How did Formula IV get discovered? In the 1920's, medical researchers began to identify and document the link between nutrition and health. They soon discovered that several diseases -- pellagra, beriberi, some forms of anemia, rickets, etc. -- were caused by dietary deficiencies of single vitamins and minerals. As researchers continued their investigations, they found an ever-increasing degree of complexity. It was becoming clear that vitamins and minerals alone were not the only healthful nutritional "links" in the "Chain of Life". Other nutrients -- lipids, sterols, food-related factors (such as phytonutrients), enzymes, proteins, and carbohydrates -- were also needed. It wasn't too many years later that Formula IV was formulated.
In 1958, with great care and attention to the intricacies of human nutrition, scientists at the Neo-Life Company of America developed a revolutionary nutritional supplement while studying the relationship of endocrine function to reports of chronic fatigue. The product was Formula IV®, and its goal was to strengthen the major nutritional links of the "Chain of Life" (excluding only carbohydrates, which are readily available in every person's diet). Formula IV® offered something unique to health-conscious consumers: Formula IV® contained not just vitamins and minerals, but also lipids, sterols, enzymes, and a complex array of other naturally derived nutrients.
Insightfully formulated with whole-food ingredients, Formula IV® was a product ahead of its time. It addressed the need to provide both nutrient density AND nutrient diversity. The original multifactor food supplement, it represented a giant leap forward in the attempt to achieve optimum nutrition through a well-balanced diet with sound supplementation to make up for occasional dietary gaps. Formula IV® was a revolutionary product in 1958, and today, even after five decades of customer satisfaction, Formula IV® continues to provide the industry standard for quality and leading-edge nutritional supplementation.
Nutrients exist in natural foods in certain balances and potencies. Balance is an important aspect of all GNLD formulations. We strive to create balanced formulations that provide both nutrient density and nutrient diversity. Based on whole-food ingredients, Formula IV® delivers balanced ratios of broad-spectrum nutrients, rather than the bega-doses of isolated nutrients found in many other supplements. Formula IV® is produced under strict laboratory conditions with the same care for quality, purity and potency that has come to be expected of GNLD. No manufaturer goes to greater lengths to produce safe and effective formulas.
While most multivitamin/mineral preparations address (at best) only a few links in the "Chain of Life", GNLD's Formula IV® offers supplementation to fortify the major nutritional links required for optimal health. Whereas other supplements don't even begin to cover the basics of human nutrition, Formula IV® goes beyond just the basics.
GNLD's Formula IV® is a unique multifactor supplement to strengthen nutritional links in the "Chain of Life". Frequently imitated, the Formula IV® formula has never been successfully copied. The main reason? Formula IV® offers something special -- Tre-en-en® Grain Concentrates. Providing the compete lipid and sterol profile of wheat, rice, and soy, cold-pressed, cold-processed Tre-en-en® provides phytonutrients cells need to be their healthy best. Formula IV® has been scientifically proven to support efficient nutrient utilization and to support both overal and cardiovascular growth and development.