It is such a great feeling to be able to put into words my experience with USANA Health Sciences and to express the passion with which I want to promote, endorse and recommend these products to all those who visit this section of my site. 

But before I share my experiences with you, I want to first of all tell you about myself so that you’ll know where it is that I’m coming from and why I might know a thing or two about health and wellness.

I am 44 years old and an award-winning athlete in two sports. The first is Track & Field, in which I won many Quebec Provincial medals between the ages of 17 and 23. After an injury, I turned my attention towards Bodybuilding, the sport in which I subsequently won 5 international gold medals and a silver, between the ages of 27 and 35. 

After retiring from the sport in 2005, I embarked on a career as (what I call) a "corporal transfigurator." Acting as more than just a personal trainer, my job entails helping to build strong, proportionate and symmetrical bodies. This is my area of expertise. And more than just bodybuilding, I spend as much of my energy and attention encouraging my clients to nurture their spirits as well. My driving passion is to really push people up, to help them to feel their best inside and out and to build self-esteem. And I am fortunate to do this for many of French Canada's biggest TV, film and music celebrities. I also take care of former professional athletes from the NHL and many other great people who have entrusted a significant part of their well-being to my care.

My own experience with USANA began in October 2006 when a growth was discovered in my chest. This was particularly terrifying for me, since my mother had died of cancer in 1989 at age 45 and my grandmother at age 46. I had surgery in November 2006 and, thank God, the growth turned out to be benign. 

Still, after my surgery, I was both physically and emotionally exhausted, but needed to recover quickly in order to get myself back up and working in the gym with my clients. Catherine Mann, a dear and trusted friend for more than twenty years, recommended that I try USANA’s multivitamin and mineral complex (The Essentials), Biomega-3 and USANA’s unique, patented version of grape seed extract called Proflavonal-90. Both She and her brother Steve, graduates in Exercise Science and athletes themselves, had had excellent personal experience with the products.

At first, I was skeptical but I did trust Catherine completely. I also knew that many Olympic athletes had used the company’s products in international competitions without fear of testing positive for banned substance use. During my bodybuilding career, I had tried almost everything on the market, and few of the things out there had actually worked for me except orthosiphon, an Indonesian herb that I was using.

But when I researched the science behind USANA’s supplements, I was convinced and decided to give them a shot. The company’s founder, Dr. Myron Wentz, is one of the world’s foremost cellular biologists – he’s an expert in what our body’s cells need in order to thrive over their natural life spans. On the USANA website, Dr. Wentz makes a convincing case that today’s lifestyles and damaging environmental factors place ourselves under such stress that food alone can no longer provide the required antioxidant support that our bodies need in order to maintain optimal health.

This is why his company’s products are specifically formulated to give a huge and needed boost to the very cells of our bodies. And the icing on the cake is that the products are of such high quality that they have been certified pharmaceutical grade. USANA’s products are found in The Canadian Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialities (CPS), and the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) in the USA and Australia, the medication encyclopedia found in every doctor’s office. Furthermore, I completed my research by reading some of Dr. Wentz’s writings. His personal philosophy on working to improve global health and well-being had a profound impact on me, so much so, that I absolutely became convinced that I had to try the products. 

Now, after a year of taking USANA products, I can sincerely say that I feel a huge difference in my energy and stamina levels. For the past several months, I have been recommending USANA products to all of my clients. They too, in a few brief months, have experienced remarkable changes in their overall wellbeing.

My celebrities tell me that, for the first time, they no longer need to take a nap in their trailers during filming, that they have more energy, they sleep better, concentrate more, rarely get colds or coughs and just generally feel so much better. The doctors that I train feel more energy. My young athletes who stress their bodies with intense workouts tell me that they feel great and experience shorter recuperation times in between workouts. My senior citizens and high-powered business people feel fantastic. My business partner Serge Michaud, a physical therapist, has also used the products, again with the same impressive results. Even my young nephew Patrick, who has won three bronze medals at the World Kick Boxing and Karate championships, continues to benefit from USANA. All around me, the people using the USANA products are feeling so much better. 

With such strong personal evidence, it was impossible for me to not become involved with USANA especially when I found out that Dr. Wentz, in 2007, had received the prestigious Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences in Jerusalem. I too share Dr. Wentz’s global vision of true health and wellness. I have chosen to support Dr. Wentz’s work by becoming an Independent USANA Associate.

Please take the time to have a look at the list of USANA products. 

Should you have any questions or need guidance with your selection(s), In Canada, you can reach me at jml@jamesmichaellavigne.com and in the USA you can reach my business partner, Serge Michaud, at Michaud@ivic.qc.ca . Serge is located in Los Angeles. I am in Montreal.