Nature's Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:NATRE), a
leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins,
today declared a 5 cents per common share quarterly cash dividend
payable March 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on March 17, 2006.
   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.

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