What to Know About ‘Dry Labbing’

Laboratory testing of dietary supplements is required by law for proper labeling.

Can you trust what’s in your dietary supplement?

In an investigative report aired on March 18, Dateline NBC focused on an issue in the dietary supplement industry known as “dry labbing,” which involves companies hiring an unethical laboratory to fabricate documentation of analytical testing of a product without performing any testing.

The law requires that all dietary supplement products contain exactly what is stated on the label. Label claims must be supported with analytical data. The fraudulent practice of dry labbing not only violates the law, but is also dangerous because it may result in adverse events if a product contains unsafe levels of an ingredient. Continue reading

Can’t Make the Scale Budge? 11 Questions to Ask Yourself

by Ina Nozek, DC, MS, CCN

Losing stubborn weight is easier with these 11 tips.

Amazing transformational changes to our health and our body composition are seen with the Isagenix nutritional cleansing and fat burning systems,  but every now and then we get “stuck.” Sometimes the weight seems to be coming off too slowly, or compared to other people’s results it doesn’t feel “up to par.”

What I’d like to do is give some tips on how to optimize weight/fat loss results so that you can reach both your health and your weight loss goals. Before you get discouraged, here are a few questions you can ask yourself: Continue reading

What It Means to Have “No Compromise” Quality

Quality Assurance

Isagenix stands out in its commitment to manufacturing and quality assurance

Ever wonder if a dietary supplement really offers the right kind of ingredient, amount of an ingredient, or the level of potency of an ingredient that it claims to? If there’s one thing people should know before ever making a dietary supplement purchase, it’s that good manufacturing practices are a crucial component when it comes to the efficacy. There should be no mistake when it comes to getting the right quality for your health: Isagenix.

The company understands that good manufacturing can mean the difference between absolutely no effect and fantastic results. Isagenix makes quality and your optimal health highest priority. We pride ourselves on the commitment to what we like to call “No Compromise” quality. Continue reading

Top 25 Questions About Isagenix and Nutritional Cleansing

Based on two years of giving advice, Dr. Ina Nozek answers top frequently asked questions about Isagenix

by Ina Nozek, DC, MS, CCN

Looking for a one-stop shop for answers to the most frequently asked questions about Isagenix products?

Over the last two years, I’ve answered hundreds if not thousands of questions about Isagenix products on the IsaProduct Coaching Call. The 30-minute call available twice daily during the week (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. PT and Monday to Thursday at 6:30 p.m. PT) continues to be popular as a “go-to” resource for helpful advice. Now, based on my experience, I’ve compiled the top 25 most frequently asked questions and answers for you. Here they are: Continue reading

The Fructose Question: Once More With Feeling

Fruits and vegetables supply fructose and glucose at naturally healthy levels, but sugar-sweetened beverages can increase consumption drastically.

by Michael Colgan, Ph.D.

There are a few folk out there who are still missing the scientific picture on sugar, because I get the same questions repeated at least once a week. Sugars form a natural part of the human diet and mechanisms to deal with them have been built into our DNA for millions of years.

If you eat vegetables, you eat naturally occurring fructose and glucose every day. If you eat fruit, you eat naturally occurring fructose and glucose every day. If you do not eat fruit & vegetables, you will suffer a lot of illness. If you like self-torture, avoiding all fructose and glucose in your diet will suit you very well.

All tree, bush, and vine fruits, and all berries that folk eat as fruits, contain fructose and glucose, as do most vegetables. In plants, fructose may be present as fructose, and glucose as glucose, or both as components of sucrose. Sucrose is composed of a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose bonded together. Continue reading