Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: (877) 937-2422
Fax: (914) 251-0981
info@q-o-l.com
www.q-o-l.com
The Mission is in the Name
Many nutritional supplement companies today claim to be based in science, yet few define what that really means. Quality of Life Labs has a very simple, yet exacting, scientific standard: 100 percent of the ingredients used in its formulas are backed by human clinical studies and are delivered in doses consistent with the supporting research.
In practical application, this means that even if an ingredient has great supporting test tube and animal studies, Quality of Life will not use it unless it has also been the subject of positive human clinical research. Why? Many times ingredients that perform well in a laboratory setting do not hold up under the scrutiny of human clinical studies. Being dedicated to making products that work means being dedicated to human clinical research—no ifs, ands or buts.
Company History
Quality of Life Labs is the story of one pioneering man: Steve Yamada. In 1977, he founded Maypro as a distributor of top-quality nutraceuticals and fine chemicals to the United States. Over the years, Maypro introduced many of today’s specialty blockbuster ingredients—such as CoQ10, glucosamine, chondroitin and alpha lipoic acid—to the American marketplace.
In the late 90s, Yamada became particularly excited by AHCC, a hybridized medicinal mushroom extract backed by dozens of studies published in peer-reviewed journals. However, at that time, few companies were willing to risk launching a brand new proprietary product that consumers had never heard of.
In 1998, Yamada established Quality of Life Labs to provide American consumers with access to AHCC and other life-changing nutraceutical ingredients. For over a decade, Quality of Life has been the leader in bringing clinically backed ingredients from all over the world in finished product form to the U.S. market. Even though today Quality of Life operates as an independent company, its relationship with Maypro provides it access to unique, proprietary and science-backed ingredients.
Products
Quality of Life offers a full line of highly innovative, clinically supported nutritional supplements. Its commitment to scientific innovation is underscored by the fact that Quality of Life is the only company in the industry to have won the prestigious Nutracon NutrAward for top evidence-based product of the year three times:
• AHCC® hybridized medicinal mushroom extract, the world’s most researched specialty immune
supplement (2002).
• Oligonol®, the first commercially produced low-molecular-weight polyphenol, with documented anti-aging effects (2007).
• VitaPQQ™, the first dietary supplement ever to feature the newly discovered vitamin PQQ, which preserves mitochondrial function (2010).
Other clinically supported products in the Quality of Life line include: Allerfin™, BoneCal™, Cardionase™, CardioChol®, CognI•Q™, CoQ10-SR™, Deodorex®, Genisol®, ImmunoComplex®, Peptisol™, ProbioPure™, ProstaCell® and Pure Balance™ Serotonin.
Company Mission
The name is the mission: Quality of Life is dedicated to improving the quality of life of all consumers, no matter what their current state of health. Its formulas reflect its values:
• Proven Efficacy: Developing products backed by studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Technological Innovation: Incorporating forms of ingredients shown to have superior absorption and thus bioavailability
• Dosages That Matter: Providing therapeutic amounts of key ingredients
• Condition-Specific Solutions: Choosing only the most researched ingredients for specific health conditions
• Verified Safety: Using ingredients whose safety has been demonstrated through laboratory and clinical testing
• Responsible Marketing: Making only claims that are substantiated by research.
Quality Assurance
There are two main elements that determine the quality of a finished product: what it is made of and how it is manufactured. While many companies focus on the manufacturing element, far too many skimp on ingredient quality. Quality of Life pays equal attention to both.
The company’s supplements are manufactured in a 225,000-square-foot NPA GMP-certified manufacturing facility equipped with a state-of-the-art laboratory that allows quality control testing at each stage of production, from raw materials through final production. Just as important, the company takes great care in sourcing only the highest-quality ingredients that match the specifications and dosages shown effective in human clinical trials.
Key Executives
• Steve Yamada, CEO
• Dan Lifton, COO