The Leading Online Wholesale Vitamin & Nutritional Store - Vitacost
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 Welcome to the Internet's Leading Wholesale Nutritional Supplement Store!
Allen S Josephs, M.D.
President
Who We Are
Those of us at vitacost.com consider ourselves very lucky. We have the honor of providing products and services that promote optimal health. Those of you that we serve will have the opportunity to promote optimal health, experience more abundant energy, achieve your ideal weight, and much, much more - all through the use of safe, effective, natural products. It's easy to see why we're passionate about our business and take such pleasure in pleasing you.

Best Prices
Many web sites claim to offer the 'Lowest Prices', but only Vitacost.com truly offers wholesale prices on thousands of vitamins and supplements. Most of the products we carry are sold at the Published Wholesale Price which is typically 33% to 75% less than what you would pay at the retail level. Check out our most recent price comparison chart and see for yourself.

Leading the Way
Our leadership goes well beyond price. We have assembled a group of prestigious medical doctors to serve on our Scientific Advisory Board. These medical experts have reviewed over 10,000 medical studies including nutrients, and they continue to review all new studies as soon as they are released. Using this amassed knowledge, our experts have created a Comprehensive Health Resource that's available to each of our customers. This Resource will help you understand the role nutrition plays in over 100 health concerns. It also provides you with the scientifically proven health benefits of a large number of vitamins, minerals and herbs.

Research and Studies
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in those over 55. And while there is no macular degeneration treatment at this time, a groundbreaking US Government study, the lutein antioxidant supplementation trial (LAST), showed that our own OcuPower® Multi-Vitamin may effectively improve vision lost to AMD. Improvement of vision and "dry" AMD symptoms, as well as the effectiveness of the vision supplement lutein were the goals. The OcuPower eye health vitamin, which was specially selected for this study, now has the distinction of appearing in the April, 2004 edition of Optometry, Journal of the American Optometric Association. Improvement of vision and "dry" AMD symptoms were the goals of this study. And because low lutein intake is a major risk factor for AMD, LAST was designed to evaluate lutein's effects, both as part of the OcuPower formula and alone. Get more information about Ocupower.

What We're All About...

At vitacost.com, our mission is to provide you with the best guidance available related to the most important aspect of your life&##133; maintaining your excellent health. Along with this mission is our mandate to provide you with the health products you need at the lowest possible price&##133;thus helping you to maintain positive financial health as well!
Product Reviews

Each month our Scientific Advisory Board will review the formulas for one of the more popular product categories and provide you with a rating based on the:

- superiority of nutrient levels
- forms of nutrients used
- expected overall effectiveness of the formulation
- safety of the formulation
- value compared to other similar products

Concerned about the quality of your supplements? We are too! That's why we pick popular products from one category each month and send them for a third party lab analysis. We post the results so you can be sure that you're getting what is on the label. Look for the LAB TEST logo next to the product name, click on it, and you will see the actual results for the product. No other nutritional supplement reseller we know of goes to such lengths to keep you informed - and protected!

Our Products
Vitacost offers products from a wide range of leading brands, including its own specially researched Nutraceutical Sciences Institute (NSI) brand. NSI was created five years ago to offer health conscious consumers the option of a single convenient powerful formula of nutrients, combined in the proper dosages, to address specific health concerns. Now consumers can replace an entire supplement regimen with one cost-effective nutraceutical. Formulations are available to address obesity, vision, emotional health, brain function, joint health, and many more.

We Keep Your Shipping Costs to a Minimum
We ship all orders via USPS or UPS, unless otherwise specified. If you would like to Overnight your order or change your ship method for an additional charge please call 1-800-793-2601. Orders received by 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time will be shipped the same day, provided that items ordered are in stock. Shipping & handling is just $4.99 per order within the Continental United States, no matter how much you order. Please call 1-800-793-2601 to place an order out of the Continental United States for an additional charge. But check back, because we plan to ship internationally from the website very soon!

Responsive Customer Service
A friendly, knowledgeable vitacost.com customer service representative is just a click or a phone call away. Simply go to our online Customer Service Center or call toll free 800-793-2601 during our convenient hours (9am - 9pm EST (Monday - Thursday), 9am - 6pm EST (Friday) and 10am - 3pm EST (Saturday)). You can check the status of your order, ask questions about products, or sign up for our weekly newsletter, vitacost Health Letter.

30-Day Money Back Guarantee
Every product we offer is backed by our 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, you may return the unused portion of any product for a refund, less applicable shipping costs.

Safe, Secure and Private
Your safety, security and privacy are fully protected when you shop with us. Vitacost has been approved by and/or is a member in good standing with all of the following respected authorities:

At vitacost.com we've harnessed the power of the Internet to provide quality health products at the lowest prices available combined with efficient, personalized service through automation. I invite you to take advantage of this innovative approach to spare your budget, to conserve your time, to simplify your life, and most importantly, to enjoy excellent health for your lifetime!

Allen Josephs, M.D.

President

*Note: Published Wholesale Price is the regular wholesale price published in distributor catalogs, and does not include any specials or volume discount that may be granted by our vendors or manufacturers.