1.Q: Where did the name "Wysong" come from?
A: That is the name of our founder and present director, Dr. Wysong.

2. Q: How long have you been in business?
A: Since about 1979. Dr. Wysong began with clinical and surgical inventions, and branched into the various facets you see today as his research demonstrated the problems in conventional medicine and the importance of prevention.

3. Q: What is Dr. Wysong's background?
A: Dr. Wysong has a B.S. in biology and chemistry and a DVM in veterinary surgery and medicine. At the college level he has taught human anatomy, physiology and origin of life courses. He also has practiced veterinary clinical surgery and medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Wysong has engaged in research and development of surgical, clinical, nutritional, food processing and nutraceutical products with an emphasis on prevention and natural therapeutics.

Publications include technical journal articles on nutrition, health care, embryology, and surgical techniques. He has authored a monthly health newsletter since 1987. His 1975 book, The Creation-Evolution Controversy, is in its twelfth printing. Other books include Lipid Nutrition - Understanding Fats and Oils in Health and Disease, The Synorgon Diet - Achieving Healthy Weight in a World of Excess, Rationale for Animal Nutrition, The Truth About Pet Foods and numerous technical product monographs. His latest work is a two volume philosophic set entitled, Thinking Matters: Vol. I - Living Life... as if Thinking Matters; Vol II - The Big Questions... as if Thinking Matters.

Both the company by his name, and the non-profit Wysong Institute, were founded by him and continue under his direction to this day.

4. Q: Do you have other scientists?
A: There are several others with DVM, PhD or MD equivalent, as well as others with MS and BS degrees in the sciences. Although nature is the underlying principle at Wysong, leading edge science is used to discover and apply that principle.

5. Q: Does this make you different from other companies?
A: We think so. For most companies the emphasis is on marketing. There may be name dropping of "Dr." consultants, but these individuals usually have no authority over product design and in many cases (in the pet food industry particularly) no real expertise in the field. There is also liberal use of words such as "science," "clinical," "studies," and the like - whether or not there is underlying substance. In contrast, Dr. Wysong directly designs, oversees and controls products and processing and has staffed the company with scientists of true expertise.

6. Q: Are you a health food company?
A: Since many people equate "health food," with "weird food," we don't like the association. In our food divisions, we create healthy foods backed by science, not lore. Wysong, in effect, bridges the gap between nature and science.

7. Q: Where are you located?
A: Our corporate and research headquarters are located in Midland, MI. We also have manufacturing operations in Lake Mills, WI.

8. Q: Are you approved by government regulations?
A: We are inspected and under the purview of the FDA, USDA, OSHA, and AAFCO.

9. Q: Can I buy stock in your company?
A: No, we are not a publicly traded company.

10. Q: Are there job opportunities with Wysong?
A: Yes. Go to Wysong employment opportunities.

11. Q: Do you manufacture your products or do you have others do it?
A: Yes, we conceive, design, and directly manufacture almost all of our products.

12. Q: How do you control the quality of your products?
A: In order to control quality you first must understand a lot about food processing and the potential dangers within foods. We have professionals on staff who work with Dr. Wysong to control a variety of factors that many manufacturers are not even aware of - such as mycotoxins, food-borne pathogens, antinutritional factors, oxidant status and toxin contaminants, to name a few.

13. Q: Do you do laboratory research on animals?
A: No. We believe that caging animals for studies is unnecessary. When we want to gather data, we ask for help from real pets in real homes and use veterinary clinical consultants across the country. Nobody gets hurt.

14. Q: What do you do to be environmental?
A: All that we can. The world is a finite resource and we treat it that way. We take all the measures we can to reduce energy consumption. We reduce, reuse, and as a last resort, recycle. We have an in-house recycling center, compost organic waste and encourage garage sale reuse among employees. Keep in mind that the ultimate goal of environmentalism is health. If an action - such as recyclable packaging that improperly protects nutrients and causes toxin formation - creates harm to health, we put health first. Incidentally, Dr. Wysong advocated environmental consciousness long before it became a popular notion.

15. Q: Isn't it kind of weird making both human and animal products? Hope you don't mix them up.
A: The technology Dr. Wysong developed for animals applies to humans, and the technology he developed for humans applies to animals. So why not? We and our fellow biological creatures are not so different as you might imagine. We also use the products to teach. Many people come to learn how to better care for themselves and their family because of interest triggered in what they learned from Wysong animal foods. Or vice versa. No, we don't mix them up. They are made separately. Even if we did, no harm would come because the same quality is in all of our products.

16. Q: How do you decide what products to make?
A: First off, we do not see the point of making things that are already available just to try to gain profit. We make things that, in our opinion, are not made well enough yet. We also make what we would personally prefer to use.

17. Q: There are so many choices out there, how do I decide?
A: Since companies and their advertising/marketing partners can easily confuse people, you need to be informed. Cool ads, movie stars, words like "natural" and "science," fancy graphs, pretty packaging and the like is not that education. Asking questions like this is a start. If a company cannot give you any real depth, get suspicious.

18. Q: Why don't I see your company advertising or in all the major stores?
A: Hopefully, as the public becomes more aware of the many benefits of Wysong, you will see us more widely distributed. Our primary focus has been and is education, research, and development. We are not a marketing firm, so what advertising you do see will be with an educational emphasis.

19. Q: Why are some of your products quite expensive?
A: Because they are expensive to produce. Quality has a price.

20. Q: It just seems that there are similar things out there for a lot less money, don't you think?
A: Health is not a place to be budget-minded. It's a pay now or pay later - big time - thing. There are many important health features in Wysong products which are not easily discerned on labels. (Pet food regulators strictly limit what can be said on labeling.) In fact, it is possible to create products that have virtually the same label as Wysong, but cost a fraction of what it costs to produce Wysong. See Truth About Pet Foods. Since such deception is possible, you must read company literature carefully to discern if those behind the products are marketers saying words or serious scientists committed to health.

21. Q: Where is Wysong headed in the future?
A: You can count on Wysong being very creative. We will continue to lead, not follow, and bring you state-of-the-art information and products to enhance health and make a better world.

Also see: Wysong As A Holistic Company