Healthy Alternative

Very knowledgeable! I get good direction when I come here asking questions! I like coming here.

'Healthy Alternative' is a last resort store for me. When I run low on vitamins and want a quick replacement, I head out to 'Healthy Alternative'; And guess what? They never disappoint. After 12 years of infrequent visits their pricing models and sales service remain the same. Overpriced and either high sales pressure or no sales assistance. And as you are checking out comes the big finale: A huge tab and unrelenting stares from the cashier as you mumble about your receipt and high prices.The best customer service and prices continue to be at Fairborn Natural Foods...I always appreciate when review writers offer alternative stores.

Finally stopped in here looking for oat bran, my new favorite breakfast food. Nicely laid out, easy to navigate and well stocked, Huge vitamin selection and surprisingly, a beer selection! Pet supplies are available as well. They do sell some items in bulk, like spices, so if you need just a bit, looking here would be a good idea. I found organic oat bran with the help of an employee...$2.59/lb. I'll take it!

I've been a good customer for years but recently the manager there has been terrible to me?Maybe because I'm a disabled senior?I will put this information across the DoD etc.

Avoid this business if you want to be treated like a person. Although I have been shopping there for years, the manager refused to replace a defective bottle of salad dressing. Told my elderly mom she would have to bring in my credit card statement. Said she could be a scam artist. They have lost our business forever.

I would like to offer this opinion of the Healthy Alternative stores and the owner Tony! I know this will be lengthy, but nevertheless very important! My daughter was diagnosed with Inflamatory Bowel Disease/Crone's after having a severe case of Salmonella poisoning. This was almost four years ago. She had been fighting this disease with all the side effects and symptoms associated with the illness. She was taking 6MP (Mercaptopurine-sp?) and Remicaid for over two years. In August of this year, her specialist (who is wonderful) indicated that she was building up antibodies fighting against the Remicaid and would have to switch to Humira. We were upset! All of these remedies have series potential side effects which my daughter was experiencing some of. We called Tony (the owner) of Healthy Alternatives (after hearing of a young man who participated in a different regimen of supplements with success) and scheduled an appointment with him at his north Dayton location. I first made sure that he had some knowledge of the illness my daughter had! This man took over 2 hours of his time to listen to our history with my daughters illness and where we currently stood. After listening and asking many questions that made us feel as though he knew what he was talking about, he recommended several supplements that he felt would help her digestive system. After four years of several doctors of whom only one we felt was really good, we left the meeting with him feeling as though this was worth a shot and that we both felt extremely comfortable with Tony! We contacted my daughter's gastrointerologist and told him we felt very strongly about trying this for a few months since we were at an impasse with the medications. He was surprisingly very supportive and was receptive to monitoring her condition as we went this path. I will say that this path may not be for everyone with every condition situation associated with digestive disorders (I guess that is my disclaimer here), but I can tell you that my daughter has shown significant improvement in just the 6 weeks of taking the supplements. A huge improvement! The only negative when she had her blood work up at the 30 day mark was her iron was a little low. We modified what she is taking to fix that! I don't want to go over her symptoms specifically, but if someone contacts Tony at Healthy Alternatives and would like to talk with us, I will make sure my number is available! Tony is unaware that I have published this, so that is my next call. Unfortunately our insurance doesn't cover healthy supplements (which is totally ridiculous), but it is well worth not putting all the chemicals into her system. The remicaid costs over $12,000.00 per treatment every 6-8 weeks. The 6MP was extremely expensive. We cannot say that this is a long-term fix, which we hope it is, but all we can both say is OMG!!!! We both felt that the time and concern that Tony took during our initial meeting was instrumental in soothing our apprehension of trying something different. After years of hospitals, chemicals, doctor visits and personal frustration on my daughter's part, we feel so good right now! We hope it continues! I am sorry that this is so long, but felt it was very important! Terri of Beavercreek, OH