Our Story

Two island kids at heart, building the supplement brand we wished existed.

Aloha — we're Leo and Jackie, a couple raising two energetic boys in Hawaii. Leo's Hispanic; Jackie is Hawaiian-Filipino, born of the islands we now call home. Between school runs, ridge trails, and dawn sessions on the water, “healthy” isn't a phase for us — it's how we keep doing the things we love with the people we love.

The turning point

A few years back — him in his early 40s, her in her late 30s — we both started feeling it: stiff joints, achy mornings, recovery that took longer than it used to. The little reminders that the body you've been taking for granted needs looking after. It forced a simple question we now build everything around: how do we want to feel at 50, 60, 70 — and still be the parents who hike, paddle, and keep up?

So we went to work. We got serious about the basics — daily movement, real food, sleep, consistency. And we started paying close attention to what we put in our bodies to support the rest: our joints, our energy, our recovery, and how we age.

Why we started Vibrant Body Essentials

The supplement aisle is loud, confusing, and full of big promises. We didn't want hype — we wanted clean products we could actually trust, backed by real research, made by people who care what goes in the bottle.

We spent months vetting suppliers before choosing a partner that manufactures in quality-controlled, GMP-certified facilities and tests what goes into every product. We dug into the research behind each ingredient. And we only put our name on things we're genuinely happy to give our own family.

That's Vibrant Body Essentials: clean, research-informed supplements for people who want to stay strong, sharp, and mobile for the long run — a foundation that supports an active life, never a shortcut that replaces one.

What we believe

How we live it

We practice what we sell. You'll find us hiking the ridgelines, paddleboarding at sunrise, in the gym before the boys wake up — and when the surf's good, Leo's on the water (bike days, too). We're 47 and 40, and people still guess we're in our early 30s. Honestly? We credit the consistent, unglamorous stuff: daily movement, real food, sleep, and a routine we actually stick to. Our supplements are one part of that bigger picture — the part we built ourselves, because we couldn't find it anywhere else.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.