Christopher's Mission & Quality Statement
Quality
Products for You!
Our Mission is to provide natural whole food dietary supplements
according to the Dr. John R. Christopher ND, MH philosophy at fair
prices with excellent service. Dr. Christopher's Original Formulas are
time-tested & have been manufactured since 1945 &
trusted by millions of people because they work.
Time
& time again, we hear from customers that they tried another
brand but did not experience the same results as with Dr. Christopher's
Formulas. To this, we reply it's because the quality &
experience that is put into every bottle we make. From the fields that
harvest our herbs, through the state of art manufacturing processes,
down to the finish product that our customers take daily.
Dr.
John R. Christopher was a pioneer of natural supplements that are very
common today. Far ahead of his time, John began formulating when no one
sold wholesale herbs, so he had to find ingredients & create
his own formulas. Over the years he created more than 66 formulas that
are still used by millions today. Dr. Christopher's fame grew rapidly
& In 1953 he set up the School of Natural Healing that is still
operating today & many founders of other herbal businesses have
studied & learned from his philosophy. He wrote 5 books that
continue to be great sellers. He gave more than 120 lectures &
seminars internationally & in the United States. Dr.
Christopher's legacy continues in the lives he touched & in his
herbal formulas will aid through generations to come.
We
only use Whole Herb/Plant products, not standardized. Today the process
of extracting "leading active ingredients" is common place & is
called "Standardization." It's all the rage throughout the chemical
& natural food industry. The theory is that if one dose of a
"suspected" key ingredient is good, a large dose all at once of that
ingredients is better. Not so! Those leading active ingredients are
properly placed, by Nature, in proportions mixed with other ingredients
to keep the herb in perfect balance synergistically. When taken in
whole form, they present to your body a balanced solution.
Dr.
Christopher strongly demanded his company only manufacture herbal
products using the Whole herb, never extracting a single ingredient. He
understood the necessity of using herbs the way nature had intended
them, in their whole state.
We only accept
Non-treated or steam treated Organic & Wildcrafted herbs when
available (reasons for unavailability: endangered, out of season,
failed crops etc.), & all ingredients are listed on our product
label. We are 100% Pure. We do not use chemicals or chemical clones,
added fillers/flow agents, or genetically modified ingredients that
many companies use to cheapen their product for profit. As the saying
goes "You get what you pay for". If you start with a cheap raw
material, there is nothing you can do in the manufacturing process to
improve quality. Sourcing high-quality ingredients for our formulas is
key. Often we will receive a sample from a supplier & test
results show that it does not contain active constituents in proper
ratios so it is rejected & the sourcing process continues until
the high quality expectations are met. Unfortunately, there are many
that do not share the same high standards in the marketplace today
& as is always the case we get what we pay for. We can't expect
a cheap car to out perform & have the luxuries of a
top-of-the-line vehicle, just as we shouldn't expect a cheaply made
herbal product to benefit our body the same way the highest-quality
supplements will.
Our vegetarian caps are
manufactured with state-of-the-art technology, & made from a
vegetable derived raw material. Our hard shell vegetable capsules are
produced with Hydroxipropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), derived from wood
and cotton fibers, which is certified as Kosher for year round
& passover use by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of
America & meets all requirements of current USP and FCC (Food
Chemical Codex). HPMC. They are considered Generally Recognized As Safe
(GRAS) by FDA, are non-ionic & sulfate free. Finally there now
is a real alternative for vegetarians & consumers who are
restricted by religion from taking capsules made from beef or pork by
products.
Dr. Christopher Extracts are a 4:1 ratio
(4 part herb to 1 part vegetable glycerin or pure grain alcohol). We
use a Cold Percolation Process to ensure that no enzymes are destroyed.
This extraction process preserves the natural occuring enzymes in the
plant product. Unfortunately it's all too common for other
manufacturers to use a heating process which destroys many of the vital
nutrients & enzymes in the plant. Our glycerin is tested for
DEG contamination and is DEG free, kosher, & derived from palm.
We
do not rely on CofA's (Certificates of Analysis) from any source as we
validate the identity of each plant & finished product through
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography to ensure their quality.
Many competitors use IR (Infrared) to verify the identity of each
plant. This method is cheaper, less accurate & does not have
the ability to detect contaminates, such as pesiticides in the herb. We
do Organoleptic testing & a full spectrum of Microbiological
Testing on each plant & those tests include TVC (Total Viable
Count), Yeast & Mold Counts, Coliform Counts, E-coli &
Salmonella. Other quality assurance tests performed on our Raw
Materials include High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas
Chromatography & Heavy Metal ICP-MS test.
Our
raw materials & finished products go through more testing than
many of our competitors to ensure our customers all over the world get
consistently high-quality products.
We meet
& exceed current government GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
quality standards. Our state of the art production & raw
materials storage facilities includes a climate-controlled warehouse
& cutting-edge laboratory equipment. Our company receives
regular in house audits as well as FDA audits.
The
Staff at Wholistic Botanicals L.L.C has years of experience of making
natural products that yield results. We have & will continue
keeping the highest standards set by the late Dr. John R. Christopher
in producing his time-tested formulations. We seek the best in nature,
produce the very best & strive to build trusting relationships
with our customers. Our commitment to quality & control in
every aspect of testing along the manufacturing process reflects our
commitment, you can be sure you are getting the highest-quality,
best-formulated products available. What we do here is important but
the way we do it matters most.
Sincerely
Robert
Scott
President
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