USANA Reviews

Anonymous   Location unknown

For those of you who actually know what the FDA actually covers is Food and Drugs. USANA is about supplements and vitamins, which by definition is neither food nor drug. The multivitamins are essentially food in pill form. If you know of any other supplement companies, they are not FDA approved either. No supplement companies are. But USANA headquarters is an FDA-registered facility, which is the closest any supplement company can get to being approved. Please understand what FDA approved means before asking the question.

Also by the way, I'm a Usana Emerald Director :)

Jun Jun   Quezon City

Most people here, as the title suggests, review the company - USANA, but not the products offered by the company.

To all associates, and earnings aside, do you really believe in the products you are selling?

I am very interested in USANA Essentials, and I would highly appreciate the feedback on all users as to the impact these products have on their health.

If the products are really effective, its means of distribution (networking) should not prevent its introduction to people who needs it.

Fullheart   Manila

I was invited by a friend last night to attend to her business USANA, honestly i was hesitant.. Associates keep on introducing themselves, how they become a walking millionaire, luxury cars, huge amount of money and all good stuffs. I dont know if i still need to join. But it is so contrasting with my beliefs, that i have to look 4 people to earn certain points and earn money. I dont want to use these people to work for me for my own profit.. And i am not after with luxuries, and if i work it must be for better reason and if i have to sell products it must be also accessible and affordable to all.

ADR   Quezon City

Reading the comments below made me smile - or even laugh. All I can say is that USANA started in 1992 and until now it's still alive. It is FDA approved and they company was recently approved by the BFAD (Philippines). I've been using their products for a month and yes, it is therapeutic. I am an evidenced-based individual because I'm a nurse. I know if medicines are good or not. USANA products are published in the latest edition of PPD and MIMS. Just visit the nearest bookstore for you to see.

USANA ASSOCIATE   PHILIPPINES

I'm a USANA associate and was very pleased at first, when these mentors promised riches. Only to find out in the end I am being used. You have to pay 35k for the upline to earn points, and he/she can earn the money equivalent. I am being fooled, in the beginning they told me that "autoship" is a must to earn money, only to find out AGAIN in the end that in their BDS (Business Development System) policies and procedures section, it is not required. NO TRANSPARENCY. FOOLING PEOPLE. Don't believe this company, a total waste of time. I'm a banker, i should know...

believer   marikina

Well all i can say is that USANA is the best. people are negative, they don't see what USANA can do to their health and to their success.

Cora   Toronto

every single post I've read or at least skimmed through only makes me say one thing..all this talk about being a "good or "bad" business opportunity or scam..pyramid or fast way to make money..recruiting or selling..buying products and reaching a goal..is that all this USANA is about what about their products?? their effectiveness?? how reliable are they?? have studies been done on this FDA not approved but demanded selling hoaxes to people to reach a goal just to drive a fancy car that may be 1% or less of the higher up have successfully achieved??!!
who ever joins this so called joke for vitamins and or supplements get a real job
hug a tree
or get a life!!

wahehehehe   Philippines

funny stuff, a lot of people get in this business. recruiters show bloated amounts of "potential income" to entice people and show a book for marketing the products. funny thing is that they dont show their real income as a dealer. yo man, i know something, a real thing, potential income is 50,000,000 pesos. its called LOTTO.

Anonymous   Location unknown

it is FDA approved
it operates in 15 countries + opening France and Belgium this quarter
it conducts clinical research in house as well as uses independent (unbiased) research firms
Ask the Scientist feature on website will explain any product in laymans terms
wow. I can go on and on. that was clearing up all the falsehoods you mentioned in just the first two paragraphs
thanks that felt good and I'm a new associate

Mrs. X   Edmonton

People posting these amazing comments are obviously some of the representatives of the company. If the product is so great, why is it not approved by the FDA? why is it not available at local nutrition stores, or even supermarkets? Why do people try to persuade friends and family to buy it? Sales reps are simply brain washed and their approach is not much different from some of the religious cults trying to persuade people to join them.

Mary   PH

Usana products are good.

The company is reliable, stable for years, not a scam, perfectly legal.

If you're an associate and you don't earn, you know whose fault it is.

If you're not an associate, stop being a cynic.

Not all associates will be successful simply because not all are the same. Not all people can be outstanding. There will always be a few who will stand out among the crowd and it doesn't apply to Usana alone. Common sense.

It's just most people look for easy-money opportunities and they don't find Usana as an example. But then again, give me other tried-and-tested examples.

Usana is a very good opportunity to grab. Play by the rules, partner up with the best people and give it your best shot, don't quit and you're good to go.

Not so dumb   Philippines

I was invited to see this opportunity. I had no idea on what it is. It's so funny to know that they are instructed not to tell the type of business until we reached the door of their office. Why do they need to hide it? Before we entered the office, they told me that it is a business concerning health. At that moment, I knew why the nature of business is a TOP SECRET. First, I was toured to the manufacturing plant (printed in tarpaulin lol).

I was so amazed that the founder is awarded with something (I can't remember haha) related to Albert Einstein and he was the second to receive it. A girl presented the products and she doesn't look like she is earning big. She was telling you would need 80 oranges and a tree of horse radish to reach human daily needs of Vit C and Vit A and that their multivitamins have it all. After that, a nervous guy with shaking hands is explaining the 6 ways to earn. I'm very convinced that this is a scam because there's a threshold of your earnings. When you reach a certain number of points, it is equivalent to an income which won't increase no matter if you had more points.

They claimed that USANA defeated Apple, Microsoft etc. I want to tell that time.. hey guys I have access to the internet and the world. They introduced us to their associates who were topnotchers and who graduated with honors. I am not easily influenced by how intelligent people live their lives. I've realized that intelligent people/professionals are the potential victims since they can buy the required package. I'm more blessed with the ability to know that I am being fooled. I find zero integrity in this company except for them telling that you need to recruit and buy our products. I could not believe that professionals are exchanging their relatively low paying jobs (compared to USANA's attainable income) for this. I don't now if I'm being judgmental, but the way they look into your eyes, you would feel that you entered a cult. I don't know if they have a training for this haha. They all look like liars. They have practiced their scripts well because I heard the same mind-manipulating info.

Even Manny Pacquiao is being used by this company. They are telling that they don't need to advertise then why are they secretly using the names of celebrities as their customers? I pretended to like this offer since there are so many talks and I wanted to stop all these sales talk and get out of that building. I could not sell products that I myself don't wanna use. Living the NATURAL way is the best. I have seen their fraud cases and executives faking their real professions. It's better to start my own business and earn with integrity.

SM   PH

They got my wife into USANA about two months ago promising "very flexible schedule" so as to manage her time with our 5month baby boy

since then my wife was going to 8-hr long seminars (including team meetings) got me waiting until 2-3AM in the morning!! HOW CAN THEY CALL IT "FLEXIBLE" TIME?!?!?!

not to mention the business itself, young cash-hosers whose sole purposes was to drive my wife into recruiting like there's no tomorrow... which includes strategy" like telling your friends that your "office" needs a pharmacist and when they have gone to the interview only to find out that it's an MLM seminar involving cash driven zombies flashing their dream houses convincing everyone can do this just by paying off PHP 35K. MY GOD. if this is real business then they should all just focus on advertising and selling the product FIRST AND FOREMOST.

THEY might as well just call it USANA - RECRUIT-ALL-YOU-CAN-SCIENCES instead of USANA health sciences..


ALL MLMs should get real and warn aspiring members about ALL the pros and cons of the networking industry, the tremendous amount of time, money, and hard work you need to invest before you even get a small portion of the "DREAM" they all talk about.

Kyler Stringer   Edmonton

Usana is terrible, I'm not going to get on a soapbox and preach why it is terrible; but I will highlight some reasons.

- Low commission on each product
- Milk their associates; I have a rule, you should never have to pay a company to get paid; they want you to buy business centers, buy business centers, buy motivational materials, buy their products, buy their income maximizer, buy everything monthly. I might as well start my own business and market my own name as my brand.
- Binary (2 path) compensation plan is terrible; it inspires teamwork, but it also cuts down on your commission because if one side of your pyramid makes 1 billion dollars and the other side makes 0, you receive 0 dollars in commission.
- About the compensation, it is terrible because there’re thresholds. To make it simple, it is basically a point system. If you get 2,000 points; you get 200$ check. If you get 3000 points, you get a 200$ check. If you get
$3999.99, you STILL get a 200$ check. You won't get your 600$ check until you hit 4000$ (the difference between 2000 and 4000 points is about $25000 of SALES REVENUE (are you kidding me!))
- There's no way you can get rich off their products. They only give you an average of 6-8% commission. The company is designed to fool associates into recruiting more associates, not customers. The training even says "try first to recruit as associates and then if not try preferred customers" why does it matter?
- When you try to do things differently usana zombies say, "oh no, that's wrong, you're thinking outside the box, plug in and play", why so I can lose money like 99.9% of your co-usana zombies; become desperate and then pay for your motivational materials?

Usana is only for dummies and zombies, most people doing it will fail, because it only targets people who are dumb. If one stupid person does become successful with this then they are still dumb because they can earn A LOT more money developing their own skills and talents for their own business.

Malani   Forth

Nutritional supplements should only be taken if you are unable to obtain the nutrients through food as in the case if you cannot swallow or your body is unable to digest the proper nutrients. In most cases, all the essential vitamins come from the food that we eat..... Just eat a well balanced diet and exercise and you don't have to spend money on nutritional supplements!

Dang   Philippines

i just joined usana a few weeks ago..But it did take me two months to decide if I should join usana.. I did my own research first about the background of the company and its product even if it was clearly explained to me by my friend who invited me there..it is because i want to prove first if what they are saying is true or just a hoax... but as i read some reviews about the company, i have no doubt now that i am in a good business to start with..

usana is the best!!!

Anonymous   Location unknown

for the person who wrote that USANA is not part of NYSE,. I think you should check out again the correct website because I have seen the company listed there. There’s a problem in posting the link so i guess you have to type on google new York stock exchange then you will see the official website of NYSE and there you’ll see that USANA HEALTH SCIENCES is listed on NYSE..

so i guess you have to research well before writing about something.

Another one, if it is the same person who wrote or another. USANA is listed on MIMS 2010 so you will not really find USANA on other MIMS edition. In 2011 it was transferred to PPD(the orange one), which is more precise in discussing the products.

Some say that it is a scam but then again i will say NO. WHy? because if it is really a scam, why would it be listed on New York stock exchange which holds most of the biggest and most stable company? If it really wants to scam other people, would you think it will lasts for almost 20 years? Think again. USANA is a product movement company.

I know that most people, especially Filipinos, have a negative connotation about network marketing but if USANA really wants to scam other people, why are there many associates even the STARTERS progressing and profiting so fast in this business?

Here in USANA, it doesn't matter if you joined first or last. if you really want to succeed in the business you have to believe you will. Perseverance and determination will lead you to that. Yes, starting this business is hard, it requires hardwork, patience, humility and understanding. You have to work on it. at the end, you will harvest the fruits of your labor. It doesn't scam the associate members. period.

"See goodness in everything then you will see you are hap

DZN   Philippine

they say "to see is to believe" but would it be better if " we believe first then we will see'?

Yes, i have been an Associate of USANA Health Sciences for two months already. Yes, it took me a month before getting a commission. But, are the commissions more important than the health of our family?

I am a nurse and knows things that may be harmful and can affect the health of humans. but why did i chose USANA? It is because of the third party evidences that have been well-researched. Yes again, you may think that i'm trying to defend my company because i am associated with it but that's not it! Even me, before I joined I have to know first if it's really good and effective and I,too, have felt the difference. I have been taking the products for a month and half already. And I saw and observed the people who took it that they have improved their health a lot. I will not say that it cured their illnesses but it helped them to become much better and feel much stronger. SO i guess before commenting you should use the products first.
(to be continued on nxt post...)

unknown   philippines

if usana's products are not good . then why is it the only food supplement that is in the PDR ?

ADAM   UTAH

Is MLM Really a Pyramid Scheme?
First, what’s a pyramid scheme? Why do people “run for the hills” at the first indication of a pyramid scheme? If you really knew exactly what a pyramid scheme was, would it be easier to handle this objection from prospects?

To answer this so you really understand it, I need to take you back to the origin of the pyramid scheme. No, it didn’t start at the pyramids of Egypt in 2650 BC, but it’s a very interesting story. The first famous pyramid scheme where money was the focus occurred in the early eighteenth century in France. What you’re about to read goes down as one of the greatest deceptions of all times.

Near the end of King Louis’ XIV reign (1643 to 1715) the economy of France was on a steep decline. The country was 3 billion livres (the currency at the time) in debt. There was a debate whether the government should just declare bankruptcy and start from scratch, but the politicians of the time feared revolution and looked instead for a more expedient solution.

Their first attempt to remedy the problem was to devalue the currency through re-coinage (making new coins). New coins were issued weighing 20% less than the old coin, but with the same face value, and the public was ordered by law to make the exchange. So, if the government “shaved off” 20% of every coin they could create enough gold to pay off their national debt.

But the people of France weren’t that dumb. They didn’t want to hand their full valued coin to the government and be handed back one that weighed less, therefore worth less. This greatly discredited the government of France and threw the economy into greater economic depression.

After King Louis’ XIV death, the Regent (temporary ruler) and a Scotsman friend named John Law came up with a new idea to pay off the national debt. John Law, whose father was a banker, understood money and how banks worked. Together they devised a masterful plan (scheme) whereby they could pay off the national debt.

First, the Regent (temporary ruler) of France authorized John Law to establish a central bank, under the name of Law and Company. (A central bank is a nation’s principal monetary authority. In the USA it’s called Federal Reserve Bank. In the UK it’s called the Bank of England.)

Second, the Regent authorized Law’s bank to issue bank notes (paper money) INSTEAD of real gold and silver coins and put into law that the paper money would be accepted for the payment of taxes. This would in effect give the bank and it’s “paper money” credibility.

Third, John Law knew that he had to establish public confidence in this bank’s notes (paper money) for the entire scheme to work. He immediately announced that all notes from his bank were payable in coin. Meaning, if anyone received his paper money, they could walk into the Law and Company bank and exchange it for real gold or silver coins. This gave the appearance that the paper money was the same value of the gold coin! This was perhaps the greatest deception of the 18th century.

Because of the discomfort of carrying coins around in their pocket, people preferred to carry the paper currency. Therefore, the public would deposit their gold and silver into the bank in exchange for a piece of paper. Just as today – people put their coins in a jar because the coins are too heavy to carry around. Once the jar gets full, they take it to the bank (or grocery store) and cash it in for paper money.

The entire scheme required people to believe in the credibility of Law’s bank and his ability to redeem his notes in coins. Once that belief was established, the paper money was literally “as good as gold.”

As more and more people cashed in their gold in exchange for paper, the banks vault filled with gold.

Now I need to explain how banking began in order to complete this explanation.

In the early days, there was no such thing as credit. If you wanted to buy something, you carried the coins (gold and silver) to the store and paid in coin. A person didn’t want to have their coins in their home or on their person when traveling for fear of being robbed. So they would keep their coins in a bank’s vault. As more and more people put their coins in banks, the banks vault would fill up.

Banks recognized that at no time did EVERYONE pull ALL their gold out of the bank [at the same time]. So the banks started “loaning” out someone else’s gold for short periods of time. This was the birth of “credit & loans.”

John Law learned of “credit & loans” working in his father’s bank. Now, for the first time we have “credit” as a financial tool.

This is where the pyramid formation begins to take place. Because of my divergence into banking and credit, let me recap to ensure you’re still following all of this…

We have the country of France wanting to pay its debt by simply “changing the weight of the coins.” We have a gentleman with banking experience who knew that if they filled the vaults with gold then they could make loans to the public because the probability of everyone asking the bank for their gold at the same time was really low. He established a central bank that was supported by the government and which allowed people to pay their taxes with this bank’s paper money.

The scheme worked… for a while. The Law and Company’s bank received enormous sums of gold to put in their vault. Now, with all that gold in their vault they could loan some of it out… but they would loan it out with paper money instead of actual coins. This was the magician’s act. The real product (gold and silver) vanished and the fake product “paper money” was now in the spot light.
–RIGHT HERE IS THE POINT THAT THIS BECAME A PYRAMID SCHEME–

The Regent made Law’s bank a publicly traded company declaring it the Royal Bank of France. Now people could buy stock in the government’s bank as well as receiving credit in the form of loans from the bank. Over the course of a few years, the bank issued over one billion li... read more »