Nutrilite’s position on natural-based nutrition is fairly obvious. In many ways, our success is built on the fact that all nutrition for animals and man must ultimately begin with whole, healthy plants. This was abundantly clear to Carl Rehnborg as he began formulating our very first supplement.

Supplements Based on Whole-Foods  Carl Rehnborg recognized that plants have the remarkable ability to turn inorganic matter—soil, sunlight, water and air—into organic matter (new plant cells). Animals and man cannot do this. The sustenance our bodies require to perform basic living functions must come either from plants or from other animals that eat plants. To put it in perspective, plants can exist without us, but we cannot exist without plants. Knowing that plants serve as the foundation for our food chain, it is only natural that NUTRILITE ^TM supplements should also be based on whole-plant foods.

Phytonutrients—the Ultimate Source of Nutrition  Today, we know that whole-plant foods offer a wide range of advantages. We also know why these foods are so essential for optimal health. The answer can be summed up in a single word: phytonutrients. Fresh, whole plants are literally teeming with these natural compounds. A single tomato, for example, may contain thousands of different phytonutrients. And while the vast majority of them have yet to be identified, researchers do know that many phytonutrients offer important health benefits. Needless to say, researchers who support NUTRILITE products spend a great deal of time identifying and quantifying phytonutrients, with the goal of finding and concentrating nature’s most beneficial compounds.