Forbes Medi-Tech has an answer for folks wanting to lower their cholesterol by changing their diet. The firm makes Reducol, a dietary supplement ingredient that reduces LDL, the "bad" cholesterol associated with increased risk of heart disease. It sells the ingredient to food and nutritionals companies that incorporate it into their products. Pharmavite uses Reducol in its Cholest-Off supplement, and foodmakers in Europe use it in items such as yogurt, milk, and bread. Until 2008 Forbes Medi-Tech also had a drug development operation, which was testing pharmaceutical candidates to treat high cholesterol and metabolic conditions; however, it has divested those operations to focus on its Reducol business.

Fortitech, Inc. company makes nutrient-rich premixes -- chock full of vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients -- that food and beverage makers add to their products to improve their nutritional content. Companies use Fortitech's custom-made nutrient premixes to fortify a variety of foods and other products, including baby formula, cereals, sports drinks, nutrition bars, supplements, snack foods, noodles, and rice. The firm works with its customers to develop blends that target various health conditions or demographic groups; it then makes and distributes the premixes, which come in both liquid and powder form, from facilities located around the world.

Garden of Life, Inc. Company manufactures and supplies nutritional supplements, specialty food items, and personal care products. Its supplements include weight management, digestive health, and immune-system support products. The company's Original Medicine division produces nutritional products for distribution by health practitioners; its other lines are sold through natural foods retailers. Many of Garden of Life's products are based on a program called The Maker's Diet which was created by company founder and chairman Jordan Rubin in 2000 after overcoming Crohn's disease. Garden of Life has agreed to be acquired by Atrium Innovations.

Green Foods Corporation company manufactures and sells nutritional products made from green barley grass and other natural ingredients. Of its lead products, its Green Magma provides healthy doses of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to promote overall wellness. Carrot Essence is beta-carotene and vitamin C supplement, and Magma Slim is a weight loss formula. Green Foods also makes products for pets, Barley Cat and Barley Dog. Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara founded Green Foods Corporation, which sells its products throughout the US online and through brokers, in 1980.

Herbalife Ltd. (Herbalife) is a global network marketing company that sells weight management, nutritional supplement, energy, sports and fitness products, and personal care products. Herbalife sells its products in 70 countries through a network of over 1.9 million independent distributors. The Company offers science-based products in four principal categories: weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports and fitness, and Outer Nutrition. In October 2008, Herbalife announced that it has begun doing business in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. These countries become part of the Company's Mexico and Central America region. Five products from Herbalife's nutrition line will be available in each market, including the Company's flagship Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, in four flavors; Performance Protein Powder; Herbal Aloe Drink Concentrate; NRG Tea, and Thermojetics Tea.

Herborium Group is a developer and marketer of herbal nutritional supplements. Herborium's product line includes Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal blends designed to clear up acne (AcnEase), boost energy (Energy Restoration), and heighten sexual performance (Lasting Pleasure for women, MaleForce for men). Herborium sells it products in the US, the UK, and continental Europe through a network of distributors, specialty retailers, such as natural foods stores, and online marketplaces. The company's founder, president and CEO Agnes Olszewski and director James Gilligan hold about 70% of the company's shares.

Don and Lucy Hillestad founded Hillestad Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in 1959. Hillestad Pharmaceuticals USA goes natural, producing vitamin, mineral, protein, and herb products from all-natural sources. It also makes prescription and nonprescription vitamin products for dialysis patients under the Dialyvite and Hill*Vite names. In addition, Hillestad offers private-label manufacturing of tablets, powders, cremes, lotions, and liquids for doctors and pharmacies, health food stores, and various national and international companies.

IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in Columbia, Maryland. IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of specialty biochemical products in the United States and internationally. It focuses on research and development in the areas of fermentation technology, nutrition and health, and marketing of products and applications. The company offers AstaXin, a natural source of astaxanthin, a pigment that imparts the characteristic red color to the flesh of salmon, trout, prawns, and other types of fish and shellfish. It is also venturing to supply astaxanthin as a nutraceutical ingredient. The company sells AstaXin primarily to fish producers in the aquaculture industry principally in the European Union, Japan, Chile, and Canada. IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. has a joint venture agreement with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company to manufacture and sell astaxanthin and derivative products worldwide.

Imperial Ginseng Products company cultivates more than 550 acres of North American ginseng root used in traditional Chinese medicine. The company operates a farm in Ontario, Canada, where the root is grown for three or four years (each year increases yield and value), harvested, and dried. Imperial Ginseng Products sells the dried root to buyers in North America and Asia, who then turn it into prepared remedies. CDS & Co owns 55% of the company, while co-chairmen Hugh Cartwright and Stephen McCoach and director Maurice Levesque together hold nearly 40%.

Indiana Botanic Gardens makes, markets, and sells herbal supplements, cosmetics, and other natural products.Its Botanic Choice and Botanic Spa lines feature such exotic ingredients as hoodia (an African desert plant), Indian Water Hyssop, and emu oil. In all, it sells about 1,700 items to customers throughout the US and abroad. The company does most of its business through its mail-order catalogue and online retail site; it also operates a retail store and offers wholesale sales for other retailers. Joseph E. Meyer, author of the classic reference book The Herbalist, founded Indiana Botanic Gardens in 1910. His great-grandson Tim Cleland is the company's president.

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