NATURE’S SUNSHINE (F-J)
Overview
Nature’s Sunshine products believe that True healing starts with pure, potent, sustainably sourced ingredients, so we go to the source.
Nature’s Sunshine products examine the fields, monitor harvesting practices, and inspect cleaning and processing techniques.
Even with the trust we have in our partners, we still test our raw materials.
Over 600 different tests help ensure that you get the best.
FEATURED PRODUCT
Inspire Uplifting Blend Authentic Oil (15 mL)
Benefits:
- Used in Aromatherpay as a nervice/calmative
- Use when in need of a refresher
How It Works:
Juicy citrus and cooling mint awaken the senses while spicy undertones provide the fire needed to uplift, motivate and inspire!
Great for diffusing in the morning whenever a sense of ‘get-up-and-go!’ is needed.
Carry in purse, briefcase or backpack to help find motivation during a long, exhausting day.
NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS WE CARRY
(60 tablets)
Benefits:
- Helps relieve symptoms associated with menopause
- Contains black cohosh extract of 2.5% triterpene glycosides
How It Works:
F.E. Formula, short for Flash Ease, is a traditional herbal formula to support a woman during the change of life known as menopause.
It consists of the time-honoured herbs black cohosh (concentrated to 2.5% triterpene glycosides) and Chinese herb dong quai. During the six months to three years of the menopause cycle, a woman may experience some of the traditional symptoms of hot flashes, sudden chills, emotional upset, and sleeping problems, etc.
About 70% of women experience hot flashes and night sweats during these years.
Herbs have always played a role in easing a woman through the perimenopause and menopause life changes, successfully lessening the emotional and physical transition.
Benefits:
For the relief of menstrual pain or cramps.
A formula of traditional, time-honoured herbs for women during her pre and postmenstral cycle.
How It Works:
FCS II is a traditional female formula designed to help relieve the symptoms associated with pre- and postmenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Woman have long embraced herbal medicines more than their male counterparts, partly due to their traditional role as caregiver and partly because herbal medicine for the female reproductive and hormonal systems have generally been quite effective.
A woman’s need to balance her hormones is more pronounced than in men since it can greatly affect her wellbeing.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Used in Herbal Medicine as a digestive tonic to aid digestion.
It has also been used in Herbal Medicine as a mild laxative, to help stimulate the appetite, and to help relieve dyspepsia and gastritis.
How It Works:
Fenugreek & Thyme is a popular classic herbal combination of two herbs with expectorant and muciliganous properties.
Benefits:
Provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
How It Works:
Lignans are a group of phytonutrients (plant nutrients) which are found in seeds, grains and vegetables. Flax seed is by far nature’s richest source of plant lignans.
The lignans are found in the fibre hull of the seed. Flax seed contains a total of 27 different lignans, the main one being secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG).
(60 soft gel capsules)
Benefits:
Source of essential fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid and omega-3 fatty acids for the maintenance of good health.
NSP’s Flax Seed Oil is sourced from brown flax seeds and is 100% organic and unrefined. Obtained through cold pressing of the seeds.
How It Works:
Flax Seed Oil is an excellent plant source of essential fatty acids (EFAs). Flax Seed Oil is also an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acid, as well as omega 6, and omega-9 fatty acids.
The body requires EFAs for proper brian and cell membrane maintenance, nerve development and health, mood, inflammation control, and hormonal balance. These fatty acids are called ‘essential’ because they are necessary for health, and they cannot be produced within the human body but must supplied from the diet.
(90 capsules)
Benefits:
Helps to enhance cognitive function in adults.
Source of antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
How It Works:
Focus ATN provides herbal extracts, an amino acid and antioxidants to support and enhance brain function and protect from free radical damage.
Benefits:
- Used in Aromatherapy as a nervine/calmative
- Used in Aromatherapy to relieve minor skin irritation/cuts/bruises/burns
Benefits:
- Used in Aromatherapy as a nervine/calmative
- Used in Aromatherapy to relieve minor skin irritation/cuts/bruises/burns
How It Works:
Prepared from aromatic, hardened gum resins of the boswellia tree, Frankincense has a complex aroma of spice, citrus and wood tones sought after for aromatic use since Biblical times.
This rich aroma is famous for its meditative and elevating properties.
(60 caps) (ko)
Benefits:
Normalizes Nervous System Function – Works by reducing the number of neurons firing in the brain, thus calming brain activity.
Benefits:
- Digestive Enzyme
- A factor in the maintenance of good health
- Aromatic herbs stimulate the production of digestive fluids
How It Works:
Garden Essence is a digestive enzyme supplement designed to assist the digestion of all types of food, with the exception of dairy.
(100 Capsules)
Benefits:
Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infections and catarrhal conditions.
Used in Herbal Medicine to help reduce elevated blood lipid levels/hyperlipidemia and maintain cardio vascular health in adults.
(60 tablets)
Benefits:
Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve the symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infections and catarrhal conditions.
Used in Herbal Medicine to help reduce elevated blood lipid levels/hyperlipidemia and maintain cardio vascular health in adults.
How It Works:
Garlic was so highly valued in ancient Greece that Olympic athletes ritually chewed a clove at the beginning of a competition, believing it gave them extra stamina.
The ancient world was well acquainted with garlic for its inherent powers to defend, repair and maintain health.
Besides benefiting the immune system, it’s especially important for the circulatory system.
High Potency Garlic features a special locked-in freshness coating that contains chlorophyll. This helps control odour while assuring a long, effective shelf-life. Because the tablet does not break down for absorption until it reaches the small intestine, you receive the full nutritional value of garlic without the undesirable taste.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Ginger has been clinically shown to help prevent nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, and/or seasickness.
Ginger has been used traditionally in Herbal Medicine as a carminative to help relieve digestive upset/disturbances including lack of appetite, nausea, digestive spasms, indigestion, dyspepsia and flatulent colic.
Ginger has been used traditionally in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant and anti-tussive to help relieve bronchitis as well as coughs and colds.
How It Works:
There is an old Indian proverb that says, “Every good quality is contained in ginger.” Ancient Indians used their native ginger in cooking, to preserve food and to treat digestive problems.
This widely used condiment has a recorded history of medicinal usage in China dating from the 4th century B.C. The ancient Chinese sailors who used ginger to prevent seasickness were probably right. Ginger’s anti-nausea action relieves motion sickness and dizziness (vertigo) as well as OTC medications, according to many studies.
Ginger has an important positions in herbal tradition, particularly for digestive upsets.
The herb’s warming effect helps stimulate circulation, promotes sweating, reduces fever, relieves colds and upsets of the respiratory system.
Benefits:
Ginkgo helps to support peripheral circulation while hawthorn is used in Herbal Medicine to help maintain and/or support cardiovascular health in adults.
How It Works:
Ginkgo and hawthorn is a classic traditional herbal combination to support and maintain overall cardiovascular health. Ginkgo’s properties support blood vessel function, while hawthorn’s cardiotonic properties support both blood vessels and the heart.
(30 tablets)
Benefits:
Ginkgo Biloba Extract helps to enhance cognitive function and memory in adults.
Ginkgo also helps to support peripheral circulation.
Provides a slow release of ginkgo over the day.
How It Works:
The ginkgo is one of the oldest known species of tree. Today, it is one of the most popular herbs used primarily to enhance circulation.
Widely known as the “smart herb” of our time, it has been found to enhance mental function and memory.
(60 capsules)
Benefits:
GlucoReg help the body maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
How It Works:
More than 3 million Canadians have diabetes. It is a leading cause of death in Canada, being a contributing factor in the deaths of approximately 41,500 Canadians each year.
Canadian adults with diabetes are twice as likely to die prematurely, compared to persons without diabetes. Of those with diabetes, 90 percent have Type II (Adult Onset) Diabetes. Type II is treatable with proper diet and lifestyle habits.
(1 oz. jar)
Benefits:
- Soothes and moisturizes dry skin
- Supports healthy skin
How It Works:
The herbal extracts in Golden Salve offer luxurious and soothing benefits to rough, dry and patchy skin and lips.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine to relieve lack or loss of appetite and to relieve coughs.
Traditionally used in Ayurveda as rasayana (rejuvenative tonic), medhya (brain tonic), dipana (digestive tonic), smrtiprada (to help improve memory) and to help relieve jvara and kasa (fever and cough).
Benefits:
Each capsule contains 75 mg of GraPine proanthocyanidin complex from grape seed extract and pine bark extract.
Grape seed extract helps to relieve the symptoms related to non-complicated chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), such as sensation of swelling, heaviness and tingling of the legs.
Grape seed extract and maritime pine bark extract are sources of antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s GraPine contains as much as 3 times as many proanthocyanidins as other competitive products. Proanthocyanidins (PACs) are considered a highly bioavailable water-soluble class of flavonoids with antioxidant activity.
PACs have been found to be 50 times stronger than vitamin E and 20 times stronger than vitamin C as antioxidants.
Benefits:
Source of antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
How It Works:
Tea has become the second most consumed beverage in the world, next only to water.
Estimates put tea consumption at 500 billion cups each year.
Recently, science has turned its attention on antioxidant compounds in tea that appear to benefit a wide range of health concerns.
Benefits:
- Provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health
- A nutritious blend of whole grains, greens and super foods
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help maintain and support cardiovascular health in adults.
How It Works:
The history of use of the hawthorn tree for therapeutic, decorative, religious, and building material dates back 2,000 years.
In Europe and North America, the use of hawthorn berries for various heart conditions dates back as far as the 17th century.
Benefits:
Factors in liver detoxification of heavy metals.
How It Works:
Heavy Metal Detox is a detoxification formula designed to chelate heavy metals and support the liver in its efforts to detoxify heavy metals from the body.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
- Contains historically nutritive herbs.
- Helps relieve nervousness and is a sedative and calmative formula.
How It Works:
Herbal CA formula contains alfalfa with other herbs historically known for their naturally occurring nutritional value which supports the nervous system.
Benefits:
Used in herbal medicine to treat intestinal parasites.
This formula is a mild herbal laxative.
How It Works:
Herbal Pumpkin supports the intestinal system and its various functions.
The intestinal system can be home to unwanted parasites. This herbal combination contains pumpkin seeds and black walnut which have both traditionally been used to rid the intestine of parasites.
Other herbs in this formula have a gentle laxative and soothing effect on the intestinal system.
Benefits:
- Aids in the digestion of fatty or greasy foods
- Naturally supports the digestive system
How It Works:
Hi-Lipase provides enzymes that break down fat in your food.
It supports general digestion with other enzymes that digest starches and proteins.
This blend features a complementary base of natural botanicals like caraway, ginger, gentian and other ethically sourced, digestion-supporting herbs.
(90 capsules)
Benefits:
Used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve seasonal allergy symptoms.
How It Works:
Many people suffer from allergies triggered by indoor and outdoor substances.
These allergens include, but are not limited to, pollen, dust, mold, pet dander, certain foods, certain medicines or vaccines, personal care products, and environmental pollutants.
An allergic person will react to these substances with one or more of these symptoms: increased mucous production causing upper respiratory congestion, sneezing, coughing, inflammation, rash, itching, or hives.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
- Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as a diuretic for mild irritations of the urinary tract
- Horsetail has traditionally been used for conditions related to the urinary system
How It Works:
Joint grass, shave grass, bottle brush, Dutch rushes, scouring rush, bull pipes, pewter wort, devil’s guts, paddock-pipes…So many names exist for one of the oldest herbs known to man.
Silica, is common in many plants giving them a hard outer coating, such as we see in corn, rice and barley.
Horsetail is high in silica with some estimates stating the plant is more than 35 percent silica.
The horsetail plant has a strong, thick, hollow hair-like stalk with coarse hairs resembling the coarse hairs of a horse’s tail.
The plant’s latin name literally means “horse tail of the fields.”
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Remedy based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 years of Chinese herbal tradition. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times.
An important concept in TCM is yin and yang, which stems from the basic
Chinese philosophy of the interdependence of opposites. In TCM, the goal is to balance the complementary forces of yin and the yang to achieve optimum health. HRP-C is a yinyang balancing formula developed by the traditional Chinese doctor, Wenwei Xie. When looking for a company to share his formula with, Dr. Xie picked Nature’s Sunshine because of NSP’s extensive herbal formulating experience and quality assurance.
(59 mL)
Benefits:
A combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ingredients.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 year important concept in TCM is yin and yang, which stems from the basic Chinese philosophy of the interdependence of opposites.
In TCM, the goal is to balance the complementary forces of yin and the yang to achieve optimum health.
HRP-C is a yin yang balancing formula developed by the traditional Chinese doctor, Wenwei Xie.
When looking for a company to share his formula with, Dr. Xie picked Nature’s Sunshine because of NSP’s extensive herbal formulating experience and quality assurance of Chinese herbal tradition.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times.
Benefits:
Nature’s Sunshine HS II, 100 Capsules, contains garlic bulb, capsicum fruit, and hawthorn berries to offer support to the circulatory system and to the heart muscle.
Benefits:
Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ingredients.
Deficient conditions in TCM.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 years of Chinese herbal tradition.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times.
HS-C is a TCM tonic formula relating to the Fire Element and the seat of fire being the heart, nerves and glands.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Helps prevent nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, and/or seasickness.
How It Works:
HSN-W is a herbal formula for motion sickness containing ginger, sage, rosemary and dulse.
(60 capsules)
Benefits:
Used as a sleep aid.
Used in Herbal Medicine as a tonic to help relieve general debility and/or to aid during convalescence.
Contains traditional adaptogenic herbs eleuthero and ashwaganda which help support the nervous system in times of stress.
How It Works:
HTP stands for hydroxytryptophan, described as the natural serotonin precursor.Serotonin is the brain’s “feel-good” hormone, involved in regulating mood, appetite and sleep.
Serotonin is a precursor to melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles.
Benefits:
Traditional herbal sedative.
Valerian has traditionally been used as a sleep aid and as a mild sedative and sleep-promoting agent.
How It Works:
HVP supports restful sleep and provides soothing and calming properties.
Benefits:
Remedy based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Deficient, dry, weak conditions in TCM.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 years of Chinese herbal tradition. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times.
This TCM formula is for a person experiencing what it called in TCM “heat syndrome” with a deficient or weakened Constitution.
The therapeutic principle is Bu Yin, literally meaning to supplement the Yin, which is the fluid portion of the body, according to TCM philosophy.
(100 capsules)
Benefits:
Traditional herbal sedative.
Valerian has traditionally been used as a sleep aid and as a mild sedative and sleep-promoting agent.
How It Works:
HVP supports restful sleep and provides soothing and calming properties.
Benefits:
A source of antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
An entirely herbal plant combination.
How It Works:
This formula contains herbs such as chickweed herb, mullein leaf, burdock and red raspberry, red beet root, nettle and yellow dock which have been a traditional source of herbal medicine and food for peoples throughout the world.
Herbs were not only medicinal but also provided staple nutrition for old-world cultures. Today, the use of herbs as food can still provide many of the nutrients missing from the modern-day diet of processed food.
Benefits:
Remedy based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Excess conditions in TCM.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 years of Chinese herbal tradition. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times.
IF-C is considered a yang formula with main principle of therapy called Qing Re, which means to clean the heat. IF-C, according to TCM, quenches the fire element and restores balance by clearing toxins.
Benefits:
Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine ingredients.
Deficient conditions in TCM.
How It Works:
Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese herbal combinations are based on 5000 years of Chinese herbal tradition.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicine, continues to provide primary healthcare throughout Asia even in these modern times. In TCM, this formula is known to strengthen the Metal Element.
It also strengthens Wood, Earth, Fire and Water elements.
Benefits:
- Used in Aromatherpay as a nervice/calmative
- Use when in need of a refresher
How It Works:
Juicy citrus and cooling mint awaken the senses while spicy undertones provide the fire needed to uplift, motivate and inspire!
Great for diffusing in the morning whenever a sense of ‘get-up-and-go!’ is needed.
Carry in purse, briefcase or backpack to help find motivation during a long, exhausting day.
Benefits:
A synergistic combination of vitamin, mineral and herbs.
How It Works:
Iron with Vitamin C is vitamin, mineral and herbal combination designed to nutritionally support the body’s need for iron.
Iron is part of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of the blood. Iron-deficient people tire easily, because their bodies are starved of oxygen.
Ferrous gluconate is organic iron and thus well absorbed and non constipating. Vitamin C is known to support the absorption of iron.
(2 ml)
Benefits:
Has been used in human sexuality for centuries.
Is especially helpful for those with dry, sensitive skin.
How It Works:
Oils are versatile, effective, calming, soothing, revitalizing and balancing.
Pure, genuine and complete, they are the best you can buy.
Essential oils will strengthen any holistic program and can be used in conjunction with herbal and other nutritional supplements.
Their amazing benefits can be enjoyed not only through massage and inhalation, but in the bath, shower, vaporizer, humidifier, in gargles, skin care and more.