Native Path Nutrition is a company that sells dietary supplements on its online store. The company was founded by a husband and wife team of physical therapists, and its website suggests that their products can help restore the human body to a more balance form, i.e. its “native path.” However, they offer little scientific evidence of their claims, and they offer no details about the quality control measures used on their four products.
Native Path Nutrition's Team
Native Path's website identifies four founding team members: husband and wife doctors Chad and Brenda Walding, and businessmen Scott Rewick and Chris Clark. The Waldings are educated in and seem to actively practice mainstream physical therapy, but they clearly maintain a keen interest in holistic and herbal medicine. Chad specializes in spine care, while Brenda specializes in motion and is a certified yoga instructor. Less background information is provided about Rewick and Clark, but the site notes that they are experienced entrepreneurs. The team is based in southern California.
Oddly, Native Path seems to have two websites, one of which is completely empty; nativepath.com includes information about the company and a shop to purchase its products, but nativepathnutrition.com includes only a photo of the company's logo.
Native Path Nutrition has not yet gained significant exposure from any publications published online, and it does not appear to established a footing on social media. The company maintains a blog on its website, but its posts are essentially advertisements for its own products with little substantial information. Searching the internet was complicated by the fact that several groups are using the name, most of which share the company's interest in holistic health.
Native Path Nutrition's Products
Native Path Nutrition currently has four products available on its website: Antarctic Krill Oil, Collagen Protein, Probiotic, and Turmeric. Each product in its shop includes only a very short description of its alleged properties, with no mention of how they are manufactured and packaged, and no mention of clinical trials that can confirm their claims.
Since dietary supplements are unregulated in the United States, this is legal, but consumers should be wary of companies that don't voluntarily offer this information; most companies selling supplements are eager to prove their commitment to quality. All of their products include a list of ingredients, but no group is responsible for confirming these claims.
Service Details
Native Path Nutrition's four products are currently available only through its website, though its probiotic capsules are sold out at the time of writing (February 2018). The company offers buyers the option to subscribe and receive regular shipments of their products, which entitles them to a slight discount. The company's website does not mention any plans to introduce the products into retail stores or larger distribution channels, so it appears that the website will remain their sole source.
The Verdict
Nutritional supplements can offer remarkable results for many users, but those who use them should be careful which companies they trust, because these products are largely unregulated. That said, Native Path Nutrition has done little to prove its commitment to quality, or even to point to research that can support its claims.
It's also quite strange that the company is maintaining a second web domain that includes a picture of its logo; it's understandable that they may want to change their URL given that several other groups have similar names, but they could at least redirect visitors to their main site.
Customers should be wary of Native Path Nutrition until it clearly proves its devotion to strict quality control, and presents firm evidence that its supplements have the effects that they claim.
