The Revolution Began Quietly...

Robert Watson President/CEO

Twenty years ago, the first shots were fired in the war against aging. Almost overnight, Americans began to use terms like anti-aging and life extension. For the growing number of life extension enthusiasts worldwide, there was no single source for high potency, pharmaceutical-grade nutritional formulas. So in 1979, a small group of dedicated scientists and research chemists decided to create their own company to develop their own special formulas. Vitamin Research Products was born.

Our foundation is laid upon solid, scientific scrutiny. Talented research teams first spend countless hours, poring through hundreds of journals and research abstracts to identify nutrients vital for optimal health. This is followed by the meticulous selection and careful teaming of the highest quality herbal extracts and pharmaceutical-grade nutrient powders, the same superior grade used today in cutting edge biomedical research. This commitment to making the world's finest nutritional formulas is further underscored by the choice to provide most formulas in capsules, not tablets - a move that guarantees maximum nutrient content, absorption and potency.

As Director of Research and Development for Vitamin Research Products, Dr. Dean advises the company on matters of health, nutrition, medicine and product formulation. A world-renowned expert in anti-aging and life extension, Dr. Dean has served on the Board of Directors of the American Aging Association, the founding Board of Directors of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), and was Vice-President of the International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine (ICALM). He has written extensively on the biology of aging and has co-authored the best sellers, Smart Drugs & Nutrients, Smart Drugs II: The Next Generation, the critically-acclaimed, Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging and Degenerative Disease, and GHB: The Natural Mood Enhancer.

Dr. Dean is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on developing means to measure the physiological and biochemical effects of aging as well as developing revolutionary nutritional and pharmacological protocols to delay aging and ameliorate age-related diseases. Dr. Dean is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. He is a former infantry officer with combat service as an advisor to the Vietnamese Rangers on the Cambodian border and has served as an instructor at the U. S. Army Mountain Ranger School in north Georgia. After graduating from Han Yang University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Dean spent seven years as an Army Flight Surgeon and Diving Medical Officer including three years as a member of the Delta Force.

Meet Dr. Yu Shao, Ph.D.

As a brilliant researcher and talented scientist, Vitamin Research Products is proud to have Dr. Shao as Central Laboratory Director and Quality Control Manager. Dr. Shao performed his undergraduate and post-graduate studies at the Chinese Pharmaceutical University (CPU) in Nanjing, China. With a solid background in organic and analytical chemistry, Dr. Shao also studied traditional Chinese medicine and herbal medicine. After receiving his Master’s Degree, he served as instructor and research associate at CPU and as consultant for a number of large Chinese pharmaceutical companies where he was involved in the development of new drugs based on plant and animal extracts.

In 1990, Dr. Shao was presented with the prestigious Scientific Achievement Award by the Chinese Government Department of Health and Medicine in recognition of his breakthrough research in developing new anti-arthritic agents based on sea snake extracts. He has earned a worldwide reputation for his breakthrough research on lipids and cancer. Dr. Shao came to the United States in 1991 where he completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno. At Vitamin Research Products, Dr. Shao is responsible for ensuring the utmost quality in all products and formulations.