Combining a Healthy Way of Life

In February of 1980, Mark Hughes started selling the original Herbalife weight-loss product out of the back of his car. This was the beginning of a health and wellness based company that by 1982 had reached 2,000,000 in sales. In 1986, Herbalife became a publicly traded company via NASDAQ, the company's idea of selling weight-loss, nutrition and skin-care products has become a unique idea well before its time.

This company has had the foresight and vision to combine nutritional products, vitamins, minerals, personal care and herbs, and this combination has become the company's success. The synergy-based company has incorporated a lifestyle guideline of safe weight control, eating a balanced diet, and low-energy food with regular exercises, along with a nutritional weight management line of products.

The products emphasize nutritional and herbal ingredients, such as aloe vera and vitamin C. With the expert combination of professionals from around the world, the company has successfully brought together its idea of health industry recommendations for safe weight control, eating a balanced diet and combining regular exercises with their macronutrient and micronutrient food formulas.

Herbalife's current philosophy is one of meal replacement via shakes and nutritional supplementation. Another example of the adaptive and flexible nature of the company is that there are vegetarian, kosher, and even halal versions of their products.

In 1994, Mark Hughes was instrumental in starting the Herbalife Family Foundation. The foundation is a charity dedicated to helping children all over the world by donating millions of dollars to causes worldwide.