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Why Should You Choose Thorne Health Products?
High-Quality Ingredients: Thorne Health is renowned for its commitment to using top-tier, pure, and well-researched ingredients in their supplements. This dedication to quality ensures that you're getting the best possible nutrition.
Third-Party Testing: Thorne Health goes the extra mile by subjecting its products to rigorous third-party testing. This transparency guarantees that what's on the label matches what's in the bottle.
Evidence-Based Formulas: As someone interested in evidence-based wellness, you'll appreciate that Thorne Health supplements are formulated based on scientific research. This means you can trust that their products are designed to support your health effectively.
Customized Options: Thorne Health offers a wide range of supplements tailored to various health needs. Whether you're looking to support your joints, heart, or overall vitality, they likely have a product suited for you.
Here are some recommended essential supplements
Creatine Monohydrate
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Creatine is an amino acid found mostly in your muscles and in the brain. It’s naturally produced in the body from other amino acids. Creatine is also found in foods like meats, eggs, and fish. It plays a vital role in the body’s production of cellular energy by helping to make ATP, a molecule needed for intense exercise, as well as for supplying the energy to pump your heart and power your brain. Thorne’s Creatine is NSF Certified for Sport®.
Muscle Performance: Promotes physical endurance, power output, and increased work capacity of muscle
Lean Body Mass: Enhances strength and promotes lean body mass
Cognition: Supports cognitive function and a healthy body composition, especially in the aging population
Cellular Energy Production: Creatine helps the cells of the body more efficiently create energy, thus benefiting exercise capacity
Injury Prevention: Promotes a reduction in the frequency of dehydration, muscle cramps, and injuries to the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and nerves
Nutritional Support: For individuals who have an increased dietary need, such as athletes, or for those who aren’t consuming enough creatine-containing foods in their normal diet
Curcumin Phytosome
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Several studies indicate curcumin phytosome can provide significant joint support.
In a 3-month and an 8-month study of 50 and 100 osteoarthritis (OA) patients, respectively, 500 mg of Meriva® (curcumin phytosome) twice daily resulted in increased treadmill endurance, improved joint function, decreased achiness, and maintenance of healthy cytokine balance.
In a 4-month study, Meriva (500 mg/day) plus glucosamine HCl (500 mg/day) was compared to chondroitin sulfate (800 mg/day) plus glucosamine HCl (830 mg/day) in 124 individuals with mild knee OA. Subjects in the Meriva plus glucosamine group experienced faster and greater improvements in stiffness and achiness compared to the glucosamine plus chondroitin group.
Curcumin phytosome can provide support to patients undergoing surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
In a 3-arm study of 180 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome scheduled to undergo corrective surgery, one group received no supplementation before or after surgery, a second group received supplementation for three months prior to surgery, and a third group received supplementation for three months pre- and post-surgery.
The protocol consisted of twice-daily supplementation of 500 mg Meriva, 300 mg alpha-lipoic acid, and a low-dose vitamin B complex. Significant decreases in nocturnal symptoms and number of positive Phalen’s tests (a wrist flexion test used to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome) were observed in the third group; no significant differences were observed in the first two groups.
Curcumin phytosome can reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness after physical exertion.
A group of 20 healthy male volunteers were randomized to receive Meriva (one gram twice daily) or placebo for 48 hours prior to and 24 hours following a downhill running test. Subjects in the Meriva group reported significantly less thigh soreness; significantly less muscle damage was also observed on MRI in the Meriva group.
Collagen Plus
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Collagen Plus combines collagen peptides with nicotinamide riboside and botanical extracts, including natural ceramides from Japanese white peach and polyphenols derived from blackcurrant and redcurrant, to provide the most comprehensive “skin-care-from-within” product on the market.
Collagen Plus contains 13 grams of collagen peptides per serving. The collagen is derived from grass-fed, free-range cows and is hormone-free. It contains uniform, low-molecular weight, hydrolyzed collagen – both types I and III (the forms of collagen typically found in the skin) – for enhanced absorption.
Ceramides are primary components of the outer layer (stratum corneum) of the skin, forming a protective barrier that prevents water from escaping and microbes and other toxins from entering. Although the body produces ceramides, they are also found naturally in foods like eggs and dairy products, as well as in plant sources (sometimes referred to as phyto-ceramides). One fruit that contains ceramides is peach – which has twice the ceramide content of other fruits. HydroPeach™ is Japanese white peach, concentrated to contain 3% ceramides. Collagen Plus contains 20 mg of HydroPeach per serving.
A discussion on healthy aging isn’t complete without looking at nicotinamide riboside (NR), which addresses aging on a cellular level. NAD+ is a coenzyme involved in energy production and healthy aging in every cell of the body, including the skin – and it declines with age. NR is the most direct precursor to NAD+ and taking it orally increases NAD+ levels in the body. Collagen Plus contains 125 mg of nicotinamide riboside hydrogen malate per serving.
Whey Protein
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Whey protein isolate provides 21 grams of protein per serving in a delicious vanilla flavor with flavors and sweeteners derived from natural sources (also available in chocolate flavor). Because it’s an isolate instead of a concentrate, it contains 90-95% protein, compared to a concentrate that contains 70-85% protein. The balanced amino acid profile in Whey Protein Isolate includes lysine as well as arginine and the branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine – and because it contains all essential amino acids it is considered a complete protein. Whey protein is known for its high bioavailability.
What it is
Getting enough protein is essential for broad nutritional needs. Whey Protein Isolate helps in building and maintaining muscle, most organs, and hormones, and promoting hemoglobin and antibody activity. With gut health in mind, digestive enzymes from papaya and pineapple have been added to support digestion of the protein powder while removing all but trace amounts of lactose from the powder.
What it does
Whether for fitness training, promoting weight management, or just maintaining a healthy lifestyle, there are many benefits of protein, and beginning the morning with a shake optimizes the experience. It can help jumpstart your metabolism by converting glucose to fat for energy instead of storing fat, which happens with a high carbohydrate breakfast. A protein shake can promote a feeling of fullness and support healthy weight management when combined with exercise and a healthy diet. While most whole food protein sources require preparation and refrigeration, protein powder is kept easily in a gym bag, a briefcase, a school locker, or a kitchen pantry for a quick serving of protein, as a stand-alone snack, or to complement a protein-deficient meal.
Daily Greens Plus
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Thorne’s Daily Greens Plus is a blend of 28 great-tasting, clinically-studied ingredients that support a healthy body and mind. It provides a comprehensive approach to foundational nutrition, with a focus on supporting healthy aging. This unique, greens powder formula combines the highest-quality sources of green nutrition for a nutrient-dense base, with botanical adaptogens, a mushroom blend, and key antioxidants.
What it is
Unlike many “greens” supplements on the market, Daily Greens Plus is not a “proprietary blend” of dozens of ingredients. In Thorne’s commitment to total transparency, the amount of each ingredient is stated on the label. And no fairy dusting here. Each ingredient has a synergistic purpose in the formula to provide a unique greens formula your body will notice!
What it’s not
Daily Greens Plus supports foundational nutrition and promotes healthy aging. The greens provide a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals; the botanical adaptogens support a healthy stress response and adrenal function; the antioxidants boost the body’s defenses against oxidative damage; and the mushroom blend supports optimal immune function.
Stress Balance
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Our two adrenal glands play a critical role in our ability to respond to stress. Stimulation of the adrenals causes a release of cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and other chemicals. These chemicals raise the heart rate, increase blood pressure, heighten senses, constrict blood vessels to the digestive tract, and raise blood sugar – all in an effort to rally quick energy to either meet an impending challenge head-on or escape a threatening situation.
Most of us are all too often bombarded with various forms of stress that can, if not properly managed, exhaust the adrenal glands. A diet high in refined carbohydrates, the demands of work, managing personal finances, and exposure to environmental pollution are just a few of the modern stress factors that can push the adrenal glands past the ability to adapt.
Chronic stress can exert a range of detrimental effects on bodily systems that are vital to long-term health, such as the immune, cardiovascular, neurological, and endocrine systems. To effectively adapt to stress it is critical to optimize the functioning of the adrenal glands, and Stress Balance has been designed to support the stress response. A unique combination of adaptogenic botanicals and nutrients, Stress Balance provides the nutritional support needed to optimize the adrenals’ response to stress.
Provides nutritional and botanical support for healthy adrenals
Contains key adaptogenic herbs to improve the body’s resistance to stress
Helps reduce fatigue
Optimizes adrenal function for better stress management
Provides non-glandular support for the adrenals
Berberine
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Berberine is an alkaloid found in several plants — in this case Berberis aristata (Indian barberry). Thorne’s dual-action formula Berberine combines the well-studied berberine HCl with well-absorbed berberine phytosome.
What it is
Berberine has a plethora of activities in the body. It supports insulin sensitivity, helps metabolize fat and sugar in the liver, balances sex hormones, supports a healthy microbiome, and more.
What it does
Support for metabolic health:
Helps maintain healthy lipid levels – cholesterol and triglycerides
Promotes glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity for maintenance of healthy blood sugar levels
Provides nutritional support for individuals with metabolic syndrome
Support for weight management:
Helps maintain optimal waist:hip ratio and waist circumference
Benefits body mass index (BMI)
Helps decrease abdominal fat
Supports metabolism of fat in the liver
Helps improve body composition
Support for microbial balance:
Supports beneficial bacterial balance in the gut
Helps to maintain a healthy gut microbiome
Supports a healthy genitourinary tract for both men and women
Nutritional support for women with PCOS:
Supports healthy metabolism, including support for insulin sensitivity
Promotes balanced sex hormones – testosterone/SHBG, LH:FSH ratio – which can be out of balance in women with PCOS
Helps maintain a healthy body weight by benefiting BMI, abdominal fat, waist circumference, and waist:hip ratio
CoQ10
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Thorne’s CoQ10 contains coenzyme Q10 in the form of ubiquinone. CoQ10 is a nutrient found in the mitochondria of cells. CoQ10 provides support against oxidative stress and plays an important role in the body’s production of cellular energy.
CoQ10 is particularly supportive for the cells of the heart, liver, brain, kidney, and muscles. As a person ages, the level of CoQ10 in the body declines. The level of CoQ10 can also be depleted by certain medications.
Thorne’s well-absorbed form of CoQ10 supports the body’s natural level of CoQ10.
Benefits of Thorne’s CoQ10:
Supports cellular energy production which, in turn, supports the body’s energy level and exercise stamina
Support for a healthy heart – promotes normal heart rhythm and blood vessel function, and helps maintain healthy blood pressure
Promotes healthy aging by enhancing mitochondrial function – important for cardiovascular, immune, neurological, and ovarian function, as well as optimal skin health
An important nutrient for mitochondrial function and cellular energy production
Plays an important role in protecting against oxidative stress by enhancing the activity of the body’s master antioxidant – glutathione
Supports a healthy inflammatory response
Superior absorption with Thorne’s CoQ10:
An optimally absorbed, proprietary, lipid-based, non-crystalline form of coenzyme Q10
Nearly three times better absorbed than ubiquinol
Enhanced absorption over other forms of Coenzyme Q10, including dry powder, oil, nanoparticle, and liposomal preparations
FloraMend Prime Probiotic
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Probiotic support for weight management
Lactobacillus gasseri
Bifidobacterium longum
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Mounting evidence supports the importance of the human microbiome in weight management.
The human microbiome consists of all of the microorganisms that reside in or on the human body. These microorganisms outnumber all other cells in the body by 10-fold. Some of these microorganisms cause illnesses, but many are necessary for good health. Although these microorganisms reside in places like the skin and the nose, the largest number and most diverse variety of them occupy the digestive system. Fittingly, they are collectively called the “GI microbiome.”
What is the human microbiome?
Research now indicates that the balance of flora in the gut is related to body weight. Studies in both animals and humans demonstrate that lean individuals have different types and more diversity of flora than individuals who are obese.
Lactobacillus gasseri
This member of the Lactobacillus family is one of two species with both human and animal data that supports a role in weight management. A human study on Lactobacillus gasseri found an average 4.6% reduction in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue with accompanying positive effects on body weight, waist circumference, and body mass index. Other common Lactobacillus organisms (such as L. acidophilus and L. fermentum) might actually improve energy utilization but might increase the risk of weight gain.
Bifidobacterium (longum and bifidum)
Bifidobacterium species are dominant in the mucus membrane that lines the large intestine. B. bifidum supports healthy gut immunity and helps maintain a beneficial balance of flora in the colon. It also supports the maintenance of a normal pH. Research has also found that B. bifidum and B. longum strains enhance the absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous. B. longum further supports GI immunity and bowel regularity. Healthy levels of Bifidobacterium might also provide protection against weight gain, particularly in childhood.
Role of probiotics in metabolic health and weight management
Alterations to the composition and metabolic capacity of gut microbiota in obesity promote adiposity and influence metabolic processes in peripheral organs. Altered gut microbiota can control satiety in the brain (decreasing satiety), increase intestinal permeability (resulting in inflammation), and increase the synthesis, storage, and metabolism of lipids in the adipose tissue, liver, and muscle.
Super EPA
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Thorne’s Super EPA provides the highest quality, purest fish oil available from sustainably-sourced, cold-water fish. Super EPA contains two vital omega-3 fatty acids – EPA and DHA – important throughout adulthood, as well as during periods of increased brain growth that characterize prenatal and postnatal development.
What it is
Super EPA helps maintain the body’s normal inflammatory response in muscles and joints, enhances mood, supports a healthy heart and brain, and promotes a healthy insulin response.
Support for a healthy cardiovascular system – supports the health of blood vessels to promote optimal blood flow and helps maintain already normal triglyceride and cholesterol levels
Promotes a healthy inflammatory response in joints and muscles
Supports immune function
Nutritional support for development and maintenance of healthy brain function
Supports memory and mood
Promotes healthy skin
Helpful for weight management by promoting a healthy insulin response
Magnesium Bisglycinate
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Thorne’s Magnesium Bisglycinate provides 200 mg of elemental magnesium per scoop. It is lightly sweetened, fully reacted, and easily dissolves in water or other liquids to make a pleasant tasting liquid with a hint of citrus.
What it is
Magnesium is essential for the health of the heart and blood vessels, brain, bones, muscles, lungs,and pancreas.
Enhances bronchial relaxation
Essential for electrical activity of the heart
Helps relax smooth and skeletal muscle
Supports vasodilation
Supports insulin sensitivity
Cofactor for enzymes for ATP (energy) production
Why is magnesium important?
Mineral absorption is dependent on how soluble the mineral is, and in turn, the mineral’s solubility is determined by the pH of its environment – the lower the pH, the more soluble the mineral. Glycine, the amino acid in magnesium bisglycinate, helps to decrease the pH in the small intestine, which improves the solubility and absorbability of Magnesium Bisglycinate. Other advantages of Magnesium Bisglycinate include:
Two glycine molecules occupy active sites on magnesium, which reduces magnesium’s tendency to complex with phytates and other plant-based substances that inhibit absorption.
Glycine takes up active sites on the molecule, so less water attaches to the molecule, which reduces the laxative effect seen in magnesium compounds.
A study found that serum levels of magnesium over eight hours were highest for magnesium bisglycinate, followed in order by dimagnesium malate, buffered magnesium bisglycinate, and magnesium oxide. [unpublished study from Albion Laboratories]
Thyrocsin
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What it is
Thyrocsin is a non-glandular, non-hormonal formulation that features a combination of nutritional and botanical ingredients to support the body’s production of thyroid hormones – T4 and T3 – as well as a healthy metabolic rate.
What it does
Provides iodine and tyrosine that the body needs for the formation of thyroid hormones
Maintains a healthy level of T4
Contains nutrient co-factors that promote the conversion of T4 to T3
Benefits healthy adrenal gland function by supporting a balanced cortisol level
Individuals needing support for optimal thyroid function
A person with a slow metabolic rate
Anyone who fatigues quickly or easily gains weight
Who can benefit
Contains no animal glandular ingredients or hormones
Features well-researched KSM-66® ashwagandha
Vitamin B12 is present in its active form – methylcobalamin
Features zinc and copper as glycinate chelates for enhanced absorption
Advanced Nutrients
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Advanced Nutrients goes beyond the high-quality vitamins and minerals contained in Basic Nutrients 2/Day – with a focus on additional nutrients and botanicals that contribute to healthy aging and eye health. Advanced Nutrients combines high quality, active-tissue ready vitamins with highly absorbable chelated minerals, plus:
Nicotinamide riboside
Resveratrol
Lutein
Zeaxanthin
Bilberry
Quercetin phytosome
Astaxanthin
Lycopene
What it is
Due to the state of the current food supply and because very few Americans eat the recommended five daily servings of health-giving fruits and vegetables, nutrition experts agree that a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement should be taken daily. Even the Journal of the American Medical Association – not usually known as a supporter of nutritional supplements – agrees that everyone should be taking a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement (JAMA 2002;287:3127-3129).
Why take a multi
The keystone of every nutritional product line is a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement. At Thorne, we believe this is the starting point for every individual’s supplementation needs and that a multi-vitamin/mineral product should contain all of the essential nutrients. We also believe that by using the purest, most absorbable raw materials – without adding any unnecessary additives and preservatives – every individual’s outcome will be optimized.
Advanced Bone Support
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Thorne’s Advanced Bone Support is a comprehensive blend of bone-supportive vitamins and minerals. Adequate calcium intake is integral to building a healthy bone matrix, and magnesium promotes bone density by optimizing the secretion of parathyroid hormone and facilitating calcium transport to the bones. Vitamin D3 facilitates the absorption and utilization of calcium, while the trace mineral boron assists the body’s metabolism of vitamin D and estrogen. Active B vitamins are included to support healthy methylation, which promotes an optimal level of homocysteine, an excess of which is a risk factor for low bone density.
What it does
Provides foundational nutrients needed for healthy bone matrix
Supports healthy bone formation and healing after injury
Delivers cofactors needed to optimize absorption and transport of calcium
Features B vitamins that support healthy methylation, a key role in bone health
Who its for
Menopausal women at risk for bone loss
Adolescents and young adults – because it’s never too early to start banking bone
Anyone at increased risk for bone loss, including smokers, those with a sedentary lifestyle, and small-boned individuals
Those who consume excessive amounts of sugar, alcohol, or caffeine
Metabolic Health
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What it is
Thorne’s Metabolic Health contains a unique bergamot extract and curcumin from turmeric, which are both complexed with sunflower phospholipids (lecithin) to create two phytosomes that provide many times greater absorption than either extract when not complexed with phospholipids.
Who can benefit
Individuals who want to maintain normal blood sugar and cholesterol levels
Anyone wanting to promote healthy liver function
Individuals who want to support fat metabolism and body composition goals
Men and women looking for nutritional support to combat abdominal weight gain
Those who experience excessive daily stress that creates obstacles to weight management
Anyone experiencing a slowing metabolism or having trouble maintaining desired weight with a healthy diet
How it works
For general metabolic support
Provides nutritional support for individuals with metabolic syndrome by supporting healthy levels of insulin, blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides
Supports balanced inflammatory responses in fat cells, blood vessels, the liver, and throughout the body
Promotes a gut microbiome that benefits cardiometabolic health
Provides antioxidant support to combat the effects of oxidative stress
For healthy weight maintenance
Balances chemicals in fat cells – adiponectin and leptin – promoting fat metabolism and weight management
Manages abdominal fat and supports a healthy BMI and waist circumference
Balances the cortisol response to stress, which supports a healthy weight
Supports insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance associated with weight gain) for healthy carb metabolism
For liver and blood vessel support
Helps maintain blood fat levels – LDL, HDL, triglycerides – already in the normal range
Supports efficient fat metabolism and clearance from the liver
Promotes healthy liver function and a normal balance of enzymes in the liver
Maintains a balanced inflammatory response in the liver and the cardiovascular system
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As always, consult for physician before making decisions regarding your health.