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EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES

        Set forth below is a list of all active subsidiaries of the Registrant, the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each, and the names under which such subsidiaries do business.

Name
  Jurisdiction of
Incorporation

Nature's Sunshine Products Direct, Inc. 

  Utah

Nature's Sunshine Products of Canada, Ltd. 

  Canada

Nature's Sunshine Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

  Mexico

Arrendadora Bonaventure, S.A. de C.V. 

  Mexico

Nature's Sunshine Services, S.A. de C.V. 

  Mexico

Nature's Sunshine Products de Colombia, S.A. 

  Colombia

Nature's Sunshine Produtos Naturais Ltda. 

  Utah

Nature's Sunshine Produtos Naturais Ltda. 

  Brazil

Nature's Sunshine Marketing, Ltda. 

  Brazil

Nature's Sunshine, Japan Co., Ltd. 

  Japan

Nature's Sunshine Products N.S.P. de Venezuela, C.A. 

  Venezuela

Nature's Sunshine Products de Centroamérica

  Costa Rica

Nature's Sunshine Products de Panamá, S.A. 

  Panama

Nature's Sunshine Products de Guatemala, S.A. 

  Guatemala

Nature's Sunshine Products de El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. 

  El Salvador

Nature's Sunshine Products del Peru, S.A. 

  Peru

Nature's Sunshine Products del Ecuador, S.A. 

  Ecuador

Nature's Sunshine Products de Honduras, S.A. 

  Honduras

Nature's Sunshine Products de Nicaragua, S.A. 

  Nicaragua

Nature's Sunshine Products (Israel) Ltd. 

  Israel

Nature's Sunshine Products of Russia, Inc. 

  Utah

Nature's Sunshine Products Poland Sp. z.o.o. 

  Poland.

Nature's Sunshine Products Dominicana, S.A. 

  Dominican Republic

Nature's Sunshine Products International Distribution B.V. 

  Netherlands

Nature's Sunshine Products International Holdings C.V. 

  Netherlands

NSP Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. 

  Hawaii

Consolidated Distribution Network, Inc. 

  Utah

Quality Nutrition International, Inc. 

  Utah

Synergy Worldwide Taiwan Inc. 

  Utah

Synergy Worldwide Inc. 

  Utah

Synergy Worldwide Marketing (Thailand) Ltd. 

  Thailand

Synergy Worldwide Australia PTY Ltd. 

  Australia

Synergy Worldwide Korea Ltd. 

  Korea

Synergy Worldwide Japan K.K. 

  Japan

Synergy Worldwide (S) PTE Ltd. 

  Singapore

Synergy Worldwide Nutrition Israel Ltd. 

  Israel

Synergy Worldwide (HK)Ltd. 

  Hong Kong

Synergy Worldwide Europe B.V. 

  Netherlands

PT Nature's Sunshine Products Indonesia

  Indonesia

Synergy Worldwide Japan Ltd. (Y.K.)

  Japan

NATR Distribution (M) SDN. BHD. 

  Malaysia

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. United Kingdom/Ireland

  (branch office)

Synergy WorldWide Marketing SDN BHD. 

  Malaysia

*Nature's Sunshine (Far East) Limited

  Hong Kong

*Shanghai Nature's Sunshine Health Products Co. Ltd. China

  China

**Synergy WorldWide, Inc. (Philippines)

  Philippines

**P.T. Enespi Alam Indo

  Indonesia

*
Held in trust for NSP by local counsel

**
Held in trust by Nominee Shareholders

Each subsidiary listed above is doing business under its corporate name.




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