Producer Profile

Natural Factors

by Carrie A. Corson, from the October 2002 newsletter

There are so many natural supplement products on the market, it is always a challenge to find products made by companies that we can get to know and feel good about. We strive to find supplements with research and quality behind them. And it's great to work with companies who have a strong hold in the natural supplement industry and want to support smaller stores, not mass-market chains. One such company is Natural Factors, and we are happy to now include them among our supplement lines. I hope the following information will give our customers some insight into what kind of company Natural Factors is and why you can feel comfortable when purchasing their products.

Company Philosophy:
Just as Natural Factors products are a part of a holistic approach to personal health, so the company has been built on a philosophy of integrity. Natural Factors founder, Jacob Gahler, established the company nearly 50 years ago to fill a void in the natural health industry.

Current President and CEO of Natural Factors, Roland Gahler states, "For us, integrity means being able and willing to stand behind every product we produce. Each one of us at Natural Factors feels responsible for the supplements and herbal remedies we sell. We don't make placebos — we produce products that work to create better health."

Natural Factors puts quality first. Their quality control department and laboratory are involved in every step of product development, pre-production, and post-production testing. This is the crucial part of ensuring that our customers receive only the purest, most effective and reliable health products. All products undergo rigorous testing at all levels of the production process in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) guidelines. Their testing procedures are regulated by the Health Protection Branch (HPB) of Health Canada. Factors laboratories also follows Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). Raw materials are tested for impurities, heavy metals, arsenic, chlorides and sulfates.

The folks at Natural Factors believe that a quality herbal product starts with the highest quality fresh organic plant material. The efficacy of herbal products has always been affected by growing conditions, harvesting, processing and storage. At Factors farms in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, quality can be guaranteed because the entire process from seedling to finished product is controlled. Herbs are grown organically, without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides fungicides or pesticides. And local cultivation ensures that herbs are picked, processed and extracted at just the right time when active ingredients are at their peak.

The Natural Factors Science and Medical Advisory team is composed of some of the most renowned names in the natural supplement industry. A few of these individuals are:

• Dr. Michael Murray, Director of Product Development & Education. Dr. Murray is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate, faculty member and serves on the Board of Trustees of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. He has written dozens of books and is the co-author of the popular "Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine."
• Dr. Rudy Bauer, considered the world's foremost expert on Echinacea. Dr. Bauer has contributed greatly to Natural Factors ground-breaking research in herbal standardization and in the development of the patent pending ECHINAMIDE extract for immune enhancement.
• Dr. Thomas Crook III, PhD, is an expert on ways to enhance memory and mental performance and is the author of the book "The Memory Cure."
• Dr. Michael R. Lyon, MD, is a practicing physician and medical researcher with expertise in both allopathic and natural medicine. He is considered to be one of the foremost authorities in the science behind complimentary medicine.

We are continuing to expand our Natural Factors line of products. But if there is a product that you have used in the past and don't see on our shelves, please feel free to request it. To learn more about Natural Factors and their full line of vitamin and herbal products, visit their Web site.

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