What are Essentials?
To maintain health, we need a diversity of vitamins,
minerals, bioflavonoids, and other nutrients. Although we
receive many of these nutrients from our diets, its
impractical and virtually impossible to obtain an optimal
dose through diet alone.
USANA understands the importance of providing the right
ingredients - in the correct amounts, in the right balance,
and in the correct forms - for all age groups. For this
reason, USANA has created Essentials to provide the most
well-rounded supplementation possible - a must for everyone
interested in true health.
The Right Ingredients
The 'essential' vitamins and minerals, as defined by U.S.
government and nutrition authorities, include the 13
organic compounds and 19 inorganic elements the body needs
for proper cell function. Our bodies cannot manufacture
these essential ingredients; so we must obtain them from
our diets.
USANA has expanded the meaning of 'essential' to include
several nutrients that recent research has shown help to
maintain optimal health. The USANA Essentials also contain
a combination of antioxidant compounds to counteract free-
radical damage in the cells.*
The Correct Amounts
The U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) lists
essential vitamins and minerals in amounts necessary to
ensure a continuation of life and to address nutritional
deficits that may cause acute deficiency diseases. The
USANA Essentials are formulated to do more than defend
against deficiency diseases; they are designed to promote
optimal health.* The Essentials contain greater amounts of
almost all the necessary vitamins and minerals than are
prescribed by the RDA.
The Precise Balance
There is still much we don't know about the ways nutrients
work together. A healthy body is an extremely complex
system, and each functional area requires a diverse mix of
nutrients. For many reasons, nutritional supplementation
should provide nutrients that are both balanced and in
adequate doses. For example, certain vitamins supplied in
isolation can result in other nutritional deficiencies, and
many micronutrients can be toxic at excessive or imbalanced
levels. USANA painstakingly designed the Essentials to
allow components to work together both safely and
effectively.
The Optimal Form
To be useful, all nutrients must be of high quality and be
bioavailable; in other words, in a form the body can absorb
and use. USANA makes every effort to obtain the highest
quality ingredients; and it tests those ingredients for
quality and potency. In addition, USANA imposes rigorous
quality control standards at every step of the
manufacturing process.
Why the USANA Essentials?
USANA Essentials are advanced daily nutritional supplements
that supply optimal nutrition for every age group. To help
meet the 'essential' nutrient needs of children and teens
during the years of development, when good nutrition is
most important, USANA offers:
Usanimals, a great-tasting formulation of vitamins,
minerals, and antioxidants, in an easy-to-take chewable
tablet. For children 13 months to 12 years old.
BodyRox, a nutritional supplement containing 31 essential
vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and cofactors for
adolescents 12 to 18 years old, who need optimal nutrition
to support the demands of growth and active teenage
lifestyles.
USANA Essentials for adults is a combination of two
products:
Mega Antioxidant, a balanced, high-potency blend of 30
vitamins, antioxidants, and other important nutrients to
support cellular metabolism* and to counteract free-radical
damage.
Chelated Mineral, a complete spectrum of essential
minerals, in balanced, highly bioavailable forms.