AMA Remedies wasn’t something we planned. It started by accident — and out of necessity.
About four years ago, I was visiting a close friend in Austin who was on dialysis and living with diabetes. He had begun drinking simple herbal teas made with ginger, turmeric, and a few other herbs, and he encouraged me to try them for myself.
Within a week, I noticed I simply felt better.
That one decision sparked our curiosity. I began researching medicinal herbs, studying traditional herbalism, and learning everything I could about the plants people had relied on for generations — and my wife, Melissa, was right there beside me. Before long we were creating our own blends for the health challenges I was facing.
Melissa is my partner in every sense — in life and in this work. She’s quite a bit younger than me (by exactly how much is, as she likes to say, “nunya business”), and from the very start we decided we would make this change together. We overhauled our nutrition, rebuilt our daily habits, and learned herbalism side by side. Having someone to share the journey with made all the difference.
At the time, I was dealing with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, poor eyesight, chronic fatigue, and several other health issues. I was taking fourteen different prescription medications. For someone in his mid-fifties, it felt overwhelming.
Over the next several years we committed ourselves to better nutrition, lifestyle changes, and carefully crafted herbal blends, while I continued to work closely with my physician.
As my health improved, my doctor gradually reduced many of my medications. My lab work improved, my blood sugar became much more manageable, and today I use far less insulin than I once did. My A1C is the best it has ever been.
Around the same time, family and friends began asking if we could make blends for them.
One young man had struggled with severe dry patches on his skin since childhood. After hearing his story, we created a custom blend based on our research and the herbs we had available. A short time later he came back excited because his skin had improved dramatically. Seeing his confidence return reminded us why we had started this journey.
Another customer came to us struggling with poor vision, constant fatigue, and low energy. After trying two of our herbal blends, she returned two weeks later asking for more because, in her words, she “hadn’t felt this good in years.”
Moments like these changed our lives. Watching people regain hope, feel stronger, and tell us they finally had energy again became more rewarding than we ever imagined.
That was when we realized this had become much bigger than making tea.
We dedicated ourselves to researching herbs every day, building one of the largest inventories of organic herbs and roots we could, and constantly refining every formula we create. We chose to use high-quality organic ingredients because our goal has always been simple:
Create the best herbal blends we possibly can.
Today, herbal medicine isn’t just our business — it’s our passion.
Every blend we create represents hundreds of hours of research, learning, testing, and refinement. We know we’re still learning, and we probably always will be. That’s part of what we love about herbalism. There is always something new to discover.
One unexpected blessing has been my own transformation. I’m 6’4″. When I began this journey I weighed 305 pounds. Today I weigh about 242 pounds.
That wasn’t the original goal. Helping people — and improving our health along the way — has been the greatest reward of all.
Thank you for trusting AMA Remedies to be part of your wellness journey.
— Adrian & Melissa Golarte
Founders, AMA Remedies