About Natural Health Products

Why use Natural Health Products…
Natural health products are naturally-occurring substances that can be used to maintain or restore
health. They can be vitamins, minerals, herbs or other plants, amino acids (the individual building
blocks of protein), or parts of these substances. They can come in its naturally consumable form of
many other forms such as powder, pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid form. They are used as part of the
main diet and are used in addition to staple food such as rice, wheat ragi etc.
Natural health products are widely available globally and specifically in India and People commonly
use them for health-related reasons. Common natural health products include vitamins and minerals
(such as vitamin C or a multivitamin), botanicals (herbs and plant products, such as Ashwagandha),
and substances that come from a natural source (such as omega-3 fatty acids). As suppliers of natural
health products, it’s not legal to say that natural products can diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
But we wish to say that they contribute to prevention of major diseases, health maintenance and well-
being by including them as part of a daily consistent mainstream diet.
People have used the active ingredients in natural health products for thousands of years to help
health and to treat illness. Sometimes those natural products are the basis for some of today’s
common medicines. For example, people have used willow bark tea for centuries to relieve fever.
Pharmaceutical companies eventually identified the chemical in willow bark that relieved fever and
used that knowledge to produce aspirin.

What are natural health products used for?
People use natural health products for many health conditions.

 Historically, people have used herbal medicines to prevent illness, cure infection, relieve
fever, and heal wounds. Herbal medicines can also treat constipation, ease pain, or act as
relaxants or stimulants. Research on some herbs and plant products has shown that they
may have some of the same effects that conventional medicines do, while others may have
no effect or may be harmful.
 Researchers have studied some natural products and have provided solid evidence that they
are highly effective in preventing and treating major illnesses and conditions of the body
with almost no side effects. These treatments many times are permanent and have made
significant lifestyle impact on people worldwide. A classic example is that of consuming
foods with plenty of Omega-3 fatty acids, helps in significant lowering of triglyceride levels.

Why Use Natural Body Care and Beauty Products…

1 Earth-Friendly
Products made from conventionally produced ingredients can have a negative environmental impact.
The manufacturing of chemical-heavy health and beauty products puts those chemicals, and many
more, into the air and water, and even more go down your drain in your own home. When ingredients
for natural health and beauty products are farmed and manufactured organically, fewer chemicals are
put into the air and water.

2 Avoid Irritation
Chemicals, artificial colors, and fillers in skin care products and makeup can cause redness, irritation,
and breakouts. Many people are even allergic to chemicals commonly found in conventionally
produced products. Natural makeup, skin care products, and body products work with your skin
instead of against it.

3. Save Your Nose
   Artificial fragrances are designed to cover up the smell of other chemicals used in traditional health
   and beauty products. The effect is that you have a chemical to cover up another chemical, and all
   those chemical smells can cause headaches in many people. Natural health and beauty products smell
   like their natural ingredients, not a cocktail of chemicals. Natural health and beauty products scented
   with natural essential oils can even provide aromatherapy.
4. No Strange Side Effects
   Parabens are used in conventionally produced health and beauty products as a preservative to extend
   the shelf life of products. Parabens, however, are synthetic and mimic your body’s natural hormones.
   Many people worry that this can alter the functions of your body’s endocrine system. Artificial
   ingredients like parabens may help a product do one thing well, but there could be possible side
   effects that are still being uncovered. Natural health and beauty products use natural preservatives,
   such as grapefruit seed extract, that won’t affect your body. And while some people have allergies to a

few natural ingredients (lanolin, which comes from wool, is an allergen for some) the effects are much
more understood than the ones from synthetic ingredients.

5. Gentler Over Time
   Many natural products work better than their conventional counterparts because they don’t contain
   unnecessary fillers or irritants. And while some unnatural products may seem to work better with the
   first try, over the long-term, the harmful chemicals that made your skin feel cleaner or your hair feel
   smoother may actually cause damage.