This article is a review of USANA Health Sciences, which is a network marketing company in Salt Lake City, Utah.  USANA manufactures various products for weight control, personal care, and nutritional supplementation at its home office in Salt Lake City, Utah.  USANA has associates in fourteen markets: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, Philippines, and the United States. Many people are evaluating to join USANA all over the planet and many thousands have already joined either with a home business,as distributors or as customers.

The company’s four product brands are:  USANA Nutritionals, USANA Foods,  Sense Beautiful Science, and Rev3 Energy Drink.  The name USANA is derived from Greek and Latin words meaning “true health.”

Dr. Myron Wentz, who founded USANA, received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah  in the field of microbiology with specialty in immunology.   He is well-known in the scientific establishment, having been awarded the Albert Einstein prize in 2007, for his contribution to life sciences.

Dr Myron Wentz

Dr Myron Wentz

Preceding USANA, Dr. Wentz founded Gull Laoratories in 1974.  Gull Laboratories is the world leader in diagnostic test kits.  Gull has over 35 patents today and many of its kits are used in hospitals and clinics around the world.  The best known kit, which put USANA on the map, is for the Epstein-Barr virus, or mononucleus.  Gull Labs today creates billions of human cells and sustains them with nutritional formulations developed by Dr. Wentz.

Dr. Wentz’s purpose statement is:  “I dream of a world free from pain and suffering.  I dream of a world free from disease.  The USANA family will be the healthiest family on earth…”  Having lost his father to a heart attack at age 17 and his mother to breast cancer while at Gull Labs, he wanted to be able to make a difference in avoiding sickness vs. merely diagnostics.  When his own health started to decline, his search for a nutritional product for himself resulted in the conclusion that a scientifically-based, effective formulation wasn’t obtainable on the market.  In fact, he understood that if existing product formulations were used with cell cultures in his lab, the cells would die within a week.Dr Myron Wentz on Blog

USANA employs over 900 people throughout the world, including approximately 630 people at the corporate offices in Utah. The sales for the year 2008 were around $429 million.

The USANA Nutritionals were named the preeminant product when compared to 1500 other products in the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements and have won best of state kudos in Utah for several years in both the nutritional (Best Dietary Supplement 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003) and personal care arenas (Best Personal Care Products in 2008, 2007).

USANA is the endorsed health supplement supplier of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, US Speedskating Team, Speed Skating Canada, Biathlon Canada, Cross Country Canada, USA Luge, and USA Bobsled Team Radcliff.

USANA’s stock symbol on the NASDAQ is USNA.  The company was in the top 20 Forbes’ 200 Best Small Companies list for 2006, 2005, 2004 and in the Business Week 100 Hot Growth Companies list in 2004 and 2003.

USANA and Dr. Wentz chose a direct sale, or network marketing model from the company’s inception.  This methodology was chosen in order to offer a better price to customers and included a lofty goal of “legitimizing” the MLM business.  At the recent 2009 International Convention in Salt Lake City, CNN Host Larry King made a surprise appearance.  He  questionned MLM industry expert Tim Sales about the network marketing industry’s legitimacy, effectiveness for people starting a home business, and correlation to various other contemporary events including the Bernie Madoff scam.  Larry King was himself victimized by this con and appeared “legitimately” surprised to ascertain that MLM is, in fact, a very legitimate business model.

The USANA products have absolutely been helpful to thousands of users.  My own personal healthiness has benefited greatly in several areas, including less lower back pain and an improved immune system (virtually no flu or colds since starting to use the products in 2002).   A simple test can be done to demonstrate some of the powerful USANA anti-oxidants, by dissolving USANA’s Mega Anti-Oxidant in water and using to “preserve” an apple over time.

The corporation has acknowledged over 150 million-dollar earners presently.  The distributor payment portion is approximately 53% of net earnings, which is the highest of any public network marketing company.  The company has earned the Distributor’s Choice award from MLMInsider.com for each of the last 10 years.
Network marketing is a well-established business model and USANA Health Sciences would be an exceptional company to consider for anyone starting a home business venture.  Startup cost is low, now $29.95 for a distributor kit, and additional tools are readily on hand for worldwide marketing this business.  The worst possible outcome would be for an individual to flop at customer acquisition and sales, yet to still gain an improved health profile in the process.

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