana with my health today.
Second segment of Nutritional Supplements -> Optimizers.
What are Optimizers?
USANA understands that each of us has a unique health profile and thus unique nutritional needs. For this reason, we have created the USANA Optimizers, an extensive selection of state-of-the-art nutritional products that enable you to customise our nutritional program to meet your individual needs.
Part of a lifelong program of good nutrition is recognising that we all have different nutritional needs, and that our individual needs change as we move from one stage of life to the next. For each one of us, a unique combination of age, sex, lifestyle, and other considerations demands a nutritional program that is both flexible and customise. USANA's line of Nutritionals comprises both the Essentials and the Optimizers to successfully meet this challenge. The Essentials products provide the foundation of USANA's nutritional system. The Optimizers allow you to customise that nutritional system for your individual needs. By using the following two-step process, you can create a complete nutritional program to fit those needs.
First, choose the Essentials product designed for the appropriate age group - Usanimals for children, Body Rox for teens, and regular Essentials for adults.
Next, choose the Optimizers that suit your individual needs.
The products are:
Proflavanol / Proflavanol-90
CoQuionne
OptOmega
BiOmega3
E-Prime
Poly C
Active Calcium Plus
Active Calcium Chewable
Procosamine II
PhyElle
Palmetto Plus
Ginkgo-PS
Visionex
Garlic Ec
Selenium 25
Hepaplus
Third Segment -> Macro-Optimizers
What Are Macro-Optimizers?
Virtually all chronic degenerative diseases that plague today's world are caused or exacerbated by the deterioration of the modern diet. MACRO-OPTIMIZERS were developed to provide great-tasting, high-quality macronutrients your body needs to maintain health and feel great. These convenient foods can be used along with the ESSENTIALS and OPTIMIZERS to complete your healthy diet. Many MACRO-OPTIMIZER foods contain beneficial ingredients like dietary fibre, soy protein, and potassium.
To achieve and maintain a healthy body, your body's cells need specific nutrients (high-quality protein, varied fibre sources, carbohydrates, beneficial fats, vitamins, and minerals). When your body's cells lack these vital nutrients, they do not function properly.
At USANA, we understand that good nutrition includes both micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other compounds we consume in small amounts) and macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats that make up the bulk of our food). The primary goal of good nutrition is to promote lifelong good health. This state of well-being implies the optimal performance of all body systems.
THE RIGHT MACRONUTRIENTS
It is vitally important that your diet include the right types of each class of macronutrient:
The right carbohydrates are either complex carbohydrates or fibre. Complex carbohydrates and fibre generally supply additional healthy trace elements and phytonutrients, as well as energy.
A healthy diet includes a variety of protein sources including complete proteins, which contain all of the essential amino acids.
Beneficial fats are high in essential fatty acids and low in saturated fatty acids. No more than 10 percent of your total daily calories should be derived from saturated fat.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A LOW-FAT, HIGH-FIBRE DIET
Increasing your fibre intake can help maintain a healthy digestive system. Unfortunately, the normal diet in today's society includes only one-half to two-thirds of the fiber necessary for optimal health.1 The positive impact of a high-fibre diet is increased when there is a concurrent reduction in the amount of saturated fat consumed.2
TRANS FATTY ACIDS AND YOUR HEALTH
Trans fatty acids, or trans fats, are created when food manufacturers turn vegetable oil into solid fat, like shortening and hard margarine. This process increases the shelf life of foods, including the potato chips, cookies, and fried food that we consume every day. Trans fat behaves like saturated fat, clogging arteries and increasing LDL-C (bad cholesterol) levels. The health risks posed by this dangerous fat have prompted many regulatory agencies to require that food manufacturers list trans fat amounts on all nutritional labels.
USANA MACRO-OPTIMIZERS
New MACRO-OPTIMIZERS are a healthy source of complex carbohydrates, complete proteins, and beneficial fats. SOYAMAX™, based on high-quality soy protein, provides complete and balanced amino acids. And some MACRO-OPTIMIZERS, such as FIBERGY™ and Iced Lemon FIBERGY BARS™, are low-fat, high-fibre foods. These delicious snack bars and drink mixes are formulated to provide sustained energy throughout the day. All USANA MACRO-OPTIMIZERS have been analysed and do not contain trans fats.
MACRO-OPTIMIZERS have been developed by USANA's team of scientists to help take the guesswork out of proper nutrition. These precision formulations not only provide the correct amounts of healthy carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, they also taste great and are convenient. More importantly, they will help you build a lasting foundation for true health for tomorrow.
The products are as follows:
Nutrimeal
Soyamax
Fibergy Drink
Fibergy Bar
Nutrition Bar
RESET
Fourth Segment -> Sensē, USANA's Skin and Personal Care
A Beautiful Blend of Inner and Outer Nutrition
"Sensé makes me feel like I'm doing everything I can to be confident that I look my best. There's no need for anything else."
Gretchen Helbig
Sensé™ was developed with the knowledge that the skin reflects the state of the body's health and looks its best when all cells in the skin's layers are properly nourished and hydrated. The skin is the last organ to receive nutrients from the body, and the first to show signs of nutritional deficiency, imbalance, or illness. While some nutrients can be applied topically, others can only be produced from within the body. Therefore, true health and beauty requires a synergy of internal and external nutrition, as well as protection from environmental toxins and oxidation damage, which can accelerate sagging and wrinkling.
The Sensé beauty regimen is designed to be a comprehensive approach to skin and hair care that takes into account the nutritional needs of both the skin and body. Sensé's outer nutrients, which smooth, hydrate, and reduce the signs of ageing, are most effective when used in conjunction with the USANAé Nutritionals, which help to replenish and nourish the skin cells from the inside out.
USANA's nutritional supplements will further enhance the dramatic results you will experience with Sensé skin-care products:
HealthPak 100™
Like every organ in your body, your skin requires adequate nutrition to function properly. Nutrients that enhance overall body health will also promote healthy skin and hair*. HEALTHPAK 100 provides advanced levels of essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and cofactors in convenient morning and evening packets for a difference you will see and feel.
BiOmega-3™ or OptOmega™
Essential fatty acids are a basic building block for healthy skin and hair. BIOMEGA-3 and OPTOMEGA provide important polyunsaturated fatty acids that support smooth, hydrated skin and soft, manageable hair.
Fibergy™
Fibre is an important element in maintaining healthy skin because it helps maintain overall body health. FIBERGY is a great-tasting drink mix that provides more than twice the amount of fibre when compared with other products.