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St. Francis Herb Farm: A Unique Marriage of Wisdom and Quality

St. Francis Herb Farm: A Unique Marriage of Wisdom and Quality
A Family Business That’s 100% Canadian Owned and Canadian Operated
By: Angela MacNeil, MSc, ND
Issue: October 2011

St. Francis Herb Farm® began as a cottage industry, founded by its present owners, Jeremy and Monique Rivett-Carnac. Drawing on visionary resources of head and heart, the company has been serving the health needs of North Americans with superior products for almost a quarter of a century. In the early days, Jeremy and Monique learned the art of wildcrafting herbs in British Columbia and today, along with their three children and 27 employees, they operate a modern state-of-the-art facility and thriving herbal business in the Upper Ottawa Valley of Eastern Ontario.

Flora: An important new innovation; GreenCaps+

Flora
An important new innovation; GreenCaps+

By Carlos Weigle
Issue: June/July 2011

Adapting to change: that’s probably one of the key factors to keeping any business alive in a highly competitive market. Even more so if that business belongs to the natural health industry, where consumers “fall in and out of love” with products very quickly and where scientific discoveries are made almost on a daily basis.

In the case of Flora, the ability to adapt to those changes is joined by a deep-rooted tradition and a commitment to quality. Its history goes back almost a century, to Germany, where Dr. Otto Greither, grandfather of the current owner Thomas Greither, dedicated his life to the discovery, production and distribution of natural health products.

Such a strong legacy was bound to live on. Thomas Greither, who ran a natural foods store in Burlington, Vermont, always wanted to follow on his grandfather’s steps and create his own line of products. His wish came true when he took over the reins of Flora in Burnaby, British Columbia, in the mid 1980’s. The company first started distributing herbal remedies from Europe, at a time when those kinds of products were far from popular in Canada.

Pharmax: Scientific leader

Pharmax:  
Scientific leader
Industry-leading biospecialty products now available in Canada

By: Philip Rouchotas, MSc, ND
Issue: April/May 2011

Pharmax is a leading-edge, comprehensive line of 150+ professional grade nutraceuticals encompassing: probiotics, fatty acids, condition-specific combination formulas, plant antimicrobials, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Clinically effective and practical, the Pharmax brand is designed to support practitioners with evidence-based natural supplements at therapeutic doses, providing therapeutic tools to address immediate intensive support while supplementing long-term preventative maintenance.

Integrative Therapeutics: Commitment to advancing the naturopathic profession

Integrative Therapeutics
Commitment to advancing the naturopathic profession

By: Crystal Chanderbhan, ND
Issue: February/March 2011

Integrative Therapeutics Inc (ITI) has been serving integrative healthcare practitioners for over 35 years. A well- developed array of product offerings has allowed Integrative to operate as a one- stop shop for physicians wishing to stock a dispensary of evidence- based, quality natural health products. Some of the company’s best known products include the innovative Ubiquanol QH (a reduced form of CoEnzyme Q10), IVY-calm (cough syrup made from an ivy leaf extract), a series of probiotic pearls covering a broad spectrum of researched probiotic strains, and Cortisol Manager, a combination of several ingredients including ashwagandha, theanine, and magnolia for improving abnormal cortisol patterns.

Advanced Naturals: Healing the second brain

Advanced Naturals
Healing the second brain

By: Crystal Chanderbhan, ND
Issue: November/December 2010

The core value of Advanced Naturals is an understanding that the foundation of vibrant health begins in the digestive system.

What began as a personal journey for Brenda Watson, N.D., C.T., CNC to restore her own health has since become a life-changing pursuit to ensure people achieve good health through proper digestion. Throughout her career, she has worked in and developed several natural healthcare clinics that specialize in digestive care and internal cleansing. During that time she has seen countless individuals restore and maintain their health through the application of her natural healing principles.

Carlson: A Family Affair

Carlson
A Family Affair

By: Angel Kruzel
Issue: October 2010

Founded by John and Susan Carlson in 1965, Carlson Laboratories has been a family owned and operated business for 45 years. Carlson Laboratories, located in Arlington Heights, IL, is dedicated to providing only the highest quality natural supplements; after all, no one cares more about the quality that goes into a product than the people who put their names on it!

Carlson Laboratories began with a single vitamin E formula and a mission. The Carlson family knew firsthand about this powerful antioxidant, especially in the alpha-tocopheryl succinate form. They started Carlson Laboratories after seeing the health benefits Susan Carlson’s father experienced from taking this form of vitamin E. They wanted to share with everyone the health benefits their family found using natural-source vitamin E.