THE FOUR PILLARS

The HPDI Differnece

Health Products Distributors offers individuals and health care practitioners the most effective supplements available. To accomplish this, we focus on “Four Pillars”: Superior Design, Top-Quality Ingredients, Avoidance of Harmful Ingredients, and Reliable Manufacturing. These four pillars are what set apart our approach to nutritional supplementation.

1) SUPERIOR DESIGN

Superior DesignOur line of supplements is based upon research and clinical studies

Our supplements are designed to include ingredients demonstrated to be effective in clinical trials and research studies. We include sufficient amounts of key nutrients in our formulas so that the results obtained in clinical trials and research studies are available to consumers. We include far greater amounts of many vitamins, minerals, and supporting nutrients than typical daily values.

The formulas Dr. Hank Liers designs are balanced across the product line, so that consumers do not get either excessive or inadequate amounts of important substances. We avoid a “shotgun” approach in which every possible ingredient known to be useful is included in a product. The shotgun approach often leads to imbalances in an overall supplement program.

We are always informed by the latest nutritional research and clinical studies, and maintain strong personal contacts with knowledgeable authorities in our field. We improve our formulas whenever possible.

2) TOP-QUALITY INGREDIENTS

Top-Quality IngredientsWe emphasize the highest-purity and highest-quality human-grade ingredients

Health Products Distributors uses only the purest ingredients available (often USP or Pharmaceutical grades), and we specify a guaranteed or standardized potency whenever possible. We purchase our raw materials only from reliable suppliers dedicated to providing the highest-quality ingredients.

Our products are designed not to target price points, but to achieve the best results. For example, whenever possible we use coenzyme forms of vitamins in our formulas that may cost ten times more than the simple forms used by other vitamin manufacturers. Coenzyme forms of vitamins are the forms used in the body and are usually found in food.

We use nutrient carriers that are best recognized and utilized in the body. We avoid sulfates, chlorides, carbonates, and oxides. As appropriate, we use Krebs cycle bionutrients (citrates, alpha ketoglutarates, succinates, fumarates, and malates), amino acid chelates (arginates, glycinates, aspartates, lysinates, etc.), and body-specific carriers (picolinates, polynicotinates, sebacates, etc.). Our formulations give the body options by providing multiple mineral carriers. For example, we often use both Krebs cycle and amino acid carriers.

We formulate and package products containing fatty acids in ways that best protect them from oxidation both in the bottle and in the body. This may include the use of a gelcap, Vitamin E, ascorbyl palmitate (fat-soluble Vitamin C), rosemary, or a coated tablet to keep out moisture and oxygen. Also, our manufacturers generally include desiccants in the bottles of capsules and tablets in order to retain freshness.

3) AVOIDANCE OF HARMFUL INGREDIENTS

Avoidance of Harmful IngredientsWe exclude or minimize fillers, carriers, excipients, food antigens, preservatives, coloring agents, etc.

Our products exclude wheat, gluten, corn, dairy, eggs, GMOs, yeast, simple sugars, preservatives, artificial colorings, and artificial flavorings. In addition, we exclude (with just a few necessary exceptions) rice, rye, barley, oats, soy, tomatoes, dairy, and synthetic wax. Also, we exclude dicalcium phosphate, rice powder, and synthetic fillers such as povidone.

When absolutely necessary, we only allow USP grade microcrystalline cellulose, silica, ascobyl palmitate, and magnesium silicate as fillers and flow agents. We avoid all lubricants with the exception of magnesium stearate or stearic acid in small amounts (<2%) when necessary for successful manufacturing of tablets. Also see our Statement on Additives (Excipients).

4) TRUSTWORTHY MANUFACTURING

Reliable ManufacturingWe build relationships with trustworthy manufacturers and suppliers

We conduct business only with manufacturing companies that understand our philosophy (our approach to product purity and formulation), pay close attention to our guidelines, and have excellent reputations for using good manufacturing practices (GMPs). We have worked with most of our manufacturers for more than 10 years. Health Products Distributors products are produced solely by manufacturers of superior-quality supplements that follow FDA manufacturing guidelines.