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METAGENICS®
Thousands of health professionals have come to trust the Metagenics® name and rely on the quality and effectiveness of their products for their patients. Metagenics® was created in 1983 and they have never deviated from their founding ideal “the patient’s best interests must be served”. This ideal has remained at the core of its philosophy and is shared with energy and enthusiasm by every member of the Metagenics® family. The focus on the patient is exemplified by their tagline, “genetic potential through nutrition.” This means that their products are designed to help you achieve your full genetic potential for health.
The Five Markers of Quality in a Nutritional Supplement Company
1. GMP-certified manufacturing facility
2. Comprehensive scientific evaluation of ingredients
3. Comprehensive safety reviews
4. Human clinical evaluations to document predicted safety and efficacy
5. Advanced scientific staff and facilities
1. GMP-Certified Manufacturing
Food manufacturing practices (GMP) certification of a manufacturing plant is an excellent marker of quality. Pure high quality nutritional supplements are manufactured in facilities inspected and certified by one or more of the following organizations:
National Nutritional Foods Association
NSF International
US Pharmacopoeia (USP)
Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia (TGA)
GMP certification is not free. In fact, it’s very expensive to implement.
2. Comprehensive Scientific Evaluation of Ingredients
Ingredient selection makes the biggest difference in quality of the final product form. Without quality ingredients, even the best scientific formula won’t live up to its health promoting potential. These are significant quality differences in individual ingredients and bargain nutritional supplements are often made with low cost ingredients. With many nutrients low cost means a form or type of nutrient that does not have the potential to perform as it could in its most efficacious form. Safety and/or effectiveness may be at risk with cheaper ingredients.
3. Comprehensive safety reviews
Comprehensive safety reviews of ingredients are also essential to high quality nutritional supplements. Low cost suppliers often don’t spend the time or money to conduct adequate literature reviews for safety, or devote qualified professionals to review this literature, which partly explains how they can supply products at a lower cost.
4. Human Clinical Evaluations
Human clinical evaluations are best for proving the potential effectiveness of nutritional products. The ultimate test of quality is safety and effectiveness which can be assessed in human clinical studies. In the past 20 years, Metagenics® has sponsored over 50 human clinical trials and university studies and over 200 articles from Metagenics’® scientists and clinicians have appeared in medical science journals. Moreover, each year more than 50 individual case management studies are conducted at the Functional Medicine Research Center (FMRC, the research arm for Metagenics®) utilizing Metagenics® formulas. No other company in the professional segment of this industry has dedicated the scientific resources to set these high standards. Many of their products are tested for clinical effectiveness in human trials at the FMRC located within our functional medicine campus in Gig Harbor, WA.
5. Scientific staff and facilities
An advanced scientific staff and sophisticated research facilities are necessary to achieve true quality. Time-consuming detail work is required to help establish the safety and effectiveness of nutritional products for patients which isn’t possible without a competent and dedicated scientific staff.
Our office provides Metagenics® Nutrional Supplements For Your Health
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