The RYOS Wellness Blog

The RYOS Wellness Blog shares clear, pharmacist-informed insights about supplements, medication awareness, and pharmacist-reviewed supplements. Our articles explain how ingredients, formulas, and manufacturing standards support informed supplement choices for adults managing prescription medications, digestive health, perimenopause, menopause, and age-related wellness priorities.

Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

Perimenopause vs. Menopause: What Actually Differs

They get talked about like one condition, but perimenopause and menopause involve different hormone patterns, different symptoms, and often different treatment approaches, including a resurging role for HRT. Here's how to tell them apart.

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Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

Supplements and Arthritis Medications: What to Know

NSAIDs like naproxen and ibuprofen are the most common arthritis treatment, but several popular supplements can raise GI bleeding risk when combined with them. Here's what to know before you stack them, and what's safe.

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Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

Supplements and Diabetes Medications: What to Know

Metformin, insulin, and GLP-1 drugs treat diabetes but can interact with supplements. Learn which vitamins and supplements are safe and which need pharmacist review.

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Menopause Supplements: Why Clarity Beats a Long Ingredient List

Many menopause supplements load in ingredient after ingredient and promise to fix everything at once. RYOS BACKtoHER takes a different approach: five clearly organized blends, each with a defined role, reviewed by a pharmacist, and built for consistent, cumulative support.

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Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

What is a Drug-Nutrient Interaction? (And How Pharmacists Review for It)

Most supplement brands never check how their ingredients interact with your medications. Here's what a drug-nutrient interaction actually is, why it happens, and how pharmacist review helps close that gap, explained by RYOS pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh.

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Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

Supplements and Blood Pressure Medications: What to Know

Nearly half of U.S. adults live with high blood pressure, and many of them also take supplements. But not every supplement pairs safely with every antihypertensive. Here’s what the research says, which combinations to watch, and how to make informed choices.

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Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist Sunny Chow, RPh, Registered Pharmacist

Can You Take Vitamins and Supplements With Statins?

Statins are the most widely prescribed medications in America, yet most people who take them don't know how their vitamins and supplements interact with these drugs. Some combinations are generally safe. Others can change how well your statin works or increase the risk of side effects. Here's what a pharmacist-led review found.

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NAD+ Supplements and Medication Considerations

Most NAD+ supplements don't tell you how their ingredients interact with prescription medications. Nicotinamide riboside, resveratrol, and quercetin each carry different interaction profiles, and understanding the difference matters if you take blood thinners, statins, antidepressants, or other common prescriptions. Here's what a pharmacist-led review found.

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Are Digestive Enzyme Supplements Safe With Medications?

Are digestive health supplements and gut health supplements that contain digestive enzymes safe with prescription medications? Learn how enzyme blends, probiotics, and pharmacist-reviewed evaluation support digestive health health for adults managing medications.

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Can You Take Supplements With Prescription Medications?

Many adults over 40 take prescription medications while also using supplements for digestive health, menopause, or healthy aging. But are supplements safe to take with medications? This guide explains supplement-drug interactions and how pharmacist-reviewed formulas add clarity and confidence.

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What Does “Pharmacist-Reviewed Supplements” Mean?

Most adults are managing a chronic condition with medication and also taking supplements, but many may not know how the two interact. This article explains how “pharmacist-reviewed” supplements conduct ingredient-by-ingredient evaluation, quality manufacturing standards, and third-party testing support transparency for adults managing both prescriptions and supplements in their health regime.

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