Designs for Health

Designs for Health is a North American family-owned company founded in 1989, which began in nutritional counseling and quickly moved on to creating its own formulas. More than 35 years later, it remains independent and is today one of the benchmark brands among functional medicine professionals. Quality is taken so seriously that it is the criterion that organizes everything else: the ingredients, the dosages, and the way the products are sold.

Science-First

This is how the brand describes its process: starting from clinical research to choose each ingredient, rather than starting from cost. It maintains its own scientific team, with a clinical director, research and development managers, and trainers, as well as a training program aimed at doctors, nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals. It was designed for the professional channel, hence the formulas being denser and the dosages higher than those of an over-the-counter brand.

Quality and control

Each raw material is tested for identity, potency, and purity in ISO-certified external laboratories, and monitored for heavy metals, pesticides, and microbiological contamination. The finished product is analyzed to confirm that the stated amounts correspond to what is in the package. Manufacturing takes place in FDA-inspected facilities, with control systems aligned with industry standards and certifications, including those from the NPA, NSF, and the Australian TGA authority.

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Designs for Health in five points

It is one of the most respected brands in functional medicine, and one of the least known to the general public, because it was born to be recommended and not to sit on a shelf.

1. Family-owned and independent company

Founded in 1989, it started in nutritional counseling and moved on to creating its own formulas. More than 35 years later, it remains family-owned and independent, continuing to treat quality as the criterion that dictates everything else: which ingredients to use, in what doses, and through whom to sell.

2. Science-First

This is how the brand describes its method: starting from clinical research to choose ingredients, rather than starting from cost. It maintains its own scientific team, with a clinical director, heads of research and development, and dedicated educators.

3. Each ingredient is third-party tested

Raw materials are analyzed for identity, potency, and purity in ISO-certified external laboratories, and monitored for heavy metals, pesticides, and microbiological contamination. The finished product is analyzed to confirm that the amounts on the label correspond to the contents of the package.

4. Where and how it is manufactured

Manufacturing takes place in FDA-inspected facilities, with control and documentation systems aligned with industry standards and certifications: NPA, NSF, good manufacturing practices applicable to over-the-counter drugs, and those of the Australian TGA authority. The company operates a network of facilities, with the same standards in all of them.

5. Made for the professional channel

It was designed to be sold through doctors, nutritionists, and therapists, with its own training programs and a public ingredient library where it describes every raw material it uses. If you are taking medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a diagnosed condition, it is a brand where it is truly worth talking to a professional before starting.

Perguntas frequentes

Quem é a Designs for Health?
É uma empresa familiar norte-americana, fundada em 1989, que começou no aconselhamento nutricional e passou a formular os seus próprios produtos. Mantém-se independente e é hoje uma das marcas de referência entre os profissionais de medicina funcional, com uma equipa científica própria e um programa de controlo de qualidade que acompanha cada matéria-prima.
O que significa ser uma marca de canal profissional?
Que foi concebida para ser vendida através de profissionais de saúde, e não em lineares de supermercado. Isso reflete-se nas fórmulas: listas de ingredientes longas, doses mais altas e combinações pensadas para serem explicadas por quem as recomenda. É também por isso que muitos produtos têm nomes técnicos em vez de nomes comerciais.
O que é a filosofia Science-First?
É a forma como a marca descreve o seu processo: começar pela investigação clínica e escolher os ingredientes em função dela, em vez de pelo custo. A empresa tem uma equipa científica própria, com diretor clínico, responsáveis de investigação e desenvolvimento e formação dirigida a profissionais de saúde.
Que controlos passa cada matéria-prima?
A marca testa os ingredientes quanto a identidade, potência e pureza em laboratórios externos certificados ISO, e monitoriza contaminantes como metais pesados, pesticídos e microrganismos. Analisa ainda o produto acabado para confirmar que as quantidades declaradas no rótulo correspondem ao que está na embalagem.
Onde são fabricados os produtos?
Em unidades inspecionadas pela FDA norte-americana, com sistemas de controlo e documentação que seguem normas e certificações do setor, entre elas as da NPA (Natural Products Association), da NSF, as boas práticas de fabrico aplicáveis a medicamentos não sujeitos a receita e as da autoridade australiana TGA. A marca opera uma rede de unidades de fabrico, com os mesmos padrões em todas.
Porque é que é uma marca mais cara?
Pela combinação de três coisas: ingredientes escolhidos a partir da investigação e não do custo, incluindo matérias-primas patenteadas; doses mais altas do que as habituais em marcas de prateleira; e um programa de testes em laboratórios externos que acompanha cada matéria-prima e cada lote. É o preço de um produto desenhado para ser recomendado por um profissional.

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