US pharma firm shows health truly means wealth

MANILA, Philippines - It has been said time again that “health is wealth” because of the invaluable importance of staying healthy.

But wouldn’t it be better if you can be in the pink of health and achieve material wealth at the same time?

This is just what US-based pharmaceutical grade company Usana Health Sciences has been doing for its legion of followers since it was founded in 1992 by Dr. Myron Wentz.

A new entrant in the Philippine market early this year, Usana manufactures and distributes multi-vitamins and food supplements to a population that is slowly but surely becoming health-conscious.

“Medical research has established the importance of good nutrition and long-term health, but because of many reasons, people do not achieve the required daily nutrients and would need food supplements,” says Usana Health and Sciences general manager in the Philippines Aurora Mandanas-Gaston.

Among these reasons, she says, are poor eating habits, intake of processed foods, uncertain nutrient contents in the diet, and the need to enhance the body’s defense against pollutants and toxic substances.

Usana’s top-of-the-line and best-selling product is The Essentials supplements which supply the foundation amounts of micronutrients for the body’s cells. It is a combination of mega antioxidant vitamin and antioxidant supplement, and chelated mineral multi-mineral  product which provide a broad spectrum of vitamins, minerals, and other essential plant nutrients.

The company also offers a wide range of optimizers supplement products, which provide additional nutrients to meet specific dietary deficiency or health priority. It will also soon introduce new food products to the market attuned to the Filipino diet and lifestyle.

It manufactures products in its 350,000-sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Salt Lake City, Utah and only uses pharmaceutical-grade and good manufacturing practices (GMP)-standard raw ingredients.

That is the health side. Gaston enthuses that the wealth side is even more exciting.

 “Usana believes people need excellent nutritional supplementation and be educated about it. The company affords anyone with minimal upfront cost to be able to set up their own business and get the potential of earning unlimited income using a multi-level marketing (MLM) model,” she says.

For a minimal investment of only P11,000, people can buy a business center which includes their own choice of food supplements, and start their own sales networks. Independent distributors earn commissions weekly through points gathered by selling the products.

 “Despite the tough times, Usana has so far posted an impressive P250 million in sales since starting operations in January, with over 9,000 associates in our nationwide network of multi-level marketers. With these, we can truly say that health is wealth,” notes Gaston.

For more information, log on to www.usana.com.