The birth of Herbalife
This company was born 35 years ago from the brilliant mind of a young 18 year old boy,
Mark Hughes, who had lost her mother, an unknown Hollywood actress, for an’
overdose of diet pills prescribed by your doctor. Young Mark swore to himself that no one in the world would die from losing weight anymore. He went to China to study
ancient medicinal herbs with a scholarship from then California Governor Ronald Reagan. Once back in the United States thanks to the collaboration with the scientist Richard Marconi, he created his first product, the legendary
Herbalife Formula 1. It was the 1980s and young Mark was selling his first single product straight from the trunk of his car, contacting people, one person at a time, and giving them the chance to lose weight in a safe and healthy way. His first satisfied client was his maternal grandmother, the person who raised him. Grandma lost weight, her friends wanted to try the Herbalife F1 Smoothie too, they lost weight in turn and began this magical and epic adventure.
Herbalife today
Now after 35 years with Herbalife present in 91 countries, the founder's dream is coming true, that is to bring a balanced breakfast every day to every home in the world. Just think that every day in the world more than 2 million smoothies are consumed. In recent years, numerous and qualitative products have been added to the first, Smoothies,
protein snacks, nutritional and energy supplements, products for specific needs, for the well-being of the cardiovascular system, products for the
fitness and products for the
external nutrition, skin care, cleansers, moisturizers, anti-aging and body and hair care products. Among the basic supplements are:
F2 Multivitamin with 11 minerals and 12 vitamins and folic acid, Multifibre food supplement of sweet fibers,
Mineral complex mineral salt supplement with vitamin C,
Cell Activator special formulation with vitamin B group, vitamins of life and good mood, zinc, manganese and copper,
Xtra-Cal calcium food supplement with vitamin D, magnesium, manganese, zinc and copper,
Herbalifelinesupplement of
Omega 3 fatty acids of the highest quality that promotes normal heart function rich in EPA and DHA,
Roseguard, a very powerful antioxidant, food supplement with vitamins A and C which contribute to the maintenance of the normal function of the immune system and Vitamin E which protects cells from oxidative stress.
The scientific committee
Particular study is dedicated to supplements, which, like all Herbalife products, are studied at the
Human Cell Nutrition Laboratory dedicated to Mark Hughes at the
UCLA, the University of California, the largest in the world. 35,000 students and 5 Nobel laureates who work there. One of these, prof.
Louis Ignarro, Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1998, has been collaborating with us for years and has created exclusive patents for us such as
Niteworks and the
Prelox Blue for the protection of the cardiovascular system, Herbalife also has a very high level Medical Scientific Committee. We collaborate with scientists of the weight of: Dr.
David Heber, for 15 consecutive years best doctor of America, directs the research center on herbs for dietary supplementation of the National Institutes of Health NIH, the research unit for clinical nutrition funded by the National Cancer Institute NCI, and the scholarships for training on hallucla NIH nutrition and obesity.’UCLA.
Vasilios Frankos, PhD, senior vice president of product safety and compliance, is a leading expert on the laws governing dietary supplements, was director of Federal & amp; Drug Administration
Paolo Giacomoni, PhD, researcher in biochemistry: is one of the world's leading experts in the field of protection against solar radiation. He has worked for companies such as Estée Lauder, Clinique and Lancome today vice president for the Skink Care section of HL. Its motto is: innovation..
John Heiss, founder of a company that produced products for sporting endurance, second-class cyclist obtained his doctorate in biochemistry at UCLA where he performed specific studies on the functioning of individual proteins within cells. Director of HL Sport & amp; Fitnessss
Gary Small author of over 500 scientific papers considered one of the most important innovators in the world in the field of research on topics such as brain health and aging..