Born from love. Built for everyday life.

Three friends, one hard year

You might not know that NACPRO+ was started by three women, because of what happened in 2020.

When much of the world was home, the two of us, Dr. Liu and Dr. Ma, went to work every day. Our days started before dawn and honestly never seemed to end. The workload was enormous, both mentally and physically.

We talked every morning. We shared what we were seeing, compared best practices, and worked through difficult cases together. And we kept coming back to the same thing: we were taking care of everyone but ourselves. We barely had time to eat, let alone eat well.

25 capsules every morning

So we did what doctors do. We went back to the science of nutrition and treated our own routines seriously, the way athletes do. We both have deep training in medicine, nutrition, and supplements, so we knew what we were looking for.

You may be wondering why we didn’t just buy a multivitamin. Believe us, we tried. As physicians, we pay close attention to how much of each vitamin and mineral makes sense, and when more isn’t better. In our view, most of what we found had too little of what we wanted, more than we wanted of other things, and none of the plant-based ingredients we cared about.

Nothing combined the right vitamins and minerals with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and botanicals from berries, mushrooms, grapes, green tea, pomegranate, pineapple, and spices.

So until NACPRO+ existed, we swallowed about 25 capsules every morning. Sometimes one didn’t go down right. Sometimes we forgot whether we’d already taken one. Yes, even as doctors, we got confused. It gave us a whole new respect for anyone managing a handful of pills every day.

A decision in the backyard

You might think a big corporation was behind us. Nope. Just three women who wanted to make something good.

We told our friend Selene about our morning pile of pills. Her question was simple: why can’t this be a powder? That same night, Dr. Ma called her. Many of the older adults she cared for struggled to swallow so many pills, too. Selene said yes, and she has run the business side of NACPRO+ ever since, so the two of us can keep working at the hospital.

That weekend, we gathered in Dr. Ma’s backyard and decided to pool our own money and make NACPRO+ for our healthcare colleagues. We took the chance happily. If we failed, it wouldn’t be because we didn’t try.

Where we are now

When life at work finally slowed down, we took time to reflect. We’re grateful to God for carrying us through those years, and for the chance to keep sharing what we made. Today, more than 10,000+ customers make NACPRO+ part of their day.

We hope you and your family love NACPRO+ as much as we loved creating it for you.

With love,
Dr. Jia-Yia Liu, Dr. Lisa Ma & Selene