Digestive health can be taken for granted. Healthy digestion is something you don’t notice if everything is operating smoothly. When your gut health isn’t intact, you might find an occasional upset stomach or irregularity draw all your focus. Fiber helps digestion stay smooth. And Fibergy Active is the fiber-focused solution in the USANA Active Nutrition product line that’s backed by science and thorough research to put optimal gut health within reach.

With Fibergy Active, you can show support for your gut health before irregularity and discomfort becomes a cross to bear. This fiber product is easy to put the health of your digestive system first. That’s because it’s no secret that fiber is important.

Fiber keeps the food you eat moving through your digestive system. It keeps the bacteria that live in your digestive tract happy and healthy. And the complex carbohydrate also keeps you feeling fuller longer, while supporting cardiovascular health. You can activate your gut to run smoothly, and support other important aspects of your overall health, with help from fiber.

It’s easy to add Fibergy Active to whatever drink you use to power your day. Green drinks, smoothies, meal-replacement shakes, even yogurt all mesh well with this versatile fiber supplement. So you have plenty of options to include more fiber in your diet.

Still wondering what fiber can do for you? Check out all the perks a digestive health product like Fibergy Active has to offer your overall health. And see how dietary fiber can help your gut and your body feel their best.

Fiber Keeps Your Gut Feeling Great

Meeting your daily fiber needs just became easier with Fibergy Active—a convenient, naturally low-glycemic way to up the ante on the complex carbs in your diet. And Fibergy Active is a blend of dietary fibers that are vegan-friendly and naturally sourced. So, you’ll get the full range of benefits that a variety of soluble and insoluble fibers have to offer.

As an active adult, you have a lot on your plate. You don’t need a sluggish digestive system slowing you down. Active Nutrition’s fiber support product Fibergy Active boasts a hefty nine grams of fiber that support your digestive system in key ways:

  • Maintains good digestive health by aiding regularity
  • Feeds and maintains your gut microbiome
  • Supports good cardiovascular and metabolic health
  • Actively supports weight management by helping you feel satisfied after meals

Digestive Health—How Much Fiber Do I Need?

If you want to take your health and fitness to the next level, look for ways to mix more fiber into your diet. Nine out of 10 people need to consume more fiber. Aim to be the one in ten people that meets their quota of this complex carbohydrate each day.

The average adult only eats about 16 grams of dietary fiber a day. But the recommended intake for total fiber are much higher, between 25 and 30 grams daily. It’s hard for your digestive system to operate at full strength with only half the fiber it needs every day.

But you can fortify your gut health with the help of fiber. A digestive support product like Fibergy Active knocks out a sizable chunk of your daily recommended fiber intake—about a third of the dietary fiber your gut depends on.

If you want to maintain regularity and support comfortable, dependable digestion, take an active role in your digestive health. Optimize it with the help of USANA Fibergy Active.

Stock Up on Soluble and Insoluble Fiber for Digestive Health

Fiber is the key that unlocks the door to healthy digestion. You can optimize your digestive health with a fiber product like Fibergy Active that works hard for your gut.

Dietary fiber comes in two varieties: soluble and insoluble. The soluble fibers mix well with water and take on a gel-like consistency that smoothly moves through your gut. Insoluble fibers add weight and bulk to the food you digest, coaxing it through your digestive tract so you can digest comfortably.

Explore the fiber components of Fibergy Active and learn how each supports and maintains your digestive health.

  • Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are the first ingredient in USANA Fibergy Active. They’re a mouthful to pronounce, but these short-chain fructose (sugar) molecules are small bits of soluble fiber that optimize the movement of food through your digestive tract. FOS occur naturally in many plants, and are a source of natural sweetness.
  • Sugarcane fiber is another insoluble addition to Fibergy Active. It‘s a tried-and-tested component of many fiber products. That’s because sugarcane fiber supports regularity, which allows you to digest comfortably.
  • Apple, blueberry, and raspberry powders are also included in the Fibergy Active formula. These fruit powders are full of phytochemicals and antioxidants that synergize with fiber to optimize your digestion.

Give your gut the fiber it needs to maintain healthy digestion. Regularity and comfort are a great way to measure the health of your digestive system. You need roughage to keep food moving through your gut. So adding a digestive support product like Fibergy Active can help support healthy digestion to keep your days running smoothly.

Fibergy Active Taps the Prebiotic Power of Organic Agave Inulin to Feed Your Microbiome

Healthy digestion begins with a well-nourished microbiome. If you’ve ever felt out-of-touch with the microbes living in your gut, fiber is your solution. The complex carbohydrate feeds the helpful bacteria that live in your intestines. These bacteria are necessary for digestion because they break down compounds that your body can’t on its own.

Fibergy Active makes it easy for you to feed your microbiome the prebiotic fiber it needs to thrive. Along with the fruit powders mentioned above, the formula has organic agave inulin to support the microflora that reside in your gut.

Agave inulin promotes the growth of bacterial strains like bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. These microbes support the digestive tract’s ability to break down foods and absorb nutrients. This helps your body maintain healthy levels of nutrients to help you conquer your daily grind.

Inulin feeds the beneficial bacteria in your gut through a process called fermentation. Here’s a quick lesson on how fermentation works:

  • Fermentation is one biological method of breaking down carbohydrates into smaller constituent compounds, usually in environments where there is little to no oxygen. The products of fermentation can vary, but sugar and carbon dioxide are often produced.
  • Bacteria are just one organism that utilizes fermentation. This chemical process makes bread dough rise, pickles sauerkraut, and brews alcoholic beverages like beer and wine. Your muscles perform lactic acid fermentation to create additional ATP when you exercise. On a much smaller scale, fermentation happens in your gut, too.
  • Fermentation is the process bacteria in your gut use to extract energy from fiber, like those found in Fibergy Active, which are sources of energy for these gut bacteria.
  • During fermentation your gut bacteria secrete digestive enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates like fiber into short-chain fatty acids, which support the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the intestines.
  • Prebiotic fibers also help the bacteria in your gut synthesize vitamins—specifically vitamin K and B vitamins.

The inulin in your diet—like the agave inulin in Fibergy Active—can also maintain the biodiversity of your gut microflora. You want to keep your microbiome diverse and well fed, because these beneficial bacteria help you digest the variety of food you eat.

You can access the full microbiome benefits of dietary fiber with the help of Fibergy Active. Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli need the support of inulin and other fibers to work optimally in your gut. Provide your digestive system with the fiber it needs by making Fibergy Active a part of your healthy diet.

Your Cardiovascular System and Blood-Sugar Benefit, Too

Fulfilling your daily roughage requirements can do more than keep you regular. Fiber may help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. By helping your body digest food over a longer period of time, Fibergy Active helps maintain healthy blood glucose levels, as long as they’re already in the normal range.

Your cardiovascular system will also thank you for prioritizing fiber in your diet. Low-density lipoproteins (or LDL cholesterol) take a toll on heart health. They’re “sticky” molecules that can build up in blood vessels.

But fiber is “sticky,” too. Complex carbs bind easily to LDLs, helping to support the liver process and eliminate them from the body. And all it takes to access this healthy cholesterol support is five to 10 grams of fiber each day. A single serving of Fibergy Active puts you right in the sweet spot with the nine grams of fiber.

You’re supporting the health of more than just your digestive system when you add a fiber supplement to your diet. So optimize your overall wellness by ensuring you consume the fiber your body needs each day with the help of Fibergy Active.

A Fiber Support Product Can Help Maintain a Healthy Weight

If you weren’t already convinced of the many benefits of dietary fiber, add healthy weight support to the list. Fiber products support overall health even further by helping you maintain a healthy weight.

Incorporating a fiber aid like Fibergy Active can support your weight-management goals. That’s because complex carbohydrates can curb cravings that might interfere with your dietary plan. And the bulking agents in Fibergy Active help you digest your food more slowly. This means you feel full for longer, and are less tempted to munch on unhealthy snacks.

Weighing in at only 15 calories per serving, you can be sure this fiber product won’t overturn your diet. Fibergy Active is truly a low-calorie, low-maintenance way to fill your daily fiber quota. So you can skip the extra snacks and maintain a healthy weight with the full-stomach feelings of Fibergy Active.

It’s Easy to Find a Room in Your Diet for Fibergy Active

Adding fiber to your diet is a simple way to take your nutrition to the next level. And a scoop of Fibergy Active—formulated with a neutral taste for ultimate versatility—in your protein shake or green drink is all it takes to support your fiber intake.

Sure you can maintain the recommended amount of roughage in your diet by adding this high-quality, low-glycemic fiber supplement to your daily routine. But meeting the minimum is just the beginning, though.

You may turn to Fibergy Active to maintain comfortable, effective digestion for regular days. But you’ll also be capitalizing on fiber’s weight-management power, as well as its support for cardiovascular health. And optimizing gut health, helping maintain healthy blood sugar levels already in the normal range, and supporting a healthy heart in one drink a day.

Make every day a day of digestive health with the fiber found in USANA Fibergy Active.

Key Ingredients

  • Fructooligosaccharides
  • Organic Agave Inulin
  • Sugarcane Fiber
  • Apple, raspberry, and blueberry powders

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Usage

Add one (1) tablespoon to your USANA Meal Replacement shake.

Ideal For

Individuals looking for a reliable source of dietary fiber to add to their diet.

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http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/largegut/ferment.html

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

You’re a hard-working, multi-tasking, go-getter who knows that proper nutrition is key to your daily success. You crave the kind of fuel that will power you to achieve your goals. So make sure your hydration is also up to the challenge. Hydrate with the mighty minerals of an electrolyte replacement drink to make an energizing splash in your daily water intake.*

Electrolytes (minerals with electrical charges) are essential for everybody. Endurance athletes and power lifters aren’t the only people whose bodies rely on electrolyte replacement. You too can support superior hydration with the simple addition of USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink to your next bottle of water.*

You need the help of electrolytes to optimize your hydration. Electrolytes help your body retain the water it needs to function (you’ll dive into the science behind electrolytes later on.) Thirst, fatigue, as well as dry lips and skin are all ways your body can alert you to your hydration status.*

Enhance your glass of water with the key electrolyte minerals your body needs to fight signs of dehydration before they start. This convenient component of the Active Nutrition product line puts the focus on helping you achieve optimal hydration. Quench thirst before feelings of dehydration can slow you down with refreshing, watermelon flavored USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink.*

Here’s how electrolytes support your hydration:

  • replenish electrolytes lost in sweat*
  • maintain healthy hydration levels*
  • support healthy muscles*
  • maintain energy and mental clarity throughout the day*

Pour a tall glass of water and see for yourself how electrolyte replacement can support your healthy body. That way you can dive into your daily routine with the proper hydration to help you achieve your goals.*

Electrolyte Replacement 101: Your Electric Body

Pre-business meeting or post-workout, replenish your body with the electrolyte minerals it needs to conduct electricity. That’s right—it’s time to start thinking of your body like a piece of electrical equipment. You are a living, breathing, healthy-living machine.

Minerals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium are considered electrolytes. The name electrolytes comes because they impart an electrical charge to the fluid that surrounds them—bodily fluids like blood, urine, and sweat. Your body uses these charged particles to relay important electrical impulses. Here are a few examples of the electrical operations in your body:

  • Neurons electrically stimulate muscle groups to relax and contract
  • Pacemaker cells in your heart use electricity to beat in unison
  • Electrical gradients direct movement of ions across cell membranes, allowing cells to carry out instructions and communicate with one another

Channeling the electrical power of electrolytes makes simple and complex movements possible. Pumping your legs on a stationary bike, jogging in the park, swimming, and walking your dog all rely on electrolyte assistance. Even operations beneath the skin’s surface like your heartbeat need electrolytes to function.

With the support of an electrolyte replacement drink, you can be sure the necessary minerals are in place for the electrical circuits in your body to light up properly. That keeps your cellular wiring prepared to fire signals all day long.*

Optimize Hydration with Electrolytes*

Healthy hydration is just as important as good nutrition. You might already drink the recommended eight glasses of water a day. But you can make that water work harder for you with the help of the electrolytes found in USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix.*

Electrolytes calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium support your body’s ability to retain proper amounts of water and stay hydrated. The water and electrolytes in your body like to be evenly concentrated in your blood. Since electrolytes and water are attracted to one another, if you maintain the proper concentration of electrolytes, water will be drawn to them.*

But just like all other nutrients, electrolytes are a finite resource that need replenished. Most often your body loses electrolytes through sweat.

Sweating removes water from your body in an attempt to cool itself down. A hot day, strenuous workout, or nervousness can trigger sweat. But water isn’t the only thing that leaves your body when you sweat. The electrolytes in your blood escape with the water, too.

Electrolytes travel with water by a process called diffusion. Basic chemistry teaches that solutes (ions like electrolytes) like to be dissolved equally in a volume of water (blood or other bodily fluids). Diffusion encourages the electrolytes in your blood to follow water, to equal out their concentration. When water evaporates through your skin as you sweat, the electrolytes in your blood tag along.

It’s important to keep your electrolytes within the normal range by replenishing them often. Electrolyte replacement drinks are a great way to maintain a healthy electrolyte balance. USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix adds essential minerals to your water for an easy, convenient, and delicious way to replace electrolytes.

Be proactive about supporting healthy hydration by enhancing one of your bottles or glasses of water with electrolytes during the day. The minerals in the Active Nutrition electrolyte drink mix help keep the water you need to thrive in your body, optimizing your hydration as you tackle each busy day.*

Electrolytes Support Healthy Muscles and Exercise Performance*

You don’t need to be a sports star to experience how electrolytes help maintain muscle health and activity. Athletes and beginner fitness enthusiasts alike need the muscle support that electrolytes can provide. And you can optimize your exercise performance with the help of the essential minerals found in USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix.*

Recall that electrolytes facilitate electrical signals between neurons and muscle tissue. All the muscles in your body can use minerals like calcium from electrolyte replacement drinks to conduct electricity. This includes the bigger muscle groups in your arms and legs that are targeted during exercise.

Let’s zoom in to see exactly how it works.

Electrolytes flow in and out of muscle cells to stimulate contraction and relaxation. Calcium rushes into muscle fibers during muscle contraction, causing a shape change in the proteins that help muscle fibers contract. As calcium detaches from these proteins, the muscle fibers can relax. Your muscles need plenty of electrolytes available to optimize their performance.*

Maintaining healthy levels of calcium and other electrolytes is crucial for your muscle function. Too little calcium and you might experience occasional muscle weakness or cramps. With the proper electrolyte balance, you can flex your support for muscle health and optimize your exercise performance. Keep your muscles in shape by stocking up on calcium and the other essential minerals in the refreshing USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix.*

Harness Energy and Optimize Mental Clarity with Help from Electrolytes*

Energy—or lack thereof—is often what stands between you and tasks that need to be completed. The electrolytes in the Active Nutrition drink mix can help you turn tired excuses into project execution.*

One of the first signs you need to drink more water is fatigue—physical and mental. Brain fog often accompanies the feelings of tiredness associated with dehydration. If you want to keep your energy up throughout the day and avoid afternoon burn-out, take your hydration seriously.*

When you’re well hydrated, your body has the resources to help you tackle your to-do list. So proper hydration is a key to keeping your energy up. It also means muscles can stay active and energized. Cells also thrive when you are hydrated—making ATP and generating energy efficiently.*

As you’ve learned, electrolytes are key to maintaining healthy hydration. An electrolyte replacement drink supports your body’s hydration levels throughout the day, so you can skip over the three PM slump and charge on to your next task.*

Electrolytes help fight mental fatigue, as well—all while supporting brain function. Dehydration can signal itself in the form of confusion and trouble focusing. Electrolytes like magnesium can combat these by pulling double duty supporting proper hydration and brain health.*

Scientific research also links magnesium to concentration, mental clarity, and mood. Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix is a reliable source of this essential mineral. So mix up a tasty glass to help block brain fog before it interrupts your workday, and focus on proper hydration with electrolytes like magnesium to maintain mental clarity.*

Support Healthy Hydration with the Help of USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink*

You don’t need to be a professional athlete to reap the benefits of electrolytes and proper hydration. Everybody needs electrolytes so their bodies can thrive. Options like USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink are a simple solution to help maintain healthy hydration levels.*

This refreshing, delicious, and hydrating drink replenishes the electrolytes lost in sweat. And you’ll feel the difference, because electrolytes are central to so many body functions. Muscles rely on calcium so they can conduct electricity, contract, and relax. And electrolytes like magnesium also keep brain fog and fatigue at bay, so you can keep your energy up and take your day head on.*

Whether you’re a pro athlete, an exercise novice, or busy parent, electrolytes keep you well hydrated and feeling energized in your body and mind. Electrify and enhance your next drink of water with the dynamic essential minerals in USANA Electrolyte Replacement Drink Mix.*

Key Ingredients

  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Sodium
  • Potassium

See full list of ingredients

Usage

Add one (1) stick pack of electrolyte replacement mix to 12 ounces of cold water. Mix thoroughly.

Ideal For

Adults looking to hydrate with electrolytes

 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Your skin deserves pampering. It puts up with a lot. Stressors from life and the environment constantly bombards your skin and can take a toll on your complexion. Bid adieu to the look of dull, dehydrated skin with USANA Radiant Facial Oil, a moisture enhancer in the Celavive skincare line.

You can elevate your glow with the help of the targeted ingredients in Radiant Facial Oil. This unique formulation of botanical oils helps lock in moisture and improves the appearance of discoloration and dark spots. And USANA’s special blend of complexion-enhancing ingredients optimizes healthy-looking skin by providing hydration to combat the visible signs of aging.

Elegant texture is another benefit you can experience by incorporating Radiant Facial Oil into your skincare routine. The silky-smooth formula glides gently onto the skin and absorbs seamlessly, making it an effortless addition to your favorite products.

See the science that makes this velvety facial oil a power player in your quest to hydrate your skin and elevate your glow.

Facial Oils can be Moisturizing Powerhouses

The oils your skin produces help seal in moisture and condition your skin so your complexion looks and feels soft and hydrated. Sometimes your natural oil production can fall out of balance. That’s where the moisturizing components of Radiant Facial Oil step in.

Dry skin is often behind the visible signs of aging. Wrinkles, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation all stem from skin that lacks moisture, hampering your natural radiance and glow.

A supplemental facial oil is a great way to support your skin’s natural ability to retain moisture. The botanical oils and Chloroplastin cell-signaling actives in Radiant Facial Oil are full of the hydrating agents your skin needs to thrive.

The cell-signaling actives included in the formulation helps combat the visible signs of aging by moisturizing skin. This leaves your complexion looking plump, smooth, and well-hydrated so you can glow.

Learn About the Botanical Oils Found in USANA Radiant Facial Oil

Plant power drives the effectiveness you’ll experience with this facial oil. Fifteen unique botanical oils blend together to deliver antioxidants and moisture to your skin. Here are four of the potent plant oils that make Radiant Facial Oil great hydration support for your complexion.

  • Jojoba Oil: Jojoba oil refines, hydrates, and rejuvenates your complexion—giving your skin an instantly radiant and luminous look.
  • Argan Oil: This is a must-have for the most discerning of skin care enthusiasts. This special oil is brimming with fatty acids that soothe and protect your skin, so your complexion can glow as much as you do.
  • Rosehip Oil: Another trendy skincare ingredient, rosehip oil is known for its youth-preserving properties. Rosehip oil helps maintain a youthful complexion by visibly smoothing fine lines and wrinkles. This oil can optimize the appearance of your complexion by minimizing the look of discoloration and hyperpigmentation.
  • Sunflower Oil: Also called soline, sunflower oil is full of beneficial fatty acids that make it an excellent addition to Radiant Facial Oil. This plant oil is “unsaponifiable”, which means it is absorbed quickly by the skin. So you experience hydration and moisturizing benefits quickly, for skin that looks visibly younger and brighter.

And these four botanical oils are just the beginning. Study the full list of USANA Radiant Facial Oil ingredients to see what other plant oils are working to elevate your glow.

Chloroplastim: Moisturizing Cell-Signaling Actives

The efficacy and benefits of this facial oil stem from the cell-signaling technology central to the Celavive skincare line. Chloroplastim is a unique blend of coconut oil, alfalfa extract, and squalene. Together, these ingredients provide powerful hydration support and work synergistically to improve the appearance of your complexion.

Check out the components of Chloroplastim and learn how they can take your skin hydration to the next level.

  • Coconut oil: This popular plant oil is full of vitamin E (a potent antioxidant) and works to seal in moisture so your skin stays hydrated. Coconut oil also helps protect your skin barrier by providing needed moisture to keep your skin looking bouncy and elastic.
  • Alfalfa extract: This plant-derived antioxidant is moisturizing and calming to the skin. Alfalfa extract helps soothe dry skin. It also supports a healthy glow by gently brightening the look of your complexion.
  • Squalene: Your skin naturally produces this oil, but around age 30 its production begins to decline. The squalene oil in Radiant Facial Oil works by replenishing this depleted oil so your skin feels soft and looks youthful and radiant.

The three components of Chloroplastim powerfully moisturize your skin and add radiance to your complexion. And scientific research supports the efficacy of this blend. One clinical study suggests the Chloroplastim combination can help skin retain more moisture than squalane or hyaluronic acid alone. That means you can be sure Radiant Facial Oil will optimize your skin’s hydration when added to your skincare routine.

Let USANA Radiant Facial Oil Elevate Your Glow

Your skin deserves this luxury skin care experience. A few drops of USANA Radiant Facial Oil before you moisturize are a great way to enhance your skincare routine.

Soak in the benefits of botanical oils while optimizing your skin-barrier function. Radiant Facial Oil delivers added hydration and antioxidants to your complexion—two must-haves when combatting the visible signs of aging. So you can target the appearance of fine-lines and wrinkles with just a couple of drops.

Enhance your radiance and elevate your glow with the help of Radiant Facial Oil.

Key Ingredients

  • Botanical oils
  • Squalene
  • Chloroplastim

See full list of ingredients

Usage

  • After applying Vitalizing Serum, massage 3-5 drops of oil gently onto face, neck and décolletage. Follow with moisturizer.

Ideal For

  • Smoothing and hydrating the skin while supporting skin barrier function.

Bedtime Just Got an Upgrade with USANA Mineral Calm

Sleep quality often suffers in adulthood. Why? You could have a lot on your mind. You might not feel relaxed. Or maybe you can’t shake the feeling of fidgeting legs. You aren’t alone. Adults all around the world struggle to get the restful sleep their body’s need. But adding USANA Mineral Calm to your bedtime routine could help turn those sometimes restless nights into restful ones.*

USANA Mineral Calm is an excellent source of magnesium—an important sleep-supporting mineral. And it works two ways, helping to maintain the calm you need in your body and mind for optimal sleep.*

Here are some of the specific ways Mineral Calm supports healthy sleep:*

  • Encourages healthy muscle relaxation*
  • Offers neurotransmitter support*
  • Quiets nerves*
  • Soothes cramps*
  • Supports healthy state of mind*

Considering all the sleep-promoting qualities of magnesium, you might be yawning already picturing the kind of restful sleep magnesium can help you achieve. But combining the power of magnesium with lifestyle habits is key to achieving optimal sleep. Many avenues can help steer you towards healthy sleep. You might already be familiar with:*

  • Regular bedtime
  • Daily exercise
  • Meditation
  • Removing distractions (like smart phones, laptops, and television)

USANA Mineral Calm fits into your bedtime routine seamlessly and has the power to support optimal sleep so you can start simply supporting healthy, restful sleep.*

Building a Science-Backed Formula for Optimized Sleep Around Magnesium

The answer to maintaining high-quality sleep lies in a mix of healthy lifestyle habits and nutrition. The nutrition portion, specifically, involves your daily supply of the essential, multitasking mineral—magnesium.*

Research suggests strong ties between magnesium and sleep. Understanding how magnesium supports healthy sleep can open the door for restful nights ahead.*

Magnesium and Muscles

Supplementing your diet with magnesium can help tight muscles feel calm. And for the nights you need help to relax the magnesium in Mineral Calm could be just the thing to support more restful sleep.*

Muscle tension doesn’t occur only at night. Active adults and athletes may find that cramps and tight muscles interfere with their exercise. Because magnesium promotes healthy muscle function, Mineral Calm can support healthy muscle recovery after exercise. Taken before or after a workout, Mineral Calm helps maintain healthy muscles so you can avoid discomfort later on.*

Magnesium maintains calm muscles because it has an important role in muscle contraction. Your muscles rely on calcium and magnesium to contract and relax. Calcium binds to proteins in muscle fibers during contraction. When the movement is over, magnesium blocks the calcium binding sites, leading to muscle relaxation.*

Without magnesium to step in between calcium and muscle fibers, your body would be in a constant state of contraction. And if your stores of magnesium are low, cramps, jitters, and muscle spasms can follow.

Help support a healthy, relaxed state before bedtime with magnesium. A multitasking mineral with benefits that support bone and muscle health. Sometimes all that stands between you and a good night’s rest is muscle tension. Rest your muscles and maintain calm with the magnesium found in Mineral Calm.*

Magnesium and the Brain

It’s not just muscle health that magnesium can optimize. Researchers are beginning to establish a relationship between magnesium levels and healthy mood.*

If anxious thought or muscle tension isn’t what’s keeping you awake at night, chances are you have a hard time feeling tired enough to fall asleep. Neurotransmitters in your brain are in charge of communicating “bedtime” signals to the rest of your body. Magnesium works right alongside these neurotransmitters to prepare you for bed.*

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is one such neurotransmitter. GABA quiets your brain and body by turning off wakefulness and quieting nerve activity. Magnesium binds to GABA to help this process along.*

Melatonin is another neurotransmitter that relies on magnesium. The “sleep hormone” melatonin triggers drowsiness as your eyes are exposed to increasing darkness (think of sunset or dim lighting). Melatonin promotes sleepiness and needs magnesium to do its job optimally.*

Magnesium regulates the amount melatonin secreted in your brain. Healthy levels of magnesium optimize melatonin production—encouraging sleepiness to come on naturally.*

Learn More About Other Snooze-Supporting Mineral Calm Ingredient

Magnesium isn’t the only ingredient in Mineral Calm that makes bedtime a breeze. The formula includes other fragrant and functional ingredients. Check them out below.

Potassium

Bananas first come to mind whenever you mention potassium. If you’ve ever felt tight or sore after exercise, you may have even eaten one to soothe your muscles. That’s because bananas are full of potassium—a mineral that also works in muscle fibers.*

Potassium supports your body’s ability to maintain optimal pH in your muscles. Too acidic or basic of an environment and your muscles begin to lose their power. You can feel fatigued and sore. Potassium keeps the fluids and tissues surrounding the muscles at a comfortable pH. That way they stay strong and work well for you.

Older adults especially need potassium to maintain their muscles and bones because they weaken with age. When the pH of muscle fibers shifts from alkaline to acidic, muscle loss can occur.*

So, it’s important to maintain healthy levels of potassium in your body for overall health. Mineral Calm supports the potassium your muscles need. Making recovery after exercise more comfortable and preserving your muscle health.*

Natural Lemon-Ginger Flavors

Scent plays an important part in relaxation. Picture your favorite candle, soap, or fragrance. Your sense of smell is directly connected with your brain to conjure up powerful memories—especially soothing ones.*

The Mineral Calm formula takes this scent-brain connection into account. Including natural lemon-ginger flavors in the Mineral Calm beverage enhances the experience is with a calming aroma and taste. Both pleasant and palatable, lemon-ginger is a comforting, soothing flavor.*

Turn Restless into Restful with USANA Mineral Calm

Don’t snooze on an opportunity to support restful sleep. Work Mineral Calm (and other sleep-optimizing practices) into your bedtime routine.*

Evenings should feel calm and tranquil, not a source of restlessness and uneasiness. Take charge of your slumber with a ritual that winds you down before bed. Here are some ideas to pair with USANA Mineral Calm to maintain your best sleep:*

  • Journal (try a gratitude journal)
  • Yoga or other low impact stretching
  • Meditation
  • Self-care in the form of skincare
  • Turn the TV (and your phone) off an hour before bed
  • Read a good book
  • Prepare for tomorrow (make your lunch, set out your clothes, find your keys, etc.)

Close your eyes and know you’ve empowered yourself with all you need to support spectacular sleep.*

Key Ingredients

  • Magnesium carbonate

See full list of ingredients

Usage

Adults dissolve one rounded teaspoon of Mineral Calm powder (approx. 5 grams) to a small amount of warm water and allow to effervesce. Add additional warm water until desired flavor intensity is reached.

This product is intended to be served warm, as part of a healthy evening routine, approximately 30-45 minutes before bedtime. Additionally, Mineral Calm can be enjoyed before or after exercise to support healthy muscle relaxation. Or as desired to help support calming processes that fight feelings of occasional stress and anxiousness.*

Ideal For

  • Adults with difficulty relaxing before bed
  • Athletes
  • Individuals experiencing feelings of occasional stress or anxiousness
  • Anyone interested in forming healthy bedtime habits

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/magnesium-and-sleep

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024559/

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a26947301/magnesium-for-sleep/

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed is how the saying goes. But it’s not just your eyes that could use an awakening. Your complexion can benefit from a pick-me-up too.

In a 2020 skincare clinical trial sponsored by USANA, researchers discovered beautiful, bright results with the Celavive Vivid White Sheet Mask, Light Complexion Serum, Dark Spot Corrector, and Luminous Moisture Cream. When used as directed for the duration of the skincare trial, the participants in this study saw visible radiant changes and the appearance of glowing improvements to their skin.

Glowing skin is in, now more than ever. And radiant skin starts with powerful and effective skincare. Look no further than the products in the Celavive Brightening line to achieve a vibrant complexion and a rejuvenated, refreshed look.

See for yourself why the women in this skincare clinical trial raved about their results.

Summary of Brightening Skincare Clinical Trial

  • This single-center clinical trial assessed the effectiveness of the Celavive brightening skincare products, including: Vivid White Sheet Mask, Light Complexion Serum, Dark Spot Corrector, and Luminous Moisture Cream.
  • The trial was conducted by Thomas J. Stephens at the SGS Stevens Dallas Research Center—an independent research center.
  • The participants in this study were 29 women between the ages of 36 and 65 (average age was 53.4 years) of differing ethnicities.
  • Each participant had mild-to-moderate hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone, with at least one dark spot (age spot) on their face.
  • The women in this study received a Celavive skincare regimen suited for their skin type—including the brightening products—to use twice daily for 12 weeks.
  • Participants saw significant improvements to the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. Skin was brighter and more radiant after the 12-week treatment.
  • The products are safe to use.

From early on in the clinical trial, women noticed remarkable changes to their age spots and uneven pigmentation. All participants in the study reported improved visible brightness and glowing skin after using the brightening treatment products.

Brightening Skincare Trial Design

A group of 29 women participated in the clinical trial of the Celavive Brightening product line. As mentioned above, the women in the study varied in age and skin type.

Before Brightening Treatment

At the beginning of the skincare trial, the women completed a series of baseline evaluations to measure the tone and evenness of their skin, as well as the intensity of darker age spots. Digital images of each woman’s face were captured with a VISIA CR photo station and Canon Mark II digital SLR camera. These images were cataloged for comparison throughout the 12-week study.

In addition to photographs, Chroma Meter™ measurements were taken from each subject’s face, specifically at their targeted dark spots. The Chroma Meter evaluates the intensity of hyperpigmentation marks, and its measurements can be compared over time to assess the change in dark-spot intensity.

Product performance surveys, self-response questionnaires, and tolerability evaluations were also administered to the women in the study. Participants used these surveys to record how they felt about the quality and efficacy of each product throughout the trial.

Skincare Trial Procedure

After imaging and baseline measurements were taken, the clinical trial participants received a regimen of Celavive skincare products to be used twice daily (morning and night). In addition to the makeup remover, cleanser, toner, and lotion/cream, the women were given the entire line of brightening products:

  • Vivid White Sheet Mask
  • Light Complexion Serum
  • Dark Spot Corrector
  • Luminous Moisture Cream

Here is an example of the regimens followed by each participant. Light Complexion Serum and Luminous Moisture Cream were applied all over the face. Dark Spot Corrector was applied to targeted areas only. And Vivid White Sheet Masks were used on an incremental basis—first once a week, then twice, and ultimately three-times weekly.

Celavive Brightening Regimen

Product Morning Night
Conditioning Makeup Remover (No application) Use only if you wear makeup
Creamy Foam Cleanser Apply to entire face and neck Apply to entire face and neck
Toner Apply to entire face and neck Apply to entire face and neck
Vivid White Sheet Mask (No application) Once per week for the first 2 weeks, twice per week for the next 2 weeks, and thrice per week for the remaining weeks
Light Complexion Serum Apply to entire face and neck Apply to entire face and neck
Dark Spot Corrector Apply to areas of discoloration, spots, or areas of unwanted pigmentation Apply to areas of discoloration, spots, or areas of unwanted pigmentation
Luminous Moisture Cream Apply to entire face and neck Apply to entire face and neck
Protective Day Lotion Apply to entire face and neck, and limit exposure to sun (No application)

Researchers collected the responses to the performance and tolerability surveys at the four-, eight-, and 12-week marks. Updated Chroma Meter evaluations and VISIA images of each participant were also taken at the four-, eight-, and 12-week intervals.

Visibly Glowing Responses to Brightening Regimen

USANA is happy to report that the participants in this study responded favorably to the brightening products and Celavive skincare regimen. Overall, there was a significant reduction in intensity of dark age spots, and an increase in the appearance of radiance and glow of the participants’ skin.

Clinical Grading Parameters

The clinical grading of efficacy parameters showed a statistically significant improvement in intensity (visual) of the targeted dark spot, and radiance and skin tone evenness on the global face at weeks 4, 8, and 12; and in hyperpigmentation (mottled and/or discrete) and overall skin appearance (healthy glow) on the global face at weeks 8 and 12 when compared with baseline.

4-, 8-, and 12-Week Subject Percent Improvement from Baseline on Clinical Grading Parameters

The Chroma Meter values and VISIA images obtained during the study showed remarkable changes in discoloration over the 12-week trial period. Significant improvements to the overall appearance of the skin were noted, as well.

Self-assessment of Benefits

Clinical trial participants helped assess the benefits of the brightening products. Their opinions were recorded and compared across the life of the study. Significantly more trial participants saw improvements from their baseline values at the beginning of the study.

4-, 8-, and 12-Week Percent Improvement from Baseline on Self-Assessment of Skin Conditions

Review of Product Performance

The final pieces of data collected in the study were the participants’ thoughts on product performance. A statistically significant percentage of women in the study agreed or strongly agreed with the following statements:

4-, 8-, and 12-Week Significant Favorable Responses from Baseline on Product Performance using Self Assessment Questionnaires (As a Percentage)

Brighten Your Skin with Your Own At-Home Study

See if you can recreate the results of the clinical trial with an experiment at home. The brightening products in the Celavive skincare line are formulated for everyone to enjoy. And they fit perfectly into any skincare regimen.

Put the products to the test and check for your skin-brightening results. Have a friend or family member snap before and after pictures of your skin. That way you can measure changes in appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation to track where visible improvements have been made.

See how the Celavive brightening line can help you feel confident and radiant—with skin that glows just as much as you do.

Build Your Foundation for Health with USANA® CellSentials™

USANA® CellSentials™

Look and feel your best every day with the essential nutrients you need for cellular health in USANA® Vita Antioxidant and Core Minerals.

Nourish, protect, and renew the health of your cells so you can be at your best every day with the USANA CellSentials. This cellular nutrition system includes two advanced nutritional supplements: Core Minerals and Vita Antioxidant. Together, they deliver a broad spectrum of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and additional nutrients for comprehensive support for your long-term health.*

The CellSentials are so much more than your average multivitamin. Each daily dose provides essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, plus additional key nutrients. The exclusive InCelligence Complex, made using USANA’s patented USANA InCelligence Technology®, goes beyond nourishing the body. It also helps activate your body’s natural ability to respond to stress and keep your cells healthy.*

The CellSentials are formulated to meet the needs of generally healthy adults of any age who eat a balanced diet. They offer excellent nutritional support for the entire body:*

The combination of Vita Antioxidant and Core Minerals delivers results you can feel. After one month of taking the CellSentials, an in-house USANA study found that participants self-reported perceived benefits in their mental and physical health, as well as vitality.*

Each tablet has readily bioavailable forms of each nutrient. This is important because your body can’t use what it can’t absorb.

And every USANA product is made to the highest standards. So, you can trust the CellSentials will have excellent completeness, potency, purity, and safety. For easy swallowing, the Core Minerals and Vita Antioxidant tablets have a sunflower-based coating.

Support your overall health with the CellSentials—a strong nutritional foundation you can build on.*

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Your Best Health Starts with a Better Supplement

Vibrant health starts with well-nourished cells. And there’s a reason an estimated eight out of 10 people take supplements: it’s not always easy to eat right. Statistics continue to show that most people need to supplement. Their daily diet simply doesn’t supply even the minimum recommended amounts of many vitamins and minerals. And even if you could design a nutritionally perfect set of meals and snacks, would you eat that same food every day?

Like a nutritional “insurance plan,” a good daily supplement can help fill in the gaps. So, the question becomes, what is a good daily supplement?

Take a trip down the aisles of your local market. The choices for daily supplements can be daunting. You could choose a gummy that’s tasty (and probably laced with sugar) or a one-a-day multi. Either choice might provide enough of a basic set of micronutrients to avoid a deficiency. But you likely won’t get the range or levels of nutrients you need to achieve optimal health.

You see, there’s a difference.

Nutritional authorities often establish the recommended nutrient levels on supplement labels based on what it takes to avoid deficiency. (This is referenced as %DV—Percent of Daily Value—on labels in the United States.) The amounts aren’t at levels research shows can help make a difference in your long-term health.

To illustrate the differences, here’s a couple examples:

  • The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institutes of Medicine set a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D of 600 IU/day or 15 mcg. However, research has shown you often need higher levels to achieve the blood levels needed for good health. In fact, a 2011 in-house study conducted at USANA found that supplementation of up to 5,000 IU was necessary to reach optimal levels (40-60ng/mL). (Labels in the United States now list vitamin D amounts in micrograms. 5000 IU equates to about 125 mcg per day.)
  • The current RDA for vitamin B12 is 2.4 mcg/day. However, some research has shown that up to 500 mcg had positive effects on homocysteine levels in the body—when combined with .5-5 mg of folic acid. Homocysteine is an amino acid that is measured as a marker of heart health.

That’s not all. Another consideration in your supplement selection is the ratio of nutrients used together. It can be tempting to pick and choose your nutrients. But those nutrients might be affected by others. For instance, iron and copper work better together. You need enough of one for the other to be used correctly in the body. Calcium, too, requires adequate levels of magnesium, vitamin K, and vitamin D to maintain healthy bones. The relationships between nutrients can be complex.

A well-designed multivitamin and mineral supplement is made with an understanding of the complexities. It provides you with the right amounts and the right balance of nutrients. And those nutrients are delivered in forms that can be used by the body. That’s where the USANA CellSentials come in.

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The USANA CellSentials are Made with Smart Supplement Design

Vita Antioxidant and Core Minerals support good health with a broad range of premium-quality micronutrients. When taken together, you get a carefully formulated balance of four key types of nutrients to nourish, protect, and renew your cells:

  1. Essential vitamins, minerals, and trace minerals that nourish cellular health*
  2. Other beneficial building blocks and substances (often called cofactors) your body needs to use vitamins and minerals effectively*
  3. Dietary phytonutrients and antioxidants to defend against oxidative stress*
  4. Targeted nutrients that can act like cell signaling molecules to help promote the body’s natural health protection and renewal reactions*

Adding the CellSentials to a varied diet will help ensure you consume the right amounts of key nutrients. You will have a great foundation to help support vibrant health every day. When taken for one month, the CellSentials have been shown to increase circulating blood levels of many nutrients known to be beneficial for health.*

The CellSentials go beyond simply supporting good health with nutrients. They also help activate some of your cells’ responses that can keep you healthy with InCelligence Technology. These responses promote youthful cellular function, so your body can adapt to your unique lifestyle needs and help you age well.*

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Nourish Your Cellular Health with Optimal Amounts of Essential Nutrients

Your cells need the right ingredients to maintain health. That includes the nutrients needed to help them (and you) thrive. Support the health and longevity of your cells with an essential foundation of optimal nourishment. Core Minerals and Vita Antioxidant are designed to work together to support whole body health.*

Core Minerals

Core Minerals is a premium blend of highly absorbable minerals and trace minerals, plus a valuable amino acid and vitamin C.

Minerals are essential elements for health and well-being. Your body couldn’t function without them. They play a role in all physiological processes and help balance and regulate your body chemistry.*

Magnesium

Core Minerals is an excellent source of magnesium. This essential mineral helps more than 300 enzyme systems work properly. Magnesium is critical for helping the body use calcium and vitamin D so your body can make strong bones. It also supports energy production, as well as nerve, muscle, and cardiovascular function.*

Iodine

Core Minerals contains high-potency iodine. The mineral is crucial for the normal production of thyroid hormones. These hormones help regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction, and protein synthesis. Supplemental iodine is especially important if you are on a vegetarian diet, avoiding seafood, or restricting your iodized-salt intake.*

Selenium

The formula’s high-potency selenium aids your body’s natural ability to renew glutathione, an antioxidant made in your body. Selenium is important in thyroid hormone metabolism and immune function. Studies have also shown its helps maintain prostate health.*

Manganese

Core Minerals is a good source of manganese. Don’t confused this essential mineral with magnesium. Manganese plays different roles. It’s important for protein and glucose metabolism. It supports normal brain function. And, it helps maintain healthy connective tissues, bones, arteries, and other organs.*

Molybdenum

Core Minerals is an excellent source of molybdenum. This trace mineral is a cofactor for a number of enzymes and is necessary for the metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids. It also supports protein metabolism and strong teeth.*

Copper

Core Minerals is rich in copper, which is critical for superoxide dismutase (SOD)—an antioxidant enzyme. It helps form hemoglobin and collagen. So, it also plays a role in connective tissue formation and healthy skin.*

Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. You need it for healthy bones, teeth, muscle, and nerve function. Having enough calcium isn’t the problem for most people. It’s properly using what you have. So it’s important to also get enough vitamin K and magnesium. If you don’t eat much dairy or calcium-rich foods, you may want to consider adding MagneCal D to your daily routine to meet your daily needs. *

Zinc

Core Minerals is high in zinc, an antioxidant that is vital to overall health. Zinc is involved in many processes, including metabolism, immune function, vision, and skin health.*

Chromium

The high-potency chromium polynicotinate in Core Minerals is an important component of the Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). This helps maintain healthy glucose metabolism already in the normal range.*

Boron

Boron supports the body’s ability to use calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. That makes it necessary for strong bones. It also plays a role in healthy brain function.*

Vanadium

Vanadium helps support healthy serum glucose levels, provided they are already healthy.*

Silicon

Maintaining a good balance of silicon in the body is important for supporting strong bones and connective tissues.*

Cystine

Cystine can be converted by the body into two cysteine molecules, which helps support your body’s production of compounds like glutathione—an antioxidant that plays a role in liver health and detoxification.*

Ultra-Trace Minerals

The blend used in Core Minerals contains many naturally occurring ionic trace minerals. They are sourced from inland sea salt, and 99 percent of the sodium is removed. Ionic trace minerals are mineral molecules that have bonded with water so they can be absorbed. They help conduct electrical signals throughout the body.*

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Vita Antioxidant

A full range of vitamins is essential to your whole-body well-being. Vita Antioxidant supplies carefully balanced levels of high-quality vitamins and antioxidants, plus the InCelligence Complex.* Some scientific evidence suggests that consumption of antioxidant vitamins may reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer. However, the FDA has determined that this evidence is limited and not conclusive.

Vitamin A

High-potency vitamin A in Vita Antioxidant comes from three sources: retinyl acetate, mixed carotenoids, and beta-carotene. Retinyl acetate is preformed vitamin A for those whose bodies don’t efficiently convert beta carotene to vitamin A. The plant-derived mixed carotenoids include alpha-carotene, gamma-carotene, lycopene, beta-carotene, and more. Beta-carotene is the provitamin form of vitamin A. That means it converts to vitamin A in the body only as needed. It helps maintain a strong heart, immune function, and eye and lung health. The carotenoid antioxidants help maintain skin and eye health by providing oxidative defense against damaging sources of free radicals from the environment.*

B Vitamins

Vita Antioxidant is an excellent source of vitamins B6 and B12, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, and folate. The B vitamins are essential to many aspects of your health. You need them for energy and metabolism; immune function; and healthy hair, skin, and nails.*

Maintaining your cardiovascular health also requires B vitamins. They help maintain already healthy homocysteine levels.* And, as part of a well-balanced diet—that’s low in saturated fat and cholesterol—folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 may reduce the risk of vascular disease. The FDA evaluated the above claim and found that while it is known that diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol reduce the risk of heart disease and other vascular diseases, the evidence in support of the above claim is inconclusive.

B vitamins also support normal brain and nerve function. Folate is especially important for women of childbearing age to help support healthy fetal brain and nerve development.*

Inositol, which is sometimes referred to as vitamin B8, is a sugar alcohol that has B-vitamin-like activity to support healthy cellular function and communication.*

Vitamin D

Your daily dose of sunshine! Support your whole-body health with the high-potency vitamin D in Vita Antioxidant. Many people don’t get enough vitamin D, even those in sunny climates. And this important nutrient continues to show benefits for many aspects of health. It supports calcium absorption for healthy bone density. It also supports healthy cell growth as well as muscle, cardiovascular, and immune function. Vita Antioxidant uses vitamin D3. Research suggests it is better at raising levels of vitamin D in the blood.*

Vitamin E and Mixed Tocopherols

Vita Antioxidant is a good source of vitamin E. It also contains 20 mg of mixed D-gamma, D-delta, and D-beta tocopherols in each tablet. The mixed tocopherols, though not technically vitamin E, offer similar functions. Antioxidants, like vitamin E, help defend your cells against the oxidative stress caused by sunlight, pollution, and stress. All of these can prematurely age your skin. When combined with zinc, beta-carotene, and vitamin C, as in the CellSentials, vitamin E also helps maintain long-term eye health.*

Vitamin C

Vita Antioxidant is rich in vitamin C. USANA uses a unique Poly C® vitamin C blend, which provides higher levels of vitamin C in plasma than ascorbic acid alone.*

Vitamin C is essential for making collagen—proteins that provide elasticity to your connective tissues. That’s why vitamin C is helpful in maintaining healthy veins and arteries, muscles, cartilage, tendons, bones, teeth, and skin. It also supports fat and protein metabolism, as well as the healthy production of immune cells.*

Note: You will notice 300 mg of vitamin C on the Core Minerals label. This is because the magnesium and calcium blends are made partly from the ascorbate forms of the nutrients. Ascorbate is a source of vitamin C.

Vitamin K

Vita Antioxidant is high in vitamin K1 and K2 for maximum effectiveness, as both forms have been shown to be beneficial for bone mineral density. This essential nutrient also has shown benefits for blood clotting and vascular health. Vitamin K is absorbed quickly, but also disappears from circulation in about six hours. So, regular dietary intake of vitamin K throughout the day is important for maintaining adequate amounts in the body. *

Lutein

See a healthy future for your eyes with lutein. This yellow-pigmented carotenoid is concentrated in the eye’s macula. It acts as a filter for blue light to aid clear vision. Lutein also helps support healthy skin.*

Lycopene

Get an added boost of heart and skin health support with lycopene. It’s one of the six major carotenoids found in your blood. But, your body can’t make lycopene. It must come from your diet. The red-pigmented nutrient is most often found in red fruits and vegetables. It offers great antioxidant activity and also supports intracellular communication.*

Choline

Choline is usually grouped with the B vitamins, even though it is not technically a vitamin. Regardless of classification, this key nutrient supports cell structure. It aids in the transmission of nerve impulses from the brain throughout the central nervous system. Choline also supports liver function and helps maintain healthy homocysteine levels.*

Coenzyme Q10

To keep you and your cells full of energy, Vita Antioxidant also includes coenzyme q10. This compound is key to producing the energy needed to power all of your cells. It also acts as an antioxidant to protect against damaging oxidative stress generated during the production of cellular energy.*

If you would like to supplement with more coenzyme q10, consider trying USANA® CoQuinone.

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Build Cellular Resilience and Longevity with the InCelligence Complex

Healthy dad with son and daughter outdoors

Your lifestyle is unique. Your diet, activity levels, environment, sleep patterns, and stress levels all bring unique challenges to the health and integrity of your cells. You can help your cells adapt to those unique needs. Start with the healthy foundation of nutrition your cells need to function in the CellSentials. Then help build cellular resilience with the InCelligence Complex.*

The InCelligence Complex in Vita Antioxidant is a powerful blend of ingredients that supports a network of cell-signaling pathways. These pathways help cells adapt and respond to whatever life throws at them.*

Alpha Lipoic Acid

Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is one of the most powerful antioxidants. Because it’s only found in very small amounts in certain foods, ALA is especially good to take in supplement form. It offers several benefits for health, including aiding detoxification. ALA is fat and water soluble, so it offers excellent absorption and works in all tissues of the body.*

Green Tea Extract

Green tea has a long history of use in traditional medicine. It is made from unfermented leaves and is thought to have the highest concentration of polyphenols. The most studied catechin (a type of antioxidant) in green tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). It is well-known for supporting many aspects of well-being, including heart, liver, and metabolic health. The green tea extract used in the InCelligence Complex is decaffeinated.*

Resveratrol

This key component of red wine is another source of phenolic compounds. Resveratrol has been shown to offer benefits for bones, brain, skin, and the cardiovascular system. It also helps maintain healthy blood glucose levels already in the normal range. The InCelligence Complex includes a premium quality, naturally fermented resveratrol for exceptional purity.*

 Olivol® Olive-Fruit Extract

Olives and olive oil have long been known as one of the secrets of the Mediterranean-style diet. USANA’s Olivol delivers an exceptionally pure, concentrated dose of the phenolic compounds (a type of antioxidants) in olives, including tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol.*

Quercetin

Quercetin is one of the most abundant flavonoids found in fruits and vegetables (grapes, onions). It offers a number of benefits for maintaining health, including powerful antioxidant activity. Quercetin also helps other natural compounds, like resveratrol, boost their effectiveness. The InCelligence Complex includes quercetin dihydrate—a concentrated form.*

Rutin & Hesperidin

Rutin and hesperidin are citrus bioflavonoids. They’re known to complement the activity of quercetin to offer a number of beneficial biological activities.*

Meriva® †Bioavailable Curcumin

Curcumin, which comes from the spice turmeric, has been used in traditional cultures for centuries. Research continues to reveal ways that curcumin supports good health. This includes benefits for joints, blood vessels, and eyes. Curcumin typically is not absorbed well in the body. However, the InCelligence Complex includes a phytosome delivery form in which the curcumin is bound with fat, so it can cross cellular membranes more easily. This novel delivery form has been shown to improve bioavailability nearly 30-fold.*

USANA InCelligence Technology® Joins Cellular Conversations

It’s time for a new approach to product design. InCelligence Technology plays an important role in helping enhance your body’s natural ability to help protect itself from stress and renew youthful, normal cellular function. This patented technology uses select nutrients to not only support but also stimulate specific cellular processes. It triggers these processes by targeting cell signaling pathways—your cells’ network for sending and receiving communications. InCelligence is an innovative way to help your body create vibrant health.*

The InCelligence Complex supports a broad range of pathways and processes for whole-body health. Two of the most important in the CellSentials are:

  • The production of endogenous antioxidants—those created in cells—for powerful protection
  • The activation of mitophagy—a cellular cleanup process—to help renew efficient production of the energy that powers your cells*

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Protect Your Cellular Health with Powerful Antioxidant Defense

Illustration of InCelligence antioxidant activity

The CellSentials deliver a number of dietary antioxidants to provide a first layer of defense against cell-damaging free radicals. But your body is made of trillions of cells that need protection. So, dietary antioxidants (also known as exogenous antioxidants) may not be enough.*

What if you could help your cells protect themselves?*

Your cells are naturally equipped with powerful antioxidants. Molecules such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione are made in your cells. The nutrients in the InCelligence Complex help proactively stimulate production of these natural protectors.*

It’s simple math. Dietary antioxidant molecules neutralize free radicals in a one-to-one or one-to-two ratio: one dietary antioxidant eliminates one or two free-radical molecule(s). Endogenous antioxidants are typically able to neutralize 100 or more free-radical molecules during their lifespans. By encouraging the production of your natural antioxidants, the InCelligence Complex helps deliver significantly more protection. It is a powerful way to defend against an imbalance of the oxidative stress that can damage your healthy cells.*

Your cells innately know how to protect themselves from damaging free radicals. A key controller of this cellular defense mechanism is the Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2)-antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway. When a cell senses an oxidant, also known as a free radical, it activates Nrf2. This begins a complex cascade of events that ultimately results in antioxidants being released by the cell. Certain chemicals, including those found in the InCelligence Complex, support stimulation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway to proactively promote antioxidant production.*

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Renew Your Health by Supporting Youthful Cellular Function

Your cells produce energy (ATP—adenosine triphosphate) in the mitochondria. This cellular energy production also generates a lot of free radicals. Natural antioxidants in the cell neutralize many of the free radicals. But some mitochondria will still be damaged over time. Damaged mitochondria can work inefficiently, producing less ATP and more damaging free radicals. This causes a self-perpetuating cycle of damage.*

The cell maintains efficiency through a natural response called mitophagy. Think of it like taking out the trash. Or cellular quality control. Initiating mitophagy degrades, removes, or recycles the damaged mitochondria. So, they aren’t causing damaging reactions and the cell stays healthy. However, age or other lifestyle factors may slow this process. The InCelligence Complex helps activate mitophagy to renew efficient energy production and keep cells acting youthful.*

A cell works just like an engine—it works better when it’s clean than when it’s dirty. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is a key regulator of cell metabolism, growth, and survival. It controls autophagy—a cleanup process that gathers and breaks down proteins in the cell.

Mitophagy is a type of autophagy specific to mitochondria. When the cell has limited availability of nutrients, as in the case of caloric restriction, mTOR initiates mitophagy. After proteins are degraded, the mitochondria can use those proteins to help fuel the process needed to create ATP—cellular energy.

When nutrients are abundant (i.e., when you’re eating regularly), mTOR reduces autophagy because the cells have plenty of fuel. So, they don’t need to be as efficient. The compounds found in the InCelligence Complex can cause cellular responses that mimic those caused by caloric restriction. This can start the cellular housekeeping process that helps keep your cells efficient, but you don’t have to eat less.*

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Key Ingredients

  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin D
  • B Vitamins
  • Magnesium
  • Iodine
  • Cystine
  • InCelligence Complex

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Core Minerals

Vita Antioxidant

Usage

Adults take two (2) tablets of Core Minerals and two (2) tablets of Vita Antioxidant twice daily, preferably with food.

Ideal For

  • All generally healthy adults over age 18
  • Certified Kosher (U.S. formula)

Frequently Asked Questions About USANA CellSentials

It is simply not possible to condense the nutrient amounts in the CellSentials into fewer tablets. For example, if USANA provided the full CellSentials dosage in one pill, the tablet would be so large it would be like swallowing a golf ball.  If nutrient amounts in the CellSentials were reduced to levels appropriate for a single tablet dose, nutrient amounts would have to mimic Centrum® or One-A-Day®, with minimal antioxidants, strictly RDA levels of vitamins, and very little in the way of minerals. Higher nutrient amounts require space, and unfortunately there are limits to what can be condensed into a single tablet.

USANA’s CellSentials do not contain iron. The widespread availability of iron-fortified foods ensure that most adults receive sufficient iron from their diets (as a common example, just one cup of a popular toasted oat cereal provides 45% of the RDA for iron).

Iron supplementation is best handled separately by those who specifically need it. One such group includes pregnant women, who can get the benefits of the CellSentials plus iron in the Prenatal CellSentials.

During the premarketing evaluation of the CellSentials, and the Sanoviv Medical Institute trial participants were asked to report any unexpected reaction both positive and negative as a consequence of consuming the Cellsentials. The lack of any significant adverse events demonstrates that the new Cellsentials are generally safe and well-tolerated in healthy people. If you have a medical condition or if you are taking prescription medications we strongly suggest that you consult with your healthcare provider and pharmacist to determine if the CellSentials are appropriate for you to take.

Hypercarotenemia is a benign temporary yellowing of the skin caused by consuming large amounts of beta-carotene. The amount necessary to cause this type of condition, regardless of the weight of the individual, far exceeds the amount contained in the daily dose of the CellSentials. The amount of beta-carotene in a daily dose of the Vita Antioxidant is similar to the amount of beta-carotene obtained from one small carrot. Eating one carrot per day won’t cause hypercarotenemia.

If, however, someone is regularly juicing vegetables or consuming large quantities of vegetables high in beta-carotene (in addition to taking the CellSentials), it may be possible to develop hypercarotenemia.

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USANA® Calm Response is Your Soothing Aromatic Solution for a Sense of Well-Being

Your nose acts as an aromatic guide through the fragrant world. In a sniff, your nose knows tasty from toxic and pleasant from putrid. Smell has powerful ties to triggering and making memories and inducing feelings, which is why it’s such a compelling component of your five senses. USANA Calm Response essential oil balm taps into the power of your sense of smell to deliver aromatic delight that supports a feeling of calm and well-being.

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Smell Your Way to Feelings of a Brighter Day

Every time you’ve lit a candle or enhanced your bath with your favorite-smelling bath bomb or shower gel, you’ve enjoyed a centuries-old tradition of using scent to induce feelings.

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Exposing your nose to specific scents is a pleasant experience and helps you attain a sense of escape from the hustle and bustle of life. A smell you like—be it flowers or citrus or warm spices—ushers a memory to mind or sweeps you into a new headspace where you feel free and calm.

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The research and development team at USANA put all the calm feelings from the scent of lavender, ylang ylang, bergamot, patchouli, and ho wood oils into a convenient balm. With USANA Calm Response, you don’t need to drag out the diffuser or run a bath to experience scent serenity.

The unique combination was developed to deliver a calm, soothing feeling from a powerful blend of scents that work together for maximum olfactory and experiential impact. Take a closer look at each of the essential oils featured in Calm Response and discover why they’re the perfect choices for supporting a state of relaxation.

Lavender

The stunning purple blossoms and legendary scent of lavender comes to the world primarily from the region circling the Mediterranean Sea. But the benefits of lavender—especially in essential oil form—have been felt around the globe.

Its popularity comes from benefits backed by history and research. While the legend of lavender springs from folklore and anecdotes, the most heavily studied scent in aromatherapy now has the backing of scientific research. Lavender has been shown to promote feelings of calm, relaxation, and a sense of well-being.

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Ylang ylang is a small, yellow flower growing in tropical conditions around the Indian Ocean that imparts flowery and fruity notes to Calm Response. It also brings many of the same calm feelings of lavender. That’s because the star-shaped flower shares an important compound—linalool—with lavender. This makes ylang ylang a perfect complement to lavender, and an essential part of Calm Response.

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The high-flying florals and citrus of Calm Response’s blend are grounded by the earthy spice of patchouli. The aromatic herb helps you feel balanced and secure while building calm feelings and sensations within the body. It anchors the aroma and proves a powerful partner in providing a sense of relaxation.

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Stop seeing spots. Banish them for good and get even with Celavive Brightening products. All you’ll see is a perfectly balanced, beautiful complexion.

Celavive® Brightening Regimen for Perfect Clarity

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usually appears on the face, arms, hands, chest—any areas regularly exposed to the sun.

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Because the concentrated melanin extends more deeply into your skin layers, it can’t simply be scrubbed away. It takes consistent use of effective topical products to fade the appearance of discoloration as your skin cells renew over time. And constant protection from the sun is required to maintain skin’s brightness and translucence.

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There is a gentler option that’s been well-studied and found to be effective for refining the skin’s appearance. It’s a form of vitamin B3 called niacinamide (also known as nicotinamide).

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One study included 18 subjects with hyperpigmentation who used a five percent niacinamide moisturizer and plain moisturizer in a paired design. There was noticeably less visible pigmentation and increased luminosity in the niacinamide group after four weeks.

A second study of 50 women, ages 40 to 60, found that a five percent niacinamide cream provided significant improvements in the appearance of hyperpigmentation, skin tone, and texture after 12 weeks.

The Vivid White Sheet Mask, Light Complexion Serum, and Luminous Moisture Cream each contain two percent niacinamide. So, using the Celavive Brightening products together—along with the Dark Spot Corrector, which also contains a small amount—means you’ll build up the right level of niacinamide to deliver visibly dramatic brightening effects.

Skin brighteners tend to work best when used in combination. In addition to niacinamide, each Brightening product contains unique ingredients that will help further reduce the appearance of discoloration and beautifully balance your complexion.

Achieve Glowing Results with Vivid White Sheet Mask

Indulge in a luxurious, spa-like facial experience as you infuse active ingredients into your skin with the Celavive Brightening Vivid White Sheet Mask. Designed to work with your daily brightening routine, this face mask should be used three times a week to instantly turn up the wattage on your natural glow.

The potent formula of Vivid White Sheet Mask penetrates deep into the skin’s surface to immediately boost radiance with each use. It’s saturated with powerful brightening ingredients that improve the appearance of unwanted skin discoloration, balance your skin tone, and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Niacinamide and a touch of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) in the mask are joined by Palmaria palmata extract to target discoloration. This marine-source ingredient supplies unique compounds from a red algae, also known as “dulse.”

Algae contains many biochemical compounds and nutrients that are beneficial for the skin. Palmaria palmata delivers proteins, lipids, and sugars that hydrate as they boost radiance. Research has shown this antioxidant-rich algae soothes and reduces the visible effects of spending time outdoors. And it works to fade the appearance of dark spots and even out skin tone (studied in Asian and Caucasian skin).

Vivid White Sheet Mask also drenches your skin in nourishing moisture that helps skin appear plumper and more youthful. Shea butter (Butyrospermum parkii) and jojoba-seed oil (Simmondsia chinensis) hydrate, rejuvenate, and refine to give your skin an instantly radiant and luminous look. It’s perfect for those times you really want to glow.

Celavive Brightening Vivid White Sheet Mask 

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Usage

Gently apply mask to clean, dry skin. Remove mask after 20 minutes and massage any excess product into skin. Follow with Celavive serum or moisturizer.

Your Radiance Shines with Light Complexion Serum

A flawless, translucent skin tone can be yours with the help of this high-performance serum. Apply Celavive Brightening Light Complexion Serum twice daily to reduce the appearance of unwanted pigmentation and uneven skin tone and to maintain a firm, lifted look.

This advanced serum helps to refine your overall complexion with ingredients that will make visible discoloration virtually disappear. Niacinamide is one, which works to fade the appearance of dark spots along with licorice-root extract.

Licorice is known by skincare experts to be one of the safest and most gentle naturally derived ingredients for refining skin’s appearance. It delivers antioxidant activity and also helps soothe skin as it brightens. This makes it a good choice for all skin types.

Japanese angelica root is another brilliance booster that gives your skin perfect clarity. It works by dispersing the appearance of discoloration on the surface of your skin, making it invisible to the eye. As the pigment is diffused, your skin tone will look bright, even, and flawless.

In only a couple of months, you’ll no longer need to apply heavy concealers or foundation to create a uniform skin tone. A small study found that applying Japanese angelica root extract visibly faded the appearance of age spots in only eight weeks.

Light Complexion Serum doesn’t just work to make skin look brighter and more even. It helps keep it that way, too.

Japanese angelica root has been shown to help resist the visible effects of exposure to outdoor elements. The antioxidants in the extract help support the look of firmer skin, with fewer lines and wrinkles. And they keep existing discoloration from looking darker after sun exposure. A two-month clinical trial found less darkening of age spots during seasonal increases of UV in those who applied a cream containing angelica root.

This environmental defense makes the Light Complexion Serum an important part of your daily skincare routine. It’s an excellent counterpart to sunscreen, which helps keep the sun’s rays from penetrating the surface of the skin. Use it as the first layer of protection, before you go outdoors, to bolster your skin’s defenses against the visible effects of photoaging caused by the sun.

Celavive Brightening Light Complexion Serum

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Usage

After toning, apply 2-3 pumps to face and neck in an upward and outward motion. Follow with Celavive moisturizer.

Brighten Up Your Complexion with Dark Spot Corrector

Some spots are stubborn. The dense discoloration that extends deep within your skin may require extra attention to make it less noticeable. Celavive Brightening Dark Spot Corrector targets unwanted discoloration to visibly brighten and balance the look of age spots and hyperpigmentation. So, all anyone will notice is you.

You can apply this on-the-spot intensive solution with precision wherever you need it, using the targeted applicator tip. The Dark Spot Corrector is packed with niacinamide and two powerful ingredients that can help diminish the appearance, number, and intensity of dark spots, freckles, and other types of hyperpigmentation.

One of those ingredients is vitamin C, which is a well-known skin brightener. But not just any vitamin C will do. L-ascorbic acid, which is the chemically active form of vitamin C, can easily be degraded when exposed to air, light, or heat. This can make it almost useless when you apply it.

You need a stable vitamin C to ensure it works when applied to your skin. Dark Spot Corrector is made with a high concentration of the vitamin C form called ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate.

This premium skincare ingredient supplies stable, lipophilic (oil-soluble) vitamin C with superior absorption. It penetrates deep into the top layer of your skin to provide antioxidant activity as it works to fade the appearance of discoloration. One research trial showed that applying ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate to the skin for 56 days dramatically lightened the look of UV-induced pigmentation.

The complexion-refining benefits of vitamin C are enhanced by the addition of Aspergillus ferment.

Using fermented materials in skincare is a recent trend that began when anti-aging effects were seen on the hands of sake brewers in Japan. Fermented ingredients supply the beneficial compounds produced when bacteria break down natural products like soybeans, various plants, or—in the case of Dark Spot Corrector—rice.

The rice is fermented by bacteria from Aspergillus oryzae, which is known in Japan as a koji mold. Applying mold to your face may not sound appealing. And, in fact, you aren’t applying a mold.

The Aspergillus is rich in enzymes, organic acids, and bacteria that digest (or feed on) the cell walls of the rice to release the bioactive compounds. These compounds are what goes into your skincare. This makes the Aspergillus ferment in Dark Spot Corrector a postbiotic. It supplies the beneficial substances produced by bacterial fermentation, without any live bacteria.

The compounds made by Aspergillus-fermented rice bran are a source of many different types of natural acids, including kojic and citric acids. Targeted application of these acids can help promote dead skin-cell turnover for a refined, even skin tone and radiant appearance.

The exceptional effects of Aspergillus ferment can be visible in a short time. It has shown significant results in the look of translucence and brightness after only four weeks. This makes Dark Spot Corrector your go-to-solution for complexion perfection.

Celavive Brightening Dark Spot Corrector

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Usage

After toning, apply to affected areas twice daily. Follow with Celavive serum or moisturizer.

Continued use will result in a more balanced, even complexion

Illuminate Your Look with Luminous Moisture Cream

To give your skin a soft glow that appears lit from within, look no further than Celavive Brightening Luminous Moisture Cream. This velvety moisturizer will help address your pigmentation concerns as it visibly brightens, hydrates, and softens.

This lightweight cream will also help maintain your beautifully even complexion. It helps reduce the appearance of discoloration and photoaging in the future—when used with proper sun protection.

Use Luminous Moisture Cream under your daily moisturizer with sunscreen to shine bright all day. And apply it before bed to intensely nourish your skin while you sleep, so you can wake up to restored vibrancy in the morning. This antioxidant-rich cream is appropriate for all skin types.

Like the Dark Spot Corrector, vitamin C is one of the key ingredients in Luminous Moisture Cream. But it’s another form of stabilized vitamin C that acts differently.

Ascorbyl glucoside is long-lasting rather than deep penetrating. It’s designed to activate when you apply it to your skin. Once activated, it converts to vitamin C slowly to provide a hydrating infusion of this antioxidant all-day and all-night.

Long-lasting antioxidant defense means your skin has what it needs to maintain a refined complexion in the face of sunlight, pollution, and other environmental elements. Ascorbyl glucoside helps diminish visible hyperpigmentation and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also helps restore luster, a look of firmness, elasticity, and smoothness to your complexion.

Ascorbyl glucoside alone has been shown to help restore a naturally even, healthy glow in a little over a month. Sixteen women, ages 37 to 55, applied a cream containing ascorbyl glucoside to a hyperpigmented area of their face twice a day for 90 days. Skin brightness was significantly enhanced after 45 days, with an even more noticeable difference at the 90-day mark.

And ascorbyl glucoside isn’t the lone brightening ingredient in Luminous Moisture Cream.

Niacinamide is also part of the formula. And its action has been shown to be strengthened by the inclusion of another radiance magnifier: saccharide isomerate.

You may recognize saccharide isomerate as one of the active ingredients in Celavive Exfoliating Scrub+Mask. And, indeed, the two products complement each other when it comes to lightening and brightening your skin’s appearance. That’s because regular exfoliation will also help your skin look smoother and more even.

The saccharide isomerate used in Luminous Moisture Cream is slightly different, because it’s been processed to optimize absorption into your skin. This hydrating polysaccharide (sugar) will help support your skin’s natural renewal process, refine the look of pores, and reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation. It also helps reduce the visible effects of stresses, such as exposure to the sun’s UV rays and urban pollutants like car exhaust.

So, over time it will help skin appear lighter and more radiant.

Twenty-five healthy Asian women, ages 40 to 65, applied a cream containing saccharide isomerate to a dark spot for 84 days. It began working in as little as two weeks. And fewer dark spots were visible after about two months. At the end of the study, on average, spots measurably appeared 17 percent lighter (all the way up to 67 percent lighter). And 90 percent of the participants reported the appearance of fewer dark spots, more even skin tone, and a more translucent complexion.

It’s time to let your inner light shine. Your skin will glow with a naturally radiant look when you consistently apply Luminous Moisture Cream.

Celavive Brightening Luminous Moisture Cream

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Usage

After applying Celavive toner and serum, apply a pearl-size amount to face and neck in upward and outward motions.

Frequently Asked Questions About Celavive Brightening Products

The Celavive Brightening products have been formulated to safely work for all skin types using gentle ingredients. They are free from hydroquinone, steroids, and mercury. However, even naturally derived lightening agents may cause sensitivity.

If you have sensitive skin, we recommend you conduct a patch test of the full regimen you plan to use to see if your skin will react. This is especially important if you plan to use all four products, which adds up to a significant amount of niacinamide.

Simply apply a light amount of the product(s) to clean skin on the side of your neck. If you prefer, you can apply the product(s) to the inside of your upper arms; however, the skin closest to where you’ll apply the product(s) is best. Wait 24 to 72 hours. Reactions will usually occur within this amount of time. If you see any redness or irritation, remove some products from your regimen and/or discontinue use.

You should see a visible difference in brightness by the three-month mark. However, all skin creams and procedures that are designed to lighten the skin, including laser treatments and chemical peels, only work within the top layers of your skin. Once brightening effects are achieved, it is critical that you avoid direct sun exposure as much as possible and wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily to maintain your desired look. Hormone changes, pregnancy, or other lifestyle factors may also come into play and can cause your appearance to change.

We recommend you always check with your health-care provider.

The products are designed to be used on the face, but they may also be applied to other areas, such as your chest, legs, or back of your hands.

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Anti-Photoaging Effects of Angelica acutiloba Root Ethanol Extract in Human Dermal Fibroblasts

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426508/

A New Look for the Red Macroalga Palmaria palmata: A Seafood with Polar Lipids Rich in EPA and with Antioxidant Properties

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780953/pdf/marinedrugs-17-00533.pdf

Seaweeds as Source of Bioactive Substances and Skin Care Therapy—Cosmeceuticals, Algotheraphy, and Thalassotherapy https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/5/4/68/htm

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Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract https://incidecoder.com/ingredients/glycyrrhiza-glabra-root-extract

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The inhibitory effect of glabridin from licorice extracts on melanogenesis and inflammation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9870547

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USANA CellSentials provide vital nutrition through essential vitamins and minerals. These are necessary for the growth, development, and long-term health of your body. However, CellSentials are more than just a multivitamin. They also contain USANA’s InCelligence Technology.*

The patented CellSentials with InCelligence Technology helps activate your body’s own defense mechanisms. This helps the body protect itself from stress and renew youthful, normal cellular function. The technology uses select nutrients to support and optimize specific cellular processes. It triggers these normal processes by using your body’s cell signaling pathways—your cells’ network for sending and receiving communications.*

Using Nutrition to Signal Long-Term Health

The InCelligence Complex in Vita Antioxidant consists of a powerful blend of eight ingredients that supports a network of cell-signaling pathways. This patented combination of ingredients includes*:

  • Alpha lipoic acid
  • Meriva® Bioavailable Curcumin†
  • Green Tea Extract
  • Quercetin
  • Rutin
  • Hesperidin
  • Resveratrol
  • Olivol Olive-Fruit Extract

The InCelligence Complex supports a broad range of pathways and processes for whole-body health. The two most important in the CellSentials are*:

1. The production of endogenous antioxidants—those created in cells—for powerful protection against free radicals*

Your cells are naturally equipped with powerful antioxidants. Molecules like superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione are made in your cells. The nutrients in the patented InCelligence Complex help proactively support production of these natural protectors.*

It’s simple math. One dietary antioxidant molecule can eliminate one or two free-radical molecule(s). Endogenous antioxidants are typically able to neutralize 100 or more free-radical molecules during their lifespans. By encouraging the production of your natural antioxidants, the InCelligence Complex helps deliver significantly more protection. It is a powerful way to defend against an imbalance of the oxidative stress that can damage your healthy cells.*

2. The activation of mitophagy—a cellular cleanup process—to help renew efficient production of the energy that powers your cells*

Your cells produce energy (ATP—adenosine triphosphate) in the mitochondria. This cellular energy production also generates a lot of free radicals. Natural antioxidants in the cell neutralize many of the free radicals. But some mitochondria will still be damaged over time. Damaged mitochondria can work inefficiently, producing more damaging free radicals and less ATP. This makes it harder for the cell to keep up with free radical production, which leads to cellular damage.

The cell maintains efficiency through a natural response called mitophagy, which recycles the old or damaged mitochondria. So, they aren’t causing damaging reactions and the cell stays healthy. However, age or other lifestyle factors may slow this process. The InCelligence Complex helps activate mitophagy to renew efficient energy production and keep cells acting youthful.*

Nourish, Protect, and Renew Your Health With The CellSentials*

The CellSentials are your first step towards building a strong foundation for health. The broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals nourish your body. And the patented CellSentials InCelligence complex optimizes antioxidant production to protect your cells, and renew the mitochondrion in your body. This creates a comprehensive approach to support your long-term health.*

 

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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.