Supplements are ineffective if your body can’t use them. Many supplements on the market use synthetic vitamins and minerals that aren’t readily absorbed and metabolized by the body.

“Food cofactors” refers to the inclusion of whole-food ingredients in our formulations. This helps deliver nutrients where they need to go in the body so they can actually be absorbed and put to use. We use food-based nutrients in the form of our Organic Whole Food Blend, vitamins in their food forms, and nutrients in their most active forms.

Everyone’s body chemistry is a little bit different, so it’s common for people to have different responses to our supplements. That said, we use ingredients studied for their efficacy.

• Within one week you should feel increased energy, focus, and brain clarity.
• Within one month you should feel improved digestive regularity and less bloat.
• Within three months you should notice improved skin hydration, nerve cell function, and immunity.
• You should experience full effects by the three-month mark.

The Foundation daily packs go beyond a daily multivitamin. They are comprehensive and include all the core nutrients you need every day. It would be difficult to fit all the foundational nutrients of a multivitamin, probiotic, and omega, plus additional minerals and B vitamins in one single pill.

Also, food-based supplements tend to be larger because of the real food-based ingredients.

The probiotic in The Foundation and the Daily Probiotic Blend supplement you can get from us in a separate bottle are the same product.

If you are new to taking a daily probiotic, start with one pill, once a day (included in The Foundation) and see how your body responds. If you have frequent bloat and digestive discomfort, allergies, autoimmune issues, etc., you can increase to a therapeutic dose by purchasing a separate bottle of our probiotic and taking extra each day (up to four pills total daily; two in AM and two in PM).

We recommend The Foundation is stored in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight. No refrigeration is required - take your daily packet on-the-go!

The ingredients in our supplements are sourced domestically wherever possible, but many ingredients come from all over the world. We are committed to sourcing the best-quality ingredients, which often means we have to look internationally.

The box, fluted insert and booklet are all made from paper and are curbside recyclable across the country. The film we use for our packets is made from regenerated plant fibers (making them much more biodegradable than normal plastic packets), but it is not certified to be compostable in most areas, so we recommend disposing of the used packets in your normal trash.

We recommend consulting your OBGYN/Dr. before taking The Foundation.

While it has been used widely in Ayurvedic medicine and we don't have reason to believe it's unsafe during pregnancy, ashwagandha is an active and versatile adaptogen included in our Adaptogenic B Complex that hasn’t been explicitly tested for use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, so we would exercise caution and check with your healthcare practitioner.