Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WEIR CANDACE K
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC [NATR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9 ELK ST
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2009
(Street)

ALBANY, NY 12207
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,578,737
I
By Paradigm Capital Management (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WEIR CANDACE K
9 ELK ST
ALBANY, NY 12207
  X   X    
PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY
9 ELK STREET
ALBANY, NY 
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Jamon Jarvis, as attorney-in-fact for Candace K. Weir 06/18/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Carl Florio, Director and Vice Chairman, Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. 06/18/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares are beneficially owned by Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. ("Paradigm"), which has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares. As a director and president of Paradigm, Ms. Weir may be deemed to beneficially own, and to have sole voting and dispositive power over, such shares. Ms. Weir disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of her indirect pecuniary interest therein by virtue of any ownership interest in Paradigm.
 
Remarks:
This amendment is being filed to include Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. as a reporting person, as well as to correct the
 total amount of securities beneficially owned.

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