A Trusted Wellness Partner Since 2001
For over two decades, Pure Prescriptions has been committed to your health and well-being. Our journey began in 2001, and since then, we’ve become a trusted name in the world of dietary supplements. With a relentless dedication to quality and purity, we’ve crafted a range of supplements that empower you to live your healthiest, happiest life.
People often ask me how I came to found Pure Prescriptions (High-quality vitamins and supplements) I haven’t often answered that question, because my road has been a deeply personal one, and one that I have been reluctant to share. But I’ve recently come to think – particularly in these days of cynicism and suspicion – that it’s important that people know why Pure Prescriptions exists, and something about those of us who believe in it.
One month after I graduated from LA College of Chiropractic in December of 1998, I found a lump in my neck that was diagnosed as Hodgkins Lymphoma. By February I was undergoing surgery, followed by chemotherapy. The next eight months were difficult. I lost my hair. I got very weak. My immune system was so compromised that I contracted pneumonia, and I remember being in a hospital bed writing my will and deciding whether to sign a DNR. My family came from across California and the country and said their goodbyes to me, and I to them. But I fought, and I survived.
When I was declared cancer-free, I made a decision to leave the high-stress lifestyle I’d been living. At the time of my diagnosis, I’d been working days as an intern, nights as a financial planner. I was incredibly stressed. Even though I was active, I lived on bacon cheeseburgers and super-sized soft drinks. As it does for so many people, my brush with cancer helped me see that I wanted to live differently. I wanted to live a simple life, instead of killing myself to try to get ahead.
So I sold my things, and moved to Costa Rica, where I lived happily in a shack on the beach. I had no intention of ever coming back to the United States. But then my father visited me shortly after I moved, and within days he became very ill. A tall, robust man, he lost 30 pounds in a matter of weeks. Concerned, I left my new life in Costa Rica to fly back to California with my father. Sadly, he was diagnosed with Leukemia, and seven months later he was dead.
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During those seven months, my father struggled. He did everything he could to beat the cancer, and I did everything I could to help support his treatment. I had learned a lot while I was ill, but I learned even more about natural supplements and alternative remedies that could help. I wanted to connect with others facing the same struggles, so I taught myself coding and built a website on the then-fledgling internet, which I called canceradvisory.org. I spent my time writing articles, comparing notes, and discussing treatments with people around the world affected by cancer.
The question I received with incredible regularity from people visiting my website was “where can I find these products”. At first, I sent them to a few websites I knew about, but by and large these sites looked like they were created by snake oil salesmen. Sometimes they were. In frustration, I decided to do what I could to make professional-grade products available to those who needed them. I started Pure Prescriptions in my sister’s extra bedroom in Santa Cruz.
I was astonished at the response. We were busy, to say the least, and within a year Pure Prescriptions moved back down to San Diego. Today, my mother, my sister, and I own 95% of Pure Prescriptions. The rest is owned by the employees. This is truly a family company, and a work of love. The truth is, Pure Prescriptions exists for one reason: We want to help people undergoing severe health challenges, who need answers. We’ve been there. We know how frustrating, and frightening, it can be. Hopefully we can make things just a bit easier.
Warmly,
Dr. Devin Ryerson
CEO and Founder