Are you confident that your child is getting all the nutrients he or she needs for daily nutrition and overall health? How do you encourage your child to like or even enjoy taking vitamins?
by USANA, parents can support their children’s growth in a fun, convenient and healthful way. Usanimals is a daily multivitamin for children ages 2 to 12 with a balanced formula that contains 23 essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to support healthy growth and development for healthy immune functions and energy levels, and bone support.
“Good growth encompasses all aspects in the development of children – from physical, physiological, intellectual, emotional and psychological. We are proud to say that Usanimals by USANA can support the nutritional demands of growing children by providing the relevant and the most comprehensive nutrients that result in improved overall health development,” said Gen Blasurca, Corporate Pharmacist at USANA.
Gen Blasurca (right at top cover photo), Corporate Pharmacist at USANA
Health Sciences (USANA), leads a discussion about Usanimals, an FDA-approved multivitamin for children
and teens, at a recent press conference on March 31, 2017 at the Happy Garden Café in Makati.
Usanimals was relaunched locally in response to
parents’ clamor for complete, high-quality and effective kids’ multivitamins.
According to Blasurca, each tablet is complete with 23 essential multivitamins,
minerals and antioxidants to promote
children’s healthy growth and development, a healthy immune function, balanced
energy levels, and bone support.
With
Blasurca are two of USANA’s to-earning distributors nine-star Diamond Director
Josephine dela Fuente (center) and Emerald Director Mara Pasco (left), both of
whom are mothers. During the discussion, Dela Fuente
and Pasco revealed that Usanimals has nearly eliminated their children’s allergies
and sick days, boosted their energy, and enabled them to enjoy taking vitamins
through the chewable and animal-stamped tablets.
Founded in 1992, USANA is a U.S.-based nutritional
company that manufactures high-quality supplements, personal care and healthy
food products in its FDA-Registered
Drug Establishment in Salt Lake City. In the Philippines,
the company recently celebrated its 8th year, earning PhP4 billion
in local sales last year.
Children’s nutritional needsChildren need a diet sufficient in macro and micronutrients. Macronutrients refer to carbohydrates, fats and protein needed by the body to provide the vital energy and body building elements for survival and development.
Meanwhile, micronutrients are essential vitamins and minerals children needed in small amounts to support their physical and mental development. A child’s diet must also be sufficient to provide for the accumulation of stores of nutrients in preparation for the accelerated growth spurts of the teen years.
The lack of micronutrients such as iodine, vitamin A or iron in their daily diet may result in brain underdevelopment and poor performance in school, as well as the inability to cope with stress.
Usanimals contains quality antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to help ensure that the essential nutrients are present in your child’s diet. It contains vital micronutrients such as Vitamins A, C, E, and zinc to boost immunity; B6, B12, folate, and choline for healthy brain function; calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D for strong bones and teeth; and iron, thiamin, and B12 for energy. It also contains calcium pantothenate, biotin, inositol, antioxidant phytonutrient complex (blackberry, raspberry, cranberry, blueberry fruit powder), selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum.
It is free of artificial flavors and sweeteners. Each chewable tablet is easy to eat, is stamped with animal shapes and has a natural wild berry flavor, making it a yummy and fun treat for kids!
Gen Blasurca, Corporate Pharmacist at USANA Health
Sciences, recently presented Usanimals, an FDA-approved dietary supplement for children and
teens, during a recent press conference at the Happy Garden Café in Makati. The
multivitamin was relaunched in response to parents’ clamor for complete,
high-quality and effective kids’ multivitamins. According to Blasurca, each Usanimals
tablet is complete with 23 essential multivitamins, minerals and antioxidants
that promote
children’s healthy growth and development, a healthy immune function, balanced
energy levels, bone support.
Each tablet costs only PhP18 versus purchasing
discrete multivitamins and minerals which would cost more. Additional benefits
of Usanimals include its chewable form compared with messy syrup counterparts, and
its sugar-free formulation.
Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences is a
U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures high-quality supplements,
personal care and healthy food products in its FDA-Registered
Drug Establishment in Salt Lake City. In the Philippines,
the company recently celebrated its 8th year, earning PhP4 billion
in local sales last year.
Feeding ProgramUSANA True Health Foundation (THF), USANA’s corporate social responsibility organization, recently partnered with Cornerstone Foundation – an education program under the group Couples for Christ, the Ateneo Center for Educational Development and the Department of Education – to conduct a six-month feeding program during their Saturday classes.
Throughout the program’s duration, the students were individually weighed and their heights measured before and after each feeding cycle, to track their physical development. It also allowed USANA’s program coordinators to monitor the other health needs of the children.
Aside from the weekly feeding sessions, USANA also generously gave each of the students a six-month supply of Usanimals. Results of the student’s physical progress, to be available later this year, will be used to improve the program further.
The USANA difference“USANA ensures that it manufactures products that are well-researched and is backed by reliable and accurate science,” said Aurora Gaston, USANA Vice President for the Philippines and Indonesia. “We have in-house world-class scientists who test the potency and purity of USANA product to ensure complete and balanced formulas.”
“Our Scientific Advisory Council consists of independent associates whose insights into product applications and efficacy help us deliver high-quality products that promote human health.
“We work with distinguished scientific institutions who conduct research to ensure out company provides cutting-edge nutritionals.”
“At USANA, we believe that the quality of raw ingredients is of the utmost importance. USANA only uses ingredients of high quality to ensure maximum purity, potency, and bioavailability.”
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