The Designing Health Story
It was 1991 and Dr. Robert Collett was not feeling well. After being diagnosed as a Type II diabetic, plus 50 pounds overweight with skyrocketing cholesterol, Dr. Collett was inspired to research just what wrong with his health and how he could go about solving it . . . naturally.
What Dr. Collett discovered is that our modern day diet of processed, high-fat and preserved foods are almost completely deficient in omega 3, also known as the "good fat." After switching to a diet rich in omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) derived from flaxseed, Dr. Collett was able to get off high blood pressure medication and insulin, lose 60 pounds and drop his cholesterol from 350 to 170.
Dr. Collett noticed many of the degenerative conditions that affect humans were also present in the animals he treated at his practice: skin conditions, allergies, inflammation of joints, poor digestion, poor vascular health, and general lethargy.
"Hmm," thought Dr. Collett, "perhaps these same principles could be put to use in treating my patients."
The Missing Link® was born!
Founded in 1994, Designing Health and its subsequent products - including The Missing Link® for companion animals and Healthy Delites Canine Treats, as well as Omega 3 Basic,®MegaFlax,® and Omega Blast® for people - were based on the premise that there is a nutritional gap between what we and our pets obtain from typical Western diets. This varies drastically from what would be obtained from an ideal natural diet of local, fresh, sun-ripened, in-season foods. The more processed, preserved, heated, canned, dried, artificially flavored and/or colored foods we eat (or the more of these foods we give to our companion animals), the greater this nutritional gap becomes.
All Designing Health products are formulated using only the highest-quality ingredients from whole foods and food concentrates. Our patented, proprietary manufacturing and handling methods ensure the freshest, most stable delivery of omega 3 EFAs with vital nutrients intact.
Company headquarters in Valencia, California, include the corporate offices and manufacturing operations. The Company provides factory-direct service to all accounts throughout North America and exports to International Business Partners worldwide.
