SAN MARCOS, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") (Nasdaq: NAII), a leading formulator and manufacturer of customized nutritional supplements, today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark LeDoux has established pre-arranged stock trading plans in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for tax and estate planning purposes.

Under the plans, up to a total of 70,000 shares of NAI's common stock currently owned by Mr. LeDoux or by his family's limited partnership may be sold from time to time through December 31, 2005, subject to certain market conditions.

Rule 10b5-1 permits the adoption of written plans for trading securities in a non-discretionary, pre-arranged manner by insiders at times when they do not have material, non-public information to avoid concerns about initiating stock transactions while in possession of material, non-public information. Any trades carried out under the plans will be publicly reported on Form 4 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

NAI, headquartered in San Marcos, California, is a leading formulator and manufacturer of nutritional supplements and provides strategic partnering services to its customers. Our comprehensive partnership approach offers a wide range of innovative nutritional products and services to the client including: scientific research, clinical studies, proprietary ingredients, customer-specific nutritional product formulation, product testing and evaluation, marketing management and support, packaging and delivery system design, regulatory review and international product registration assistance. For more information about NAI, please see our website at www.nai-online.com.

Contact -- John R. Reaves, Chief Financial Officer,

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.,
760-736-7700 or investor@nai-online.com.

SOURCE Natural Alternatives International, Inc.
10/18/2005
CONTACT: John R. Reaves, Chief Financial Officer of Natural Alternatives International, Inc.,+1-760-736-7700 or investor@nai-online.com
Web site: http://www.nai-online.com
(NAII)