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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this annual report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, of our report dated June 11, 2004, appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file No. 0-8707) of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 which became effective May 22, 1995.

/s/ TANNER LC

Salt Lake City, Utah
June 24, 2005




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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM