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Your Natural Options
An Option You Can Trust
Our company was built upon the premise that many of you are looking for healthy options to improve your health and way of life. To do so you must find options that you can trust. Few things in life are as crucial as your health. As important as it is to take steps to improve your well being, it is equally important to be comfortable that you are taking steps in the right direction.
Yournaturaloptions.com is not merely a clearing house of products at discounted prices, but also a resource where members can learn about healthy options as a part of their total wellness plan. As a member, you will receive Wholesale
pricing
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Everybody asks for your trust, but we are committed to earning it by taking the following steps to insure that we remain An Option You Can Trust:
Product Advisory Board
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Review of all Vendors
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Review of all Products
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Random Product Quality Testing
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Price Assurance - There is no need to wonder if you are getting a good price, member's purchase product at Wholesale pricing
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all day, every day, with flat rate shipping, too.
Yournaturaloptions.com takes the guesswork out of shopping.
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Easy Return Process - Our return process has been designed to give you the opportunity to use and evaluate your purchase to ensure that you are completely satisfied
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Informational Resources
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Ingredient Guide
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Effectiveness Guide
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Drug / Nutrient Interactions
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Complementary Therapies
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Healthy News
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Product Advisory Board
Our Product Advisory Board is made up of health professionals dedicated to helping our members take proactive and complimentary steps towards living the healthiest life possible. The Product Advisory Board plays an active and important role in ensuring that you can trust the products available on our site. Not only does each member review each vendor we seek to do business with and every product that we carry, but they also work to stay abreast of new research, potential interactions with medicines and industry news to make certain that you can trust our product offerings.
The Product Advisory Board is comprised of the following members:
Susan Trimbo, PhD
Dr. Susan Trimbo is a currently a consultant to domestic and international consumer products companies focusing on health and nutrition, and a Lighthouse Naturals Board member. Previously, Dr. Trimbo was Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs for General Nutrition Centers (GNC) where she was involved in product development, product safety and consumer information. Dr. Trimbo's passion and expertise in natural products will help guide Lighthouse Naturals in selecting and developing efficacious and beneficial products.
Prior to joining GNC, Dr. Trimbo was Senior Director of Nutritional Sciences-Worldwide at Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. Earlier, Dr. Trimbo was involved in research and development at Clintec International, a Baxter-Nestle medical nutrition venture.
She earned her doctorate at Cornell University, concentrating in food chemistry, nutrition and biochemistry, She completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the American Dietetic Association.
Karen Brim, R.Ph
Karen has worked in the health care and managed care fields for more than 20 years, currently serving as a Clinical Pharmacist with Independent Health Association, Inc. With a background in clinical pharmacy and disease management she has assisted organizations in utilizing best practices and therapeutic efficiencies to manage the use of pharmaceuticals and complementary therapies.
As the lead of several Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees, Karen has been responsible for researching and evaluating new products and emerging therapeutic issues and in turn developing strategies to optimize their use. This expertise will assist Lighthouse Naturals in selecting and evaluating new products. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy.
Thomas Sheehan, M.D.
Dr. Thomas Sheehan is a family medicine practitioner. He currently serves as Assistant Medical Director for Independent Health Association, Inc. Dr. Sheehan recognizes the role that natural products play in a well rounded care plan and will lend his expertise to Lighthouse Naturals to help select high quality products that consumers can trust.
Prior to joining Independent Health, Dr. Sheehan was associate medical director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York and a partner at Kenmore Family Medicine, a family medicine practice in Kenmore, New York. He has participated in numerous advisory committees, including the New York State Department of Health Medical Director Forums for Erie, Niagara and Onondaga Counties and the Office of Medicaid Managed Care, New York City.
A graduate of Canisius College and the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School, Dr. Sheehan is a retired captain, Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve. He is a member of the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School's faculty.
The Product Advisory Board interacts and meets regularly to review new vendors, science, news and products to determine if they are suitable to be offered to our members.
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Vendor Criteria
Before we will even consider a product for sale on our site, the product's vendor must be approved by our Product Advisory Board. We believe that even a product made with the best of intentions may fall short if it is not supported by a solid foundation. Our Vendor Review Process takes into account such criteria as:
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Corporate History - Does the company have a history of sound business practices and good product quality.
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Good Manufacturing Practices - Does the company utilize a facility to manufacture their products that follows Good Manufacturing Practices?
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Documented Quality Control Procedures - Does the company test their products to insure that what is on the label is in the product?
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Regulatory Compliance - Is the company compliant with appropriate regulatory bodies?
In addition, we believe that the only way to truly build a long term relationship with a vendor is to spend time together and review their operations. Because of this, our Management and Advisory Board actively participate in industry related events such as trade shows, conferences and educational seminars as well as visiting key partners to ensure that our standards are continually being met.
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New Product Criteria
We do not believe that health is a popularity contest, it is far too important and too individual to merely run with the crowd. Nor do we believe that best selling necessarily means best quality.
You have enough decisions to make about your health, one decision you won't have to make with us is determining whether or not you can trust the products we make available. Each and every product we offer has been evaluated by our Product Advisory Board based upon the following criteria:
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Vendor / Manufacturer Approval - Each vendor whose products we carry is reviewed by our Product Advisory Board and must be approved before we review their products.
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Ingredient Review - Product ingredients are reviewed to ensure that the products are viable and relevant and are acceptable to the Product Advisory Board.
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Quality Control Testing - Each formula must be supported by the appropriate Quality Control documentation to ensure label accuracy and safety.
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Product Claims Review - Each label is reviewed for inappropriate claims.
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Random Products Testing - We randomly select products for additional quality control testing by an outside laboratory.
**Certain manufacturers set the minimum sales price for their products, which price may be
above wholesale. We sell these
products at the lowest price permitted by the manufacturer.
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