Why Pharmanex? If you are like most people, when you've mentioned vitamins or dietary supplements to your doctor he probably looked at you a little strangely. Historically, most of us physicians have been extremely skeptical of dietary supplements and herbal medicine. You've probably been told that all you have to do is eat a balanced diet. There have been several reasons for this skepticism. First, of course, is the fact that we weren't taught much about nutrition in medical school. Second, except for the original research describing major vitamin deficiency syndromes, until recently there has been little good scientific research documenting the benefits of herbal products or mega dosages of vitamins. And third, the dietary supplement industry has been notoriously rife with fraud. For example, the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition recently announced the results of a comparative analysis of eight major brands of dietary supplements. They found that only three of the eight brands consistently delivered in their products what was promised on the labels! One of those three top-ranked brands was Pharmanex, the brand that we sell on this website. Pharmanex was founded by Dr. Michael Chang. Dr. Chang, who was formerly Deputy Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck and then went on to become Director of Medical Chemistry at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, two of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, resigned his position in order to form a new company that would apply modern pharmaceutical standards of research and quality control to the haphazard nutritional products industry. He assembled a highly professional team of scientists from the pharmaceutical industry's top minds. The first investor in the new company was Dr. Carl Djerassi, the inventor of the birth control pill and winner of both the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology. Dr. Djerassi now serves as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board at Pharmanex. Pharmanex has a staff of over 50 scientists and researchers dedicated to developing the best nutritional supplements available anywhere. Another 150 medical scientists from top institutions around the world are collaborating with Pharmanex on various research projects, including scientists from UCLA, UC Berkeley, Tufts, Purdue, Columbia, the University of Kansas, Scripps Research Institute, Beijing University and Shanghai Medical University. For example, scientists at Purdue are using TeGreen in their ongoing research into the cancer-preventing effects of green tea. The US Navy is studying whether CordyMax will improve the strength and endurance of the Navy SEALS. Cholestin has garnered international attention because of its ability to lower cholesterol naturally, an ability that was recently confirmed by scientists at UCLA who conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study which showed that, on average, it lowered cholesterol levels from 254 to 208. In summary, Pharmanex products are manufactured to pharmaceutical standards of purity and strength. Their efficacy is backed up by scientific research. Pharmanex products are listed in the Physicians' Desk Reference. Recent studies have shown that most people are not eating a nutritionally adequate diet. In fact, in a US government survey of 21,500 people, not a single person was consuming 100% of the recommended dietary allowance for the ten most important nutrients (USDA National Food Consumption Survey, 1977-78). That is why we recommend that everyone take LifePak, the comprehensive multivitamin from Pharmanex that comes in different formulations for different ages. Of course, as always, we recommend that you consult with your own physician. For technical information on specific herbal products, you may consult the online version of the reference manual published by the Institute for Natural Products Research, Natural Dietary Supplements: A Desktop Reference. All Rights Reserved by BPgroups.com - Your International Business Opportunity with Big Planet, Nu Skin and Pharmanex