Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATURE’S SUNSHINE DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

PROVO, UTAH, October 27, 2005 — Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:NATR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, today declared a 5 cents per common share quarterly cash dividend payable November 18, 2005 to shareholders of record on November 10, 2005.

The Company has declared consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1988 pursuant to its cash dividend policy.

Nature’s Sunshine Products manufactures and markets through direct sales encapsulated and tableted herbal products, high quality natural vitamins, and other complementary products. In addition to the United States, the Company has operations in Japan, Mexico, Central America, South Korea, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Colombia, Brazil, Thailand, Israel, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan. The Company also has exclusive distribution agreements with selected companies in Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Norway, and the Russian Federation.

Contact:

	Craig D. Huff		Steven S. Anreder
	Chief Financial Officer		Anreder & Company
	75 East 1700 South		10 East 40^th Street
	P.O. Box 19005		Suite 1308
	Provo, UT 84605		New York, NY 10016
	(801) 342-4370		(212) 532-3232

For more information, contact us at our website at www.natr.com.