This August, Santo Remedio celebrates 6 years since its founding. Six years walking alongside our Hispanic community on the path to better health, guided by the expertise of Dr. Juan Rivera, board-certified cardiologist and co-founder of Santo Remedio. And there's no better way to mark this anniversary than by sharing the personal story behind one of the products that best represents our mission: Memoria.
The diagnosis that changed everything
There's nothing worse for a doctor than having to deliver bad health news to a loved one, especially a parent. That's what happened to our Dr. Juan when he had to face his father's dementia diagnosis at age 60.
Dementia takes many forms: it can result from illness, a stroke, aging, or Alzheimer's, among other causes. However it arrives, it's one of the saddest and hardest conditions to live with, for patients and families alike. It completely transforms everyone's life, and it's painful to watch someone forget important moments, lose track of routine tasks like bathing or eating, drift from reality, and slowly fade.
How Memoria was born
That's why, from that difficult moment on, Dr. Juan committed himself to supporting his father on every front and to helping lower this disease's risk for his family, for himself, and for our community — something we also cover in heart problems and their link to Alzheimer's. Along with constantly sharing the latest research, he focused on developing a product built with the most scientifically backed ingredients for brain support.
That's how Memoria was born, created from Dr. Juan's heart with one clear goal: to lower our risk of dementia and help us keep our minds in the best possible shape, with every function active and our memories alive until our last days. Today, six years later, that same goal remains at the heart of everything we do at Santo Remedio.
Fighting the risk factors
We all fear losing our memory. Hispanic adults over 65 are about 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's or another form of dementia than non-Hispanic white adults, and cases in the Hispanic population are projected to grow faster than in any other ethnic group by 2060 (Alzheimer's Association). The good news: that risk can be lowered by managing factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and excess weight, while keeping the brain active (NIH — National Institute on Aging).
Here's how we support you on every front:
- Helping you improve your eating habits with our Entalla DALE plans, designed to address each factor that can raise dementia risk.
- With Red Yeast Rice to help lower cholesterol — supporting healthier arteries, a key factor in preventing brain decline. Here are more ways to protect your heart.
- With Super Nopal to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. It contains Chromium Picolinate, which has been shown to support carbohydrate metabolism.
- Adding Memoria to your routine. Its main ingredient is CognatiQ®, a patented whole coffee cherry extract that may help prevent premature neuron aging and strengthen neural connections, supporting memory, focus, and learning.
- Don't forget cardiovascular exercise, or at least a daily walk, to keep the brain oxygenated. Exercise your mind too, with logic games, puzzles, crosswords, and sudoku — more tips here on boosting focus and memory.
"Every time I talk about Memoria, I think of my dad. I didn't build this product thinking about business — I built it thinking about how to protect him, and every family that, like mine, doesn't want to lose the memories of the people they love. Six years later, that's still the reason we do what we do." Dr. Juan Rivera
There's nothing better than keeping our memories alive, and staying present and ready for everything life has in store for us each day.
Let's be healthier, together.
The Santo Remedio team.
